Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy

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founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by

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-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 200 comedy albums and videos since its founding in 2000, including albums by

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Greg Proops Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops (born October 3, 1959) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his guest appearances on the U.K. and U.S. versions of '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. He has also voiced th ...

David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series '' Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitc ...

Maria Bamford Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depressi ...

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, Judy Gold, the Sklar Brothers, and Eddie Pepitone. Comedian and actor

Marc Maron Marcus David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and has appeared more than fort ...

, who released his first three albums on Stand Up!, described Schlissel as "a guy who loves comedy, and is very attentive to the process of recording comedy," and, referencing the large number of noteworthy comics who were given important exposure in their early careers by the label, joked that "you've done everybody's first two records." A relatively small operation, the label is run almost entirely by Schlissel, who also served as recording engineer and producer on many of the label's albums. The label has been praised for bringing an independent approach to the comedy genre, inspired by Schlissel's roots in punk and indie rock. Henry Owings, founder of humor magazine ''

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'', stated that Schlissel "has done a great job trying to reintroduce some fresh blood into comedy albums. ... If anybody's trying to bring back the idea of comedy albums being something that should be looked at in the same light as a music album, it's him."

History

In the 1990s, Schlissel founded the

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-based

-ismist Recordings -ismist Recordings was a Lincoln, Nebraska-based independent record label founded in 1992 by Dan Schlissel. Over the 1990s, -ismist released nearly 80 albums and singles by bands including Killdozer, Season to Risk, and House of Large Sizes. It ...

, which released works by Midwestern punk, metal and alt-rock bands such as Killdozer and

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, including

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metal band Slipknot's 1997 debut/demo, '' Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat''. After Slipknot left -ismist for Roadrunner Records, Schlissel became disillusioned with running a music label, and moved away from Nebraska in 1998 to take a job at a software company in

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. He considered folding -ismist, but instead found new focus after convincing Lewis Black to work with him after meeting the comedian after a show in Minneapolis. Schlissel recorded Black's '' The White Album'' in

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, in 1999, with John Machnik, who would be his production partner for many years. Released on -ismist, the album was an immediate success, eventually selling around 60,000 copies, more than the entire previous -ismist catalog combined. Schlissel reinvented -ismist entirely, moving from punk rock to comedy. The label released several other comedy albums, including two by

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, '' Sicko'' and ''

Something to Take the Edge Off ''Something to Take the Edge Off'' is the third comedy album by Doug Stanhope, released in 2000 by Stand Up! Records and recorded live at The Laff Stop The Laff Stop was a comedy club, with locations in Texas and California. History and venues ...

'', and Jimmy Shubert's ''Animal Instincts'', while Schlissel launched Stand Up! Records in 2000. By 2002, -ismist had effectively closed down and been replaced by Stand Up! Records. Black's next album, the post-9/11 ''

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'', sold similarly well. Even after Black moved to the larger

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label, he continued to work with Schlissel, who produced or edited four more Black albums in the mid-2000s, ''

Rules of Enragement ''Rules of Enragement'' is Lewis Black's third album as well as his first for Comedy Central Records. It was recorded at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The title is a play on the military term, " Rules of engagement". An LP edit ...

'', '' Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues'', ''

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'', and '' Anticipation''. Of these, ''Carnegie Hall'' won a

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, while ''Luther Burbank'' and ''Anticipation'' were both nominated in that category. Stand Up! also released the vinyl editions of ''Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues'' and ''Rules of Enragement''.

Notable releases

Original productions

Stand Up!'s original works include: *Besides Black's ''White Album'', the label also released a 2002 set of ''White Album'' outtakes called '' Revolver'' (continuing the Beatles title theme), and the 2002 album ''

''. *Stand Up! released five albums by Doug Stanhope: 2000's '' Sicko'' and ''

'', 2002's '' Die Laughing'', 2007's ''

Deadbeat Hero ''Deadbeat Hero'' is Doug Stanhope's second stand-up comedy DVD and his fifth CD. Recorded at the Comedy Underground in Seattle, Washington in 2004, originally produced by Shout Factory, and released as part of the Ad Lib Breakout Comedy Series. ...

