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August 22 - 25 2006
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Comedy
When watching most standup comedy, don’t
you feel as if something is missing? Comedian Steve Altman
has found that something, and based his entire act around
it, sound effects. Armed with his trusty keyboard, Altman
sprinkles bleeps, cartoon noises and sounds we all love
and hate into his shows. But he’s more than funny
noises, Steve is also a top-notch comedian who isn’t
afraid to belt out a tune or try out an impression for
the audience to enjoy. Steve’s a good friend of the
show and has made a number of television appearances including
A & E's Evening at the
Improv, Showtime's Comedy Club Network, Caroline's Comedy
Hour, MTV, VH1,
Fox's Comic Strip Live and HBO.
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 Welcome
Back Tracey
Before 2003, Tracey
MacDonald was an up and coming Canadian comedienne who
was just trying to make a name for herself in field that
is overloaded with wannabes. But it was in that magical year
of ’03, when CBS brought back the nationally televised
talent competition Star Search (as hosted by Arsenio Hall),
and Tracey MacDonald made the leap and won it all. Since
that time, she’s become a nationally touring headline
comedienne, filmed a pilot with Louie Anderson, and has popped
up on television on more than one occasion. This will be
Tracey’s second appearance on the BOB&TOM Show
since winning Star Search, and we’re looking forward
to catching up.
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 Be
Nice or He'll Walk
Comedian Jimmy
Pardo demands respect, and maybe some day he’ll
get it. Even though he’s one of the finest standup comedians
working today and he's got a number of impressive credentials
on his resume, Jimmy still feels like audiences, other comedians
and even BOB&TOM don’t always give him the love
he deserves. While we always enjoy talking to Jimmy, he's
developed a reputation for getting into fights with the our
other guests, and has been known to walk off the show from
time to time. He claims he's only done this once, but we've
got our people looking through the archives to verify. Though "the
kid" is great on the radio, his face is the real money
maker which is why you need to see Pardo perform live when
the opportunity presents itself. Pardo is no stranger to
television either, having appeared on The
Surreal Life, Funny
Money, Movies
at Our House and in in the movie, The
Godfather of Green Bay.
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A Name That Sounds Like an Adverb
Pete
Lee (or better yet, Peter Lee) may sounds like an adverb
when you say it quickly, but it's actually the name of a
smart, funny, up and coming stand up comedian. And though
he may not be well known yet, he’s already proven that
if you put him in a televised comedy competition, he'll finish
toward the top. Twice he’s been entered in competitions
on Comedy Central, and twice he’s come up just short
of winning, but don't scoff, how high did you finish? Self
described as an adorable, smart mouth with a 12th grade vocabulary,
Lee is constantly pursuing acting work along with developing
his blossoming standup career. He’s appeared in television
commercials for McDonalds and Michelob and just released
his first comedy CD, Gasmoney.
Pete also appeared in the recent film A
Prairie Home Companion :The Movie.
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 Sorry,
Wrong Number
Tom Mabe is
in the middle of an ongoing war with the telemarketing
industry. His hatred of phone solicitors was born back
in his days working as a struggling jingle writer from
home. Whenever the phone would ring, Tom filled with joy,
hoping it was a client ready to shell out cash for his
services. But to his dismay, the voice on the other end
of the line would almost always be a telemarketer attempting
to sell Mabe something he didn't need. Tom could have done
what any ordinary person would do and let this deep rooted
anger fester, but instead he turned his aggravation into
a profession. Mabe now waits by the phone in anticipation
of solicitors, ready to make them sorry they ever picked
up the phone. With oddball characters and outlandish situations,
Mabe turns the tables on those pesky telemarketers, making
their lives a living hell. The best of his reverse prank
phone calls have been collected on three CD's, Revenge
of the Telemarketers Rounds 1 & 2 and A
Wake Up Call For Telemarketers.
FACTOID -
Tom Mabe crashed an American Teleservices
Association Conference in Washington DC,
by using a fake name and credentials. He
then took his scheme one step further and
placed prank phone calls to the telemarketing
agency executives in the middle of the night.
