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This is just so weird we like it: Seth Green and the rest of the gang from Adult Swim's Robot Chicken are traveling around the country to promote their Star Wars series but instead of, like, a Q&A or a standard standup show, they're throwing parties at roller skating rinks. This one'll feature appearances by the Philly Roller Girls and a performance by Gym Class Heroes. We only dislike one of the things in the latter sentence.
Wed., Aug. 12, 8 p.m., free, Jamz Roller Skating, 7017 Roosevelt Blvd., 215-335-3400, adultswim.com/presents/robotchickenonwheels/index.html.
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Peep at the video above to get an idea of what you're in for at tonight's Comic Vs. Audience show. Though it features a performance by the Ministry of Secret Jokes (and tonight will highlight standup comedians like Carolyn Busa and Chris Cotton), members from the two troupes often overlap so it's pretty much the same thing.
While you're at it, check out Comic Vs. Audience's blog for a damn comprehensive look at Philly comedy, which includes weekly podcasts, tons of interview and solid events coverage.
Mon., July 6, 8 p.m., $5, Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St., 215-514-7508, comicvsaudience.blogspot.com.
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When I called Print Liberation to make sure this was, um, real, dudes were already burping in the background. So start chugging cheap beer now. And please, please don't turn this into a barfing contest. I'm fairly certain the reflexes are kinda the same thing.
Fri., June 19, 8 p.m., free, Print Liberation, 319 N. 11th St., third floor, 215-694-8656?, printliberation.com.
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I'm not sure why I like this guy. Maybe it's because my first encounter with his dry delivery was on Happy Gilmore. Or maybe it's because he's so weird that in this clip, he tells Jon Stewart that he would fuck a couch.
Thu., June 18, 8 p.m., $25-$30, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com.
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Close your eyes when you listen to this video, and you'll swear that Jay-Z, LL Cool Jay, DMX and Snoop Dogg are all in the same room together, whipping up a collaborative track. Of course, they aren't Jay-Z and DMX have beef, right? that's just MADtv star Aries Spears' multiple personality disorder/talent you're hearing. There are much funnier clips of Spears, but this one is probably the most astonishing, in terms of how well he can mock rappers. It leaves me wondering why dude doesn't switch careers, or at least multitask and do them both half-assedly, à la Nick Cannon.
Wed., May 13, 8 p.m., $15-$20, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com.
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You know that Larry David sure as hell doesn't write half of Curb Your Enthusiasm's script down, and that most of it's improvised. Which means this golden scene, in which J.B. Smoove (or Leon Black, as he's known on the show) tells Larry to open up a man's asshole, step into that asshole, spray paint on its walls and eat a Snickers bar in it, is right out of his ludicrous mind. Hopefully his live show is just as disgustingly funny. And hopefully no one pisses Smoove off, inspiring him to step into their assholes that would totally hurt.
Fri.-Sat., April 10 & 11, 8 & 10:30 p.m., $20-$25, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedyclub.com.
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Another reason to hate Max: Doing this |
I understand why Tucker Max hit it big on the Internet. That's where hateful, base speech like his flourishes — read any forum discussion, and you'll see a million Tucker Maxes talking about how stupid women are and how cool butt sex is. In that way, Tucker Max is the Joe Sixpack of the Internet. He's commonplace. Almost normative and boring, even.
But now Max has left the Internet and entered your local, cozy bookstore. He'll be reading from his book, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, at Wynewood's Borders (80 E. Wynnewood Road) at 6 p.m. tonight. You shouldn't go. Or better yet, you should go and heckle him. Let's review why:
He filmed himself having sex with a woman without telling her:
This was going to be my first time foraging in the ass forest, and I wanted to have a reminder of my trip, a memento I could carry with me the rest of my life...so I decided to film us.
I planned this beforehand, but I was afraid she would decline, so instead of being mature and discussing this with Jaime, I just made the executive decision to get it on camera...without telling her.
That alone is pretty bad. But instead of just setting up a hidden camera...I got my friend to hide in my closet and film it.
He preys on people who are emotionally damaged. And gets off on it:
So let's see...beautiful girl, been judged on her beauty all her life, depressed about being rejected from her life goal, completely lost her focus...does anyone else see where this is going?
He's written about more despicable things, but I don't want to dirty up the Clog with too much Tucker Max. Basically, he's the worst human alive. And he knows it:
My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole.
I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead.
Yep, he's an asshole's asshole. The kind that knows he's atrocious, and is proud of it. I hope that a rich helicopter Mom from Wynnewood overhears his reading in Borders and sues him for emotionally damaging her child. Or just vomits on him. I hear he's touchy about that.
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| I'm totally straight for FotC! |
If you appreciate honesty over flattery — for example, being told that you're pretty enough to be a waitress (but definitely not the prettiest girl in the world) — then you'll dig relationship advice from the leading men of Flight of the Conchords.
Will Bret and Jemaine tell you that your boyfriend's ugly and you should dump him for a New Zealander? Most likely. When you ask them if you should wear that cute new sweater on your first date, will they say "No, 'cause you just look OK in it, girl?" Yep. But isn't that the raw, honest truth you've been looking for?
Send in your burning questions to askaconchord@bust.com by Sun., Jan. 25, and read the answers in BUST Magazine's April/May issue. Just don't expect anything sugar-coated.
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| Thank you for Flight of the Conchords, Internet. |
| Courtesy people.tribe.net |
If you're a Flight of the Conchords fan, you've probably sneaked a peek at this season's first episode. That's because the show's leading men, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, give credit where it's due: They leaked the season premiere in December to "thank" the Internet for the success it's brought them. (And by success, I think they mean 167,000 MySpace friends. Either that or the best-selling album.)
The boys must be grateful for Philly, too, because HBO is screening the first episode tonight at 941 Theater (941 N. Front St.), and giving attendants free food and drinks! Be sure to RSVP here, though, because times are tough — and who can turn down a free HBO premiere?
I missed it :'(
You can watch Episode 1 online if you haven't seen it yet!
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