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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Paul DeLouisiana on July 27, 2011, 12:56:43 PM
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Besides the obvious BS people? I'd say Comedy Bang Bang is responsible for a huge ammount of my picks:
Nick Kroll (seriously his improv with the Fabrice Fabrice character is AMAZINGLY quick and smooth), Rob Heubel (I haven't seen him in one thing I didn't like), Rob Corrdry (Children's Hospital!), Paul Scheer (consistently hilarious and a great parody actor), Harris Wittels (Parks and Recreation rules and his Phone Corner is great) , James Adomian (LOVE the impressions on CBB), Jerry Minor (....and God and The Bible.), Matt Walsh (solidified appreciation when I watched Dog Bites Man) and Matt Besser (His voice is just instant humor, loved Crossballs) are all current favorites. Those are just a few to get the ball rolling. Indie comedy in movies, tv and radio is so strong right now.
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I really like Louis CK, especially for his show, which is the best thing on TV right now. It makes me laugh and also makes me have feelings; the Joan Rivers episode was one of the most heartfelt episodes of any show that I've ever seen.
Maria Bamford, who I think is one of the top stand ups of all time.
Marc Maron. I'm actually not big into his standup, though I am looking forward to his new album, which should be different than any of his others as it's his first post-WTF record.
H Jon Benjamin has a funny voice, what's not to love?
I used to be big into Tim and Eric, which is how I got into TBS originally (Zatch was going to be on in December 2008, someone posted a message over at the T+E message boards).
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Larry King
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Longmont Potion Castle (for prank calls)
Paul Stanley (for stage banter and general demeanor)
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On the TV - Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Jon Glaser.
Rob Delaney is super funny on twitter.
I've been really enjoying Tig Notaro's podcast and her CD Good One (http://scdistribution.com/tig/).
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Longmont Potion Castle (for prank calls)
Paul Stanley (for stage banter and general demeanor)
Check out Paul's Folger's commercial, then order some processed squid meat.
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Dave Hill
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Matthew Berry and Richard Ayoade
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Gonna list some British ones which you guys mightn't know.
Daniel Kitson: recordings of two full shows can be found on his website (http://web.mac.com/dk27/Site/podcast/podcast.html (http://web.mac.com/dk27/Site/podcast/podcast.html)). Absolutely amazing performer, could probably carry a 90 minute set without any material, saw him do a 60 minute one last year with nothing and it was still great. He continues to challenge himself though, focusing on having a narrative running through shows or whatever, most of his story shows are just as good as his straight standup, if not better, to be honest.
Stewart Lee: Probably best to just watch a youtube.
Harry Hill: He's gone a bit poor lately, but I find he's brilliantly silly when he hits the right notes. Managed to make a really bland and basic premise incredibly successful over here across the last decade.
Hans Teeuwen: Bit of a superstar in Holland, I believe. He started doing English shows over the last few years, probably somewhere between Andy Kaufman and Jim Carrey, but, em, a better comedian than either of those.
Limmy: Creator of the best sketch show of the past... decade? Lord knows how long. May not be comprehensible to those who cannot understand Scottish accents easily.
Adam & Joe, Chris Morris, David Renwick, Armando Iannucci, Chris Langham (ignoring all that stuff that happened later, obviously)
Em, yep, that's probably enough for now.
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Intentionally funny people?
Norm Macdonald is my favorite by a mile.
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Greg Proops astounds me.
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Armando Iannucci's books are really funny.
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Anderson Cooper.
Just kidding.
Brian Williams.
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Bob Odenkirk
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George Saunders. Also broken records.
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
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David Mitchell and Robert Webb are both very funny. Mitchell is especially good on panel shows and his podcast. HOORAY FOR YOUTUBE AND ROUGE BRITISH UPLOADERS!
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Hannibal Buress excites me.
Also, a new discovery for me that I've only seen little bits of, but that I LOVE is Pete Holmes. I just wanna hug that dude.
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Doogie Horner, Chip Chantry, Aaron Hertzog and The Feeko Brothers and Secret Pants.
These are all Philly-based comics who I'm good friends with.
Doogie's the most well-known nationally. He was on America's Got Talent last year and became sort of an overnight hit. He's the dude who was about to get booed off the stage but started insulting the crowd which then cheered him on. He also wrote a book called "Everything Explained Through Flowcharts" which is great (I helped him with a few and am even thanked -- one of the true honors of my life). They show up on Boing Boing a lot. He also designed the book cover for Sense and Sensibilities and Sea Monsters. He does a few out-of-town shows and is totally worth seeing.