'', and 2009's '' From Across The Street'', as well as the Unbookables' ''

Morbid Obscenity ''Morbid Obscenity'' is the first CD put out by the collection of Comedians known as The Unbookables. Released in 2006 by Stand Up! Records and recorded live at the Skyline Comedy Cafe in Appleton, WI on April 5–8, 2006, ''Morbid Obscenity'' ...

'', a 2006 benefit CD led by Stanhope to raise money for fellow comic Arthur Hinty's gastric bypass surgery. *In addition to re-releasing Maron's debut ''Not Sold Out'', Schlissel recorded and produced Maron's second and third albums, 2006's ''Tickets Still Available'' and 2009's ''Final Engagement'', and released a best-of compilation of Maron's podcast ''

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'' in 2010. *Schlissel recorded and produced Maria Bamford's first two albums, 2003's '' The Burning Bridges Tour'' and 2007's '' How to WIN!'', as well as the 2010 live DVD ''Plan B''. *'' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' star Greg Proops released two albums on the label in 2007, ''Houston, We Have a Problem'' and ''Joke Book''. *'' Cheap Seats'' stars

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released three albums on the label, 2004's ''

Poppin' the Hood! ''Poppin' the Hood!'' is the debut stand-up comedy album by the Sklar Brothers Farrell Randal "Randy" Sklar and Jason Nathan Sklar (born January 12, 1972), professionally known as the Sklar Brothers, are American identical twin brother comed ...

'' and the 2011 albums ''Sklar Maps'' and ''Hendersons and Daughters''. *Emmy-winning comic Judy Gold released her 2004 debut album ''Judith's Roommate Had a Baby'' on Stand Up!. *Hannibal Buress's 2010 debut ''My Name Is Hannibal''. *2007's ''Caffeinated'', the sole comedy album by Jonathan Katz, star of animated sitcom '' Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist''. Stand Up! also often partners with comics who have already self-released an album to re-release it in an expanded edition with broader distribution. Examples include Maron's debut ''Not Sold Out'' and Pepitone's ''A Great Stillness''.

Vinyl and collectors' editions

Stand Up! releases albums via digital download and streaming, CD and vinyl. Although vinyl remains a niche market with minimal profit margins compared with digital and streaming, Schlissel told an interviewer for ''Roctober'' magazine that he continues to support the format because "the physical product matters. I want me and my artists to have something to hold in hand and say, 'I did this!'" The label's dedication to vinyl has been credited with helping a resurgence in the format; Don Steinberg of the

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stated that Stand Up! has given comedy on vinyl "a hipster comeback," while John Wenzel of ''

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'' lauded the label for "honoring the history of the format." The vinyl picture-disc edition of Black's ''End of the Universe'' was autographed by Black before manufacturing; his signature is part of the vinyl art, under the grooves. Dana Gould, former co-executive producer of ''

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'', re-released three discs on vinyl with Stand Up!: ''Funhouse'', ''Let Me Put My Thoughts in You'' and ''I Know It's Wrong''. For the 2009 re-release of ''Funhouse'', the label also made an 8-track tape version as well as CD and vinyl. Stand Up! often works with larger labels to co-release collector's-edition vinyl versions of a comic's album. Besides the two Lewis Black albums, Stand Up! also released LPs of David Cross's Grammy-nominated 2002 album ''

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'' and the subsequent ''

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'' and ''...America...Great...'', as well as Patton Oswalt's '' Feelin' Kinda Patton'' and ''

Werewolves and Lollipops ''Werewolves and Lollipops'' is Patton Oswalt's second comedy album, following ''Feelin' Kinda Patton''. It was recorded in Austin, Texas and released on July 10, 2007. The album also features a bonus DVD featuring an additional performance at ...

'', Hannibal Buress' ''Animal Furnace'', and

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's ''Death of the Party''. In 2015, the label re-released

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' groundbreaking 1968 ''The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album'' for

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; it had long been out of print.

