http://behindthebricks.com Stand-up Stripped Down Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whether you loved George Carlin or hated him, there is no doubt that any fan of comedy felt the death of a comedy legend.  Today Brian takes listeners through a a biography of the comedy pioneer, with plenty of examples of Carlin's genius. Email: brianmcomedy@gmail.com and give us a call on ... http://behindthebricks.com/george-carlin-in-memorium A comedy legend died this week, and everyone who has ever laughed at a stand up comic owes a debt of gratitude to George Carlin. As Brian works on a tribute, BTB must go on, and luckily Mike, the Simon Cowell of stand up is around to spead some levity.  He ... http://behindthebricks.com/george-carlin-rip Alright, enough of this peace and love bull shit, it's time for Brian to get bitter.  At the request of the BTB audience, B-Mo releases his 10 worst comics of all time list.  Might be a few surprises on there...but probably not.  Other topics include the art of the segue, ... http://behindthebricks.com/heres-something-new-a-comic-being-negative Ricardo Lewis stops by the show once again, and that can only mean one thing, a sweet Simon Cowel impression is in the works.  Ricardo gives his state of the British comedy union address, and talks about why comics and booze love each other so damn much. Other topics include not ... http://behindthebricks.com/hicks-on-the-big-screen-destined-for-greatness-or-failure Topics of the day include reworking your act for infants, shaving your head for cancer material, hacks "living on the edge", the definitive 25 funniest people in America, and comics stepping up to defend LCS.  What's the deal with the Wiggles? Email: brianmcomedy@gmail.com and give us a call on 206-203-4692 http://behindthebricks.com/has-last-comic-standing-finally-figured-it-out Someone once said the whole reason people rank things is to spur debate.  Yeah, well mission accomplished.  Entertainment Weekly released it's list of the 25 funniest people and....Yeah, not really. Topics on the day include Brian charming the pants off the ladies, why it's never ok for your mom to be ... http://behindthebricks.com/the-25-sort-of-but-not-really-funniest-people-in-america As much as Brian would like to believe he knows everything about every aspect of comedy, as a young upstart he can't intelligently discuss the benefits of starting older.  Luckily comic and BTB heavyweight Dan Tessitore is here to share his expertise. Topics on the day include shitty puppets, the return ... http://behindthebricks.com/dan-tessitore-goes-behind-the-bricks The good news is Brian recorded one of the best interviews in the history of the show.  The bad news is, he promptly fucked it up.  Luckily the faithful BTB listeners were there to bail him out. Topics on the day include overactive imaginations, whether comedy matures with age, how 1 ... http://behindthebricks.com/a-battle-for-the-ages Everyone knows the tale of Dane Cook parlaying millions of douchebag internet friends into a billion dollar career, but is the internet really a win-win proposition for today's comics?   B-Mo gives his take on why the internet may be diluting the quality of up and comics, plus all of your ... http://behindthebricks.com/internet-killed-the-comedy-star It's a tearful reunion as Dylan Gadino, editor in chief of punchlinemagazine.com returns to BTB.  He discusses how the state of stand up has changed from his last visit, whether shitty sitcoms are a result of shitty comics and why Dylan is jumping on the New Zealand bandwagon. Email: brianmcomedy@gmail.com and ... http://behindthebricks.com/flight-of-the-conchords