Chip Chantry's one of the best comics anywhere. He's actually recording an album in a few weeks at Helium in Philly. I think this has a shot to get some notoriety. Chip's great since he looks a little like one of the Karate Kid villains -- typical All-American -- but is completely warped. He also does a lot of more alt-comedy around Philly which is great, since it lets him embrace his internal weirdness even further. He also does a few out-of-town gigs.
Aaron Hertzog's my partner-in-crime on The Holding Court Podcast and frequently mocked by Tom whenever I call in. I really can't say enough good things about him as a person and and a comic. He's the hardest working comic I know in Philly -- he writes more than anyone else and I've never seen him do the same set, and I've seen him a few dozen times. He's starting to get confident enough to try his hand in other cities which he should've started doing three years ago!
The Feeko Brothers are a sketch duo. If there's a more unique sketch group in the country, I'd like to see it. I don't know if they have anything on video but if they really busted their ass, I could totally see them getting to a Tim & Eric type of level. They're seriously THAT good. If you doubt me, I will try my best to personally force you to watch their material. Everyone in the weird Philly comedy scene we have swears by them as the best.
EXCEPT that Secret Pants has a case to make, as well. Secret Pants are kind of the godfathers of Philly comedy. They've been around longer than anyone else. They've also had a bunch of stuff go viral -- they have a video out called "Bush or Batman" in which they read people quotes and quiz people if the statement was said by George W. Bush or 60s era Batman. They also have a video called Juggalo Sunday which was endorsed by ICP themselves!
Also, my brother. I'm frequently mocked by Tom for bringing him up (although, I'll note, Tom's the one who always brings him up whenever I call in). This is out of a sense of familial love, obviously, but he's pretty great and is really great at pushing the boundaries of what can be done in a comedy setting.
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
Me too! Am I the only person on earth that laughed all the way through MacGruber??? My favorite Will Forte thing is the politician Tim Calhoun.
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
Me too! Am I the only person on earth that laughed all the way through MacGruber??? My favorite Will Forte thing is the politician Tim Calhoun.
Mine was when he did that comercial as a country singer dueting with Kristen Wigg. I remember the bit vaguely but distintly remember him holding a note for like 20 seconds and his face turns red and veins bulge and his head starts shaking spastically. It was the hardest I laughed at SNL ever.
If anyone has a link to that it'd be much appreciated.
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Pat Sajak
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
Me too! Am I the only person on earth that laughed all the way through MacGruber??? My favorite Will Forte thing is the politician Tim Calhoun.
I'll see your "MacGruber" and raise you a "Brothers Solomon". Will Forte just kills me.
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Brett Gelman. I re-watched all the Eagleheart episodes recently and he makes me laugh almost every time he opens in his mouth and he's easily my favorite CBB/CDR guest.
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On the TV - Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Jon Glaser.
Rob Delaney is super funny on twitter.
Agree with all of the above. I used to love Glaser when he was on Late Night. I've never heard any of Rob Delaney's comedy, but his twitter feed is hilarious.
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Here is the Forte skit I was talking about: Hulu - Saturday Night Live: Jackie Snad and Clancy Bachlerat (http://www.hulu.com/embed/wS9ywYfC_ucpXnm8NCIXkA)
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
Me too! Am I the only person on earth that laughed all the way through MacGruber??? My favorite Will Forte thing is the politician Tim Calhoun.
I'll see your "MacGruber" and raise you a "Brothers Solomon". Will Forte just kills me.
I fold. But I didn't give that movie more than five minutes, I don't think. The titles sequence made me hate it from the get-go. I should try again sometime.
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
Me too! Am I the only person on earth that laughed all the way through MacGruber??? My favorite Will Forte thing is the politician Tim Calhoun.
I loved MacGruber, which was a surprise because I never liked the sketch. But he's also been great on 30 Rock and Tim & Eric and everything else I've seen him in.
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George Saunders.
He's a great one.
I've always loved Glaser, but Delocated and his book have really pushed him to a higher level.
Most I would list have already been mentioned or are obvious (Tom & Jon, PFT, Patton, etc.). I know some people dislike Scott Aukerman but I love everything about him.
Also, Will Forte. Specifically as Ted Turner.
Me too! Am I the only person on earth that laughed all the way through MacGruber??? My favorite Will Forte thing is the politician Tim Calhoun.
I loved MacGruber, which was a surprise because I never liked the sketch. But he's also been great on 30 Rock and Tim & Eric and everything else I've seen him in.
Clone High!
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Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation is one of my all-time favorite tv characters ever.
Current favorite stand-ups include: Patton, PFT, Doug Benson, Kyle Kinane, Dan Naturman (his delivery is just so funny and great) and of course Marc Maron is awesome.
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Albert Brooks, especially the first five movies he directed (Real Life through Mother).
