Show Notes
Andrea Allan enters the archives on April 16, 2014 at The Village Underground in New York. We sort through photos from The Creek, my studio in Brooklyn, a Keith and the Girl podcast marathon. But maybe we're never gonna top this one photo from 2016 at The Village Underground. And that's... ok. I also go OFF on a tangent about how the algorithm tricked people into thinking I moved outta the city during the panini, but actually, I was here and working on the archives... the very admin drudgery that would make this podcast possible. But I'm not hurt or annoyed by the misunderstanding anymore, as you can see by my tangent.
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Host Mindy Tucker Guest Andrea Allan Theme Song Taking Pictures by Hula Podcast Consulting Seltzer Kings Cinematographer Eric Durkin Editor/Sound Jeremy Balon Chief Administrative Officer Jin Moon Booking Consultant Marianne Ways Graphics Howdy.nyc Executive Producer Mindy Tucker Sponsor Blonde Medicine Special Thanks Pat Byrne
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Marianne Ways, comedy booker and producer brings in HER photos of NYC comedy from 2003 - 2008. You'll see photos in the tray from Marianne's point and shoot camera. Calling all comedy nerds! Check these snippets from just the first 15 minutes of our chat: Wet Hot American Summer, Paul Rudd as Freddie Mercury, Marianne learns from Amy Poehler that you cannot take flash photos during a comedy show. Stella at Fez, Mike Birbiglia, Kristen Schaal, Nick Kroll, Zach Galifianakis. A lost video of Flight of the Conchords performing to a room of six people. Maya Rudolph on Soundtracks Live. John Oliver at Rififi! Marianne will be putting these photos and more together in a zine. I'll be there at her launch at The Bell House on October 5. Come say hello!
Wyatt Cenac enters the archives in 2008 at Comix shortly after moving to NYC for The Daily Show. He shows up in photos at Whiplash, Bowery Electric, and Hannibal's Comedy in a Garage at Matchless, a precursor to the much loved Knitting Factory show. While we didn't get to Wyatt's show, Night Train, in this ep, you can see the ones taped for Seeso here. We'll get to that era in the next episode. You can also celebrate Night Train at the upcoming Hot Butter Train show at The Bell House. It's a kick-off for Marianne Ways' Kickstarter!