Philosophy and approach to comedy

The name "Stand Up!" was chosen not only for its obvious connection with stand-up comedy, but for its association with free-thinking and revolutionary ideals, as in the

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song "

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" and the intellectually confrontational comedic approach of

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and

. The label's logo, a clenched fist holding a microphone aloft, was designed by street artist and activist

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in 2002. Rather than sticking to a single style of comedy, Stand Up! maintains a diverse set of styles and viewpoints among its artists. Political material on the label ranges from libertarian

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to moderate Will Durst to the left-leaning Black and Maron. Reflecting the label's interest in edgy, punk-inflected comedy and Schlissel's roots in indie rock, Stand Up! often works with visual artists who share that sensibility, such as Fairey and Frank Kozik.

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cartoonists Jack Davis and Mort Drucker drew the covers for albums by Tim Slagle and

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, while

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, the iconic punk artist who created many of Black Flag's album covers, drew the cover for J.T. Habersaat's ''Hostile Corporate Takeover''.

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, who designed

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's albums, did the cover for Glenn Wool's ''No Land's Man''. Wendy Pini, creator of the '' Elfquest'' comic-book series, illustrated the cover of Keith Lowell Jensen's album ''Elf Orgy''. Cartoonist Drew Friedman illustrated the 2014 vinyl edition of Eddie Pepitone's ''A Great Stillness.''

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-winning co-creator of '' Y: The Last Man'', drew the cover for Ray Harrington's 2017 album ''Overwhelmed''.

Ties with Minneapolis and Austin

In addition to its roster of nationally known comedians, the label also has particularly strong ties with the regional comedy scenes in Minneapolis-St. Paul and

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. Minnesotan comics on the label include Bamford, Mary Mack,

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, Chris Maddock, "Fancy Ray" McCloney, Corey Adam, and Rich Kronfeld of ''

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s '' Let's Bowl'', and Stand Up! has also released two DVDs of the Twin Cities public-access cable series ''Drinking With Ian''. In Austin, the label has put on multiple showcases at the annual

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, and has produced albums by Austin comedians including Andy Ritchie,

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, J.T. Habersaat, John Tole, Doug Mellard, and Ryan Cownie. In 2019, Stand Up! released the posthumous album by Austin's

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, ''Shondee Superstar'', which was praised by ''

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'' magazine as "a lovely introduction to a voice that's both purely unique and universally relatable ... If the world is only lucky enough to have one album from Lester, it's a blessing that it's a recording of a complete show."

Other works

Roku channel

Stand Up! has a streaming channel available on

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featuring new and archival comedy videos and podcasts.

Akumal Comedy Festival

From 2012 to 2015, Stand Up! hosted the annual Akumal Comedy Festival in

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, a nonprofit event held in

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, Playa del Carmen, and Akumal which raised money for the Mexican Red Cross. The festival featured comics performing in both English and Spanish. Headliners included Darryl Lenox, Maggie Faris, and Derek Sheen. The festival was co-founded by Schlissel and Twin Cities comic Gus Lynch, who also acted in the films '' Saving Silverman'', ''

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'', and '' I Spy''. Lynch died after an accidental fall in Akumal in 2014; the final festival was held in his honor.

Scottish tartan

In 2017, during the label's first visit to the

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, Schlissel registered a Scottish

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with the

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in the name of Stand Up! Records. Designed by

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kiltmaker Gordon Nicolson, the tartan blends the colors red, black, and tan (from Fairey's Stand Up! Records logo), blue (from the Israeli flag, symbolizing Schlissel's Jewish heritage), and silver-grey (for -ismist Recordings' 25th anniversary).

Discography

All releases from 2000 and 2001 were originally issued by -ismist Recordings, the predecessor to Stand Up! Records. When the titles were repressed, starting in early 2002, the branding was switched to the Stand Up! Records imprint. All titles from 2002 onward were originally issued by Stand Up! Records, unless under license from another label, or bringing an out of print release back into print.

