I’m going to be the guest co-host for Alternative to Sleeping tonight on 90.9 WCDB FM! I’ll be with regular host Ethan Ullman for two hours to talk stand-up comedy as well as playing some of my favorite clips from my favorite comics, including but not limited to Patton Oswalt, Todd Barry, Natasha Leggero, [...]]]>  

I’m going to be the guest co-host for Alternative to Sleeping tonight on 90.9 WCDB FM! I’ll be with regular host Ethan Ullman for two hours to talk stand-up comedy as well as playing some of my favorite clips from my favorite comics, including but not limited to Patton Oswalt, Todd Barry, Natasha Leggero, Paul F. Tompkins and many many more.

It’s going to be a great time and an even greater listen.

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It’s only $5. You’ll get a good show from that crowd. I’ll be there along with all the cool kids in Albany.

Here’s a [...]]]> Tonight’s the premiere for the Open Mic web series at Lark Tavern. It’s a project that’s been in development for over a year by a few local comedian friends.

It’s only $5. You’ll get a good show from that crowd. I’ll be there along with all the cool kids in Albany.

Here’s a preview trailer:

Disclosure: in a future third episode, yet to be filmed, I make a pretty prominent appearance.

You’ll notice that this blog has been…well, sparse as of late. Mostly I just use it to remind people that I’ll be performing stand-up comedy, such as TOMORROW NIGHT!

Boo-yah! Gotcha. You can’t escape that shit. I’m too quick. I’m like [...]]]> -or- THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T SEE SHIT HERE NO MORE

You’ll notice that this blog has been…well, sparse as of late. Mostly I just use it to remind people that I’ll be performing stand-up comedy, such as TOMORROW NIGHT!

Boo-yah! Gotcha. You can’t escape that shit. I’m too quick. I’m like a self-promoting comedy cat, springing out at you when you least expect it. You are a mouse in my jaws. Come out tomorrow night or I’ll tear you apart.

Anyway, here’s everything I’ve been working on, since people keep asking me to send them the links of the stuff I’ve been writing as if I somehow don’t have all this fucking work to do and because they can’t use Google, or poke around Spike.com for five minutes. I’m not bitter, honest. I’m just really hot in this office and cranky and on the man rag.

Also, if you’re on Tumblr, take a peak at KEVIN MARSHALL vs. THE INTERNET, which is for all intents and purposes my main blog now.

Also, do you follow the All Access Weekly and Spike TV Tumblr blogs? If you do, THAT’S ME, SUCKAS! Surprise again!

So here’s the articles. Please note that this doesn’t include stuff like me covering the releases of the iPad Mini, Call of Duty, Halo 4, etcetera and so on that are more time-specific/spec listings.

Articles for Eddie Murphy: One Night Only (premiering tomorrow night at 10/9c on Spike):

• The Many Faces of Eddie Murphy – a profile of Murphy’s wildly varied career, from SNL character actor to outrageous stand-up to family friendly film lead to Oscar contender.
• Let Your Soul Glo: Our 5 Favorite Moments from “Coming to America”
• Eddie Murphy’s Great 8 Film Performances

For All Access Weekly:

• Car Phones, Wrist Darts, and Jetpacks: Our 10 Favorite Bond Gadgets
• Gerry Duggan Talks Deadpool, Marvel NOW! & Brian Posehn’s Old Glove Smell
• Halo 4 Is Finally Here
• Brian Posehn On Deadpool: A Geek’s Dream Come True
• Disney vs. Star Wars – For All (4 Billion) Of The Marbles
• 10 Coolest Bad Guys In Video Game History
• Characters That Aren’t Cosplayed at Comic Con, But Should Be
• Five Great Superhero Dystopias
• The Secret Tattoos of Marvel Superheroes
• The Ninja Turtle Personality Quiz
• The Greatest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Of All Time
• Recent Signs Indicate The Machines Are Taking Over
• R.I.P. Dead Tech
• The Internet National Convention
• Fabien Cousteau vs. Aquaman: Who’s the True King of the Sea?
• The All Access Weekly Geekathlon
• Dax Shepard Is Living The Dream
• Casting Sony’s Live-Action “Alf” Film

My Editorials for MMA Uncensored Live:

• Women’s MMA Doesn’t Need Your Approval, Fellas
• Farmboy Forever: Why Matt Hughes Is The All-Time Greatest Welterweight
• FightLimbo: How Zuffa’s Acquisition of Strikeforce Has Been a Disaster for Fighters
• Five Reasons Fight Fans Should Count Down to January 1st
• The Wrestling and MMA Overlap
• Legality, Ethics, and TRT
• Five Fights We Hope Don’t Get Cancelled
• Gone Too Soon: Fighters Who Retired (sometimes had to) Way Too Early
• Hail to the King (King Mo profile)
• Injuries in MMA Aren’t an Epidemic, They’re a Trend That Need to Be Addressed
• In Defense Of Jon Jones
• Ronda Rousey’s Armbar and the other Smoothest Moves in MMA
• On Classic MMA Rematches
• Dos Santos vs. Overeem Is Worth Waiting For
• No MMA In The Olympics
• Tito Ortiz: Five Hall of Fame Moments
• More Shows Demand More Stars
• The Naked Truth of Ronda Rousey’s Self-Promotion
• Is Jon Jones Next For Anderson Silva?
• Why Anderson Silva Will Dominate at UFC 148
• Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva: Are These Guys For Real?
• Paul Daley & Brett Rogers: Bellator Courting Controversy
• Athletic Commission Ineptitude is Killing Boxing and MMA
• Why Carlos Condit Should Wait for GSP
• Kenny Florian and Five Guys Who Are (Probably Not) Retired
• Sonnen’s TRT Exemption Troubling for the Sport
• Three Fights Worthy of Ending B.J. Penn’s Retirement
• Uncertain Proving Grounds: Barnett vs. Cormier and Bellator 69

$10, 9pm

All proceeds collected at the door will go directly to the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/397891530284787/

One of the main goals of the Spike gig and perks thus far (other than everyone I’ve encountered that works there – seriously, they’re all fantastic people and I’ve had nothing but great experience and interactions with them) is the ability to use that money to save up for a car.

