The Ballad of Alex Grubard: Archive

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Jan 25th

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The Panic Hour episode 35 →

I sit in on N.A. Poe’s The Panic Hour with Adam Marshall Flicker, Steve Miller-Miller and Dustin Slaughter. What a time we have!

Jan 24th

Alex Pearlman's Dream Machine: My Week in Comedy:... →

It’s all true! alexpearlman: It has been a great week so I figured I would share with all three of you what I’ve been up to. Saturday: I did the wonderful Porkchop Comedy show in Conshohocken, PA. I got to hang out with a bunch of comics I don’t get to see that often. Including the always irreverent Jim Grammond. If you…

Jan 22nd

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“Accept that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you is...”

– Bob Dylan (“The Times They Are A-Changin’”)

Jan 21st

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Jan 20th

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“And I guess I just don’t know. And I guess I just don’t know…”

– The Velvet Underground (“Heroin”)

Jan 19th

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Cover Letter for open position at The Late Show...

To Whom it May Con-soin, It’s 2012, the year of ourselves, and I’m sitting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania listening to Todd Glass come out of the closet and I’m writing a cover letter for the position of stand-up comedy booker at to The Late Show with David Letterman. Google Docs doesn’t even recognize the occupation I’m dreaming of as a word. Ironically comedy booker is the man or woman...

Jan 17th

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Jan 17th

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Jan 6th

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Jan 5th

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The Top 10 Philly Comedians of 2011 →

“His stage presence is self-depreciating, focused, and bitter, but he is one of the most friendly people I’ve ever met.” - Alex Gross

Jan 3rd

megsokay asked: I was teasing! I'm hoping to get down to Philly sometime this year. I have friends and family in the area, and pals at PHIT.

Jan 3rd

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Comedians to Watch in 2012 →

“Quick, witty, and an enthusiast of call-backs, he’s definitely one I see getting a great deal of work in 2012.” - Andrew Alexander

Jan 3rd

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“Soon even a tall man will be over his head.”

– Pete Seeger (“Waist Deep In The Big Muddy”)

Dec 28th

Campus Philly: Alex Grubard →

Magali Roman wrote an article about me for Campus Philly where I interned this past semester. I predict this will only pique your interest on what it’s like to be me. More coming. I hope.

Dec 27th

Stolen Dandelions Tour: “Squirrel” ...

Dec 21st

Couching Surfing Coaching

If you’re a couch surfer you know it’s not easy to get by day to day. Here’s three ways to keep yourself sheltered: 1. Keep clean - a filthy houseguest is soon a street urchin. 2. Be polite - no one wants to accommodate a jerk. 3. Tell stories - people let you slide if you’re interesting, funny and they can live vicariously through you.

Dec 20th

STOLEN DANDELIONS TOUR: “Urban Legend...

Dec 19th

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STOLEN DANDELIONS TOUR: “American...

Dec 18th

“New York was his town. And it always would be.”

– Woody Allen (Manhattan)

Dec 17th

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Dec 16th

tuesday, december 20th

theafterlifecomedy: the afterlife with George Gordon + Alex Grubard + John F. O’Donnell + Sean Patton hosted by Josh Gondelman 9pm at the Sidewalk

Dec 16th

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“Mother nature is pregnant for the third time for y’all have knocked her...”

– George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic (“Maggot Brain”)

Dec 15th

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Busted For Tweeting by Molly Knefel →

Last night during an OWS Day of Action my friend, former roommate and comedian comrade John Knefel was arrested last night at the Winter Garden in Lower Manhattan. He, along with seventeen other protestors, were arrested essentially for filming and tweeting the events of the day in front of a gang of police officers. Either that or they heard from someone that he is a great roommate and always...

Dec 13th

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comediyordie →

Dec 12th

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Shows on Manhattan Island and Long Island

One week from today I will be on MANHATTAN ISLAND AND LONG ISLAND IN NEW YORK CITY performing on showcases around town. What a time to be alive, eh? Saturday December 17, 8 pm - GET LUCKY @ O’Hanlon’s (14th and 1st, Manhattan, NY) Sunday December 18th 8 pm - COLD SODA @ The People’s Improv Theater (24th, Manhattan, NY) Tuesday December 20th 7:30 pm - THE...

Dec 10th

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I don't have any MONEY. I've been paying for child...

“There was minor shock in the office when [Ron] Paul informed the staff they would no longer participate in the federal Medicaid or Medicare programs. ‘People will pay as they can,’ scrub nurse Donna White, who later married her boss’s youngest brother, recalls the doctor saying. ‘And if they can’t, that’s fine.’ One family, she says, paid him...

Dec 10th

Dec 9th

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Last Night's Set List

Just for fun, here’s a set list from last night. RAVEN Laid Off Bandana Paranoia Under Beard Squatter Poker Fuck Yourself Sing American No Sex No Bus No Weed No Pizza No Funny North Time Junkie I think that says it all.

Dec 9th

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Dec 8th

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“Be something you love and understand.”

– Lynyrd Skynyrd (“Simple Man”)

Dec 7th

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Campus Philly: Penn Players perform Rocky Horror... →

Dec 6th

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“I’d rather feel bad- I’d rather feel bad- I’d rather feel bad...”

– The Drive-By Truckers (“Play It All Night Long”)

Dec 5th

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Violence

There’s no way around it. The times, they are a-changing. What is wonderful is how peaceful the protesters are in late 2011 as opposed to the violent everyone other than MLK were in the 60s. The violence protesters are receiving however is violently depressing. I am Under The Weather Ground.

Dec 3rd

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“Well, I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just...”

– Bob Dylan (“Maggie’s Farm”)

Dec 1st

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Benefit for Esophageal Cancer Tonight

Tonight at 6:30 I’ll be performing on a benefit for Esophageal Cancer at the Temple Hillel Center on 16th and Norris in North Philly close to Temple’s campus. Come support a good cause and Esophageal Cancer. The first good cause is me.

Nov 30th

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Nov 29th

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Campus Philly: Wishberry →

Last week I interviewed the creator of Wishberry.us for Campus Philly and she was very nice. Check out the article and criticize any mistakes I made.

Nov 28th

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Nov 27th

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“If I’m unable to dance I will crawl.”

– Grateful Dead

Nov 26th

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Black Pepper Friday

Pretty sane, right? I’d say this was excellent that the Occupy movement is getting more aggressive, but guess what? The pepper spraying woman was ALSO A WAL-MART SHOPPER. She was trying to get an edge over the other shoppers so she pepper sprayed them and their kids. Those kids are quick and agile and you just can’t compete with them without an advantage. As of noon people are still...

Nov 25th

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You're Welcome

Here are a few good reads for the day by a few good people: Temple Correspondence Corner - 10 Things to be Thankful For This Thanksgiving by Magali Roman 100 Interviews - Someone who is banned from their home country by Gaby Dunn Campus Philly - Running in Fall by Ani Chen Salon - Last night at the Zuccotti baricades by John Knefel Hello. I’m Dan Eastman - I’m pretty much free all...

Nov 24th

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