Ferrari Hat's Travels and Ruminations

2007-07-26T17:39:00.001-04:00

UPDATES NOT COMING SOON
There are way too many blogs out there regurgitating the same information as zillions of other unoriginal blogs and this sucker is no different. This blog has had no updates since July of 07 and I don't see myself bothering with any in the future. So this son of a bitch is on hiatus.

Anything I do end up writing will (hopefully) end up HERE. Search for "klaus kinski"

2007-07-11T11:48:00.000-04:00

A FRIENDLY REMINDER
South Towards Home Benefit, featuring Tinkle (David Cross, Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin), Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, AD Miles, and MANY MORE!
Thursday 7/12/07, SouthPaw, Park Slope

This is just a friendly reminder that there is a super South Towards Home benefit at Brooklyn venue Southpaw on Thursday 7/12/07. Tickets are $25.00 which is a bargain for a line-up like this.

2007-07-06T11:40:00.000-04:00

UNION HALL 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Sunday 7/15/07
Tearing The Veil of Maya Edition, featuring Michael Showalter, Eugene Mirman, David Cross, Janeane Garofalo, special musical guests

I am taking time from my vacation on the beach to write this, so you better appreciate it, fucker*. The comedy event of Union Hall's First Anniversary Week has been announced and it's a whopper. The comedy spectacle will take place on the main level, while a surprise band and DJs will dominate the basement live room. I don't get to Union Hall much these days, but a Union Hall-wide show of this caliber brings to mind the hot sweaty claustrophobia inducing Onion Christmas Party from last year... Anyhow, here's the details

Sunday July 15, 2007 ** $10 ** 6pm DOORS
TEARING THE VEIL OF MAYA
Comedy upstairs, surprise band and DJs downstairs
Featuring:
Michael Showalter & Eugene Mirman
David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
special musical guests

* or don't. It's cool, G.

2007-06-26T14:03:00.000-04:00

BAD ART AUCTION @ HIRO BALLROOM 7/10/07
Featuring BAND OF HORSES AND ZACH GALIFIANAKIS

As some of you may or may not know, New York Magazine has been gradually getting through a 6-event series called New York By New York.

The latest installment of the series is a Bad Art Auction that takes place on 7/10/07 at the Hiro Ballroom in NYC and will feature Zach Galifianakis and Band of Horses.

Here are the details

New York Magazine Presents
Bad Art Auction with Zach Galifianakis & Band of Horses
Jul 10, 2007, 8:00 PM, @ HIRO Ballroom -
363 W. 16th Street Below the Maritime Hotel
Buy Tickets

Limit: One ticket per person. Why? Because, each transaction includes a one-year (46-issue) subscription to New York magazine, a $9.97 value

2007-06-24T15:32:00.000-04:00

PANDA BEAR - BOWERY BALLROOM - 6/23/07

Panda Bear @ Bowery 6.18.07 (CRED)

Last night I went to Panda Bear's second of two sold out shows at Bowery Ballroom and have to say that the live experience really overshadowed the album experience. He did the tunes from Person Pitch (and then some), but the tunes were tweaked, either in small ways, or in huge ways, and it felt to me like every song was significantly better than the album. His singing was superb and the audio-visual additions worked so well with the music. The back-drop projections featured an array of imagry ranging from pornographic collage, a head-banger pounding some drums in the middle of a rocky wasteland, people freaking out at a stadium, and many other very abstract scenes. It was a lot of fun and exceeded any expectations I had going into the show. I feel fortunate to have seen this show as there are currently no other tour dates on the horizon and the dude lives in Lisbon. However, if he ever ends up in your neighborhood GO!

2007-06-18T20:01:00.000-04:00

UPCOMING - PATTON OSWALT LIVE IN-STORE - 7/12/07
At The New and Improved Sound Fix, Williamsburg Bklyn

If you're too cheap to go to the South Towards Home Benefit featuring David Cross, Jon Benjamin and Todd Barry, then perhaps you'd like to see comedy elsewhere in Brooklyn? Like, say, PATTON OSWALT? At the new and improved Sound Fix Records in Williamsburg? Good! Here are the details:

Sound Fix Records
110 Bedford Ave (corner of N. 11th St.)
7/12/07, 8:00pm
THE SHOW IS FREE

And they have $2 beers. Word!?

2007-06-15T12:42:00.000-04:00

SOMETHING THAT MADE ME LAUGH
Thanks Joe Mande!

