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My First Trip to a Comedy Club

January 01, 2020
My First Trip to a Comedy Club

Pete Holmes, Live in New Brunswick, 2012.

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Interviewing Christian Finnegan

December 24, 2019
Interviewing Christian Finnegan

Christian Finnegan remains one of my favorite interviewees to date. That said, it wasn’t a seemless interview.

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Colgate, Classics, and Comedy

December 17, 2019
Colgate, Classics, and Comedy

In college, I wormed stand-up comedy someway, somehow into every essay I wrote.

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Patton Oswalt: Comedy Gateway Drug

October 01, 2019
Patton Oswalt: Comedy Gateway Drug

How discovering Patton Oswalt led me into the world of stand-up

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On Their Own Terms: Stand-Up History and Etymology

August 14, 2019
On Their Own Terms: Stand-Up History and Etymology

Stand-up comedy itself is a largely rebellious art form, and its inconclusive start date speaks to its inability to be boxed. 

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Walter Benjamin and Stand-Up Comedy

August 06, 2019
Walter Benjamin and Stand-Up Comedy

Is stand-up comedy a work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction?

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20 Favorite Comedy Podcasts

August 02, 2019
20 Favorite Comedy Podcasts

Is there anything better than a really good pod?

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