Comedy For A Cause
Posted on | July 21, 2009 | No Comments
I will be performing on Thursday, July 23rd at the Spotlight Comedy Club in Studio City at the “Friends With Benefits” charity event to raise money to fight cerebral palsy. The night will include headliner Chris Porter from Last Comic Standing and a solid lineup of other comics. Including myself.
Details:
Thursday July 23, 7:45
Spotlight Comedy Club (aka Aura Nightclub)
12215 Ventura Blvd (about 2 blocks north of Laurel Canyon)
Studio City, CA
free underground parking in the back
$10 at the door. all proceeds go to charity.
Peace.
Main Room @ the Comedy Store- 7/15
Posted on | July 13, 2009 | No Comments
My next stand up gig is this Wednesday in the Main Room of the Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd. 7:45. $10 at the door, 2 drinks. about a dozen comics. email me for info: info@aaronfoster.com
Next Stand Up Gig: A Good One
Posted on | June 28, 2009 | No Comments
I have been invited to do a set with the Men’s Club Comedy Tour this Thursday night in Sherman Oaks. These are four seasoned road comics with more than 40 years of stand up between them and this will be a great show. I will be doing a 10 minute set and will also be filming it to use as a demo reel to send to clubs, managers, and promoters, etc. I’d love to have as many supportive voices in the crowd as possible. Details below, contact me directly at info@aaronfoster.com for half price tix.
The Men’s Club Comedy Tour, Thursday July 2nd
@ The Spotlight Comedy Club (AURA Nightclub)
12215 Ventura Blvd
7:30pm
$10 at the door, full dinner menu available
I hope to see you there. Thanks!
Stand Up video
Posted on | June 23, 2009 | No Comments
Finally fixed my youtube upload problem. Here’s a video of the showcase I did last week at the Comedy Store. Youtube doesn’t allow vids over 10 minutes so it’s in two parts.
Hope I’m funny.
Part 1
Part 2
Another Stand Up show…
Posted on | June 20, 2009 | No Comments
I’ve been trying to get my latest showcase up on youtube but for some reason, it’s not working. My desktop Mac has been doing this for a while actually, in case anyone knows the answer. I go through the process of uploading the movie from iMovie, everything goes perfectly, it says it uploaded, etc. But it never shows up on youtube for some reason. I tried it today from a quicktime file, same thing, it all goes well and says “successful upload” but it never shows on youtube. WTF? Since this started a while back I would just transfer the movies to my laptop and upload from there, no problem. But the laptop has crashed so I can’t even do that. Any help appreciated: info@aaronfoster.com
Other news. Show tomorrow night, Sunday, June 21 at the Hollywood IMPROV on Melrose. 8:30pm. $14 at the door. 10 comics.
Monday night comedy competition at Cinespace Hollywood at 6356 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Floor. 8:30pm. $10 at the door, $5 thru me presale only.
More Stand Up news…
Posted on | June 17, 2009 | No Comments
Hey kids, I had a GREAT show last night at the Comedy Store with the incredible group of people I’ve been writing with for the last few months. Video of that show should be posted here in the next day or two.
I will be doing a set at the Hollywood IMPROV (on Melrose) on Sunday evening: the 8:30pm show. I’m not sure anyone in LA actually reads my blog, but I keep posting invites here anyway. There’s a big difference between playing to a crowded room and an empty one. (Hint: crowded is better.)
I’d love to see you there because, seriously, what else are you going to be doing on a Sunday night that’s better than laughing? And if you say you have to stay home and watch Rock of Love, please, please, please, at the very least, don’t ever procreate. Your genes aren’t worthy.
More Stand Up Comedy Gigs
Posted on | June 3, 2009 | No Comments
Upcoming shows:
Saturday, June 6th 7:30pm
Spotlight Comedy Club (aka AURA)
12215 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA
free underground parking. 10 comics. Several of them funny.
$10 cover, 1 drink minimum.
Wednesday, June 10, 7:45pm
The Comedy Store (Belly Room)
Sunset Blvd
$10 cover, 2 drink minimum.
10 comics.
*****Tuesday, June 16, 7:30pm******
The Comedy Store, Belly Room
This will be a GREAT show! 12 comics that I have been writing with for almost 6 months and we are all doing a show together.
This will be 12 professional comics, not 3 funny people and 9 jackasses. And best of all, there is NO COVER charge! It is Free! (yes, still a 2 drink minimum) You can’t beat that.
See you there.
It’s not Dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there.
