THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT, SO BUY YER TIX NOW.
Wednesday, February 13th
TELL YOUR FRIENDS! WITH BENEFITS V!
at The Bell House
149 7th St. (2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Gowanus, Brooklyn
7:30 doors/8:00 show
ADMISSION: $15.00
BUY TICKETS HERE
HOST: LIAM McENEANEY
Tell Your Friends! The…
Bryan Tucker may not be a household name, but he’s worked with so many that he can be considered guilty by association. In this episode-length interview, Liam McEneaney talks to Bryan about his first job working on “The Chris Rock Show,” and riding with Rock in a limo to see Bill Cosby. He talks about writing the famous Race Draft and Player Hata’s Ball sketches for Chappelle’s Show and how that got him to meet Ice-T.
He also goes into the process of how he takes a sketch like What’s Up With That? from concept to Mike Tyson, plus hanging backstage with Sarah Palin and much much more.
PLUS: A Moment with Stacey Nightmare and we take another trip down Ted Travelstead’s Story Hole.
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Theme song by A BRIEF VIEW OF THE HUDSON (abriefview.com)
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WATCH THE PLAYA HATER’S BALL SKETCH RIGHT HERE
WATCH THE DRESS REHEARSAL VERSION OF WHAT’S UP WITH THAT? with MIKE TYSON RIGHT HERE
Tell Your Friends! The Only Podcast That Matters!
“Like Comedy Bang Bang!, Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends! The Only Podcast That Matters! is based on a popular live comedy show and features a comedian host talking to other comedians; but that’s where the similarities end. Instead of the absurdist audio vaudeville of Scott Aukerman’s podcast, Tell Your Friends favors a genteel, literary tone that evokes the soothing storytelling of Ira Glass and This American Life more than the comedy-podcast template of comedians gabbing with other comedians about comedy stuff. Tell Your Friends combines charming literary vignettes from both its host and his friends—the most memorable of which involves the larger existential and philosophical ramifications of swapping pens with Bob Dylan—with entertaining interviews with comedians Eddie Pepitone and W. Kamau Bell and musician Mike Doughty, who plays a song he claims was rejected from the Twilight soundtrack. McEneaney’s curiosity and affection for people and their fascinating imperfections comes through in both his stories and interviews. Tell Your Friendshas a cozy, nicely lived-in feel. It’s easy to imagine McEneaney—whose career recently got a boost when he appeared on WTF and A Special Thing released a terrific, star-studded Tell Your Friends!concert film on DVD and VOD—hosting in a comfy cardigan while sipping from a mug of cocoa in a book-lined apartment. Not everything on the podcast works, but its likeability and gentleness go a long way, and McEneaney’s willingness to playfully tweak the podcast form bodes well for its future. [NR]”
This week, Liam McEneaney talks to W. Kamau Bell, host of FX’ Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, about how Chris Rock is his “foul-mouthed Yoda,” about his Laughter Against the Machine tour and movie, and about how his mom is not allowed to parent him through Facebook.
Also, Bob Powers returns with a piece titled “When Siri Gossips About Us,” and we spend another moment with Stacey Nightmare.
And Liam tells us the story of what it means to meet an idol.
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Theme song by A Brief View of the Hudson.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL TELL YOUR FRIENDS! WITH BENEFITS!
THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT, SO BUY YER TIX NOW.
Wednesday, February 13th
TELL YOUR FRIENDS! WITH BENEFITS V!
at The Bell House
149 7th St. (2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Gowanus, Brooklyn
7:30 doors/8:00 show
ADMISSION: $15.00
BUY TICKETS HERE
HOST: LIAM McENEANEY
Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!, Showtime, Comedy Central, Vh1
WITH:
HANNIBAL BURESS
Hannibal has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Late Late show with Craig Ferguson, and numerous other late night TV shows. He has also made prime time appearances on LOUIE and 30 ROCK, and co-hosted Adult Swim’s THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW. Buress has previously worked on the writing staffs of 30 ROCK and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, and released his debut album, MY NAME IS HANNIBAL, in 2010 on Stand Up! Records. His latest Comedy Central special HANNIBAL BURESS: ANIMAL FURNACE, aired in May.
TODD BARRY
Todd has appeared on late night shows from “Letterman” to “Conan,” and has had multiple standup specials on Comedy Central, his latest being the one-hour special, “Super Crazy.” He’s appeared in movies like “The Wrestler” and “Pootie Tang,” and TV shows from “Louie” to “Sesame Street.”
NIKKI GLASER
Nikki first gained notoriety during season four of Last Comic Standing when she advanced to the semifinals while she was still attending college. Since then, she has performed stand up on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has appeared in the film Punching The Clown, the comedy documentary I Am Comic, and Amy Schumer’s pilot for Comedy Central. Nikki also cohosts the popular comedy podcast, You Had To Be There, which was recently profiled in The New York Times magazine and will debut as a talk show on MTV in January. She tapes a half-hour special for Comedy Central this February.
CARLA RHODES
Rock n’ roll ventriloquist.