2000

*SUR 001 -

- '' The White Album'' (CD, vinyl LP) *SUR 002 -

- '' Sicko'' *SUR 003 -

- ''

'' (CD, vinyl LP)

2001

*SUR 004 - Jimmy Shubert - ''Animal Instincts''

2002

*SUR 005 -

- '' Revolver'' (5" CD EP, 10" vinyl EP, including 3" CD EP) *SUR 006 -

- ''

'' (CD, vinyl picture disc) *SUR 007 -

- '' Die Laughing'' *SUR 008 - Rich Kronfeld - ''Factory Accident Sex'' (DVD) *SUR 009 -

- '' Shut Up, You Fucking Baby!'' (triple vinyl LP)

2003

*SUR 010 -

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- ''Let's Roll'' *SUR 011 -

- '' The Burning Bridges Tour''

2004

*SUR 012 -

- ''

'' *SUR 013 - John Bowman - ''In Stink'' *SUR 014 -

- ''

'' (vinyl LP only) *SUR 015 - Judy Gold - ''Judith's Roommate Had a Baby'' *SUR 016 -

- ''

'' (vinyl LP only)

2005

*SUR 017 -

- ''Not Sold Out'' *SUR 018 - Jimmy Shubert - ''Pandemonium'' *SUR 019 - Tom Rhodes - ''

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2006

*SUR 020 -

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- ''Dumb it Down for the Masses'' *SUR 021 -

- ''Tickets Still Available'' *SUR 022 -

- '' Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues'' (vinyl LP only) *SUR 023 - Tom Rhodes - ''

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'' *SUR 024 - The Unbookables - ''

'' *SUR 025 - Sean Rouse - ''Something to Sell at Edinburgh'' *SUR 026 -

- ''Europa''

2007

*SUR 027 - Jonathan Katz - ''Caffeinated'' *SUR 028 -

- ''Houston, We Have a Problem'' *SUR 029 -

- '' How to WIN!'' *SUR 030 - Drinking with Ian - ''Season One'' (DVD) *SUR 031 -

- ''

'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 032 -

- ''Joke Book'' *SUR 033 - Sean Rouse - ''Spilled Milk'' *SUR 034 - Jim David - ''Eat Here and Get Gas''

2008

*SUR 035 -

- '' Feelin' Kinda Patton'' (vinyl LP only) *SUR 036 - Rick Shapiro - ''Unconditional Love'' *SUR 037 - Jim David - ''Live from Jimville'' *SUR 041 - Jamie Kilstein - ''Please Buy My Jokes''

2009

*SUR 038 - Dwight Slade - ''Evil Monkey'' *SUR 039 - Chad Daniels - ''Busy Being Awesome'' *SUR 040 - Jimmy Shubert - ''Alive & Kickin' '' (DVD/CD) *SUR 042 -

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- ''Get Off My Property'' *SUR 043 -

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- ''I Guess We'll Never Know'' *SUR 044 -

- ''Final Engagement'' (double CD) *SUR 045 - Dylan Brody - ''Brevity'' *SUR 046 - Al Madrigal - ''Half Breed'' *SUR 047 - Dylan Brody - ''True Enough'' *SUR 049 - Danny Bevins - ''A Different Kind of Bad'' *SUR 050 - Chris Porter - ''Screaming from the Cosmos'' (DVD/CD, open reel tape) *SUR 051 -

- ''Quickies'' *SUR 052 - Dana Gould - ''Funhouse'' (CD, vinyl LP & 8-track) *SUR 053 - Jamie Kilstein - ''Zombie Jesus'' *SUR 054 - Drinking with Ian - ''Season Two'' (DVD) *SUR 055 -

- '' From Across The Street'' (CD, vinyl LP)

2010

*SUR 056 -

- ''

'' (vinyl LP + DVD only) *SUR 057 -

- '' Plan B'' (DVD) *SUR 058 - Pete Lee - ''Gas Money'' *SUR 059 - Jim David - ''Notorious F.A.G.'' *SUR 060 - Will Durst - ''Raging Moderate'' *SUR 061 - Glenn Wool - ''Let Your Hands Go'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 062 -

Jackie Kashian Jackie Kashian (born July 20, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian. Early life and career Kashian, who is of Armenian and Irish descent, was born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised by her father, Elliot, and her stepmother, Nancy, along ...

