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AST Records
ASpecialThing Records is a stand-up comedy record label started by Matt Belknap and Ryan McManemin. Belknap was the creator of aspecialthing.com, an internet message board especially popular with West Coast comedy fans. McManemin was an executive at Sony/MGM and longtime member of the message board. Using the site as a launching pad, in late 2006 they announced to the web community that they would be starting their own record label, ASpecialThing Records. In February of the following year, comedian Jen Kirkman's ''Self Help'' was the first album released on the new label. Podcasts In addition to making comedy albums, Belknap and McManemin are active podcast producers. Belknap produces and co-hosts Never Not Funny, the Jimmy Pardo Podcast, and with McManemin produces Doug Benson's ''Doug Loves Movies'' and Greg Proops's The Smartest Man in the World, among other shows. Awards In 2017 ASpecialThing won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album and both McManemin and Belkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Belknap
''Never Not Funny'' is a podcast hosted by American comedian Jimmy Pardo, since spring 2006, currently releasing two episodes a week. He and producer/co-host Matt Belknap have appeared in every episode. Comedian Mike Schmidt appeared as co-host for season one, except for the final episode of the season, when his departure was announced. The show moved to a pay format in March 2008, with the first twenty minutes of each show remaining available to non-paying subscribers. It subsequently returned to partial free distribution when it joined the Earwolf network in January 2014, with a premium subscription available for access to video and weekly bonus episodes. In late 2019, the show became fully independent again, hosted by ART19, later under the umbrella of their Misfit Toys Podcast Co-Op curated by Jimmy Pardo and Matt Belknap. The main weekly audio episode remains free, while video, additional weekly episodes, bonus content and full archives going back to 2006 are available to var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman (born June 22, 1959) is an Emmy Award winning American comedian, actor, author, writer, comedy historian, producer, and musician. He is noted for numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; his book on ''The History Of Stand-Up (book), The History of Stand-Up''; and supporting comedic acting roles in ''The X-Files'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Crashing (U.S. TV series), Crashing'', ''Silicon Valley (TV series), Silicon Valley'', ''Legally Blonde'', ''50 First Dates'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and ''Step Brothers (film), Step Brothers''. He was the head monologue writer for NBC's ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' in its first season. He won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for producing the HBO documentary ''George Carlin's American Dream''. Life and career Early life: 1959–1976 Federman was born in Los Angeles, one of six children. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and moved to Plantation, Florida at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Koester
Megan Beth Koester is an American comedian, writer, journalist and actress who regularly performs stand-up comedy in Los Angeles, CA. Since 2013, she has been a contributor for Vice Magazine, writing about media, comedy, the entertainment industry, feminism and Los Angeles culture. She writes on similar subjects for Jezebel, Thrillist and The Guardian. Megan Koester co-authored ''The Indignities of Being a Woman'' with Merrill Markoe in 2018, an audio work published by Audible which combines historic research with humor. The album discusses the experience of womanhood throughout time from the perspective of two women working in comedy. In January 2019, her comedy album ''Tertium Non Datur'', created from a live taping hosted by Andy Kindler in May 2018, was released by ASpecialThing Records. Koester played the character of Madeline Cross in "The Pain of Being Alive," episode 3 of season 1 of Comedy Central's Corporate, a TV show which makes fun of the employee experience in a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur Hour (Bob Odenkirk Album)
''Amateur Hour'' is a live comedy album released by Bob Odenkirk and Brandon Wardell released on November 25, 2014 through AST Records ASpecialThing Records is a stand-up comedy record label started by Matt Belknap and Ryan McManemin. Belknap was the creator of aspecialthing.com, an internet message board especially popular with West Coast comedy fans. McManemin was an executi .... Track listing Accolades References External links Amateur Hour on iTunes {{Authority control 2014 live albums Bob Odenkirk albums Brandon Wardell albums ASpecialThing Records albums 2010s comedy albums Stand-up comedy albums 2010s spoken word albums Spoken word albums by American artists Live spoken word albums Live comedy albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Wardell (comedian)
Brandon Scott Wardell (born September 5, 1992) is an American comedian, writer and podcast host. Early life Brandon Wardell was born in the Seattle area before moving to Northern Virginia when he was a child. His mother was born in Manila, Philippines, to a Spanish father and Filipino mother. He grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and attended Robinson Secondary School. Wardell was a frequent contributor on the ToonZone forum in his youth. After attending Robinson, Wardell briefly attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, but ultimately dropped out to pursue a career in comedy. Wardell had type 1 diabetes. Career Wardell's career began at the age of 17 in early 2010 doing open mics, before being invited to comedy hours in the Washington, D.C. region. Garnering local success, Wardell was scouted to perform at SXSW in Austin, Texas and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon in the Spring 2012, eventually leading him to be featured in ''The Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Odenkirk
Robert John Odenkirk (; born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for his role as Saul Goodman on ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022). For the latter, he has received five nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As a producer on ''Better Call Saul'' since its premiere, he has also received six nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998), which he co-created and co-starred in with fellow comic David Cross. In 2015, he and Cross reunited, along with the rest of the ''Mr. Show'' cast, for ''W/ Bob & David'' on Netflix. Odenkirk wrote for television series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1987–1991) and ''The Ben Stiller Show'' (1992), winning Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Bargatze
