2011 Gulf South Comedy Challenge in New Orleans...

Congratulations to the following comedians...you have an entry to the Gulf South Comedy Challenge....Please confirm that you'll be here on your challenge date in January. I will have more info on how much time and hotel room costs very soon. If you cannot make it please let me know. Thank you and good luck. Terry Comeaux Entry Date: Thursday Jan. 6th show time 9:00PM   Contest will be held at the following location due to renovations at the Holiday Inn… Benedict’s Plantation 1144 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, La. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Terry Comeaux- 2nd L to R, producer...Marvin Lee 4th L to R, MC and Host and winner, Tommy Bergeron 5th L to R...i look like Marvin's bitch... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baton Rouge Funny Bone: Headliner, Marc Ryan 2nd L to R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

the sights:

 



top: bourbon street..the calm before the storm...

bottom: a statue's shadow on a church at the quarter...kinda spooky!!

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misc:

gum i found at a coffee shop...

my desk...from L to R: headphones, wallet and phone, car rental keys, itouch, cane's lunch, bag of souvenirs for the boys, camera case, water, eclipse mints, baby powder, my flight and car rental paper work, vitamins in zip lock bag, the "do not disturb" sign, my joke notebook, the desk phone and a wiped down TV remote control.

at the gut-buster's room...there was a futon in the bathroom...kinda handy, cuz sometimes i need a nap after i go #2...

2011 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival

Congratulations! You have been chosen by our selection committee to participate in the 2010-2011 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival!

You will be competing in the San Francisco market. All shows are either November 16th or November 17th, and details for each show are listed at SkullFestival.com.

Please confirm ASAP if you can make your show.

Or if you are no longer available, please let us know and we will give your spot to one of our alternates.

Thanks, and good luck!

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Steve Hofstetter
Assitant Director
Laughing Skull Comedy Festival
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Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club

157 W. El Camino Real

Sunnyvale, CA.

94087

Laughing Skull Festival

Wednesday Nov 17, 2010 8:00 PM

You help judge as hundreds of comedians compete to win cash, prizes, and notoriety! In the first round of the festival, 10 of the best comedians in the West converge upon the San Francisco Bay area to see who makes it to the quarter-finals. Come watch as up-and-comers clash against household names, vote for your favorites, and be a part of comedy history. Last year's festival featured representatives from Comedy Central and Letterman, and big headliners such as Margaret Cho. There's no telling what surprises will be in store this year!

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http://www.skullfestival.com/ ======================================================== 11/15/2010 Rooster T. Feathers November 17th - 8:00 PM $10157 West El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 736-0921 MC: Beth Schuman Judges: Heather Barbieri (Owner/Booker Rooster T. Feathers), Anthony Lane (Owner, Planet Gemini & Fox Theater), Jen Wilke (New Talent Coordinator, Rooster T. Feathers) Lineup: Anthony Zimmer Jimmy Earll Samson Koletkar Kabir Singh David Vanavermaete Alex Mesrobian Andrew Norelli Sal Calanni Don Friesen Grant Lyon                                                         SOLD OUT! If people do not show up (which often happens), tickets will be available for purchase at the club for $10 each. Thanks! ================================================================= 11/17/2010  showtime... (Left) Kabir Singh-3rd place (middle) Andrew Norelli-1st place Don Friesen-2nd place yes, i know i didn't win, place or show to  advance to atlanta in april...but i am truly  honored to even make that line-up.

passports, please...our trip to toronto.

October 22, 2010-

I don't know why, but it's always stressful crossing the border and doing shows in canada...we landed in buffalo, ny and while on our way to toronto, we were trying to get our story straight...you have to have the right permits, visas and such to do shows in canada...paperwork i never have.

i'm canadian so i can always say i'm visiting friends or relatives but this weekend i'm traveling with justin rivera, a comic/magician...he has suitcases full of gimmicks, gags and gadgets...women's underwear, bras and sponge penises...but no permits or visas.

he got hassled by the TSA asking what the locks and chains were for...sure, it's for magic.

rumor has it, that if you say you're doing a multi-cultural show they'll let you through...so, for the record we were doing multi-cultural shows up in canada.

thankfully we got through with no problems and after a long day we arrived at our destination at around 4 am.

we had to be at a tv studio to do some promoting around 9 am...needless to say i had bags under my bags...

'Daytime'...

with your hosts, brittany cornish and chris ferreira.

justin had a crush on the host...

Jaime Dookie

this nice lady was kind enough to charge us $30 for a copy of our segment...

horsin' around in toronto...

can you tell i'm not a pot smoker...

looks more like i'm playing a band instrument.

our shows were on friday and saturday at M studio in mississauga, ontario 30 minutes west of toronto...after our shows they did this thing called rakaoke...it's karaoke with a live band...i sang some 80's song and my friend craig did a prince and beatles tune...what a BLAST!!

i have to figure out a way to bring these guys to cali...i think they would be a big hit here...

M studio is not only a cool live performance venue but it's also a cool bar, a actual music studio and most importantly, a filipino restaurant.

you gotta check this place out: http://minervastudio.ca/

grabbing some grub before the show...

justin had the sisig...it's chopped up pig's head (ears, the snout and the brain) and for good measure an egg on top...

i just had the boring, but very yummy korean BBQ...

the shows...

sound check...

after the show...

a big thank you to the gang at M studio...

craig thumbing through a beatle's book...before his big performance.

Ron Josol, a toronto based comic, had a gig in NY but made the drive right after his show to hang out...

on sunday, ron was kind enough to get us some stage time around toronto...

grubbing after the show...

this mcdonald's blueberry pie only had minutes to live before i rescued it and stuffed it in my pie hole.

eaton centre, canada's times square...

...i flew home monday so i could get back to work on tuesday and justin stayed 'till thursday...guess what he got to do?


...monday, he got to hang out with russell peters...he hung out at his pad and went shopping with him...tuesday, he went to the demitri martin and steven wright show in toronto and got to hang with them after the show...


...damn day job!!