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Some people I've been really enjoying on Twitter lately are Chelsea Peretti, Joe Mande, Morgan Murphy, and Andy Richter.
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Rob Delaney is the KING of twitter.
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Rob Delaney is the KING of twitter.
Thanks, Hugman, I am following him immediately.
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Some people I've been really enjoying on Twitter lately are Chelsea Peretti, Joe Mande, Morgan Murphy, and Andy Richter.
An addendum: Morgan Murphy's tweets are very funny, but she'll occasionally RT the less funny and unfunny (MIB and Carollo.)
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Do people in America know Adam & Joe?
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Anyone into Doug Stanhope up in here? I've been really digging his past few albums lately, and his appearance on Louie the other week was pretty classic.
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Do people in America know Adam & Joe?
For my part, I'm aware of them and plan on seeking out their show to watch because it gets high praise. However, Joe Cornish bombed in a big way on Comedy Bang Bang recently.
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Anyone into Doug Stanhope up in here? I've been really digging his past few albums lately, and his appearance on Louie the other week was pretty classic.
I love him in spite of/because of the fact that I disagree with him half the time.
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Anyone into Doug Stanhope up in here? I've been really digging his past few albums lately, and his appearance on Louie the other week was pretty classic.
I love him in spite of/because of the fact that I disagree with him half the time.
H-man, don't let it get around that you agree with Doug Stanhope half the time. You'll be fighting off militia recruiters.
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Anyone into Doug Stanhope up in here? I've been really digging his past few albums lately, and his appearance on Louie the other week was pretty classic.
I love him in spite of/because of the fact that I disagree with him half the time.
H-man, don't let it get around that you agree with Doug Stanhope half the time. You'll be fighting off militia recruiters.
Ha. A certain guy who has been in one more than 999 fights is pretty much exactly that. I'm assuming the number is still at 1000 since he hasn't been in one since then that I know of.
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I'm not very familiar with Doug Stanhope's material and haven't listened to the WTF with him yet. My understanding is that he is shooting for the persona of an unhinged Bill Hicks (redundant?). I remember seeing him on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe and that's the impression I got. Am I close?
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I'm not very familiar with Doug Stanhope's material and haven't listened to the WTF with him yet. My understanding is that he is shooting for the persona of an unhinged Bill Hicks (redundant?). I remember seeing him on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe and that's the impression I got. Am I close?
I think that's pretty close, though I'm not a huge Hicks fan (somewhat overrated). Stanhope is pretty raw and unhinged and politically incorrect, with much less of Hicks' elitist social commentary style material.
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I'm not very familiar with Doug Stanhope's material and haven't listened to the WTF with him yet. My understanding is that he is shooting for the persona of an unhinged Bill Hicks (redundant?). I remember seeing him on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe and that's the impression I got. Am I close?
I don't think Stanhope is "shooting for" anything of the sort. It's just what he is.
I will say, though, that if you don't like Bill Hicks, you will probably hate Stanhope.
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I'm not very familiar with Doug Stanhope's material and haven't listened to the WTF with him yet. My understanding is that he is shooting for the persona of an unhinged Bill Hicks (redundant?). I remember seeing him on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe and that's the impression I got. Am I close?
I don't think Stanhope is "shooting for" anything of the sort. It's just what he is.
I will say, though, that if you don't like Bill Hicks, you will probably hate Stanhope.
I am pretty sure Dick Cheney is pretty much "what he is" too, but I don't want to hear him tell, uhh, dick jokes.
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I'm not very familiar with Doug Stanhope's material and haven't listened to the WTF with him yet. My understanding is that he is shooting for the persona of an unhinged Bill Hicks (redundant?). I remember seeing him on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe and that's the impression I got. Am I close?
I don't think Stanhope is "shooting for" anything of the sort. It's just what he is.
I will say, though, that if you don't like Bill Hicks, you will probably hate Stanhope.
I am pretty sure Dick Cheney is pretty much "what he is" too, but I don't want to hear him tell, uhh, dick jokes.
You still mad at me for calling your weird math ranking system of actors weird, Dave?
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I love you, dude. You're one of the 5 or 6 I would like to meet.
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Here's the thing about Stanhope. He really does make an effort to think about things for himself, and I believe that he has some truly original ideas and insights on certain topics. However, he's grossly undereducated on certain things. For instance, he rails against entitlement yet feels like he shouldn't be "born owing" the government money. In other words, he feels that he's entitled to the infrastructure that we take for granted and doesn't want to pay for it.
I still see him as a philosopher at his core and find him worth listening to. Although I might have to amend my prior statement to say that I disagree with about 85% of what he says. Who knows what he would be capable of if he weren't so pig-headed. I find him very similar to Patrice O'Neal in that way (whose crucifixion in the Marc Maron thread earlier this year I thought was totally unfair).
