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April 4, 2007 · Print This Article
If you’re thinking about getting into comedy for the chicks think again. Comic Kirk Buckhout stops by to tell his favorite groupie story, one that could have gotten pretty expensive.
Other topics on slate include Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedian, last minute travel plans, faulty deodorant, your opinions about race in comedy, and the final chapter of the Carlos Mencia saga (for now).
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I just wanted to apologize for the tech issues on the interview. The recorder took a shit on me. Props to my producer Tony for being able to salvage it. On the plus side I have a kick ass Darth Vader echo in a few points!
hey brian quick question, i get this off of i tunes and it says this episode is only like a minute. am i missing something?
Snappy, my download was an hour and ten minutes long so you might try downloading it again.
For all of you who aren’t already aware the entire Real Time Show is available as audio through iTunes as a Podcast. It’s usually from the prior week but It’s not like the topics are fast moving, they’re still in the news.
I keep meaning to email and call the show BMO but I’m in the process of trying to find a new job.
hey guys, i havent listened to the show yet but im about to. im just checking in to tell you that through my travels through the net i found a website called comediansusa. it has a huge database. the only problem is that its really outdated. heres the link if your interested.
http://www.comediansusa.com/php/index.php
Brian,
I agree with your summation of the racial discussion, but I would like to say for the record, I do not use defamatory racial speech towards any race, nor do I condone it.
I don’t know why I felt I should declare that, but I did.
Another great show Brian, keep it up.
Couple of links from Cracked.com:
Joe Rogan interview:
http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=1810
Sickboy Syndrome: Five Great Comedians Who’ve Lost It:
http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=981
Another brilliant show…
One of my favorite sayings, which works not just for racial comedy but for any material which has “shock” value, is this: If you’re going to be provocative, don’t be surprised when someone feels provoked.
The nerd in me needs to clarify: most “slashes” in URLs are not backslashes, they’re regular forward slashes. Backslashes (under the backspace key) are used for windows filesystems (next to the shift key), but websites use forward slashes. So describing a website you’d say: “myspace dot com slash blahblahblah” rather than “myspace dot com backslash blahblahblah”.
If you liked “Comedian”, another good documentary is “When Standup Stood Out”, about the emergence of the Boston comedy scene and how Steven Wright’s appearance on Carson changed everything. Lots of great footage of a much thinner Larry Clarke (who’s very funny on “The Winner”). Worth adding to the queue.
Kirk is da man. I used to live with a prostitute (long story, she wasn’t one when I moved in, but got back into the business… oy…) who would throw me freebies every once in a while. The Jew in me couldn’t say no. And ironically enough, when she was done with a client she’d meet up with her “madame” to pay her cut in the parking lot of a clothing store called “Today’s Man”. No lie. True story.
oops, that third paragraph should read:
The nerd in me needs to clarify: most “slashes†in URLs are not backslashes, they’re regular forward slashes. Backslashes (under the backspace key) are used for windows filesystems, but websites use forward slashes (next to the shift key). So describing a website you’d say: “myspace dot com slash blahblahblah†rather than “myspace dot com backslash blahblahblahâ€.
sup guys. first offid like to say thanks B-mo for including me in the show. secondly id like to ask you guys opinion on something. i was listening to this with a freind and we heard the part about seinfeld and raymano using profanity in their acts now. my freind says that it makes them funnier since today every comedian uses some profanity. but i disagree, now i do use profanity but i know plenty of guys who dont and lots of legends have never used profanity like bill cosby and bob newhart. of course equal legends such as richard pryor and george carlin do use profanity. anyway my question is this. Is it neccesary to curse to make it in stand up today or not?
I have to give a shout out to the bulldog of comedy Bobby Slayton. He just signed a deal with the Hooters Casino here in Vegas, which means there is now exactly 1 reason to go into that shithole. He’s been a beast on the road for over 25 years and I’m glad he’s finally getting recognition.
Anyone see David Spade’s show, The Showbiz Show? I saw it for the first time last night. Now, I understand he is going for the sarcastic comedy. But it seemed to me like he didn’t care, like he signed a 50 year contract and he wanted out of it yesterday . I shouldn’t really judge a show on 1 episode, but that was my impression. Maybe I’ll try it out again next week and it will be better.
I went to church today (Good Friday) at my parent’s church. The dirty shit that was running through my mind. Some of the girls that were so young when I last went to church there regularly are now total pieces of ass. Thanks for dying for our sins Jesus, but I’ll also tip my cap to the tail in church.
I want to respond to Smileys post first, on profanity. My simple response is that “fuck” isn’t funny for “fucks” sake. The comedy that is funny with profanity isn’t funny because of the profanity, it is the delivery plus the content with a dash of profanity to spice it up.
You can tell which comedians are cursing to try and get the shock value, you can tell which ones use that language in their speech everyday, and you can tell which ones do it right. I have seen many comedians that are clean that just lay me out in the floor with laughter, like Brian Reagan for example. (and of course the ones you named.)
Dice man used his profane language for mostly shock value, and that was what helped him springboard to the top. Hey, there IS nothing funnier than nursery rhymes with cursing and sexual innuendos, is there?
Honestly, I don’t think you have to curse to be funny, but I DO think it is tougher to be funny with out cursing. But those who do it well, should be commended.
Darcy, you are right about Spade, that has been his schtick from the get go. Remember the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep? Spade was that same “character”, and honestly it wears on you due to the lack of variety, you get to a point to where you can almost predict what his response will be. Personally, I think his schtick is about like Andy Dick’s, it just becomes so transparent. I am sure that both of these guys are just fine when out of character, but the character just wears out.
