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Harland Williams

Posted Sun, 04/12/2009 - 09:46 by bmeehan

I will be opening for Harland Williams at the Kansas City Improv April 23-26.



Note that shows are now Thursday - Sunday
Thursday: 7:30 PM
Friday/Saturday: 7:30/9:45 PM
Sunday: 7 PM

Email Me brad@shakyvoice.com

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Just for Laughs auditions - Kansas City

Posted Wed, 02/04/2009 - 01:00 by bmeehan

I had an audition for the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. They sent someone to film our set. There were only ten comics picked to audition including Jason Dixon, Bill Blank, Skip Clark, Justin Leon, Johnny O, Sean Brennan, Mike Smith, and Kurt Ramos. We each got six minutes to do our thing. It was a very strange crowd and we really had to work for the laughs. Dixon said it best when he announced, "That joke was way better than you gave it credit for."

I went sixth after Skip who had a good set, so they were warming up to us by then. My opening joke wasn't the best. I did the bit about the weather man who forecasts your wife's mood. Looking back, I shouldn't have opened with it. It's more of a middle-of-the-set joke, not an opener. The rest of the set went well, especially the joke about the jeans (below a few posts). That joke is destroying every time. Overall, I had a decent set - not spectacular. But, I'm afraid they'll watch the opening bit and fast-forward me.

Hopefully one of us will get a call back, although there are only 20 spots TOTAL. It's a long, long, long shot.

I have a show in Washington, KS and a Valentine's dinner party next week. Those shows are fun because you get 30-45 minutes to be yourself, tell your stories, and relax.
 
 

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Ralphie May 's secret to writing massive quantities of comedy material!

Posted Sun, 02/01/2009 - 01:00 by bmeehan


Veteran comedian Ralphie May’s popularity exploded after the success of the first season of NBC’s hit reality series, “Last Comic Standing”. Long-time fans of Ralphie’s stand-up were joined by countless new fans when America thought he was robbed of the winner’s title. Despite the show’s outcome, Ralphie’s special brand of comedy combines the familiar elements of hip-hop and topical comedy with a dash of southern down-home flavor and quick wit making Ralphie May one of the most popular comedians in the country. His first DVD, appropriately titled “Just Correct,” went PLATINUM! Released on February 10th of 2004 by Melee Entertainment, a division of DreamWorks, the collection has been described as “fresh and very, very funny.” The DVD also includes footage of his USO Tour to Iraq where he could be seen swimming in Saddam Hussein’s pool.

Raw Material

"How do you get material?" People always ask me that because I write about 2 and a half new hours of material every year. It's easy. You play a game with yourself every time you go on stage. Every new joke is 5 points. Every new tag line is 2 points. Rearranging your material is 1 point. Try to get a minimum of 10 points per show. When I do a headline set, I’ll average anywhere from 60-70 points.

New joke

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Greg Giraldo wrap-up

Posted Sun, 06/08/2008 - 00:00 by bmeehan

Well, I wrapped up my week with Greg Giraldo and Bill Blank. It was a fun week.

Wednesday we worked with Geechy Guy, who now lives in the Kansas City. You may have heard him on Bob and Tom.



It was cool working with Greg. Man, I learn so much just from watching his set. Overall the crowds were energetic and fun.



Sunday I hosted Brad Clark's Erotic Hypnosis show. What a crazy, crazy night. If you've never been to a hypnosis show, you MUST go.

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