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 Dave
Dugan, Everybody
Comedian, corporate speaker and world-class voice-over talent Dave
Dugan has been compared to comedy legend Bob Newhart in that he plays
the part of the everyman victim to perfection. With a dry delivery, wealth
of material and unbelievably deep voice, Dugan has made it big on the
standup scene, headlining clubs across the country. However, where Dave
is able to utilize his talents most effectively is during his corporate
speaking gigs. Dugan is famous for walking into a speaking engagement
as an imposter; posing as a new hire in the company's upper management
or even as a desperate, pathetic competitor. A long time friend of the
show, Dugan has appeared in a number of classic B&T bits, both as
himself and as Sid Gurney's best buddy, Bart McAlister.
FACTOID - Dave
Dugan is the voice that reminds viewers that Steak 'n Shake is "famous
for Steakburgers" at the end of each of the popular restaurant
chain's commercials.
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 Words
of Wisdom
Tim Bedore has been a weekly Wednesday
fixture on the show with his Vague
But True editorials, which is why we're so eager to
find out what his next installment will be about. Over
the past year, these musings have helped us learn a lot
about Tim, including the speech he would have given college
graduates had he been asked to speak at a college graduation
and his theory on how women are the cause of all wars (both
of which appear on the new BOB&TOM album Donkey
Show). But no matter the
topic, we're happy he'll be reporting on it from his new
home up north, where the introverts stare at their shoes
and the extroverts stare at your shoes. In other exciting
news, Tim's new CD, Vague
But True, is hot off the
presses. Get your copy of this new CD featuring over 30
of Tim's best VBT's to date.
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Vanishing
Act
John
Feinstein is one of the most celebrated and enjoyed
sports writers of all time, but his new release is
a little different than his previous works. Vanishing
Act: Mystery at the US Open is
Feinstein's second children’s novel, though
it seems every bit as real as the true stories he’s
written in the past. The story continues the adventures
of Stevie and Susan, two winners of a children’s
writing contest who both dream of becoming sports
reporters. This time around, they find themselves
in New York for the US Open when the sport's most
watched athlete, a young russian phenom, vanishes
between her first and second round matches. Though
the entire world is following the story, it's up
to these two young sleuths to find her. Vanishing
Act is the second work of fiction by Feinstein
and is a follow up on his best selling first novel, Last
Shot. Feinstein is also famous for his non-fiction
works including Season on
the Brink, A Good Walk Spoiled, The Punch and Let
Me Tell You a Story.
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Mike's Secret Public Journal
Mike
Birbiglia is constantly on the road performing comedy
in clubs all across the country. While he's traveling,
and when he's not entertaining "America's Guest" Joe
Birbiglia, Mike spends his time taking notes and recording
his thoughts in a feature he likes to call his Secret
Public Journal. He regularly
e-mails these entries to his legions of adoring fans, but
since we don't enjoy reading, we've asked him to call in
and share his musings over the phone. And since we took
the time to write him his own theme music, it was impossible
for him to say no.
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If Only Every Day Could Be Tuesday
Though he's never won
an Emmy and has yet to star in a hit sitcom, Bob
Zany is still number one in our hearts,
or at least a close second. Everybody knows
that Zany is a legendary comedian and an
all around great guy, but what people truly
love about Bob is that each and every week
he delivers an all new exciting edition of The
Zany Report (whether
they want him to or not.) As if that wasn't
enough, Zany also hosts *America's
favorite game show "Fix-the-Joke
Baby," where one lucky player will win
a fabulous Eat
Salmon the Other Pink Meat T-shirt,
a handful of great CDs, and best of all,
a one-year BOB&TOM VIP membership.
*Highest rated game show statistics
have not yet been verified, but Zany assures us that these numbers
are completely accurate.
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 You
da Manning
Even if you're not a football fan, you know who Peyton Manning is. And
even if you don't watch the NFL, you've seen him on TV. It should come
as no surprise that he pops up on commercials and magazines covers all
the time considering he's arguably the best player in the NFL,
in fact, he was last season's MVP. While some say his skill come from
an unparalleled work ethic and constant studying of film, other's claim
it's all in the genes. He's got quarterbacking in his blood. His father,
Archie, was a pro-bowl QB with the New Orleans Saints, and his brother
Eli was also a number one draft and now plays for the New York Giants.
Though it would be easy for a guy on pace to break almost every respected
quarterback record in the NFL to lose focus on everything else, Peyton
hasn't. He's continues to put the team first, and would be happier if
his Indianapolis Colts won
the Super Bowl than he would be with any personal achievements. Check
out the latest on Peyton's
Charity Auction
JORDAN
WARD ILLUSTRATION
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