Comments on: Bernie Mac R.I.P.

By: RFig

RFig — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:41:04 +0000

If you are talking about one of the greatest guitar players ever Rory Gallagher its a silent g. If you are talking about Gallagher the fruit smashing comedy “legend” (as they say on his official website) I believe it is a hard g.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:52:48 +0000

I saw that and thought it was hilarious. He basically thinks that roasts are an old fashioned idea, so he went up and intentionally told the oldest, hackiest insults he could think of. But then again, I have an unholy obsession with him.

By: Patrick AKA Smiley

Patrick AKA Smiley — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:05:10 +0000

ive been meaning to talk about this and i just found the vid. apparently norm macdonald was on the roast of bob saget and he bobmbed on purpose apparently. i cant imagine why because we all now that macdonald is a great comic. is there any merit to bombing on purpose?

heres the vid:

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=179600

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:12:14 +0000

It’s funny you should say that guys cause I actually quit drinking a while back…..I had my blowouts and addictions before I got famous!
So I’ll be stone cold sober…..in fact, it’s spurred me to do it; to get on with the things I want to do (and given me some great material.) I remember when I used to act at uni and the director used to say under no circumstances drink; think about the lights, the heat and the adrenaline.

i’m really indebted to the show; its awesome to have the support.

By: Patrick AKA Smiley

Patrick AKA Smiley — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:05:19 +0000

god i wish i could blot out that memory.

By: Patrick AKA Smiley

Patrick AKA Smiley — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:04:43 +0000

yes you should absolutely wait to drink untill your sets done…then drink enough that you’ll need a liver transplant and maybe you’ll get lucky and forget about that bitch of a heckler who called you blathering cock.

By: The Grammar-Nazi

The Grammar-Nazi — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:33:44 +0000

When the hell did this site turn into a linguistics forum?

Nick, as someone who teaches a class in which every student must get up in a front of a crowd and do his or her first set, I can tell you there’s no sure-fire formula to follow to calm your nerves and succeed, other than have good material, [b]know[/b] that material, and get out there and do it.

B-mo mentioned in the show that getting on stage completely shit-faced is a bad idea. The only bad grades I’ve ever given to my students have been because they got completely shit-faced before stepping on stage. So, I recommend you keep the drinking to a minimum until AFTER your set.

Best of luck.

By: Brian C

Brian C — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:06:17 +0000

Way to go Nick, you’ll never forget your first time. Just remember not to judge your entire comedy career on it, if it goes badly or brilliantly it’s just one show. But you’ll be bitten by the bug and want more I guarentee it.

Brian, that’s one less non-comic and one more comic listening to the show!

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:44:48 +0000

In other comedy news, I enjoyed this blog entry from richard Herring about the if.com awards for the fringe. The fringe is an amazing expereince but not with serious problems of finance and competitions.

Richard sums it up pretty well
http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/warmingup.php?id=2122

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:40:01 +0000

HOLY SHIT WHAT AM I DOING!!!???!!!

As I’ve mentioned before I’ve always wanted to give stand up a try and have been writing material for a long while now. In fact, it’s embarrassing that I haven’t been on stage yet. I checked out an open mic in my area the other week; sucked up the balls and asked for 5 minutes on the 16th Sept. Just been put down for it. this is it guys, my stand up debut; the comedy revolution starts here!

I’m really nervous but I’m a reasonably confident person; I’m just going to take one step at a time……and no abortion jokes straight off.

Nick