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September 6 - 10 2004
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 True
Blue Comedy
Truly one of the funniest and most well respected comics in the nation,
it's no wonder that Robert
Schimmel is featured alongside fellow funnymen Bill Cobsy, Dennis
Miller, George Carlin, Sam Kinison and many more on the new comedy compellation
CD, Hey
That's Funny!: Comedy's Greatest Hits. Now it's true that
Schimmel is frank, funny and usually surrounded by controversy due to
his comedy's blue nature, but it's not because Schimmel is excessively
dirty. It's just that his comical musings tend to focus on darker subjects
than most. However, this hasn't kept him from appearing on multiple HBO
specials, one of which, Unprotected,
is finally available on DVD.
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Rodney Set to Debut on ABC
As you’ve probably heard, good friend of the show Rodney
Carrington will be starring in a brand new sitcom this fall. It’s
gone through some name changes, cast substitutions and multiple pilot
episodes, but it’s finally ready to debut. Tuesday, September 21,
the show simply titled Rodney will
hit the airwaves, right after George Lopez.
The program will take its cues from the parts of Rodney’s act that
the censors will allow to air and turn them into twenty-some minutes
of non-stop laughs. He’s an everyday Mid-America guy, trying to
raise his family, working at a job he hates while at the same figuring
out a way to pursue his dream of becoming a standup comedian. Make sure
you watch the first episode closely because toward the end, you’ll
get to see cameo appearances by members of the BOB&TOM band, the
ones that worked with Rodney on his legendary tune, Fred.
Oh, and of course you’ll also get to see Rodney naked.
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 Hey
Buddy, Can You Spare $1 Million
He’s built and sold two multi-million dollar companies and has
successfully run one of the top franchises in the NBA, but Dallas Mavericks
owner Mark Cuban is
set to take on the biggest challenge of his career, reality TV. After
seeing how successful fellow billionaire Donald Trump has been with his
series, The Apprentice,
Cuban decided he too would give the small screen a try. Only on Mark’s
show, he won’t be hiring anyone to work for him, he’d rather
just give his money away to a complete stranger. ABC and Mark Cuban are
ready to unleash their brand new reality series, The
Benefactor, where 16 players get a chance to plead their case to
Cuban in order to convince him that they're the poor schmuck most deserving
of his a $1 million present. But these poor players aren't just going
to win him over with words and sob stories, they just singed on to be
a part of a competition that Cuban says will reflect all the things he's
had to go through in his real life. However, figuring out which NBA team
to buy will not be one of those contests. The
Benefactor debuts on ABC Monday, September
13th,
FACTOID -
Mark Cuban holds the record for largest on-line purchase ever… a
$41 Million Gulf Stream 5 jet.
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 Comedy
That Rocks
How would Dave Matthews sound if his singing were slowed down and played
on an old turntable? Or what wouldNeil Diamond be like as an elementary
school teacher? These are questions comedian/singer/ songwriter Mark
Eddie tries to answer every time he takes the stage. Eddie's reputation
as the "rock comic" comes from his uncanny ability to impersonate
a number of musical artists in humorous situations. His comedy shows
are often compared to rock concerts because he's also the front man for
the rock band Mark Eddie & the Itch.
Aside from singing, Eddie is an accomplished guitarist... a skill he
was inspired to learn after years of using an old K-Mart broom to play
along with KISS.
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 Survivor
Addicts Rejoice!
It only took one episode of Survivor:
Pearl Islands for America to fall in love
with Rupert Boneham.
The tie-dyed tank top wearing, black bearded, gentle giant became a fan
favorite from the moment he stole his opposing tribe's shoes and sold
them for cash. So it was a no-brainer for the producers of the show to
invite the big guy back to participate on the critically acclaimed Survivor:
All-Stars, which is now available
on DVD. He
didn't win the game, but he did win the $1 million bonus prize after
America voted him their favorite Survivor player
of all time. Since he's been back in the states, Rupert has spent his
time selling tie-dyed t-shirts, making public appearances, posing for
pictures with fans and loving every minute of it. With the new season
of Survivor nearing,
CBS has put Rupert back on television to remind viewers to tune in.
FACTOID – Rupert
got involved with the Survivor after participating in a state
fair Survivor contest in his home town.
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 The
True Tales
of Paddy G.
