Tag: shows

Hokies of Comedy: Passing on this note from Graham Currin: Kick off the opening weekend of the Virginia Tech football season with "Hokies of Comedy." Virginia Tech alum comedians come together for the first time ever at the DC Improv Lounge on September 3rd. Anthony Quinn hosts an evening with: Jason Kypros Adam Lash Patrick McCarthy Graham Currin Brendan Kennedy Laura Prangley The DC Improv Comedy Lounge will be serving a full dinner menu and drinks. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Show is at 8 pm. Tickets are $10. Here's the link. (August 19, 2010)

Funniest Fed returns in 2011: The "Funniest Fed" contest to find the ... well, funniest federal worker, returns in 2011 (earlier editions were in 2007 and 2009). You can get preliminary info and put in to compete over at the website -- Funniestfed.com. (August 5, 2010)

Updates! Get yer updates!: The accumulated wisdom of the last month is now online! There are a few changes to open mics (Sabores and House of Chang are gone) and a few tweaks to other entries. As always, make sure you check with the organizers before hopping in your car and cruising off to glory. Also, we're going to try to use the blog a little more frequently -- if you have a showcase (meaning not a show that runs every single week) that you want to promote, write up a post in reasonably coherent English, include whatever links you like, and e-mail it to chris@dcstandup.com. We'll post it here to help get the word out. (August 4, 2010)

Some Free Advice: If you're about to drop more than $20 to see a stand-up show because the performer is "famous" -- and they aren't famous specifically as a stand-up -- do yourself a favor. Click around the Web for a few minutes and find out what club experience they have. Movie funny and TV funny are not the same as stand-up funny. The amount of time it takes to write and refine a good stand-up routine is pretty significant, and if the performer is busy on other projects, they won't be at their best. Sometimes it's cool to see a famous person, but you wouldn't pay $25 to see Michael Jordan bake a ham, would you? (June 21, 2010)

Long Time No See!: See, the thing is, I ordered this new computer desk. Then I had to BUILD the desk. Only the desk didn't come out right. So I had to get a replacement part. Long story short, I was in a hospital for three weeks until doctors could safely remove an Allen wrench from my eye socket. Anyhow, all the open mic news we got has been incorporated into the page. If you have any shows you're looking to pimp, send the info to chris@dcstandup.com. (June 19, 2010)

Umberto's: New monthly show at Umberto's in Wheaton, Maryland. Tracey passes along the following: "Show will be once a month at Umberto's, 11230 Grandview Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902. Show is 8pm Friday, May 21, 2010. Hosted by Comic Danny Rolando, Headliner is Erik Myers, with guest comics Tracey Jackson, Chipp Jones, Marcus Brown. For details, contact Danny Rolando, 301 675 5266 / email DJRolan@aol.com." Open Mic Tweaks Minor changes made to the open mic page. First off, Caribou Coffee on Friday nights is no more. Second, Ellie's on Tuesdays has been put on hiatus for the summer months, with plans to return in the fall. Changes are reflected on the Open Mics page. Whitney Cummings This Saturday, Whitney Cummings is taping a stand-up special at the Harman Theater in DC. They're papering the room, so if you want to get free tickets, you can click over to this Web site. There will be two shows, one at 6:30 and one at 9:30. There are some restrictions about what you can and can't bring with you into the room (since it's a TV taping) so you'll have to read up about it on that site. (May 11, 2010)

Two New Open Mics: We've got two new comedy open mics starting this week. The Soundry already has a "free-for-all" open mic on the weekends, but now there's also a comedy-only open mic on Wednesdays. Capitol Skyline has hosted shows in the past; now they have a Thursday night open mic. Listings are below. THE SOUNDRY in Vienna, Virginia. A converted auto shop that now hosts all kinds of performance events. This comedy-only open mic starts March 3, 2010, and is every week. The show stars at 8 p.m. You can sign up in advance through the Web site (link below) or e-mail soundrycomedy@gmail.com. Address: 316 Dominion Road, Vienna, VA 22180 Online: The Soundry site CAPITOL SKYLINE HOTEL on Capitol Hill, DC. Starting 3/4/10. Greg Brown is running this show, which starts at 8 p.m. each week. To sign up, e-mail Greg at capitalskylinecomedy@gmail.com. Address: 10 I St. SW, Washington, DC 20024 Online: Capitol Skyline site (March 1, 2010)