2007-06-15T12:22:00.000-04:00

UPCOMING - SOUTH TOWARD HOME BENEFIT
SOUTHPAW, BROOKLYN * * * 7/12/07 * * *
Feat. TINKLE with DAVID CROSS, TODD BARRY, AND JON BENJAMIN

If you think New Orleans and its surrounding areas are even remotely back to normal since Hurricane Katrina, you're out of your fucking mind. Ignored by our own government and basically left to try to pick up the pieces on their own, the Gulf Coast region is still in shambles.

Luckily organizations like South Towards Home are busting their asses to keep the spirit of renewal alive and active.

Brooklyn's Southpaw will play host to a South Towards Home comedy benefit on 7/12/07. Guests include David Cross, Todd Barry, and Jon Benjamin. Tickets are $25.00. That line-up is worth the ticket price alone. The fact that it's going to such a good cause makes it even better. So go! Donate! Fucking do something!

2007-06-04T12:41:00.000-04:00

RIP JOHN PIKE
Ra Ra Riot Drummer Passes Away In Mass.

The drummer from Ra Ra Riot died this weekend in Fairhaven Massachusetts (which, incidentally, is down the road from where I grew up). It's weird because I was sort of getting into this band recently and was thinking of checking out the Tokyo Police Club / Ra Ra Riot show at the Bowery Ballroom on August 10th.

Leave condolences here. More news can be found:

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Maybe it's because I was JUST starting to dig this band or maybe it's because a friend of mine died in almost the exact same circumstances at around the same age some years back; either way, this is a bummer.

2007-05-08T13:58:00.000-04:00

Patton Oswalt Signs To Sub Pop - New Record in July - Tour Dates (w/ Janeane Garofalo)

DOWNLOAD: Dukes of Hazzard (MP3)

Joining the ranks of David Cross and Eugene Mirman as awesome comedians who've signed to awesome indie rock label Sub Pop, it has been announced that Patton Oswalt's next record will be released by Sub Pop on 7/10/07. This will be Patton's third-ish full-length live record in a sea of Patton-related full-lengths and EPs. People will also be able to get this album on vinyl.

His previous releases are, for me, the gold standard of how awesome a comedy album can be. Unlike a lot of other comedy records out there, his library has an unusually high relistenability factor. So I have high hopes for this one.

Patton Oswalt / Janeane Garofalo Tour Dates
Jun 04 Punchline, San Francisco, CA (TIX)
Jun 05 Punchline, San Francisco, CA (TIX)
Jun 07 Avalon (Salt Lake City), Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 09 Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX
Jun 10 Emos, Austin, TX
Jun 17 Berklee Auditorium, Boston, MA
Jun 19 Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL
Jun 20 (7:00pm) City Theater, Detroit, MI (TIX)
Jun 20 (9:00pm) City Theater, Detroit, MI (TIX)
Jun 21 Marquee (Tempe), Tempe, AZ
Jun 24 Troubadour, Hollywood, CA (TIX)

Read the most incredible Patton Oswalt interview, ever. Period.

Patton and the other Comedians of Comedy were at Coachella this year. There are tons of reviews out there, but why not read Patton's personal analysis of the show (you'll need to scroll down a bit). Pics from Coachell can be found HERE and HERE

2007-05-06T18:23:00.000-04:00

UPCOMING!! 5/8/07
POOP CULTURE RELEASE PARTY!
Galapagos Art Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Call it a butt mitzvah, or a debutt, or a coming out party. It's a night of intellectual bathroom humor to celebrate the release of Dave Praeger's new book "Poop Culture: How America is Shaped by its Grossest National Product." Featuring comedians, musicians, short films, readings, and more, it's a fun and fascinating evening dedicated to the one thing no one wants to talk about -- the one thing we all have in common. Learn more at poopthebook.com!

Guests confired to appear include:

Gabe and Jenny

Bobby Tisdale

Stuckey & Murray

Gregg Gethard

Dave Praeger (of course)

THE DETAILS
Tuesday 5/8/07, 6:30pm doors, 7:00pm - 11:00pm Show
FREE
Galapagos Artspace
70 North 6th Street
between Kent and Wythe
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211

2007-04-28T19:07:00.000-04:00

COMEDIANS OF COMEDY AT COACHELLA
The Reviews Are Coming In

The Comedians Of Comedy were part of Coachella this year and it sounds like it was a phenominal. Check out this thread at Aspecialthing as the reviews are slowly coming in; including two from Patton Oswalt himself. I am sure reviews will crop up all over the place in the coming days but, man, I am pretty eager to hear Henry Owings' take on things over at Chunklet.