But really Darcy, I don’t think you will miss a thing if you don’t catch another episode, as a matter of fact on the next episode, I bet he will give his commentary on Anna Nicole Smiths diary entry about dating that CEO. He will make snide comments about celebrity couples, then onto commenting on couples who are splitting up. Personally, it would not be as bad if it wasn’t just all negative. But that show, much like other tabloid show, rely on the negative aspects of exposing actors as people, and not the characters they play. It would be like a show dedicated to following Bob Sagat around in the eighties to show he isn’t Mr. Tanner, all that would do is hurt his career, and destroy a perfectly great show. (Actually, that might have been good, Bob could get a great Stand-up career from the publicity, and that shitty show could have been canceled, hmm, now that I think about it.)
On to my random thought, not like I haven’t been annoying enough with my posts. Two comedians I haven’t heard much about lately, that I just loved in the eighties are Bobcat Goldthwait and Michael Winslow. They were just so funny to me. The last time I saw Bobcat was in a movie a couple of years ago, named Grind.
My wife got me When Stand Up Stood Out for X-Mas. It was one of my comedy recommendations of ‘06. Really interesting stuff. You hear so much about the comedy boom, but I love that it told the full story, before, during and after.
There’s no doubt that it’s tougher to be a clean comic because when audiences go out to a comedy clubn they’re expecting to hear profanity. To break that expectation and still kill is a challenge.
I am watching the Christopher Titus on a Comedy Central special tonight, and he did a great job! I really liked how he addressed the racial tension deal and got a laugh using the name Kramer.
Bobcat had a pretty good CD that came out a couple of years ago. “I don’t want to offend you, but you look like Bobcat Golthwaite” As for Winslow, I suspect he is living high on the residuals from Police Academy: Mission To Moscow.
Or Goldthwait. Spelling is not my friend.
I had the opportunity to open for both Winslow and Bobcat. I think Bobcat is way underated as a comic. People are so put off (or at least distracted) by his delivery, that they miss the fact that his material is really smart. As for Michael Winslow, I kind of put him in the same category as an impressionist. It’s not that he isn’t funny, it’s just that when he’s not doing sound effects, you kind of wish he was doing sound effects.
That Bob Goldthwait CD is one of the rare comedy albums that is still very funny even after hearing it over and over and over again. Friggin’ brilliant stuff, as you say Brian, once you get past the delivery style.
Kinda like watching a movie from Ireland or Scotland, it takes a while to get used to the language. To this day I still can’t watch “Trainspotting” without the closed captioning on!
see snappy told yah titus rocked, but you never doubted that. he is definitly one of my idols and he inspired me to try to work in some dark material into my act. on another note i just saw kevin James special. and although hes funny hes also very physical visual oriented so i guess that’s why he doesnt have an album out. but his shows really hilarious. oh one other thing ive been wondering but i never was able to find anything. has anybody seen a jon stewart stand up special, he come from my home town and highschool and i would really like to see some pre daily show bits. if any body knows where i can find some id appreciate it.
I really enjoyed the new Titus special. Some of his earlier stuff was a little too “one man show-y” for my taste, but the new stuff was a throw back to his stand up roots and I really dug it.
I really enjoyed this weeks podcast. The story Kirk told was so crazy-thats one of the better ones i’ve heard.
I look forward to this weeks show, the business side of me wants to know how the club comics make enough money to survive. Does money play a large factor in your career? In other words, if you don’t have money from backers or family or another job, do you have to take job or gigs that end up hurting your career in the long run…or is comedy based on your talent, who you know and getting your break at the right time and right place? And I am curious if there are sponsors or backers that are out there if you know where to find them.
Hope all is well with everyone-I enjoy reading the posts and listening every week. I am probably the least educated listener about comedy. I don’t know if its where I live or what, but we are not exposed to comedy on a regular basis unless its on television. I’ve learned alot about comics that I would have not heard of otherwise.
2 things:
Really, Brian, you didn’t like the one-man show aspect of the Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding special? I thought that’s what sold it. It was hilarious, nonetheless. Unfortunately, I missed the new Chris Titus special. So, I’ll have to pirate it or something.
Also, on profanity: My 2 main venues to perform are clubs (only two, really), but even more than that, school. I got started doing stand-up in school, so I was always censored. Now, I guess I don’t use curses in my act, because…well…I’d have to consciously add them in at this point. It’s easier now to leave them out. I suppose that’ll change though, because after this year, I’m out of high school. But, I’ll try to stay as curse-free as I can for as long as I can.
My $0.02.
~Charles
PS: NorCal reminded me. Kirk’s story was one of the best sex stories I’ve ever heard. How many times did he relate comedy to sex? Goes back to the saying “A stage, to a comedian, is like sex in high school, no matter what it looks like or what condition it’s in, just don’t ask questions and get on top of it.”
Brian,
great interview and hilarious story……
your buddy’s story of his first touch with pussy almost beats mine which involves a skanky, overweight stripper, a braying crowd of drunk, old men and 2 inches of shaving foam………
peace,
nick
god nick the imagy u put in my mind thaks
Nick,
I want the details, you can’t leave us hanging like that man! lol
Very solid show! NAU on Earth Day, huh….shrooms for everyone!!
The one thing about your first time is that you’ll always remember it but in Kirk’s story he just wasted an opportunity that many men would love to have. It’s like learning to ski in the Swiss Alps, you don’t appreciate it.
As for me, any woman sucking your well used fingers is a PLUS! Remember, you’re not looking to marry her. You don’t marry freaks or make ho’s into housewives but there’s something to be said about a freak.
Request for April:
Red Foxx
i agree, or some early jon stewart