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I have a feeling I'm alone on this, but I've been watching Workaholics and laughing a lot despite myself.
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Here's the thing about Stanhope. He really does make an effort to think about things for himself, and I believe that he has some truly original ideas and insights on certain topics. However, he's grossly undereducated on certain things. For instance, he rails against entitlement yet feels like he shouldn't be "born owing" the government money. In other words, he feels that he's entitled to the infrastructure that we take for granted and doesn't want to pay for it.
I still see him as a philosopher at his core and find him worth listening to. Although I might have to amend my prior statement to say that I disagree with about 85% of what he says. Who knows what he would be capable of if he weren't so pig-headed. I find him very similar to Patrice O'Neal in that way (whose crucifixion in the Marc Maron thread earlier this year I thought was totally unfair).
I tried checking out a Stanhope special called No Refunds that's on Netflix streaming because I don't really know his stuff and every time I hear comedians talk about their favorite comic, Stanhope's name always comes up. I only made it through about 15 minutes before I had to turn it off. Is this not one of his better specials? If so, what's a good starting place? I don't know if I started in the wrong place or if he's just not for me.
I do like Bill Hicks, FWIW.
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Here's the thing about Stanhope. He really does make an effort to think about things for himself, and I believe that he has some truly original ideas and insights on certain topics. However, he's grossly undereducated on certain things. For instance, he rails against entitlement yet feels like he shouldn't be "born owing" the government money. In other words, he feels that he's entitled to the infrastructure that we take for granted and doesn't want to pay for it.
I still see him as a philosopher at his core and find him worth listening to. Although I might have to amend my prior statement to say that I disagree with about 85% of what he says. Who knows what he would be capable of if he weren't so pig-headed. I find him very similar to Patrice O'Neal in that way (whose crucifixion in the Marc Maron thread earlier this year I thought was totally unfair).
I tried checking out a Stanhope special called No Refunds that's on Netflix streaming because I don't really know his stuff and every time I hear comedians talk about their favorite comic, Stanhope's name always comes up. I only made it through about 15 minutes before I had to turn it off. Is this not one of his better specials? If so, what's a good starting place? I don't know if I started in the wrong place or if he's just not for me.
I do like Bill Hicks, FWIW.
He's probably just not for you. I mean, he's what Tom would call an ani-mule. Like I said, I find myself enjoying his stuff less, but I still insist he's worth having around.
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Here's the thing about Stanhope. He really does make an effort to think about things for himself, and I believe that he has some truly original ideas and insights on certain topics. However, he's grossly undereducated on certain things. For instance, he rails against entitlement yet feels like he shouldn't be "born owing" the government money. In other words, he feels that he's entitled to the infrastructure that we take for granted and doesn't want to pay for it.
I still see him as a philosopher at his core and find him worth listening to. Although I might have to amend my prior statement to say that I disagree with about 85% of what he says. Who knows what he would be capable of if he weren't so pig-headed. I find him very similar to Patrice O'Neal in that way (whose crucifixion in the Marc Maron thread earlier this year I thought was totally unfair).
I tried checking out a Stanhope special called No Refunds that's on Netflix streaming because I don't really know his stuff and every time I hear comedians talk about their favorite comic, Stanhope's name always comes up. I only made it through about 15 minutes before I had to turn it off. Is this not one of his better specials? If so, what's a good starting place? I don't know if I started in the wrong place or if he's just not for me.
I do like Bill Hicks, FWIW.
He's probably just not for you. I mean, he's what Tom would call an ani-mule. Like I said, I find myself enjoying his stuff less, but I still insist he's worth having around.
Good to know, thanks. I probably like a lot of comedians that Tom and other FOTs would call animules. I don't mind a comedian who says things I disagree with, and I actually think it's a real kind of skill if someone says something I totally disagree with but makes me laugh anyway.
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Baron Vaughn is pretty great.
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Monty Woolley
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The Glase
http://screen.yahoo.com/jon-glaser-29920128.html (http://screen.yahoo.com/jon-glaser-29920128.html)
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The Sklar Brothers and Chelsea Peretti
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7KvV1SjIzI#)
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Matt Braunger.
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Hannibal Buress excites me.
Also, a new discovery for me that I've only seen little bits of, but that I LOVE is Pete Holmes. I just wanna hug that dude.
Hes great on that Eric Andre Show!
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(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4710/jenbbn.jpg)
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Please post a bigger pic.
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It's only 2500x3750, and it's Tom's favorite photo of Jen.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8443/7804895240_edfc9901d5_z.jpg)