So, one of my favorite comedians, Kyle Cease, is having a course where they teach standup comedy to new and aspiring… um, comedians. Make no mistake about it, I NEVER want to be a comedian. Ever.

But I would like to go hang with Kyle and the rest of the folks and just experience what is going on there? Who knows? I might even do some stupid shit and give a few comedians some free material. One can never tell.

Anyway, Kyle asked people to answer a few questions so that he could choose to give one person a free pass to bootcamp. And I decided to answer just for fun! But since there are like 100+ entries (plus who knows if mine actually gets approved!) I figured I’d share my submission here for you guys to tell me how I did. :-)
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Here is a special little treat. Someone has broken like 47 laws and uploaded almost the complete movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane starring Andrew Dice Clay. Now, for those of you who recall, whenever I post something like this it seems like YouTube is watching my site, so I would expect these pieces to disappear very quickly after I post them. But if you manage to be around and want to watch a fun movie, have at it!

By the way, even if you don’t particularly like Andrew Dice Clay as a comedian, this is still a very entertaining movie. Even my wife enjoys it. It’s got a 4.5 star rating on Amazon, and here it is on IMDB. I will say that it is not appropriate for kids though. Lots of racy scenes, but all in all an excellent comedy / action flick.
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Here is a clip from the old Tonight Show with Johnny Carson starring guest host Dom DeLuise. In this clip, Dom is going to demonstrate a trick involving eggs, water and a broom.

If you know who Dom DeLuise is, right about now you’re thinking something funny is going to happen. But it’s actually Johnny who steals the show here. Enjoy!
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Good Lord! I know that Josh would say that this video is unacceptable, but I laughed so hard it made me cry! I’m not kidding. It was one of those laughs that turns to tears, and then turns to a terrible cough. Now that is good stuff!

In this video, Josh agrees to partake in “The Cinnamon Challenge” while visiting his friend Bondsy on KISS 99.7FM in Springfield, IL. Hilarity ensues. Enjoy!
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Folks here is one that I’m sure is going to disappear soon, so watch the video while you can because it’s bound to be violating copyright!

Comedian Louis CK appeared on the Late Show with Conan O’Brian, and he got off on a tangent explaining what is wrong with the latest generation. To say that he thinks the youth now days are spoiled is a serious understatement!

It is hill-arious! Have a look…
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LONG before Barack Obama ever even dreamed of becoming president, the US elected another black man as President. It seems that we’ve just forgotten his short lived term, which was later expunged from the history books.

Here now is a short clip of Richard Pryor’s historic term in the White House. Enjoy.
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Ok. This video is basically inappropriate. Or then again, maybe it’s not! Get your mind out of the gutter!

Either way, my mother probably won’t approve of it, so I’d recommend you keep the kids out of the room when you watch Jeff Foxworthy, Drew Carey, and the rest of the redneck gang discuss the virtues of having a large deck.
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Terry Fator won $1,000,000 on the TV show America’s Got Talent. How? Well, he might be the greatest ventriloquist of all time. And he’s also an impersonator, comedian, and a brilliant singer!

I’ve assembled as many of the videos of his performances as I could find to show the road that led up to the win. Sit back and enjoy.
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Hi. My name is John, and I’m a comedy-oholic. They say that the first step to recovery is admitting you’ve got a problem. Well, I am completely addicted to Comedy Central Presents, a series of 30 minute specials of just about every comedian you can imagine. And I’ve seen them ALL!

Just to be clear, I don’t just watch Comedy Central at home. I also have XM satellite radio in my car and I listen to the comedy channel when I’m driving around! Now, you’d think all this exposure to comedy would mean some of it would rub off on me. WRONG! Nothing funny about me. But I have developed a keen sense of picking out the best and brightest, and here is a small collection of some of my favorites.
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Folks, everyone knows Steve Martin, and most of us love him (screw you buddy, if you don’t!). But I bet you had no idea how wide ranging his talents are. Luckily, I’m going to show you right now!

Martin’s comedy career began when he started writing material for other people. Initially he landed a job writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and ended up winning an Emmy Award in 1969. After writing for John Denver, Glen Campbell and Sonny and Cher, he later earned another Emmy nomination for VanDyke and Company.

Martin has also written two novellas, Shopgirl and The Pleasure of My Company. When asked in an interview about his novella, Steve said:

I wrote a novel this year called ‘Shop Girl,’ and several producers came to me and wanted to turn it into a movie. And I said, “If you think you’re going to take this book and change it around, and Hollywoodize it and change the ending… that’s going to cost you.

Oh, and as we all know he was also a star on Saturday Night Live, and he’s been in about 2,000 movies. However, keep reading and we’ll go over a whole list of stuff you did NOT know about Steve Martin.
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Mitch Hedberg was one of my favorite comedians. He had a really dry sense of humor and was absolutely brilliant when it came to one liners. For example:

I like escalators because an escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You’ll never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

Both his jokes, and his delivery are unique and he cracked me up. Unfortunately he died in 2005 (of a drug overdose), so we won’t be getting any more of his comedic genius.

These two videos are from a special that was recorded for Comedy Central. I’m sure they are in violation of some sort of terms on YouTube, so don’t be surprised if they don’t stay up long. In the meantime, enjoy them while they are around!
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Reggie Watts is a musical genius. Seriously, watch what this guy does with a little digital recorder hooked up to an audio system. Is it just me or is there anyone else that thinks the phrase “he’s got more talent in his little finger than you do in your entire body” applies?

By the way, if you want to see more of Reggie, here is his MySpace page, and here are more of his videos on Vimeo or SuperDeluxe.
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