Nathanael Lee "Nate" Bargatze (born March 25, 1979) is an American comedian. Early life Nathanael Bargatze was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 25, 1979, the son of Carole and Stephen Bargatze. His father is of Italian descent and is a former clown who became an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker. Bargatze attended Donelson Christian Academy in Nashville, and then Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, taking speech and media classes. Career Bargatze began his stand-up comedy career at The Boston in New York City. He has appeared multiple times on shows such as ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', being one of the first to perform stand-up on the latter. He was part of Fallon's Clean Cut Comedy Tour in 2013, also winning New York's Comedy Festival and the Boston Comedy Festival that year. He wrote for the Spike TV Video Game Awards and has performed multiple times for American armed forces in Iraq and Kuwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Weinbach
Brent Weinbach is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and pianist based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his experimental style and abstract, deadpan delivery. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and was formerly a professional jazz pianist and substitute teacher. Weinbach is also known for creating various video sensations such as Gangster Party Line, Mind Jack, and Ultimate Drumming Technique and is the co-creator and co-director of the cult web series, ''Pound House'' alongside DJ Douggpound which was nominated for a Streamy Award. Brent is a recipient of the Andy Kaufman Award, which recognizes innovation in stand-up comedy and was a finalist in the 2008 San Francisco Comedy Competition. Brent has appeared on ''Conan'', ''Lopez Tonight'', and various shows on Comedy Central. He also toured with the Comedians of Comedy and has performed at such festivals as Coachella, SF Sketchfest, Bumbershoot and the Just for Laughs Festival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Biloon
Michelle Biloon is an American stand-up comic. Biloon started out in Austin, Texas and, after four years, moved to Los Angeles, then on to Philadelphia, where she currently resides and regularly performs. She has been heard on the podcasts ''2 Dope Queens'', '' Do You Need A Ride?'', ''Comedy Bang Bang'', ''Never Not Funny'' , and ''Doug Loves Movies.'' She has been featured on the TV shows ''Chelsea Lately'', Comedy Central's ''Premium Blend'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' and ''The Gong Show with Dave Attell''. She produced and starred in the popular podcasts "Walking With Michelle" and “Disagree to Agree With Michelle and Martha.” She also produced and hosted "THEBILOONCAST” and “The Biloon/Forrest Project.” Michelle has released two stand-up comedy albums with the aspecialthing records label: “You Can Be An Asshole” in 2012 and “Permanent Hat” in 2020. Born in Fullerton, California, she mostly grew up in northwestern Wisconsin before later movin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hamilton (comedian)
Jim Hamilton may refer to: People *Jim Hamilton (baseball) (1922–1977), American baseball player * Jim Hamilton (footballer, born 1966), Scottish footballer (Arbroath, Stirling Albion, Dumbarton) *Jim Hamilton (footballer, born 1976), Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Motherwell) * Jim Hamilton (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins) *Jim Hamilton (rugby union) (born 1982), Scottish rugby union player * Jim Hamilton (politician), member of the Montana House of Representatives *Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994), American jazz musician *Jimmy Hamilton (curler), Scottish curler * Jimmy Hamilton (footballer, born 1904) (1904–?), English footballer * Sunny Jim Hamilton (fl. 1911), American baseball player Places * Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport, an airport in South Carolina See also * James Hamilton (other) * Jamie Hamilton (other) *Hamish Hamilton Hamish Hamilton Limited was a British bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTF With Marc Maron
''WTF with Marc Maron'' is a weekly podcast and radio show hosted by stand-up comedian Marc Maron. The show was launched in September 2009. The show is produced by Maron's former Air America co-worker Brendan McDonald. Background The show's title stems from the Internet slang abbreviation ''WTF'' (for "What the fuck?"). ''WTF'' launched in September 2009 following the cancellation of Maron's Air America terrestrial radio program '' Breakroom Live with Maron & Seder''. Maron retained his Air America building keycard and, without permission, used their studios to record the first several episodes of ''WTF''. After the first episodes, Maron moved from New York to California. Most episodes of the show are generally recorded in Maron's home garage, nicknamed "the Cat Ranch", in Los Angeles. He ends most podcasts with the phrase "Boomer lives" in honour of a cat he brought from New York who went missing. The phrase became a hashtag and his production company name. Occasionally sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Larson
Jason "Jay" Larson is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Early life Larson grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The youngest of four, he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He attended Saint Anselm College and earned a degree in English in 1999. While in college, he played on the baseball team and played the Rabbi during his senior year in the school's production of ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Upon graduation he moved to Los Angeles to be a writer and actor. Career Larson began performing stand-up comedy in Los Angeles in 2001, and in 2004, he became a paid regular at The Comedy Store. The following year, he appeared as one of the featured "New Faces" at the Montreal Comedy Festival. Larson first appeared on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' in 2005 and in 2011 had a half-hour special on Comedy Central. His story "Wrong Number" made the front page of Reddit and was featured on ''This American Life'' with Ira Glass in 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
