http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com Comedy about Stand-up Comedy from RooftopComedy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:06:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The man. The myth. The Best of Fest (of the just past 2009 Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival). The Guest Editor, Moshe Kasher. Himself. In the text. Action Items: - Buy his new (Rooftop Comedy produced) album, "Everyone You Know is Going to Die...And Then You Are" on iTunes. - Those in the San ... http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/07/01/the-best-guest-editor-of-fest/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="512" caption=""][/caption] Its just another Tuesday at Rooftop Comedy.  Each member of the production team sits staring blankly at the computer screen, wondering if time could possibly pass any slower.  Then, a tired and somewhat delirious Emily Heller decides to send out an email in Medieval speak.  Boredom ... http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/07/01/attention-peons/ It's like you're living your life thinking that everything from this year's http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/07/01/an-aspen-tight-5ive-with-ted-alexandro/ Guest interview by Jason Tanamor of Zoiks! Online. And yet another tip from your Uncle Lar. By Jason Tanamor “You know what makes good crowds? Funny Comedians. That's a tip from your uncle Lar.” Another tip from Uncle Lar is this. “Everyone should drink. Alcohol is taxed and the money goes to schools,” Reeb ... http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/30/and-yet-another-tip-from-your-uncle-lar/ "Annie, get online!" "Did a cat just get in a sweater and do a dance?" http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/29/overheard-again-here/ Yesterday was a sad day for a lot of complicated reasons. Music fans everywhere are lamenting the loss of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, one of many people's childhood icons and one of the greatest performers of all time. Meanwhile, hacky comedians everywhere are mourning the death of Michael ... http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/26/death-of-a-punchline/ According to Page Six, everyone's favorite Ghostbuster/melancholy comedic actor, Bill Murray, has been spotted multiple times in the past year partying with 20-something Brooklyn hipsters. His MO, apparently, is showing up unannounced, engaging in random conversations, and then leaving a room full of partygoers bewildered. Well, I guess if I ... http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/24/bill-murray-party-dogg/ "There's no 'E' in the word 'vagina,' anywhere." "Yes there is. Next thing you're gonna say is there's no 'Z' in 'penis.'" http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/24/overheard-at-the-rooftop-comedy-offices/ It's Paul F. Tompkins! From the TV! With Dylan from Punchline Magazine! At Comix Comedy Club! It was supposed to be a routine interview, but Paul had a bone to pick with Punchline Magazine! See for yourself: http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/24/a-tight-5ive-with-paul-f-tompkins/ In the future, once children learn about the TekWar, I believe that the legend of Cedric Devitt and Kriston Rucker needs to be told in classrooms across America. Who are Cedric Devitt and Kriston Rucker, you ask? They asserted America's birthright as Earth's most rockingest country of all times. By ... http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2009/06/23/rock-out-with-your-oxygen-out/