MUSICAL GUEST:
EDEN & JOHN’S EAST RIVER STRING BAND
In this week’s issue, Liam McEneaney interviews singer/songwriter Mike Doughty (ex Soul Coughing, The Book of Drugs, The Flip is Another Honey) about vacationing in Southeast Asia and what it means to be “the only white man in the movie,” getting his start in the avant-jazz scene of the Knitting Factory in the ’90s, and how Beavis & Butthead were the only critics who got it right.
Mike also sings a couple of songs, one that he cowrote with an unlikely trio and one that was commissioned for the Twilight soundtrack.
Plus, Laura Jayne Martin tell the story of her summer job driving an ice cream truck, and we take a trip down Ted Travelstead’s Story Hole.
All this and Liam describes his day working as a carnie.
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TELL YOUR FRIENDS! THE WINTER CARNIVALE!
Thanks to everyone for making this another successful show.
See you at our next TYF!
![Saturday, January 5th:TELL YOUR FRIENDS!THE WINTER CARNIVALE!at The Bell House149 7th StGOWANUS, BrooklynDOORS: 7:30SHOW: 8:00TICKETS: $15.00BUY THEM RIGHT HEREHOST: Liam McEneaneyWITH:GILBERT GOTTFRIEDBrooklyn’s own comedy legend in his homecoming show. Gilbert has been on every TV show, from “Carson” to “Letterman,” in films from “Beverly Hills Cop” to Walt Disney’s “Aladdin,” and is a legendary guest from “The Howard Stern Radio Show.” This is a Bell House SPECIAL EVENT.MYQ KAPLANfrom his own Comedy Central special, “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and his album “Vegan Mind Meld” was called one of the year’s best by the AVClubRENA ZAGERis a writer and comedian who has been seen on Comedy CentralMUSICAL GUESTS:MIKE DOUGHTY(pron.: /ˈdoʊtiː/ doh-tee;[1] born June 10, 1970) is an American indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter and author. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s, and in the 2000s, became a solo artist. His best known songs include “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well” “I Hear the Bells”, “Busting Up a Starbucks”, “Na Na Nothing” and “27 Jennifers”.KILL THE BANDPunk-rock has a three way with rap and comedy while musical theater jerks off in the corner. New album “Mock Bottom” is out now! Available at www.KILLYTHEKID.com or go straight to ITUNES:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mock-bottom/id530564603](http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee04f5975a908eb3d5c6e34db3cbd09e/tumblr_mg2jh9VqyP1qehuvao1_400.jpg)
Saturday, January 5th:
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
THE WINTER CARNIVALE!
at The Bell House
149 7th St
GOWANUS, Brooklyn
DOORS: 7:30
SHOW: 8:00
TICKETS: $15.00
BUY THEM RIGHT HERE
HOST: Liam McEneaney
WITH:
GILBERT GOTTFRIED
Brooklyn’s own comedy legend in his homecoming show. Gilbert has been on every TV show, from “Carson” to “Letterman,” in films from “Beverly Hills Cop” to Walt Disney’s “Aladdin,” and is a legendary guest from “The Howard Stern Radio Show.” This is a Bell House SPECIAL EVENT.
MYQ KAPLAN
from his own Comedy Central special, “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and his album “Vegan Mind Meld” was called one of the year’s best by the AVClub
RENA ZAGER
is a writer and comedian who has been seen on Comedy Central
MUSICAL GUESTS:
MIKE DOUGHTY
(pron.: /ˈdoʊtiː/ doh-tee;[1] born June 10, 1970) is an American indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter and author. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s, and in the 2000s, became a solo artist. His best known songs include “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well” “I Hear the Bells”, “Busting Up a Starbucks”, “Na Na Nothing” and “27 Jennifers”.
KILL THE BAND
Punk-rock has a three way with rap and comedy while musical theater jerks off in the corner. New album “Mock Bottom” is out now! Available at www.KILLYTHEKID.com or go straight to ITUNES:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mock-bottom/id530564603
“I would forgive Kanye everything if he named his baby ‘Blue Ivy II.’”
EPISODE 1: EDDIE PEPITONE with BOB POWERS and STACEY NIGHTMARE
In this episode of Tell Your Friends!, Liam McEneaney talks to Billboard-charting comedian Eddie Pepitone (The Sarah Silverman Program, 2 Broke Girls) about how growing up in Staten Island cemented him as an outsider and about whether success will ruin his status as an “angry comedian.”
In addition, Bob Powers tells the story of an ill-fated lake cabin guest book and we spend a moment with Stacey Nightmare. Plus, Liam talks about meeting a couple of born-again Christian gypsies, and how their attempt to convert him made him consider his stance on gay marriage.
This is a sneak preview of the January 7th episode.
January 14th, we return with Mike Doughty.
