John Mulaney at The Bell House (07/19/09) Photo: D. Caplan Hey, in case you haven’t been religiously following the Bumpershine Comedy Calendar, here are a few of my more recent show additions. PS Mulaney, did I ever mention that I’ve been wanting to go to SNL for 11 years now? You have my email address….
Category: Comedy
Donald Glover Played SXSW, Tickets for “Weirdo” Comedy Central Special On Sale Now
Donald Glover and A Fan at The PureVolume House (03/17/11) While he was in Austin, Donald Glover, (aka Childish Gambino, aka Troy Barnes of NBC’s Community and founding member of DERRICK Comedy), kept himself pretty busy. He hosted the mtvU Woodie Awards on Wednesday night, played an official SXSW show as his rap alter-ego Childish…
Comedy Update: NYC and SXSW
ECNY Awards The big event in NYC comedy this week is the 7th annual ECNY Awards which takes place tonight (Monday, Mar 14) at the 92Y Tribeca. The Excellence in Comedy Awards celebrate the comedic performing arts in New York City by honoring the funniest and most creative performers, shows and producers working in the…
The Gregory Brothers Taking Part in Digitour 2011 (Gramercy Theatre)
Digitour 2011 The Digitour 2011 is the first ever, large scale 6 week national featuring the “world’s biggest YouTube stars”. The tour lineup varies slightly from city to city, but the show at the Gramercy Theatre on May 1 will feature Dave Days, David Choi, Destorm and The Gregory Brothers / Auto-Tune the News. Tickets…
More Stephen Merchant Tour Details
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant As I suspected, Town Hall isn’t the only stop on Stephen Merchant‘s upcoming comedy tour. In fact, he’ll be taking his Hello Ladies… show on the road for 40 UK dates before he arrives in NYC (which is still his only US booking as I write this). Here’s a little…
Donald Glover + Childish Gambino Touring (Bowery, MHOW)
Donald Glover at Union Hall (05/09/2010) Photo: D. Caplan Actor and comedian Donald Glover, just announced a tour that will bring him to NYC for two shows that will feature both Donald’s stand-up and the music of his alter ego, the rapper Childish Gambino. The “I Am Donald” tour will touch down at the Bowery…