Friday Night: Some intriguing entertainment options for people seeking Friday night fun. One show in DC, one show in Baltimore: February 26: Velvet Lounge, DC Friday at 7. 3 Chord Comedy presents Dave Hill, joined by Justin Schlegel, Jeff Maurer and Eli Sairs. Tickets are $4. 915 U St. NW, Washington DC. Velvet Lounge site February 26: Bar Bacon Fun Time Comedy Hour, Baltimore Friday at 11. "This is our monthly showcase of the weird, wonderful and well, just plain awesome of Baltimore Comedy. Featuring Stand-up, Improv (but not lame), sketch and pretty much anything you can come up with." E-mail hampdencomedy@gmail.com for more info. The Golden West Cafe, 1105 W. 36th St., Baltimore, MD. Facebook page (February 22, 2010)

Storytelling Show: Passing this along from Vijai Nathan. It's a planned monthly comedy / storytelling show for Adams Morgan: I'm producing a Themed Comedy Show called "Fan-Freaking-Tastic" that combines stand-up, storytellers and music-- to create the funnest comedy party show in town! Performers who want to have fun, are cool with audience interaction are what I am looking for. Themes will be broad-- so don't worry! While the spots will not be paid, you will get a great audience and be able to craft your comedy. One of my goals was to provide a receptive space for comics to evolve their comedy into storytelling. Chris Rock, Russell Peters, Kathy Griffin-- all storytellers and all funny. I've already lined up 3 Saturdays between March and June-- More to come. If you have a clip online (3-5 minutes), please send it to me--Vijai-- at fanfreakcomedy@gmail.com New Shows I did an update of the Theater Show listings, so that's now up to day. The State Theatres has some new comedy ventures in the form of a Jim Norton show and Christopher Titus coming up in a few weeks. Also added is the Feb. 25 show at the Arts Club of Washington sponsored by Brightest Young Things; it's a combination music/comedy show. (February 15, 2010)

Open Mic updates: More open mic updates! Since our last post, we've tacked on the following listings: TOM TOM in Adams Morgan, DC. "Each and Every Wednesday: Black Steel + 2 Hours of Comedy at Tom Tom Bar and Grill in Adams Morgan with rotating hosts Haywood Turnipseed, Marcus Brown and Kasaun Wilson. Show Starts at 8:30. Sign up is on site. (Three Dollar Beers and Half Price Burgers)" Address: 2333 18th St. NW, Washington, DC Online: Tom Tom site ELEMENTS 24 in Forestville, Maryland. "The Giggle Zone" is a combination showcase and amateur night each Friday from 9 to 11, hosted by Tony Spoon. Admission is $10, and amateurs must sign in by 9 p.m. BYOL, mature audiences only. Address: 7828 Parston Drive, Forestville, MD Online: Elements 24 web site MARYGOLDS in Lanham, Maryland. "Spoon Fed Tuesdays" hosted by ... Tony Spoon. $5 drink specials all night. No cover charge. If you have questions you can e-mail tony_stewart74@yahoo.com for more information. Address: 8827 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD Online: Marygolds site All have been added to the open mic page and the venues map. Show updates If you click over to the calendar page, you'll notice we've tacked on a few shows -- mostly from WayneMan, who apparently is on a mission to organize something at every venue in a 50 mile radius of DC. Kudos. If you have an any upcoming shows (that aren't open mics) you would like listed, just send an e-mail to chris@dcstandup.com. (January 26, 2010)

Lounging Around: For fans of open mics: they picked up the option on Looking Glass Lounge. So for now there's a new open mic every other Monday at that location (the next show is on MLK Jr. Day). You can get all the info over at the open mic listings. In other lounge-related news, there's another installment of "Comedy Where Music Should Be" at the Velvet Lounge (915 U Street Northwest) on this Friday. It's a $4 cover and the show starts at 7. The featured performer is Ryan Conner, and the full line-up is listed at the calendar page. Finally, passing this along from Travis Spencer: "March Madness Comedy Competition @ Weyone Lounge March 9, 2010. Cash prize ($100) for the winner and a guest spot opening for A.G. White (that show is 4/1)." If you want more info, e-mail Travis (Travfg@hotmail.com). (January 11, 2010)