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19 Oct 2012

The Homeless Comedian

I’ve been doing stand up comedy for about a year now. Plus or minus a few months due to time abroad. But I was totally still writing that entire time and being hilarious, in general. During my time in the New York that was before, as in pre-March, I had

May S. - Couch-Change Spelunker 0
30 Mar 2012

Comedy Night Hosted by Hannibal Buress at The Knitting Factory – FREE On Sundays

As most of you might know, The Knitting Factory has established itself as a well known venue for musicians, events and many up and coming acts for more than 20 years. Now basing its operations out of Williamsburg, The Knitting Factory continues to excel in New York’s music scene by

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
28 Mar 2012

How Not to Become a Gay Icon

Shortly after graduating college, I found myself in an “identity crisis.”  I realized that I had spent the last four years of my life writing analytical essays about “thingness” or whatever other words I could add -ness to the end of, and over-using the word “utterly” to make myself sound

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
10 Feb 2012

Let’s Get Pregnant With Comedy at Hank’s Saloon for FREE

The weekend before Valentine’s Day is upon us. Some of you might actually be celebrating Valentine’s Day this weekend, seeing as it lands on a Tuesday. If that’s the case then there are many events you can attend this weekend. Depending on whether or not this pre-Valentine Weekend date is

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
10 Jan 2012

Learn How to Be a Great Storyteller: FREE at Brooklyn Skillshare Tonight!

You know how some people are horrible storytellers?  Like, they start talking and the story drones on-and-on and you get super confused/bored and nod along but are secretly spacing out?  Well, don’t let that person be you!  Improve your storytelling skills by attending “How to be a Great Storyteller and

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
26 Dec 2011

My Broke-Ass Best-of-the-Year List

I am sure you will be saturated with best of the year list with every other critic and blogger, but I wanted to share my discoveries of the year. This is a hodgepodge list of media that I did/saw/consumed/heard this year. If you are not already up on this, I

Robin Hardwick - Cost-Conscious Connoisseur 0
19 Dec 2011

Broke-Ass Nostalgia: Mallrats

One can’t mention the film Mallrats (1995) without giving a nod to Clerks (1994). Clerks was writer/director Kevin Smith’s low-budget, indie masterpiece. It isn’t necessarily a novel idea these days, but in the early nineties, a movies about hourly-wage employees based mostly on snappy dialogue and not much action was

Robin Hardwick - Cost-Conscious Connoisseur 0