Don’t play this one for your mother Almost two years after the infamous 9/11 release of The Best Of The Red Peters Comedy Music Hour, Vol. 1, the reviews keep rolling in. Let me just flip through some of the reviews here…hmmm, don’t have any. Must have misplaced them. Fortunately, though, Red’s timeless comedy still rates with “world-traveling German mother of two (beagles)” and prolific epinions.com author knotheadusc, whose July 19 review raves, Red Pete... Read Full Story

Just imagine what Poland's besieged Jewish community might have accomplished with the informational and emotional resources of Twitter and Psychology Today, had they been available back in 1944. Oy! The tragedy! Even today, Twitter, with its inexhaustible cache of self-styled #lifecoachweasel(s) and green-themed avatars, has stoked me with the emotional support to weather such traumatic events as Iran election riots and the John and Kate divorce. Speaking of which, we finally hold one honest... Read Full Story

"And now it's time for the blues portion of our show," I warned the collected faithful at Bill's Records, mid-way through the Nov. 1, 2008, show that continues to spit out (now classic) video singles. "This next here song's called My Fat Ass Itches — 'cause it does." Guitar tip: Capo the E-chord up to the sixth fret, and you can actually play My Fat Ass Itches in the key of B-fat. Really wows the crowd! I paused during the lead break to recommend, "This would be the time now,... Read Full Story

Podcast: BugcastDates: March 27 and April 10, 2009Titles: Episode 54, Episode 56Download the show: Episode 54, Episode 56 Dave Lee probably figures he's built a solid foundation of work and a loyal audience over 65 weekly episodes of the U.K.-based Bugcast. I, on the other hand, have absolutely nothing invested in the chat-and-music program, and see Dave's archive as a soundbed of coughs, sighs, belches, grunts and assorted exclamations I can combine with a few non-sequiters to completely mi... Read Full Story

Seems like its only been a century since Tyrone Kahn took up podcasting, but he's actually concluded two seasons of the Kahn Man's Comedy Corner. As the Season 5 (including three seasons streaming on the Live365 network) Finale drops on iTunes, the excitable Kahn Man is already planning new business for his return in September. For one thing, the Season 6 opener will introduce Tyrone's latest single. Can't tell you the title, but think Beatles parody, following his 2008 mega-hit Let Me Pee. ... Read Full Story

Podcast: Comedy365Date: February 17, 2009Title: Chickenflaps, Episode 28 The veil has come off, and we now know that Rosie Koonunga-Hill, the voice behind the curious Chickenflaps intro, is none other than the female half of the unknown U.K. comedy team Sowerby and Luff, Georgina Sowerby. "Originally hosted by Georgina Sowerby’s foul-mouthed Aussie alter-ego Rosie Koonunga-Hill, Chickenflaps is now produced and presented by Richard Cray. The show features the very best comedy songs from arou... Read Full Story

Podcast: PoddycastDate: November 20, 2008Title: Episode 4 If only I'd gotten there sooner. I could have written a little something, promoted Marc's show a bit, and perhaps Poddycast would still be with us. But the U.K.-based podcast ceased production in January after 21 episodes, and its old domain returned to the soil, yielding only a 404 error. Marc (I never got a last name) founded his show with the help of Dalecast host Steve Wheatley. From the beginning, however, Poddycast was beset wi... Read Full Story

I used to try to write good content for my site, but that was before I discovered SEO. SEO, sometimes called Search Engine Optimization, is a magical tool that uses words to trick Google into thinking your Web site is important. As a result, thousands of people visit your site and you get spectacularly rich. It's just that simple. Now, regular people like me lack the skills to exploit SEO to best advantage. We must consult Twitter to find SEO specialists, or, as Hyper Nonsense co-host Shawno ... Read Full Story

"Don't worry about this cough. Jews don't get the Swine Flu. We get the Whine Flu! "Oh, my, Gawd, is this guy back again? He's hooorrrible!" I mock-kvetched to the sparse Bill's Records audience during my Memorial Day weekend set. To compound the misery, Bill's booker Becky Hyden has posted a pair of YouTube videos, where you can see me failing miserably in front of nobody. Believe me, it's better that way. Becky added some fancy video edits with th... Read Full Story

I had just begun bombing during my Saturday set at Bill's Records when Bill Wisener came sprinting back from his post at the front door, waving the Society page of Park Cities People. "We made the paper! That's me and you!" Bill exclaimed. In Chris McGathey's candid photo from the April 24 edition, I appear to be holding up a happy but exhausted Bill, late on the second day of his 65th birthday celebration. The bittersweet feature by Society Editor Georgia Fisher could... Read Full Story