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May 22nd, 2008

Agenda Picks: Just Do It

Steve Byrne

Thu., May 22, 8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., May 23-24, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; $15-$30, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com

by Ben Kharakh

May 8th, 2008

Agenda Picks: Just Do It

Christian Finnegan

Wed.-Thu., May 14-15, 8 p.m., Fri.-Sat., May 16-17, 8 and 10:30 p.m., $15-$30, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com

by Ben Kharakh

May 1st, 2008

Agenda Picks: Just Do It

Bill Burr

Thu., May 1, 8 p.m.; Fri., May 2, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; Sat., May 3, 7, 9:15 and 11:30 p.m.; $27.50-$32.50, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com

by Ben Kharakh

April 3rd, 2008

Agenda Lead: Fear And Loathing

Joe Rogan looks for relief through laughter

"I don't ever hope to accomplish anything other than make people laugh, but the way I want to make people laugh is by giving them a window into the way I look at life."

by Ben Kharakh

March 6th, 2008

Agenda Picks: Just Do It

Paul Mooney

Wed.-Thu., March 12-13, 8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., March 14-15, 8 and 10:30 p.m., $15-$29, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com

by Ben Kharakh

January 24th, 2008

Agenda Lead: Potty Mouth

Chilling out with Doug Benson

Doug Benson: One time Courtney Love approached me in a bar and said, "Doug Benson, you make fun of me on VH1." I said, "No I don't." Then she said it again and I said, "No, I don't." Then she dropped it, and the rest of the evening and every time I've seen her since she's been pretty friendly.

by Ben Kharakh

November 29th, 2007

Agenda Lead: Black Marketing

Michael Ian to the Rescue

MIB: No, I don't really feel any responsibility, but I have no conscience. So, I would probably be more like Topher Grace's character in Spider-Man than the Peter Parker character.

by Ben Kharakh

November 22nd, 2007

Agenda Lead: Double Talk

Back and forth with Todd Glass and Gary Gulman

GG: There's a game we play at Todd's house where we pretend the house is an airplane. You think a lot more of your place if it's an airplane. It may be an average apartment, but if it were an airplane, it would be the most luxurious airplane of all time. To have a shower, kitchen, living room—

TG: So we'll be sitting in the living room, pretending it's an airplane, and Gary will come in and go, "Have you seen the kitchen? It's like a full-sized kitchen!" And then it's like, "Holy shit!"

by Ben Kharakh

November 8th, 2007

Agenda Picks: In The Event That...

You Pity the Fool

For his Comedy Central-produced My Secret Public Journal tour, Mike Birbiglia bought himself a van. But not just any van. The 29-year-old comic painted it black with a red stripe on the side in a tribute to the A-Team's vehicle.

by Ben Kharakh

November 1st, 2007

Agenda Lead: Grins and Needles

Adam Ferrara on tough humor.

Adam Ferrara's latest role as Chief "Needles" Nelson on FX's Rescue Me is a departure from his previous Comedy Central specials and guest spots on

by Ben Kharakh

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