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50 States, 50 Laughs
''50 States, 50 Laughs'' is a 2000 album by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It was a limited release __FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few theaters across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the Unite ... by Million Dollar Performances and was sold exclusively during Neil Hamburger's 2000 tour. Track listing References {{Authority control Gregg Turkington albums 2000 albums 2000s comedy albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Hamburger
Neil Hamburger is a fictional standup comedian and singer created by Australian-American entertainer Gregg Turkington. Distinguished for his misanthropic jokes and anti-comedy style, Turkington has released a number of albums as Hamburger and has appeared as the character in various films, television shows, and other media. In 2015, the act inspired the feature-length film ''Entertainment'', which stars Turkington as a "variant" of the character. Turkington developed the character in the 1990s and originally envisioned the concept as a "weird recording project". It originated from a prank call that had appeared on the album '' Great Phone Calls Featuring Neil Hamburger'' (1992). He followed the LP with three more albums issued on Drag City Records before he began receiving offers to perform as the character for live shows. His albums '' Neil Hamburger Sings Country Winners'' (2009) and ''First of Dismay'' (2014) feature original songs and cover versions backed by "The Too Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Neil Hamburger
''Inside Neil hamburger'' is a 2000 EP by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It released by Drag City on June 26, 2000. Track listing #"Interview Snippet" (0:16) #"International Funnyman" (6:31) #"Inspirational Speaker" (0:37) #"Why Did the Cow Feel Inadequate?" (6:31) References {{Authority control Gregg Turkington albums Drag City (record label) albums 2000 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh Out Lord
''Laugh Out Lord'' is a 2002 album by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It was released jointly by Drag City and Glory Home Records on November 5, 2002. In 2009 the album was named by The A.V. Club as one of the "best comedy albums of the decade". Track listing #"Tribute To The Greats" (1:43) #"Seven Elevens" (3:19) #"The Ocean Blue" (0:38) #"Disgracing The Hamburger Family Name" (0:38) #"Live At Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas" (0:11) #"Tom Thumb Mini-Storage" (0:08) #"My Daughter" (1:09) #"There'd Be A Popular Uprising!" (0:19) #"A Diagnosis Made Offhand" (0:09) #"Waiter, I Didn't Touch That Woman's Ass!" (0:24) #"500 of 'Em" (0:52) #"Look What Happened" (0:31) #"The Wizard" (0:52) #"Condoms 2002" (0:21) #"Death" (0:24) #"Dollars" (0:42) #"Puerto Rico" (0:54) #"Just Poking Fun" (1:02) #"Detergent II" (0:34) #"Popular Movies" (0:18) #"Popular Music" (0:35) #"Aromatherapy" (0:23) #"Management" (0:57) #"Dying" (0:42) #"Drag City Records Drag City is an American independent re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Comedy
Alternative comedy is a term coined in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era. The phrase has had different connotations in different contexts: in the UK, it was used to describe content that was an "alternative" to the mainstream of live comedy, which often involved racist and sexist material. In other contexts, it is the nature of the form that is "alternative", avoiding reliance on a standardised structure of a sequence of jokes with punch lines. Patton Oswalt has defined it as "comedy where the audience has no pre-set expectations about the crowd, and vice versa. In comedy clubs, there tends to be a certain vibe—alternative comedy explores different types of material." In an interview with ''The A.V. Club'' after his performance in the 2011 comedy-drama film ''Young Adult'', Oswalt stated: I had come up out of that whole alternative scene, which was all about, "Don’t try it, man. Just go up and wing it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Release
__FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few theaters across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters. The purpose is often used to gauge the appeal of specialty films, like documentaries, independent films and art films. A common practice by film studios is to give highly anticipated and critically acclaimed films a limited release on or before December 31 in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify for Academy Award nominations (as by its rules). Highly anticipated documentaries also receive limited releases at the same time in New York City, as the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature mandate releases in both locations. The films are almost always released to a wider audience in January or February of the following y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Turkington Albums
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