By Jeff on Jul 22, 2011 in Comedy, Podcast | 0 Comments
Guests: Comedian & designer Doogie Horner and writer & myth maker Maggie Serota. Topics: Monster-Mash Genre, Hot Tub Accidents, Summer Jobs, Boardwalk Panther Tattoos, Urban Legends, Right Said Fred, Beach Cleaning, Comedian Walk-Up Music, Book Cover Design, America’s Got Talent, Last Comic Standing, Working out New Material, Friday The 13th Part IV, Manic Pixie Girls, [...]
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By Jeff on Jul 11, 2011 in Comedy, Events, News, Podcast | 0 Comments
Good news! Philly’s most fancy crepe-slinging venue L’etage asked us back after our very successful first show. Better news! Beloved Philly comedian and flowchart maven Doogie Horner and Philly-bred/Brooklyn-livin’ writer and myth maker Maggie Serota will be joining us for our next podcast recording session on Tuesday, July 19, 2011.
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By Jeff on May 18, 2011 in Comedy, Daily Distractions, Videos | 0 Comments
I am now a Doug the Puppet fan, and dare I say a 2012 Ford Focus fan. These commercials directed by Paul Feig are really funny and make good use of Tompkins’ refined yet aggressive delivery, watch them all. You can even follow Doug on Twitter (@FocusDoug) and read the tweets aloud doing your best PFT impression (put on bow tie and some natty Steam Punk outfit first to get in the mood).
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By Jeff on Mar 16, 2011 in Comedy, Daily Distractions | 0 Comments
The ever-humble Todd Barry battles Darren Aronofsky’s mustache for funniest character in “The Deli Manager” (also starring actress Natalie Portman of “Mars Attacks!” fame).
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By Jeff on Feb 10, 2011 in Comedy, Daily Distractions, Twitter | 0 Comments
I know a lot of you still don’t use Twitter because you think it’s a colossal waste of time teeming with nothing but “I’m so busy! LOL!” and “I’m still so busy! LOLZ!” updates. Very true. But if you’re into wasting time and enjoy a tee-hee or two, you might want to give Twitter a look see. You don’t need to tweet (congrats on the self-restraint), you can just have the window open and enjoy some chuckles.
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By Jeff on Dec 27, 2010 in Comedy, Daily Distractions, Events | 0 Comments
Join Team UsedWigs as we welcome DC correspondent, SM Shrake, back to the Philadelphia stage to host a very special Holiday installment of StorySlam. I can’t think of a better way to usher out the old year.
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By Jeff on Dec 20, 2010 in Comedy, Daily Distractions, Music, Podcast | 0 Comments
Topics: Advent Calendars, Holiday Parties, The Biggest Sammy Hagar Fan in The World, Joe Walsh, Favorite and Least Favorite Christmas Songs, Rather Have a Human Virus or Computer Virus?, Russ’s Moccasins, Anyone Can Play Bass, Shopping with Golems, Robert DeNiro, SNL, The Camera Work of Lawrence Welk and Crepes! Playlist: Summer Camp, Freebass, Slow Club and Duvall
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By Jeff on Dec 3, 2010 in Comedy, Daily Distractions, Videos | 0 Comments
For those of you who are afraid of talking felines, here’s the equally mesmerizing, cat-chat-free original. via laughingsquid
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By Jeff on Nov 24, 2010 in Comedy, Daily Distractions | 0 Comments
“The Shoe-Horn Blowers are reuniting, and I want to be one of the 9 people in the audience” Thx to Martin for this lovely link.
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By Jeff on Oct 29, 2010 in Comedy, Daily Distractions, Videos | 0 Comments
“Are you ready to pump with ABS? This is one workout your sex life can’t live without!” I am and I have and I can tell you firsthand, the Buttermilkin’ and Angel Babies techniques have made me a much more delightful sexual entertainer in the sack. Now to tackle that ED problem…
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