Posted on | May 22, 2009 | No Comments
I’m at LAX on my way out of town for the long weekend. Bristol Palin is on the cover of People magazine, holding her baby. In it, she apparently talks about how if girls knew how hard it was to be a parent, no one would be having sex. Uh, sorry sweetheart, I’m gonna try to go easy on you since you clearly come from less than prime DNA donors, but you couldn’t be more wrong if you tried. Most teen girls know how hard it would be to be a parent and therefore choose to practice SAFE SEX. Any single mom without a high school diploma preaching abstinence should be muzzled for her and our own good.
Jessica Simpson is on the cover of Vanity Fair. Why? I hate to pile on, and I couldn’t give two shits if she’s put on weight or not, she just isn’t talented. Can’t act to save her sould and lip synchs her concerts. Why do we celebrate such mediocrity? Is it so we can believe that we too could be famous one day, if only we got our lucky break? To feel that “they” of the celeb world are no better or more talented than the rest of us? Yet another question we may never know the answer to since they just called my row to board. I’m out.
American Idol gets it wrong?
Posted on | May 21, 2009 | No Comments
How the Hell would I know? I don’t watch that drivel. To me it seems nothing but a showcase for mediocrity. I’m not saying those folks aren’t talented, or that I could come close to doing what they do, but I am saying that if anyone thinks they’re going to be listening to anything that an American Idol contestant releases 15 or 20 years later, they’re certifiably insane.
Think about the artists that changed your world. That inspired you, that touched you and let you know you weren’t alone in this crazy little thing we call Life. Of course, this group is different for everyone. For me, it includes Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Warren Zevon, Janis Joplin, Mick and the Stones, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, and others. Can you imagine pretty much any of those people on American Idol? They’d get on the show all right, as the people who get laughed out of the auditions in the first half of the season.
But those are artists who have changed the face of music in this country forever. How? By doing things DIFFERENTLY. Of course, most were met with disdain and simple indifference early in their careers. But they stuck to their beliefs about what their music should be rather than sell out to the corporate whores. And that is what creates change. Being unreasonable. I’ve got a quote on my fridge:
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
Or woman, obviously.
The American Idol contestants just seem to be doing their best impressions of existing stars. But we’ve already seen that. Not to say they aren’t gifted singers and performers, but give me something original, something different.
The internet is abuzz today because apparently the more talented guy didn’t win. Let’s see, he was gay and the dude who won is a midwest church goer? I’m utterly in shock that America wouldn’t vote for the gay dude with eye liner who is into glam rock. Of course, I have no opinion either way, since I never watched a second of this season and have seen maybe an hour total of American Idol in my life. I won’t get into my whole Ryan Seacrest thing. That career is a mystery bigger than Sasquatch, Nessie, the Abominable Snowman, and the lost city of Atlantis all put together. But I digress.
What was my point again? Oh yeah, America seems to be celebrating mediocrity more and more these days. All of these absurd so called “reality” shows that create “stars” out of regular people who have no talent, no brains, and no appeal whatsoever. What’s that idiot’s name on The View? Hasselback? Fine, she’s a republican, I have no problem with that. I have a problem that she and Sherri Shepherd are both dumber than a box full of hammers and yet are given a national platform to spew their ignorance. Shepherd isn’t even convinced the earth is round and also said something a while back to the tune of “nothing came before Jesus”. Really? That is Stupid on a level that would even make Forrest Gump say: “You’re really fucking stupid.”
Glenn Beck was handed his ass the other day on The View when Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg both called him out for telling bald faced lies about an encounter they’d had on a train a while back. He was caught dead to rights and all he could say was “I misspoke”. Fuck you, Glenn. You are a fear mongering moron inciting Americans to be scared of their government and blubbering like a 5 year old simpleton who’s lost his favorite toy. I’m rambling again aren’t I? Tough.
I got stuff to do, maybe I’ll come back to this tonight…
That’s how it goes. Everybody Knows.
Posted on | May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment
It’s been a while, but I saw Leonard Cohen here in LA a while back. The guy is absolutely amazing. This tune hit me tonight. I’ve kind of cracked on LA. Maybe for the last time. If I can sell my house I think I’m out. Don’t know if I had the talent to be a working actor, but I think I do. Just don’t have the skills to do all that stuff on the front side. Whatever. I’m tired of this town.
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you’ve been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you’ve been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
And everybody knows that it’s now or never
Everybody knows that it’s me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah when you’ve done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe’s still pickin’ cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows
And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it’s moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there’s gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows
And everybody knows that you’re in trouble
Everybody knows what you’ve been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it’s coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
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