- ''It is Never Going to be Bread'' *SUR 063 -

- ''Best of WTF, Vol. 1'' *SUR 064 -

Mike DeStefano Mike DeStefano (November 29, 1966 – March 6, 2011) was an American stand-up comedian. He used material from his heroin addiction, which began at age 15, and his recovery in brutally honest, profanity-laced routines. He was also a drug couns ...

- ''OK Karma'' *SUR 065 -

- ''My Name is Hannibal''

2011

*SUR 066 - Mike Stanley - ''Tough Luck Chump'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 068 -

- ''Sklar Maps'' *SUR 069 -

Melinda Hill Melinda Hill is an American comedian and actress best known for her stand-up comedy and appearances in '' Lady Dynamite'', ''Adventure Time'', ''The Late Late Show'', '' The Bonnie Hunt Show'', '' Comics Unleashed'', '' Who Wants to Date a Comed ...

- ''The Accidental Bisexual'' *SUR 070 - Dylan Brody - ''A Twist of the Wit'' *SUR 071 - Erik Allen - ''This is All I Have Right Now'' *SUR 072 - Lee Camp - ''Chaos for the Weary'' *SUR 073 - Andy Ritchie - ''King Ding-A-Ling'' *SUR 074 -

- ''Humanitis'' *SUR 076 - Dave Waite - ''Kaboom'' *SUR 077 - Various Artists - ''Nerd Alert!'' (CD and double LP) *SUR 078 - Jamie Kilstein - ''Libel, Slander & Sedition'' *SUR 079 -

- ''Hendersons and Daughters'' *SUR 080 -

Rory Scovel Rory J. Scovel (born August 6, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He released his first stand-up comedy album '' Dilation'' in 2011. He has since released the stand-up specials ''The Charleston Special'' (2015), ''Rory Scovel Trie ...

- ''Dilation'' *SUR 081 -

Tommy Ryman Tommy Ryman (born March 17, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian who was a semifinalist on Season 8 of the TV show Last Comic Standing. After getting his start in the Minnesota comedy scene, '' Paste'' magazine named him one of ''12 Great Stan ...

- ''Bath Time with Tommy Ryman''

2012

*SUR 082 - Eddie Gossling - ''Fresh Brewed Eddie'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 083 - Alysia Wood - ''Princess'' (CD) *SUR 084 - Dylan Brody - ''Chronological Disorder'' (CD) *SUR 085 -

- ''Death of the Party'' (vinyl LP only) *SUR 086 - Robert Kelly - ''Live'' (CD) *SUR 087 - Rick Shapiro - ''Catalyst for Change'' (CD) *SUR 088 - Chris Maddock - ''Point of Entry'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 089 -

- ''Animal Furnace'' (vinyl LP only) *SUR 090 - Various Artists - ''Comedy Juice All-Stars'' (CD) *SUR 091 - Lee Camp - ''Pepper Spray the Tears Away'' (CD) *SUR 092 - Chad Daniels - ''You're the Best'' (CD) *SUR 093 -

Dave Williamson Dave Williamson is a stand-up comedian from Miami, Florida now living in El Segundo, California. Williamson was named "best comedian in Miami" in 2012 by ''Miami New Times'', which called his comedy "unpretentious, genuinely interesting, and, mos ...

