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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If I could have only one wish, it would be that I would be able to hypnotize people just like Kenny Craig here.

Apparently this is from a sketch comedy show called Little Britain. I notice that Kenny here happens to be one of the stars of a new Comedy Central show called Krod Mandoon.

Anyway, you are getting very, very sleepy. Look into my eyes, my eyes… not around my eyes…. Now, watch this video.
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Ok, these guys crack me up. Thanks for the video Vinnie and Virgil. Woopra loves you too. :-)

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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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This is a little skit which was apparently first featured on the Taproot Blog. I have no idea who produced it or why, but it’s quite a funny parody of a politician explaining an oil spill.

I’m guessing it is from an Australian comedy TV show, so if one of you knows a little more detail about where this came from it would be great.
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This post is dedicated to Jimbeau. Ahh Tribeck but I think you do!

So, someone put together a pretty complete compilation of Saturday Night Live skits that feature Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek and Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery. They actually took the time to cut just the Sean Connery parts and splice them all together.

This is one of my favorite SNL series of all time, so I hope you enjoy.
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Dat Phan is hilarious. He was the winner of the Last Comic Standing show, and he’s made appearances on all the late night talk shows as well as touring around the country.

He also had his own special on Comedy Central which I’ve watched about 5 times. He kills me every time. Recently I came across it on YouTube, so I thought I’d share it. Enjoy!
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For anyone that’s ever spent time working in corporate America, you’re going to love this. Comedian Don McMillan gives a short comedy sketch around Powerpoint presentations and the common mistakes that people make.
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The Umbilical Brothers, Dave and Shane, are an Australian comedy team who specialize in sound effects. Quite simply, they are AWESOME!

See for yourself…
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