January 21st: W. Kamau Bell
January 28th: Bryan TuckerTHEME SONG BY A BRIEF VIEW OF THE HUDSON
![TELL YOUR FRIENDS! is one of NYC’s longest running indie comedy shows. Started in a bar basement as a goof for friends to try new material, it has grown into a concert film which was filmed at The Bell House. TYF! features some of NYC’s best comedians, both established and up-and-coming.Saturday, January 5th:TELL YOUR FRIENDS!THE WINTER CARNIVALE!
at the Bell House149 7th Stwww.bellhouseny.com
DOORS: 7:30SHOW: 8:00TICKETS: $15.00BUY THEM RIGHT HERE
HOST: Liam McEneaneyWITH:GILBERT GOTTFRIEDBrooklyn’s own comedy legend in his homecoming show. Gilbert has been on every TV show, from “Carson” to “Letterman,” in films from “Beverly Hills Cop” to Walt Disney’s “Aladdin,” and is a legendary guest from “The Howard Stern Radio Show.” This is a Bell House SPECIAL EVENT.
MYQ KAPLANfrom his own Comedy Central special, “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and his album “Vegan Mind Meld” was called one of the year’s best by the AVClub
RENA ZAGERis a writer and comedian who has been seen on Comedy CentralMUSICAL GUESTS:
MIKE DOUGHTY
(pron.: /ˈdoʊtiː/ doh-tee;[1] born June 10, 1970) is an American indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter and author. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s, and in the 2000s, became a solo artist. His best known songs include “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well” “I Hear the Bells”, “Busting Up a Starbucks”, “Na Na Nothing” and “27 Jennifers”
KILL THE BANDPunk-rock has a three way with rap and comedy while musical theater jerks off in the corner. New album “Mock Bottom” is out now! Available at www.KILLYTHEKID.com or go straight to ITUNES:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mock-bottom/id530564603](http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee04f5975a908eb3d5c6e34db3cbd09e/tumblr_mfv09vrP4U1qehuvao1_400.jpg)
TELL YOUR FRIENDS! is one of NYC’s longest running indie comedy shows. Started in a bar basement as a goof for friends to try new material, it has grown into a concert film which was filmed at The Bell House. TYF! features some of NYC’s best comedians, both established and up-and-coming.
Saturday, January 5th:
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
THE WINTER CARNIVALE!
at the Bell House
149 7th St
www.bellhouseny.com
DOORS: 7:30
SHOW: 8:00
TICKETS: $15.00
BUY THEM RIGHT HERE
HOST: Liam McEneaney
WITH:
GILBERT GOTTFRIED
Brooklyn’s own comedy legend in his homecoming show. Gilbert has been on every TV show, from “Carson” to “Letterman,” in films from “Beverly Hills Cop” to Walt Disney’s “Aladdin,” and is a legendary guest from “The Howard Stern Radio Show.” This is a Bell House SPECIAL EVENT.
MYQ KAPLAN
from his own Comedy Central special, “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and his album “Vegan Mind Meld” was called one of the year’s best by the AVClub
RENA ZAGER
is a writer and comedian who has been seen on Comedy Central
MUSICAL GUESTS:
MIKE DOUGHTY
(pron.: /ˈdoʊtiː/ doh-tee;[1] born June 10, 1970) is an American indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter and author. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s, and in the 2000s, became a solo artist. His best known songs include “Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well” “I Hear the Bells”, “Busting Up a Starbucks”, “Na Na Nothing” and “27 Jennifers”
KILL THE BAND
Punk-rock has a three way with rap and comedy while musical theater jerks off in the corner. New album “Mock Bottom” is out now! Available at www.KILLYTHEKID.com or go straight to ITUNES:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mock-bottom/id530564603
‘Tell Your Friends’ Concert Film Available on DVD and CD
The concert film and part documentary ‘Tell Your Friends’, the Liam McEneaney and Victor Varnado’s NYC based live comedy show is now on both on DVD and CD from AST Records. It features performances by Reggie Watts, Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal, and more along with the story of performing in alternative venues, hence the term “alternative comedy”.
We just think it might be something you into this holiday season.
Dramatic readings of literary masterpieces such as Pretty in Pink, Grease 2, Jurassic Park (NOT the one by Michael Crichton), and so much more by:
Liam McEneaney
Marlow Riley
Heidi Vanderlee
Maggie Serota
“TV’s Frank” Conniff (Mystery Science Theater)+more TBD
MUSICAL GUEST TBAUnion Hall
702 Union St., Brooklyn
$5
21+
doors at…
11/7/2012
THE NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL PRESENTS:
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
at Union Hall
702 Union St. (@ 5th Ave, Brooklyn)
7:30 doors, 8pm show
TICKETS: $10
http://tinyurl.com/TYFNYCF
HOSTED BY:
VICTOR VARNADO
from Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien, and Comedy Central’s “The Awkward Comedy Show”
WITH:
JANEANE GAROFALO
from her one-hour specials on Epix and HBO, and 24, West Wing, The Larry Sanders Show, Wet Hot American Summer
“TV’S FRANK” CONNIFF
from “Mystery Science Theater 3000”
LIAM McENEANEY
from Showtime, Vh1, Comedy Central, “Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!”
TANYA O’DEBRA
from the famed comedy duo, The O’Debra Twins. She is filled with Funfetti AND confetti
HOUSE BAND
AM to AM
TONIGHT’S SHOW AT THE BELL HOUSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED
However, you can still check out our TYF! show as part of the New York Comedy Festival, which will be the subject of the next post here.