I’ve been [...]]]>

One of the main goals of the Spike gig and perks thus far (other than everyone I’ve encountered that works there – seriously, they’re all fantastic people and I’ve had nothing but great experience and interactions with them) is the ability to use that money to save up for a car.

I’ve been without a car for roughly…what is it, two years now? Maybe longer than that. It’s been a Hell of a crutch for me socially, since I live in an area with very limited public transit. More importantly, though, it’s prevented me from further pursuing my passion of stand-up comedy. Hitting the road has been a goal of mine for some time, but not possible because I don’t have a car. Some comedians can demand a few hundred for a bus and/or other travel accommodations. But they  have significantly more than just a little over a year under their belt, so they can command that sort of thing.

Me? Not so much.

Not that I’m complaining, there are far worse things that could happen. There are far worse situations I could be in. I’m constantly aware of this, if only to keep myself from wallowing in the kind of despicable self-pity that I’m so apt to fall into.

I received another reminder this week with the devastation left in the wake of Sandy.

People who have known me for longer than a moment know that I love New York. I really, truly do. There’s something about that city that just makes me feel okay every time I’m down there, no matter what the circumstances. It helps that I have my brother, sister-in-law, and adorable nephew living in Park Slope and two truly great friends in midtown Manhattan, Brian and Marla, who provide me with a place to crash during my all too brief and infrequent sojourns.

Seeing the footage of Sandy struck me because, for the first time that I can recall, I recognized the flooded streets and damaged buildings. If not having direct memories, I have at least peripheral recognition of the stricken areas. Seeing what’s happened in Jersey is just as heartbreaking, because there is a sort of familiarity with it. New York and New Jersey have an intrinsic, symbiotic relationship in its population, architecture, culture, and architecture. It’s sort of unacknowledged, even denied at times, but it’s there. We will joke, poke, and prod, but we are sibling states.

And so, while I feel the crunch financially and had planned to at least start looking at vehicles within the next couple weeks, I’m putting those plans on hold for at least a little while longer.

All money I’ll earn from my work this week through Spike – running their tumblr (SpikeTV.tumblr.com), the Tumblr for All Access Weekly (allaccessonspike.tumblr.com), writing for the All Access blog (http://www.spike.com/shows/all-access-weekly/articles), and my editorials for MMA Uncensored Live (http://www.spike.com/shows/mma-uncensored-live/articles) – I will combine with whatever I’m paid for my gig this Friday night at the Upstate Artists Guild in Albany and donate it to the Red Cross’s Disaster Relief Fund.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod10002

You can help, too. I’m not asking you to do what I’m doing; what I do I’m doing because I finally, after years of living paycheck to paycheck (if that) can afford to do it. But even as little as $10 helps. You can donate by visiting the link above or make a $10 donation by texting REDCROSS to 90999.

You can also, in lieu of or addition to that, donate $10 to the American Humane Association which provides help and relief for victims’ pets in the form of food and shelter, by texting HUMANE to 80888.

Do it for New York and New Jersey, and all the other areas affected by Sandy. And also for all the other areas throughout the world that are helped by the Red Cross and their services.

Upcoming performances

Plus this Sunday in Lenox, MA! Visit my Performance Calendar for more details.

“LAUGHS FOR LOVED ONES” RAISING FUNDS, AWARENESS FOR ALZHEIMER’S
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“LAUGHS FOR LOVED ONES” RAISING FUNDS, AWARENESS FOR ALZHEIMER’S
Local stand-up comics join forces to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association of North Eastern New York at Waterworks Pub on November 9th

The area’s best stand-up comedians will join forces for a one-time event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association of North Eastern New York.

Laughs for Loved Ones will be held on Friday, November 9^th at the Waterworks Comedy Lounge (76 Central Ave., Albany). The show starts at 9pm with doors opening at 8:30pm. The cost for the event is $10 with all proceeds going directly to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Headlining the event are crowd favorites Jaye McBride and Ethan Ullman. Jaye has been seen literally coast to coast, from the Laugh Factory and Comedy Store in LA to Caroline’s in New York City. Locally, she serves as the co-host and co-producer of the monthly Laughs on Lark showcase, which occurs on the second Wednesday of every month at Elda’s on Lark in Albany, NY. Ethan is the host of Alternative to Sleeping, a weekly comedy program that can be heard on WCDB 90.9FM and alt2sleep.com, and has  opened for Todd Barry, Brian Posehn, and Doug Stanhope, among others.

Other local comics on the lineup include Kevin Marshall, Mo Haskins, Kristin VanSteemburg, Luke Donovan, and Shawn Gillie.

The event is being organized by Kevin Marshall. Waterworks Pub is providing the facility for the event free of charge.

The Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York seeks to advances research, provides and enhances care and support for those stricken with the disease and their loved ones, and seeks to reduce the risks associated with dementia through the promotion of brain health. More information is available at their website: http://www.alz.org/northeasternny/.

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For more information, please contact Kevin Marshall at deputymarshall@gmail.com or call 518.892.0577.

LoL is a monthly showcase on the second Wednesday of every month at Elda’s on Lark in Albany, NY.

Check out the event page and also be sure to like Laughs on Lark on Facebook.