In case you haven't heard, comedian Pat
Godwin's new CD, Under
the Bed, is out and can be ordered directly from the BOB&TOM
webstore. Now you may be asking yourself, "why would I want
to order Pat's album?" Perhaps the best reason to own Under
the Bed is that it features the genre-bending hit single, Gangsta
Folk, as well as the catchy little tune about old folks getting
it on, First Date. But lets say you're
one of those people who downloads all their music over the internet.
You should still buy the album because every purchase helps poor Pat
get one step closer to being able to afford that shower curtain he so
desperately needs for his new apartment, and if he sells enough, he could
possibly give Tom's son his bed back. Now don't you feel guilty for not
already owning one? Godwin is on his way back to the Friggemall complex,
and if his past appearances are any indication, we expect to hear a few
new soon to be classics, and of course, all hi s latest stalker stories.
SIDE NOTE -
Pat Godwin will be performing LIVE with the BOB&TOM Band
this Friday at the Rupp Arena in Lexington,
KY
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 Straight
From the Vile File
"Vile File" mastermind Dwight
York isn't just a funny comic with a style and delivery all his own, he's
also one of the best joke writers and a masters of misdirection you'll ever hear.
York comes loaded with an endless arsenal of clever one-liners and short stories
ranging from the innocent “They say gambling is a sin, but I’m betting
god will forgive me,” to the slightly more bawdy “I brought home a
woman from the bar last night but ended up passing out on the couch. I must've
grabbed the wrong drink.” Many of these jokes are as fun to read as they
are to listen to which is why Dwight has compiled the best of the worst and put
them in his book, The
Vile File.
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 Once
Screech, Always Screech
Once known as Samuel “Screech” Powers on the hit teenage
comedy show Saved By the Bell, Dustin
Diamond is now an up and coming standup
comedian. After portraying his monumentally geeky character on almost
every incarnation of SBTB imaginable, Diamond has hit the road to test
out his act in front of live audiences. So far he's been a hit, and has
been selling out shows all over the country. Though he played the part
of a dimwitted dweeb to perfection on television, and will forever be
recognized as Screech, Diamond is actually a lot less nerdy than you
might think. He plays bass in a band, has a black belt in karate, is
a chess master and once dated a hot Russian model.
FACTOID -
Dustin Diamond defeated Horshack from "Welcome Back, Kotter" on
an episode of Celebrity Boxing.
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 Russian
Roulette Anyone?
Most comedians claim to have come from bizarre backgrounds, but Wild
Bill Bauer is proof positive of what can happen when you grow up
around unstable relatives. A brilliant writer with a unique and manic
delivery style, Bauer combines his outlandish observations and peculiar personal
tales into a comedy act that is hilariously shocking and a lot like an
episode of Jerry Springer. Known to the BOB&TOM community as the
guy with the uncle who plays Russian Roulette, Wild Bill Bauer is one
of the few guest comedians who made an appearance on BOB&TOM's Greatest
Hits Vol. 1 album.
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 On
the Road
with Mitch Hedberg
Hilarious standup comedian Mitch
Hedberg is one of the most popular comics among fans of Comedy Central.
Which is why it makes perfect sense that they’d choose him to co-headline
their National Comedy Tour. Along with friend of the show Stephen Lynch,
Hedberg is traveling the country performing his observational comedy.
Mitch looks like your stereotypical grungy Gen-Xer, but he's no slacker.
Deep down his mind is always at work, finding the humor in ordinary things,
and every day events. Along with headlining this national tour, Mitch
has also released the DVD Mitch
All Together, and the CD Strategic
Grill Locations.
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 Vague
But Nude
Now that Tim
Bedore's popular segment, Vague
But True has become a regular
feature on the BOB&TOM show, we can't wait to
find out what the topic of each new installment will
be. Whether the inspiration
for his editorials has been ripped from the headlines
or is based on his own life experiences (such as
last week when he talked about accidentally walking
through a gay nude beach) you know be reporting them
each week from his dinning room, comfortably seated
in a big blue beanbag chair.
And, hopefully, he'll be wearing some clothes. Bedore
is currently performing his standup as part of the Four
Stand-up Dads comedy tour.
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 Laughing
on the Inside
Fresh off his Labor Day Telethon appearance,
comedian Bob
Zany is poised to return to do what he does best, The
Zany Report. Even though every week seems to be a
constant struggle, this hasn't kept Zany from making it his
personal mission to deliver a Report that
requires zero fixing and gets everyone in the studio
to laugh, at least once. And even if the Report falls flat,
there's always Fix-the-Joke Baby and the Bing Crosby Joke
of the Week to save the segment. Because as we all know,
everything seems funnier when there are prizes involved.
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