- ''Thicker than Water'' (CD) *SUR 094 - Glenn Wool - ''I'll Ask Her'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 095 - Valley Meadows - ''Valley Meadows'' (CD) *SUR 096 - Erik Allen - ''Your Feature Performer is Wasted'' (CD) *SUR 097 - Ryan Singer - ''Comedy Wonder Town'' (CD) *SUR 098 - Darryl Lenox - ''Blind Ambition'' (CD, digital special) *SUR 099 - Ian Bagg - ''It Takes A Village'' (CD)

2013

*SUR 075 - Various Artists - ''The $4.99 Show (The $9.99 Recording)'' (CD) *SUR 100 - Geoff Tate - ''I Got Potential'' (CD) *SUR 101 - Ryan Stout - ''Touché'' (vinyl format only) *SUR 102 - Keith Lowell Jensen - ''Elf Orgy'' (CD) *SUR 103 - Ray Harrington - ''The Worst Is Over'' (CD) *SUR 104 - JT Habersaat & The Altercation Punk Comedy Tour - ''Hostile Corporate Takeover'' (vinyl LP) *SUR 105 - Dave Fulton - ''...based on a true story'' (CD) *SUR 106 - Dylan Brody - ''Writ Large'' (CD) *SUR 107 - Brendon Burns - ''Pompously Lectures Americans'' (CD) *SUR 108 -

- ''Explosion Land'' (CD) *SUR 109 - Danny Lobell - ''Some Kind of Comedian'' (CD, vinyl LP) *SUR 110 -

Ari Shaffir Ari David Shaffir (born February 12, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, writer, and producer. He produces and hosts the ''Skeptic Tank'' podcast. He also co-hosts the podcast ''Punch Drunk Sports'' with Jayson Thibault and Sam Tri ...

- ''Revenge for the Holocaust'' (vinyl LP only) *SUR 111 - Jerry Rocha - ''Take That, Real Dad'' (CD) *SUR 112 -

Paul Varghese Paul Varghese (born January 4, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is an American comedian and actor of Indian descent who appeared on the hit reality show ''Last Comic Standing 2'', where he made it to the semi-finals. He taped his first full set for nationa ...

- ''Paul & Oates'' (CD) *SUR 113 -

- ''Six Ways to Bomb on America's Got Talent'' (digital single) *SUR 114 - John Tole - ''Reign in Laughs'' (CD) *SUR 115 - Paul Hooper - ''Tense & Uncomfortable'' (CD) *SUR 116 - Jamie Kilstein - ''What Alive People Do'' (CD) *SUR 117 - Dave Mordal - ''(pronounced dāv mȯr-däl)'' (CD) *SUR 118 - Tracey Ashley - ''Two First Names'' (CD) *SUR 120 - Will Durst - ''Elect to Laugh'' (CD)

2014

*SUR 121 -

- ''The Most Bees Ever'' (CD) *SUR 122 - Eddie Pepitone - ''A Great Stillness'' (CD, vinyl LP) *SUR 123 - Various Artists - ''The Texas Mess'' (Cassette) *SUR 124 - Chad Daniels - ''As Is'' (digital special) *SUR 126 -

- ''This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux'' (CD) *SUR 127 - Bengt Washburn - ''Bengt Over in Europe'' (CD) *SUR 128 - Chad Daniels - ''Natural Selection'' (CD) *SUR 129 - Cy Amundson - ''Lovesick in Toledo'' (CD) *SUR 130 - Various Artists - ''420 Friendly Comedy Special'' (digital album) *SUR 131 - Adam Quesnell - ''Can We Afford This Much Despair?'' (CD) *SUR 132 - Courtney McClean & the Dirty Curls - ''This One's for Dad'' (CD) *SUR 133 -

- ''Evolution: The Best of Slagle vol. 1'' (digital album) *SUR 134 - Geoff Tate - ''Just Another Clown'' (CD) *SUR 135 - Dana Gould - ''Let Me Put My Thoughts in You'' (CD, vinyl LP) *SUR 136 - Dave Waite - ''Hotdoggin′'' (CD) *SUR 137 - Matt Fugate - ''Believement'' (CD) *SUR 138 - Jake Flores - ''Humours'' (digital album & digital special) *SUR 139 - Johnny Taylor - ''Tangled Up in Plaid'' (CD) *SUR 140 -

Tony Sam Tony Sam (also credited as A.W. Sam) is an American stand-up comedian, author, actor, and former marine biologist from Chicago now living in Los Angeles. He has worked extensively as a television producer and writer. LA Weekly named him one of 10 ...

