This CD is the culmination of 10 years of live comedy performed by identical twin comedy team, Randy and Jason Sklar. Recorded in Minneapolis at the Acme Comedy Club in 2003, the CD blends the brother s rapid-fire delivery that the Neil Strauss of the NY Times once referred to as similar to the raps…
Perhaps best known to audiences as the co-hosts of ESPN Classic s Cheap Seats, Jason and Randy Sklar (the Sklar Brothers) have gone meta on their latest release, Sklar Maps. That s right, the kings of rapid-fire Jewish male twin comedic stylings are taking on their own kind, exposing how the very existence of their mandal-sporting…
It takes an entertainment professional of a certain disposition to freely admit that he’s not simply ironically unhip, but, in fact, quite possibly utterly unmarketable; the Unbookables, having freely chosen their name, are most certainly performers of that disposition. While some comedians amble up to the line, nudge it with a toe or two, but…
Fun facts about Tim Harmston: He’s been on Late Night with David Letterman, he’s been overpaying on his car insurance since running down a Napa Valley marching band, he believes in merciful mouse deaths (but only after cheeseboarding), he has a problem with pigeons (like Hannibal Buress) but he’s pretty sure it could be solved by…
Uncle Tim is at it again. Well, he’s not really your uncle, and that’s one of the reasons Thanksgiving always sucks. If you’re ever lucky enough to have this guy over for dinner, just make sure meat is on the table and the overly sensitive are not on the guest list. “Europa” is Slagle’s first…
Hot sweet ass, Houston, hot sweet ass. If you’re looking for a new catch phrase, you’ve found it, and if you’re looking for a new CD addiction, you’re probably on the right track there, too. Tom Rhodes’ Hot Sweet Ass is about to hit heavy rotation. With his uncanny ability to deliberately pace and savor…
I grew up next door to this French kid who smelled like ear wax. That was kind of weird, but he also had a radio control helicopter and his mom’s freezer always overflowed with pudding pops. And until now, I thought that was the coolest thing to ever come out of France. But now France,…
Even though he’s one of Metro Mag’s Funniest People in the Twin Cities and even though he’s toured the nation (even South Dakota!) and even though he’s opened for the likes of Louie Anderson and Maria Bamford and even though we like to think you take our word for it on the freshest comedy talent, Stand Up!…
When your simple act of joy is taken for an act of spite, that’s often the first sign that things are going wrong. Still, a $900 hospital bill seems like overly harsh karmic retribution for unintentionally toying with the emotions of a grocery store lot attendant. The tale in-between? Like the rest of Tommy Ryman’s…
Tony Sam is a hard man to get your mind around. By combining old-school, audience interaction comedy with an edgier, barroom-trivia champ feel, Sam masterfully handles the room, demanding to be called T-Bone, re-enacting customer service encounters, and creating the unlikeliest of Nobel winners: the astrophysicist who sounds like he’s serving brats and beers outside…
In the course of a lifetime of people stating the obvious—“You have two first names!” “Your husband is white!” “You smell nice!”—Tracey Ashley has become remarkably adept at creating a series of surprises. She married into a family where the random exchanges range from open weeping to declarations of love for Oprah to fun facts…
East coast? West coast? Naw, everyone knows these days, the Upper Midwest is where the realest hip hop gets hip hop’d. Comedians Chris Knutson, as substitute teacher and full-time beat-boxer Gary Schishynszenski (“Mr. S.” to those in the know), and Zach Coulter, as MC Tom Johnson, tardy-to-the-party vegan potluck ruiner, have created an award-winning musical…
You want it? We’ve got it: the distilled essence of the revered Los Angeles and New York Comedy Juice showcase, squeezed into one pulpy concoction from Stand Up! Records. Over the course of an hour of listening pleasure, you’ll find out how the phrase “polar bear arms” worked out for Sadiki Fuller, why a yen…
Those outside Nebraska probably think Norfolk, NE is, in fact, pretty damn funny. Just not like this. Recorded live at the 7th annual Great American Comedy Festival, this compilation brings together 12 distinct voices, from Georgia to Washington, from Tracey Ashley to Jenny Zigrino. Grant Lyon gets the party started with mundane birthdays, amazing obituaries, and…
“Nerd Alert!” No longer a taunt, it’s now a warning: we’ve got thirteen certifiable nerds, geeks, and brains–every last one of ‘em a kick-ass comic–on one stage. Even more exotic, three (count ‘em: three!) are actual, real, live lady nerds in their natural habitats and a lovingly crafted, hand drawn cover by the incomparable Zander…
If you don’t know, now you know: The $4.99 show is a semi-quarterly comic and rock-n-roll, liquor, and shenanigans festival put on by Stand Up! Records. For one low, low price, the crowd packs on in to a local Minneapolis venue to chug and chortle, giggle and wiggle. And now you can play the home…