Thanks to everyone who came out to The Yippie Museum last night. I think we all were just having a good time until some slumlord kicked Dan Tovrov and I off stage. Damn the man!

How was the show? It was wonderful! I thoroughly enjoyed it as did several viewers. There was a pie on the counter, but no one dared to throw it. Although there was a man at the computer in the front who has experience.

Thanks to Trey Galyon, Ross Hyzer, Billy Conohan, Jon Clarke, Joseph Rocha and Cool Guygot. It all went according to plan!

I also want to thank Stab for getting my back. He was going to defend our show’s honor to the bitter end. Fight, fight, fight for your rights!

And thanks to that guy who changed the HEAL THE SICK placard. I have no idea where you came from, but you’re right; the sign can’t be upside down.

Thanks to The Mike Bjella Quintet who played before us. Good work. You’re officially New Orleans approved.

Thanks to the Yippie Museum for the coffee and for streaming the whole show online. It’s the whole night of April 11th, 2009. Transcendentalist Television starts one hour and a half in. But check out The Mike Bjella Quintet. They were talented. We’ll soon (hopefully) have a better tape, but this was made instantly. Isn’t that awesome? It’s like the internet is our friend.

I hope that kid found a place to sleep.

All in all it was a fantastic night and I will cherish it for centuries. When we are aware of our next show we will bring it to your attention as soon as possible. Here’s a hint though: maybe take up residence in Boston, Massachusetts.

Yippie!

Transcendentalist Television
Beware the flying pies

Transcendentalist Television goes live this Saturday, April 11th at 9:30pm, at the Yippie Museum (upstairs stage) in Greenwich Village (map).

As always, the show is hosted by Alex Grubard, with Dan Tovrov and the Band.
Show 2 Featuring:
Trey Galyon
Ross Hyzer
A film from Cool Guygot
and so much more!

It’s an all new show, so if you think you know the New Transcendentalists, think again!

The show is Free! and the Yippie Museum isn’t actually a museum, it’s a cafe, so come drink some cheap coffee, watch some great television, and bring your own flask!

Enlightenment through comedy.

Getting heckled at a show is always terrible, because anyone demanding a response has to be addressed and then the show takes an unprepared turn. Sometimes a heckler can be ignored, but most of the time a comedian will just verbally attack them. That’s what they want to do as a person, they have the authority to do and they are in a profession where they can do it very well. It’s so easy to make someone else look like an idiot when they are interrupting you and you are on a stage with a microphone. It’s like picking a fight a party with the person who owns the house. You’re going to be outnumbered.

Last night I did a show uptown and then went down to Comix with comedian Trey Galyon to check out Al Madrigal headline. It was the late show on a Friday and there were a lot of loud drunk people out with eight of their friends. One of them was getting heated for some dumb reason or another and then heckled Al. They were going to throw the guy out, but Al just let it slide, tried not to be a dick to him and kept going through his act.

I really thought it was noble of him and respect him for that. It’s so easy to go after a guy. It doesn’t happen that often, but every now and again someone is a disturbance that has to be dealt with. I’ve gone after drunks in the crowd a few times and you always end up looking like a champion. Sometimes it feels like it has to happen to get the rest of the show moving along. Last night Al didn’t attack the guy and that was great to see.

As a comic, sometimes I like to see a trainwreck. It’s kind of humbling, because heckling is a vicious cycle. Hecklers always say, “it’s all a part of the show,” or “you guys are supposed to be able to deal with that.” No, it’s not a part of the show; and yes, it is easy to deal with. But because hecklers think that it’s a part of the show they’ll keep doing it and it becomes a part of the show and since we get more practice in handling it we do end up dealing with it.

Good on you Al Madrigal! I’m impressed that you didn’t just bury that fucker into the ground. You got a couple of simple shots in, but you left that guy with some dignity. Although he clearly hated every minute, but that’s his own fucking fault, of course. That was the first time I’ve ever seen someone let a heckler off, but truth be told, I may stick to what works, y’know?