2007-04-28T18:59:00.000-04:00

DAVE CHAPPELLE DOES 6 HOURS OF STAND-UP
Asses Later Reported Sore

Dave Chappelle is known for dropping into comedy clubs unannounced to try out new material. However, a recent drop-in turned into a record breaker. He stopped by the Laugh factory in LA (home of the unfortunate Michael Richards incident) on Sunday 4/16/07. He hit the stage at 10:36pm and didn't stop doing material until 4:43am THE NEXT MORNING! That's over 6 hours of stand-up!. More on that HERE.

2007-04-28T18:52:00.000-04:00

R.I.P. HERE'S THE THING
Show Over After Short Run at The Pit

Alas, it appears that for every great comedy show that pops up in NYC (See below), one must must die. And unfortunately the comedy show we must say good-bye to is Here's The Thing. Here's The Thing took their popular show from Rififi uptown to The Pit just this past February. Past guests have included Human Giant's Aziz Ansari, Jon Benjamin, Andrew WK, Michael Showalter, Christian Finnegan, Kristen Schaal, and tons of other top shelf comedians. What went wrong? I don't know. Whatever the cause, NYC is losing a great weekly comedy showcase

2007-04-28T18:37:00.000-04:00

IT IS IT!
Piano's New Mega-Awesome FREE Comedy Show
UCB Theater, NYC

One new Manhattan comedy showcase I keep forgetting to mention is It Is It, which takes place at Pianos. Billed as a new recurring comedy series hosted by ADAM LOWITT of The Daily Show, this show has so far presented its attendees with some incredible line-ups (see fliers hyperlinked below). And the amazing thing is that the show is absolutely FREE!!. According to Lowitt, the show is set to happen every other Monday, or at least two Monday's a month.

Next Show:
Monday, 4/30/07 - 8:00pm
Greg Johnson
Tom Mccaffery
Morgan Murphy
Ben Karlin
John Oliver
Bill Burr

Check out some fliers from some previous shows

2007-04-27T12:27:00.000-04:00

UCBT’s UN-SANCTIONED TRIBECA FILM FEST F@CK AROUND
5/2/07, Featuring David Cross, Rob Riggle, Mariel Hemmingway
UCB Theater, NYC

For people like me who think the Tribeca Film Festival is the most overrated ego fuckfest jerk-offathon to hit NYC every year, UCB Theater has an antedote. From the website

Join host Paul Bogdonavich (Seth Morris), noted film director, film historian and dog food entrepreneur as he celebrates the Tribeca Film Fest. Mr. Bogdonavich will welcome luminaries from the world of cinema as well as those who have nothing to do with film festival in any way.

Scheduled to appear:

David Cross of Mr. Show, Arrested Development, and The Grand ,official selection of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival

With other surprise guests as well as a visit from Harvey Weinstein and Festival Founder Robert Dinero (aka Curtis Gwinn and John Gemberling)

Hosted by Seth Morris of Greetings From Earth official selection of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, Short Film Competition.

David Wain was initially slated to appear, but now he isn't listed on the flier. They have however added Mariel Hemmingway (really!?) and The Daily Show's Rob Riggle. Insane. Oh, and it's $8, not $5 and reservations are sold out.

2007-04-24T16:25:00.000-04:00

RICKY GERVAIS ADDS TWO MORE NYC SHOWS
Good Tickets Also Released for His 5/19 Show

Ricky Gervais has added TWO NYC MORE dates. The dates are as follows:

Thu, 05/17/07: Tribeca Performing Arts Center - NYC
(On sale 4/27 at noon EST)

Fri, 05/18/07: Tribeca Performing Arts Center - NYC
(On sale 4/27 at noon EST)

Really good seats for the 5/19 show have just been released as well; most in the center 100's.

Ricky will also be talking to John Hodgeman on Sunday 5/20 at noon at CUNY as part of the New York Times' painfully sold out Sunday With The Times event.

2007-04-21T15:18:00.000-04:00

INTERVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, INTERVIEWS!
Interviews With Comedians You'll Dig

Hey kittens! I've put together a modest list of interesting interviews with comedians. It's a lot to read, but you could use the practice.

