Here’s a quick clip of stand-up comedy. It’s really just one joke about the World’s Largest Fireworks Warehouse. This was shot at The Tank on April 29th, 2009 in Manhattan, NY. The lighting is very bright so I look like The Question. Enjoy!

Hey people or AIMbots,

I’m in Santa Fe, New Mexico right now visiting family, but I just got back from New Orleans, Louisiana visiting a girl. She’s doing well. I’ve been to New Orleans before and I’ve seen it all: Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, that guy that goes to open mics as The Wizard. But nothing really says New Orleans than a bonafide crawfish boil.

A lot of places claim to be not just a place, but a lifestyle. Fuck, that’s even the tagline to the movie Orange County, but that phrase doesn’t really apply anywhere besides NOLA. In New Orleans there’s only so many rules: the food’s great, the people are friendly and you could be shot at any moment. A crawfish boil combines all three.

Here’s what they do (I think). They take 1,000 Maine lobsters, buy a shrink ray, shrink all the lobsters down, throw them in the Gulf of Mexico, scoop them up, put ‘em in a sack, race and fight them against each other, boil them with potatoes, corn, celery, carrots, spices, etc. and then crack those thangs open, baby!

The way you open ‘em up is with yo’ phalanges. You turn the head so it breaks apart from the tail, then crack the tail on the side. Try and tear off one of the rungs on the crawfish tail for easy access. Give another crack on the side, grab the end and pull the meat out of it. Suck the head, rinse, repeat.

You get very little meat, but do that a few dozen times and you’ll be full until twenty minutes later when you have to dive into more. I went to three crawfish boils in a row. They were all wonderful. I have to give the Ashtons the gold metal though. Thank you!

Oh! Sucking the heads; I almost forgot. All that spice goes into the corn and the potatoes and the head so if you suck the head of the crawfish you get a special spicy sensation. I recommend. Plus if you eat the crawfish brain you get all its powers!

Thanks to everyone for coming to the show Saturday night. It was a grand ole time! We sold off some of my old roommate’s stuff, learned how to make French Bread Nachos and said good bye to one of the all time greats.

Thanks to Jon Clarke, Brent James Sullivan, Molly Knefel and Zachary Sims!

Next show is in Brighton, Massachusetts at Castlebar on June 5th. Check back like right here at this spot on the internet for more information aka teasers and stuff.

I hope you had a good time. We’ll have clips from the first three shows to come.

One thing Dan and I like to do a lot is make silly faces. Here are some old ones:

I’m also doing a show at 31 Rockwell right in Downtown Brooklyn. 31 Rockwell Place.

Also, Transcendentalist Television is tomorrow!
Saturday, May 9th
11 PM
The People’s Improv Theater
254 W 29th St.
Manhattan, NY
$10

Buy tickets ahead of time here.

Featuring:
Brent James Sullivan
Zachary Sims
Molly Knefel
Jon Clarke

We’ve also got three videos for you in our serialized series: Cacophony of Transcendence. It’s gonna be a great show! Come out!

I’m gonna try and have a good time out there tonight and get up four times. First I’ll be going to the Cake Shop open mic where the people are good and the bartender is cool, then to a show called Comedy Heights right by my apartment in Prospect Heights at Abigail Cafe then to The Underground Bar for UG and finally at 11 PM to the PIT (where Transcendentalist Television will be this Saturday at 11!) Stand-up comedy! Half off tonight! Just kidding; all these shows are free.

Here’s a photo from the weekend:

That’s right!

The People’s Improve Theater has asked us to do another show, and we have graciously accepted.

The show’s on Saturday, May 9th at 11pm. Directions to the PIT can be found here.

We have written a brand new episode, packed with great guests. Show three features:

Molly Knefel
Zachary Sims
Comedian Brent James Sullivan
Guitarist Jon Clarke

Who knows, maybe even the Hipster Grifter will show up.

Tickets are only $10, and are for sale at the door or online from Brown Paper Tickets. Use this link, or click the little box on the right side of the main page. It’s a sweet image made by Zeke Shore, and clicking on it will let him know you appreciate him.

It’s mother’s day weekend, so bring your mom, she’ll love it! She couldn’t have asked for a better present.

Come watch Transcendentalist Television. Make something of your entire life.

(I’m not a graphic designer. Usually, that’s Zeke’s job.)

Transcendentalist Television
Saturday, May 9th
11pm (run time: about an hour)
Live at The PIT
154 W 29th St # 2
New York, NY 10001
(212) 563-7488