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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'invitethemup'

May 18, 2007

Like the Blues Brothers, God's Pottery are on a mission from God. But instead of driving through malls or shooting up dope, they're changing the world one youth at a time through inspirational song. All the prayer and hard work have paid off for band members Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb because May 21st they'll be recording an EP at Comix for Comedy Central Records. Gothamist sat down with these holy crusaders to do a......

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March 30, 2007

Holly Schlesinger is the booking power behind Invite Them Up, the East Village's most popular weekly comedy show, but she's also got a flourishing career in the field of television. She's worked on Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, Home Movies, is the creator of O'Grady, and is currently working on Adult Swim's Lucy, Daughter of The Devil. And it all started with a college internship. How did you get involved with booking for Invite Them Up?......

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November 14, 2006

You may recognize Jon Glaser from his appearances on Conan, Wonder Showzen, or Cheap Seats. You may have even heard his track on the Invite Them Up CD compilation, where he reads a series of letters written by his recently deceased father to the band ZZ Top. By the track's end, one thing is certain: Jon Glaser is a comedic genius. What are your earliest memories of seeing or hearing things that made you laugh?......

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August 15, 2006

Comedian Mike Birbiglia discusses the development of his show Sleepwalk With Me, his recent Medium Man on Campus college tour, and his forthcoming role in the film Stanley Cuba. How was Oh, Hello ? It was good. I did Oh, Hello, Invite Them Up, and last night I did a show that Eugene did for the first time in Brooklyn at a place called Union Hall. It was Todd Barry, A.D. Miles, Eugene, and myself.......

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July 12, 2006

Tom McCaffrey has been on Comedy Central and is featured on the Invite Them Up Compilation . Each of the three times I've seen you at Here's the Thing, you did a completely different set. What's your work ethic when it comes to joke writing? I'll do a joke for a week and then I'm sick of it. Every now and then I'll think of something that might turn into a joke and I'll mess......

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May 12, 2006

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Bobby Tisdale, Comedian ...

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August 21, 2005

May 4, 2005

Gothamist is switching things around for the next Movable Hype...it's going to be a comedy show! Here are the details: May 17th @ Tonic // 8:30pm // $7 Hosted By: Paul Scheer (Best Week Ever) and Rob Huebel (aka: Inconsiderate Cell Phone Guy) Comedians: Aziz Ansari, Chelsea Peretti, Nick Kroll, Jessi Klein House Band: tba Last night Gothamist headed over to Pianos for the last night of the three night taping of Invite Them Up.......

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April 30, 2005

Comedy shows in New York this weekend are going to be just like Debra Messing’s hair– all over the place but still really good. Here’s the rundown of what not to miss: Saturday April 30 This Saturday night will be a one night only affair with Holiness, Sri Swami The Guru Pitka, who may or may not be Mike Myers. “A Dharma-Talk and Sutra: The Four Laws of Happiness" features Guru Pitka, an altar ego......

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April 14, 2005

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Patrick Borelli, comedian...

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March 25, 2005

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Aziz Ansari, Comedian...

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July 21, 2004

Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale serve up the laughs tonight at their weekly series, Invite Them Up. We always love Eugene (check out his website for more from this baby), and tonight he has a stellar cast of characters joining him. On the bill are Patrick Borelli (another Gothamist fave), Eric Slovin (SNL writer, and half of comedy team Slovin and Allen), James Patterson, Arj Barker and former Slate-ist and star of Wet Hot......

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