All Atheists are Muslim

All Atheists Are Muslim

You may be more Muslim than you think!

Written and Performed by Zahra Noorbakhsh
Directed by W. Kamau Bell
Sept. 1 – Oct. 1 2011 (Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8:00 pm)
Stage Werx Theatre in San Francisco
Limited Engagement - Five Weeks Only!
http://www.zahracomedy.com/

Muslim, Iranian-American comedian and performer Zahra Noorbakhsh (pronounced Zah-ra Nor-bash) brings back her successful one woman show All Atheists Are Muslim to the Stage Werx Theatre for a 5 week Limited engagement from Sept. 1 – Oct. 1, 2011. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Noorbakhsh invites audiences to laugh at the stereotypes about Islam that have many Americans ducking for cover. This critically-acclaimed romantic comedy is an insightful and funny one-woman show that uses a story about cross-cultural relationships to discover unexpected common ground among ethnicities, religions and traditions.

Shore on East Coast

Pauly Shore is on Showtime, Vegas is my Oyster, and in New York at Stand UP NY August 15 and Broadway Comedy Club August 17...and in the next Bible...
www.broadwaycomedyclub.com

Comedy Matters...

Jeffrey Gurian's been busy busy busy - at every comedy event from NY to LA and recently at Just for Laughs in Montreal. If you're into comedy you should be tuning into Jeffrey Gurian's Comedy Matters TV. His latest reel has 65 celebs in it including Doug Herzog Pres. of MTV Networks, Andy Nulman Pres. of JFL Festival, Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, and so many more. Jeffrey's also talked to Ray Romano, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Lisa Lampanelli, Craig Robinson, Louis CK, Richard Lewis and many more!

   Comedy Matters Vlog at http://www.jeffreygurian.com/comedymatters  has over 50 videos with famous comics. 

    The latest sizzle reel for Comedy Matters TV - http://www.vimeo.com/27462955
Comedy Matters TV

Animation Fest & Plympton events

1)  Pat Smith and Bill Plympton Present:  "Festival of DRAWN Animation"!
    Are you feeling like a robot after watching too many digital films? Want to see some animation that was actually created by a HAND? Imagine that! A Selection of    
    Drawn Animation AUGUST 14th at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg (136 Metropolitan Ave). Drinks start at 7pm, screening at 8:30.

    CHECK OUT THE TRAILER HERE:
    http://vimeo.com/27337039

2)  A Night with Bill Plympton at the Big Screen Plaza
    Please join us Monday, August 22nd at 7PM for an outdoor screening of the works of Bill Plympton, past and present.  Bill will be debuting a summer-themed short,  
   "Summer Bummer", as well as a new music video for Weird Al Yankovic!  Bill will present each film, following the shorts with his classic feature, "The Tune". 
    Generously hosted by our neighbors, The Big Screen Plaza, the work will screen in a 10,000-sq ft. plaza on a cutting-edge 30x15 ft LED screen.  Admission is FREE,
    and seating is first come, first serve.  Not to worry, though, there will be plenty of room for blankets for your movie-night picnic. 

    Directions can be found here:
     http://bigscreenplaza.com/about/directions/

Charleston Comedy Fest seeks Improv & Sketch

Submissions are open for the 2012 Charleston Comedy Festival (January 18 - 21, 2012)

All kinds of comedy are welcome to apply.

There is no submission fee.

Submission deadline is October 1, 2011.

Submission requirements:
1. Show Title
2. Runtime of show
3. Video links to clips of live performance
4. 50 word show description
5. Tech requirements
6. Contact person name, phone and email address.
7. Performance history and hometown

Please email submissions to info@theatre99.com

Watch & Work for Pauly

“Vegas Is My Oyster” on Showtime, August 5th

Hollywood funnyman Pauly Shore, star of In The Army Now, Son-In-Law, and Encino Man, is available to share the behind-the-scenes antics from the making of his 90-minute Showtime comedy special, “Vegas Is My Oyster” slated to premiere on August 5 at 10pm.  The entire special was written, directed and produced by Shore and will air throughout August on Showtime. 

Shot at The Palms Hotel, the special showcases a mix of comedy from some of the hottest stand-up comics on the circuit today, hilarious skits, and a sketch comedy story with a recreation of the Playboy club, hot women and lots of debauchery.

Featuring stars such as Andy Dick, Amber Lancaster (MTV’s The Hard Times of RJ Berger), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up, Paper Heart, Semi-Pro), with comedians Tom Green, Bobby Lee (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, MADtv), Faizon Love (Couples Retreat, My Name is Earl), April Macie, Sandy Danto, Maz Jobrani and Sammy Shore.

The special also features adult film stars Bree Olson and Ron Jeremy, with celebrity appearances by Playboy model Andrea Lowell, rocker Dave Navarro and model Michelle “Bombshell” McGee; as well as live music from Semi Precious Weapons, recently on tour with Lady Gaga, and house band the Electrolightz.