- ''Scaredy Cat'' (CD) *SUR 141 - Ryan Dalton - ''I'm Married, Let Me Tell You About It'' (CD) *SUR 142 - Glenn Wool - ''No Land's Man'' (CD) *SUR 143 - Keith Lowell Jensen - ''Atheist Christmas'' (CD/DVD)

2015

*SUR 144 - Corey Adam - ''No Joke'' (CD) *SUR 145 - David Heti - ''It was OK, an Album of Comedy by David Heti'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 146 - Various Artists - ''Home of the Good Laugh'' (CD) *SUR 147 - Doug Mellard - ''Fart Safari'' (CD) *SUR 148 - Adam Newman - ''Killed'' (vinyl LP) *SUR 149 - Mary Mack - ''Pig Woman'' (CD) *SUR 150 -

- ''The Next to Last Joan Rivers Album'' (

exclusive CD) *SUR 152 - Maggie Faris - ''Hot Lesbo Action'' (CD) *SUR 153 - David Huntsberger - ''One-Headed Beast'' (digital album) *SUR 154 - Mikey Manker - ''Voyageur'' (digital album) *SUR 155 - Jim David - ''Hard to Swallow'' (CD) *SUR 156 - Ryan Singer - ''Immortal for Now'' (CD)

2016

*SUR 157 - Patrick Susmilch - ''Validate Me'' (CD) *SUR 158 - JJ Whitehead - ''Fool Disclosure'' (LP, digital album) *SUR 159 - Derek Sheen - ''Tiny Idiot'' (LP, CD, digital special) *SUR 160 - Darlene Westgor - ''Boxed Wine'' (CD) *SUR 161 - Mike Stanley - ''Shiner'' (LP, CD/DVD, digital special) *SUR 162 - Be a Man (DVD) *SUR 163 - The Drug Budget and Robert Fones - ''Feel Real Fear'' (split CD) *SUR 164 - Aaron Aryanpur - ''In Spite Of'' (CD) *SUR 165 - JT Habersaat - ''Misanthrope'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 166 -

- ''Puppies & Heroin'' (digital album)

2017

*SUR 119 - Derek Sheen - ''Holy Drivel'' (picture disc LP, digital album, digital special) *SUR 167 - Dana Gould - ''I Know It's Wrong'' (LP) *SUR 168 - Jenny Zigrino - ''JZ's New Album'' (LP) *SUR 169 - Johnny Taylor - ''Trump. Sugar. Sux. Tragic.'' (digital single) *SUR 170 -

- ''I Am Not the Hero of This Story'' (CD) *SUR 171 - Steve Gillespie - ''Alive on State'' (CD) *SUR 172 - Robert Baril - ''Sex & Politics'' (CD, digital special) *SUR 173 - Mishka Shubaly vs. JT Habersaat - ''Into the Wilderness'' (10" EP) *SUR 174 - Sid Singh - ''Amazing! (Probably)'' (digital album) *SUR 175 - Danny Lobell - ''The Nicest Boy in Barcelona'' (CD) *SUR 176 - Ray Harrington - ''Overwhelmed'' (CD) *SUR 178 - Jason Dudey - ''Exceeding All Expectations'' (CD, digital album) *SUR 179 - Chris Porter - ''Lost & Alone'' (vinyl LP, digital album) *SUR 180 - Derek Sheen - ''Disasterbation'' (digital album, digital special) *SUR 181 - Glenn Wool - ''This Road Has Tolls'' (digital album)

2018

*SUR 182 -

- ''Having the Time of My Life'' (CD) *SUR 184 - Corey Adam - ''Jokes'' (CD, digital special) *SUR 185 - David Heti - ''And You Will Regret It'' (digital album and special) *SUR 186 - Keith Lowell Jensen - ''Bad Comedy for Bad People'' (CD/DVD) *SUR 187 - Ross Bennett - ''...Not if You Were the Last Man on Earth!'' (CD) *SUR 188 -