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Strategic Grill Locations
''Strategic Grill Locations'' is a comedy album from Mitch Hedberg. It is a recording of a performance at The Laff Stop comedy club in Houston, Texas, on September 7, 1999. The album was originally self-published by Hedberg and sold through his website and at shows. In conjunction with the release of his second album, '' Mitch All Together'', the Comedy Central label also re-released this album, editing out some jokes that did not get much reaction. This re-release was packaged in a digipack. The original release featured a different cover. noting, "the original cover of "Strategic Grill Locations" is no longer available." Retrieved July 6, 2008. Like '' Mitch All Together'', the title ''Strategic Grill Locations'' is taken from a j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Hedberg
Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 23, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs. Hedberg's comedy and onstage persona gained him a cult following, with audience members sometimes shouting out the punchlines to his jokes before he could finish them. Forthcoming Documentary On August 6th, 2024, it was announced via Deadline that a documentary about Mitch’s life will be released sometime in 2026. Early life Hedberg was born on February 24, 1968, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Arne and Mary (née Schimscha, 1943–2012) Hedberg. He was of Finnish-Swedish (from his paternal grandparents), Czech, and German descent. Hedberg attended Harding High School in Saint Paul. Hedberg said he was a good student, and often ahead of the rest of the class, but got bored and lost interest around 10th grade, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Bass
The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions such as the octobass). It has four or five strings, and its construction is in between that of the gamba and the violin family. The bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, along with violins, violas, and cellos,''The Orchestra: A User's Manual'' , Andrew Hugill with the Philharmonia Orchestra as well as the concert band, and is featured in Double bass concerto, concertos, solo, and chamber music in European classical music, Western classical music.Alfred Planyavsky [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Comedy Albums
Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film * ''Live'' (2023 film), a Malayalam-language film *'' Live: Phát Trực Tiếp'', a Vietnamese-language film * ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums titled ''Live'' Extended plays * ''Live EP'' (Anal Cunt album) * ''Live EP'' (Breaking Benjamin EP) * ''Live'' (Roxus EP) * ''Live'' (The Smithereens EP) *''CeCe Peniston (EP Live)'' *'' Ozzy Osbourne Live E.P.'', 1980 *''Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks)'', by David Bowie * ''Live EP'' (The Jam EP) Songs * "Live" (Russian song) * "Live" (Superfly song) * "Live" (The Merry-Go-Round song) *"Live", by B'z from ''Highway X'', 2022 Radio *BBC Radio 5 Live *CILV-FM, branded LiVE 88.5, a radio station in Ottawa, Canada Television * ''Live'' (South Korean TV series), a 2018 South Korean television series *''Live'' (Danish TV series) *Live! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Comedy Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand-up Comedy Albums
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehearsed scripts but often include varying degrees of live crowd interaction (crowdwork). Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, observations, or shticks that can employ props, music, impressions, magic tricks, or ventriloquism. Performances can take place in various venues, including comedy clubs, comedy festivals, bars, nightclubs, colleges, or theaters. History Stand-up comedy originated in various traditions of popular entertainment in the late 19th century. These include vaudeville, the stump-speech monologues of minstrel shows, dime museums, concert saloons, freak shows, variety shows, medicine shows, American burlesque, English music halls, circus clown antics, Chautauqua, and humorist monologues, such as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central Records Live Albums
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which engender dramatic iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Live Albums
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Hedberg Albums
Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname Mitchell. It may refer to: People * Mitch Albom (born 1958), American author, journalist, and musician * Mitch Allan, American record producer, songwriter, and singer * Mitch Altman (born 1956), American hacker and inventor * Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer * Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies * Mitch Berger (born 1972), Canadian National Football League punter * Mitch Bouyer (1837–1876), American interpreter and guide in the Old West * Mitch Brown (other), several people * Mitch Clark (other), several people * Mitch Clarke (born 1985), Canadian mixed martial artist * Mitch Clarke (basketball) (born 1999), Australian basketball player * Mitch Cornish (born 1993), Australian rugby league player * Mitch Creek (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-liner Joke
A one-liner is a joke that is delivered in a single line. A good one-liner is said to be pithy – concise and meaningful. Comedians and actors use this comedic method as part of their performance, and many fictional characters are also known to deliver one-liners, including James Bond, who often makes pithy and laconic quips after disposing of a villain. Examples * "Never read a pop-up book about giraffes." ( Sean Lock) * "Throwing acid is wrong. In some people's eyes." ( Jimmy Carr) * "My girlfriend makes me want to be a better person - so I can get a better girlfriend." ( Anthony Jeselnik) * "Cricket. No matter who wins, both teams, and all the fans, are losers." ( Frankie Boyle) * "An escalator cannot break, it can only become stairs." ( Mitch Hedberg) * "My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave." ( Burt Reynolds) * "I'm on a whiskey diet… I've lost three days already." ( Tommy Cooper) * "I have nothing to declare except my geniu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Laff Stop
The Laff Stop was a comedy club, with locations in Texas and Montclair, California. History and venues The Laff Stop was created by Michael Callie and originated in Newport Beach, California and featured comics such as Steve Martin, David Letterman, Elayne Boosler, Bill Hicks and Robin Williams. There were also Laff Stop clubs in Montclair, Ca, Palm Springs, CA and Austin, Texas (which changed its name to Cap City Comedy Club in 1996). The location in Houston, Texas was open since 1977, and was one of the most successful clubs through the 1990s. It closed on December 19, 2009, in a surprise announcement. The Houston Laff Stop changed locations a few times during its existence, the last stop becoming an upstairs strip mall location at Waugh and Allen Parkway. The previous location on West Gray Street is now a bar called Local Pour. The club later served as a starting point and hometown club for such acts as Ralphie May and Brett Butler. In media Albums and videos recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digipack
Optical disc packaging is the packaging that accompanies CDs, DVDs, and other formats of optical discs. Most packaging is rigid or semi-rigid and designed to protect the media from scratches and other types of exposure damage. Jewel case A jewel case is a compact disc case that has been used since the compact disc was first released in 1982. It is a three-piece plastic case, measuring , a volume of , which usually contains a compact disc along with the liner notes and a back card. Two opposing transparency and translucency, transparent halves are hinged together to form the casing, the back half holding a media tray that grips the disc by its hole. All three parts are made of injection-moulded polystyrene. Aroun1993 there was a general shift to the rear jewel case being made of clear plastic instead of black or coloured. The front lid contains two, four, or six tabs to keep any liner notes in place. The liner notes typically will be a booklet, or a single leaf folded in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