“Vegas Is My Oyster” Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIK2wTNczzw&amp



“Will Work For Pauly” Competition

Pauly Shore is looking for a new assistant – and he's taking it pretty seriously. His job posting caught the attention of TMZ, and he got such a high number of applicants that he's decided to create a mini competition called Will Work For Pauly. (For fun: http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/26/pauly-shore-assistant-application-questions-document-bio-dome-mathemetics-encino-man/)

He's having potential assistants create videos and will chronicle the process over the next 2 months on his Will Work For Pauly website, making his final decision in September. Will Work For Pauly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6aKDOqnzY. Check out one of his latest video submissions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9uXioocXK4

Boston in NY & over the Bridge

The Boston Comedy Festival is in NY for the Comedy Contest until August 4!
August 3 at Stand-up NY, 7pm and 9pm and at The Comic Strip Live 7pm and 9pm on August 4.
Congratulations to all of the contestants, the finalists, and we'll announce the winner of the $2500 prize soon. The winner also receives a spot in the final competition at The Boston Comedy Festival this November. There are other ways to enter too... www.bostoncomedyfestival.com

Lower Huds Funniest will be decided on August 4th in Piermont NY at Slattery's Landing. 7 finalists made it through three rounds. The winner will be announced ... soon! www.lowerhudsfunniest.com

Get your copy of The Comic Bible Magazine www.thecomicbible.com

Comedy CD TV LIVE News

 AUGUST:
Michael Ian Black
UNCENSORED AND EXTENDED, MICHAEL IAN BLACK’S VERY FAMOUS CD TO BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th ON COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS
                                                     
WORLD PREMIERE OF SPECIAL WILL PREMIERE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 6th AT 11PM

Black Will Host #SnarkWeek On COMEDY CENTRAL The First Week Of August
CC.com/standup To Host Live Chat With Black The Week Of August 1

COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS RELEASES DAN LEVY'S CONGRATS ON YOUR SUCCESS CD/DVD AUGUST 16th

Named “Comedian of the Year” for 2011 at the Young Hollywood Awards, DAN LEVY is poised for some huge success of his own.  COMEDY CENTRAL Records will release Dan Levy's Congrats on Your Success CD/DVD on Tuesday, August 16.

The CD features an hour of his hilarious stand-up routine and the DVD contains his COMEDY CENTRAL Presents special, as well as various digital shorts, including fan favorite “Drunks vs. Highs.”

MARC MARON
COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS RELEASES MARC MARON'S
THIS HAS TO BE FUNNY CD AND DIGITAL ALBUM ON AUGUST 9th


If it's MARC MAON's CD, then it must be funny! Maron's new CD and digital album, This Has to Be Funny, will be released by COMEDY CENTRAL Records on Tuesday, August 9th.

Maron is known for his incisive cultural and political commentary, mystical ruminations and neurotic insights into human nature. Recorded live last winter at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY This Has To Be Funny features the comedian LA Weekly calls “devastatingly funny” at his very best as he gives his take on New York Hipsters, his "cat ranch" and The Creation Museum, among other subjects. The album is the follow up to Maron’s three other albums "Not Sold Out," "Tickets Still Available" and "Final Engagement," which are comedy cult classics. To celebrate the album release, Maron will be performing at Steve Allen Theater in LA on August 9th.

For over fifteen years, Maron has been writing and performing raw, honest and thought-provoking comedy for print, stage, radio and television. A legend in the stand-up community, he has appeared on HBO, Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, two Comedy Central Presents specials and almost every show that allows comics to perform. Maron's book based on his solo show, The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah, is available on amazon.com. He is currently writing his memoirs for a new book to be released in the coming year.

His podcast WTF with Marc Maron, featuring in-depth interviews with comedy icons including Conan O’Brien, Louis C.K.,Robin Williams, Judd Apatow, and Ben Stiller, premiered in September 2009 and is a complete phenomenon. The show hits #1 on the iTunes comedy charts regularly, brags over 20 million downloads to date and counting, and has been called a “must-listen” by Vanity Fair and New York Times, among many others. Select WTF episodes began airing on public radio stations across the US in June.

Last year, Marc headlined an episode of COMEDY CENTRAL’s John Oliver’s NY Stand-Up Show and was ranked #7 in COMEDY CENTRAL’s annual Stand-Up Showdown.

AMAZON PRE-ORDER
http://www.amazon.com/This-Has-Funny-Marc-Maron/dp/B0055HVE0S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1311002180&sr=8-4

MARC MARON LIVE
7/25 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House -SOLD OUT
7/26-31 – Montreal, QC @ Just for Laughs Festival
8/4-6 – Chicago, IL @ Maynestage
8/9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Steve Allen Theater – Cd Release Show
8/18-20 – Las Vegas, NV @ Playboy Comedy Club
8/25-28 – Cleveland, OH @ Hilarities
9/8-11 – Nashville, TN @ Zaines
9/22-25 – Louisville, KY @ Improv

SEPTEMBER

CHARLIE SHEEN GETS SCORCHED IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
THE "COMEDY CENTRAL® ROAST OF CHARLIE SHEEN"
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

"TOSH.0" RETURNS WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT

THE SLACKERS ARE BACK!
COMEDY CENTRAL'S NEWEST HIT SERIES "WORKAHOLICS"
DEBUTS ITS SECOND SEASON ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 10:30 P.M. ET/PT

"30 ROCK" PREMIERES ON COMEDY CENTRAL ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
AIRING WEEKNIGHTS AT 7:00 AND 7:30 P.M. ET/PT

JEFF DUNHAM AND HIS CLEVER CAST OF CHARACTERS RETURN TO COMEDY CENTRAL
WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
"JEFF DUNHAM: CONTROLLED CHAOS"
ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 AT 9:00 P.M. ET/PT

NY Contest Week & US entry opps

It feels like contest week - with Boston Comedy Festival Competition in NY August 1-4
and the Lower Huds Funniest finding its winner on August 4.
CB will be all over judging events, so check back for the scoop.

Around the US

If you haven't entered yet -  the Boston Comedy Festival Competition for the Boston November event is still taking submissions, check www.bostoncomedyfestival.com

The World Series of Comedy is still taking entries for its Vegas finals www.theworldseriesofcomedy.com

and The Iowa Comedy Festival www.iowacomedyfest.com is also taking submission.