w w w . b o b a n d t o m . c o m
June 7 - 11 2004
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 June
10, 2004
Vintage Comedy
Ask any artist (yes, that includes comedians) where inspiration
comes from, and they'll tell you it can come from just about
anywhere. Comedian John
Evans found out his muse lives in the various thrift stores
scattered across the country. Evans often spends an uncomfortable
amount of time wandering down aisles of discarded vintage apparel
for more than just his snazzy wardrobe. These shopping sprees
are actually a metaphor for how he develops his comedy act.
Evans comes up with his material in the same way he walks through
a thrift store; taking old, beaten down, uninspired topics and
turning them into his own golden punch lines. Of course, you
also have to know what to leave hanging on the rack, like those
orange parachute pants.
FACTOID: Tom
thinks John Evans looks exactly like Count Chocula. Yikes!
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 June
10, 2004
Come to Papa
Comedian Tom
Papa just landed every standup's dream job, starring, writing
and producing his very own NBC sitcom, Come
to Papa. The best part is, the series is based on
his life and features his name in the title, so there's no way
at all that he can be booted off the show. Before the series
began, Papa worked as a standup comedian and as a writer for
Saturday Night Live. He's no stranger
to the screen either, having made guest appearances on The
Tonight Show, Late Night with
David Letterman and in the film Analyze
That. Come to Papa airs
Thursday nights on NBC.
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June 9, 2004
Cheap Trick: Because "Inexpensive
Prank" Didn't Look Good on the Marquee
After experimenting with different arrangements and band names,
guitarist Rick Nielsen and bass
player Tom Petersson joined together
with drummer Bun E. Carlos and
singer Robin Zander to form the
legendary rock band, Cheap
Trick. Since its formation in 1977, Cheap Trick has been
all over the music charts, releasing albums that have gone both
platinum and gold, while at the same time establishing a huge,
loyal fan base which continues to pack venues all over the country.
Though the band has a unique sound, they're renowned for having
one of the most entertaining and energetic concerts of all time.
In fact, it was the live album Budokan
that spawned their first top ten hit,
I Want You to Want Me. By combining British guitar pop,
heavy metal, punk, and a flair for the absurd, the guys of Cheap
Trick were able to carve out a niche for themselves on the rock
scene, one that's worked for nearly three decades. The band
continues to tour as well as release new studio material. Their
most recent album, Special One,
was released last July, so we're sure they’ll break out
a few of their new tunes as well as a couple of classics when
they go acoustic and perform live on the BOB&TOM Show.
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 June
9, 2004
What's Going on in Phillip's Head?
Singer/songwriter/loveable loser Henry Phillips is one of the
most clever comedians on the planet. His songs are often a tad
out of the ordinary and tend to focus on the darker twisted
side of life, but we find his soft spoken self-depreciating
personality quite adorable. His demeanor may not show it but
he's actually a fun guy to be around, especially if you've got
a poker game going. Henry
got his start in comedy as a folk singer, turning the depressing
headlines from the daily news into the upbeat ballad, What
Do You Want Me to Do About It? From these humble beginnings,
Henry's gone on to release two outstanding comedy albums, containing
comedy classics like On the Shoulders
of Freaks, She’s Talkin' Again, and The Roommate From
Hell, and he's became a
top draw in clubs and colleges across the country.
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June 8, 2004
The Comedic Voice of the Little Man
When Dwight
Slade takes the stage, he's out for more than just laughs,
he wants to become the voice of the little man. All he's trying
to do is stick up for the average Joe and score a little justice
and maybe some payback for all of life's daily humiliations.
Is that so much to ask? Though he looks like he just graduated
from college, Slade has been in the comedy business for over
20 years. He got his start working with comedy legend Bill Hicks
up in his home town of Portland, but has since made a name for
himself headlining comedy clubs, hosting his own radio show
and releasing two successful comedy albums, Shut
Up and Weird
State.
Side Note
- Don't be confused by the design of Dwight's website,
it only looks like it's been taken over by an obsessed, nerdy
college student. It's actually Dwight pretending to be a computer
savvy Dwight Slade stalker. You know, that's actually a little
creepy.
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 June
8, 2004
The Next Last Comic Standing
Stand up comedian and former SNL cast member Jay
Mohr is back for a second season of the hit reality show,
Last
Comic Standing. The show, which is part Big
Brother, part ‘Open Mic Night’
finds out what happens when 10 comedians are forced to live together
while at the same time battling it out to see which one will win
a talent contract with NBC. Since Mohr’s had one of those
for years, he gets to sit back and laugh at all the wacky antics
only a group of quarantined comedians can provide. Each week,
the comics that make the initial cut get to take part in immunity
challenges, with the losers facing elimination from the show.
Their only hope is to take part in a joke-off to see who gets
to stay and who gets the hook. Last year, a handful of the comics
were friends of the show, and from what we’ve heard, this
season is no different. Watch the season premiere of Last
Comic Standing this Tuesday on NBC.
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 June
8, 2004
It's the Zany Report, Baby
The Zany Report is back and only
the NBA Finals could possibly compare to the excitement it brings.
Bob Zany,
legendary comedian and all around great guy (now with a full
head of hair), has confirmed that this might possibility be
his greatest edition of the Zany Report
ever! Though we're not going to bet the farm on it, as long
as it's better than last week's Report, we'll be satisfied.
Plus, don't forget about America's favorite game show, "Fix
the Joke Baby, Live!" where one lucky player will win Zany's
popular comedy album, I Just Can't
Win Baby, as well as a one year BOB&TOM's VIP membership.
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 June
7, 2004
Patrick Swayze
as Allan Quatermain
Patrick Swayze, the Hollywood heartthrob
from the classic chick-flicks Ghost
and
Dirty Dancing, is bringing his rugged
good looks to The
Hallmark Channel in a much more masculine mini-series, King
Solomon’s Mine. In the movie,
Swayze takes on the mantle of the famed safari hunter Allan
Quatermain. It’s his job to find a man that vanished while
searching the jungle for the legendary mines of King Solomon,
a place no one has ever returned from alive. Though Swayze,
a two-time Golden
Globe Award nominee, is also an excellent and well-trained
dancer, we don’t expect that Quatermain will be breaking
out into any big musical numbers during his trek into the wild.
King Solomon’s Mines
airs June 12th on The Hallmark Channel.
JORDAN
WARD ILLUSTRATION
Side Note
- Patrick Swayze makes an appearance in the film Dirty Dancing:
Havana Nights, the sequel to his cult classic.
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