Todd Barry Interviews Merge Records Artists The Rosebuds From His Apartment

Eugene Mirman Interviews ROBYN HITCHCOCK For a Sundance Channel Documentary

Travis Vogt interviews Eugene Mirman for Unsound

Twenty Little Known Facts About Eugene Mirman

Brian Posehn Interviewed For Gothamist

New York Magazine Stephen Colbert Interview

New York Magazine John Oliver Interview

Inside Joke's Carl Arnheiter Inverview For Gothamist

Human Giant Gothamist Interview

2007-04-21T15:12:00.000-04:00

DAVID CROSS, EUGENE MIRMAN, TODD BARRY, KRISTEN SCHAAL & MORE HEAD TO LONDON...
They Better Take Seperate Flights

David Cross, Eugene Mirman, Todd Barry, Kristen Schaal and others will be doing a very long run of shows at the famous rock venue The 100 Club in quaint old London England. The shows are going to be at 8:30pm June 19 - 23 and June 26-30. That's 10 shows! Details are still in the works (they're not even on the 100 Club calendar), but you bet your ass more info will follow as these dates approach.

2007-04-21T15:02:00.000-04:00

PATTON OSWALT AND PAUL F. TOMPKINS
IN NEW PILOT

In other pilot news...Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Daly, Greg Giraldo, and Lewis Black recently participated in a live taping of a pilot of a new Comedy Central TV show called The Root of All Evil. The basic idea of the show is that each comedian argues what is currently root of all evil in popular culture. It is done in a very courtroom drama sort of style, with Lewis Black serving as judge. TV Squad was there and wrote a phenominal recap.

2007-04-21T14:59:00.000-04:00

DAVID CROSS TO PLAY SATAN
Signs On To Potentially Disasterous Sitcom

Speaking of comedians I like signing onto upcoming sitcoms (See below), David Cross will co-star in a new CBS pilot called I'm In Hell. The show is about some Wall Street douche (Jason Biggs) who gets in a BlackBerry related car wreck. Hell is overbooked and said douche is sent to hell on earth where he tries to re-work his life and whatnot. David is to play the Devil, named Scott. You can read more here. A script of the pilot was also recently leaked.

2007-04-21T14:50:00.000-04:00

NICK KROLL TO PLAY CAVEMAN
Geico Character Based Sitcom a Go

You may know Nick Kroll from his appearances on Best Week Ever (click link, scroll down), the Oh Hello Show, or perhaps as the infamous Fabrice Fabrice. Nick recently signed on to co-star in a still-under-development ABC TV show based on the Geico Cavemen called, appropriately, CAVEMEN. Incidentally, none of the original cavemen from the Geico commercials has been cast in the show. If you want to see MORE of Nick, by all means, check out his highlight reel.

2007-04-21T14:46:00.000-04:00

TOM GOES TO THE MAYOR - DVD RELEASE
Awesome Show, Great DVDs

Tom Goes To The Mayor, one of my favorite shows ever, is out on DVD. The 3-disc set features the entire series, deluxe packaging, and special features that would make any fan weep with joy. Check out these sites for more Tom-related eye candy. And don't forget to watch the DVD promo

Speaking of Tim & Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job has been picked up for a whopping 30 MORE EPISODES by Adult Swim. YES!

2007-04-21T14:41:00.000-04:00

INSIDE JOKE DOES HOT FUZZ
A Sneak Preview I Missed

On Monday April 9th Inside Joke left the cozy confines of the UCB Theatre for a night and hosted an advance screening of the new Rogue Pictures film Hot Fuzz. The screening was followed by a conversation with the writers, director, and co-stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright - the same crew behind Shaun of the Dead and Spaced. Unfortunately, a last minute obligation forced me to miss this, but some folks from Aspecialthing were there

2007-04-21T14:36:00.000-04:00

BRAINYAXE - Mind Comedy
A New Awesome NYC Comedy Showcase

There's a new comedy showcase in NYC that looks quite promising indeed. Entitled BRAINYAXE, their premiere gig at the Bowery Poetry club on 4/12/07 featured a masterful line-up consisting of Andy Kaufman Award Winner Reggie Watts, Baron Vaughn, Craig Baldo, Tom McCaffrey, Jess Wood, and Sven Weschler. If this line-up is any indication of show to come, you can count on my ass spending Friday's at the Bowery Poetry Club.