Wednesday, June 17, 2009
FOOTAGE OF ME PERFORMING IN BERLIN, GERMANY
At Kim Eustice's English Language Comedy Night at the Kookaburra Comedy Club.
I did two ten-minute sets in each half of the show, and this was the second one.
(I actually did 11:30, which YouTube can't handle, so I chopped off the first 90 seconds.)
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I did two ten-minute sets in each half of the show, and this was the second one.
(I actually did 11:30, which YouTube can't handle, so I chopped off the first 90 seconds.)
FOOTAGE OF ME PERFORMING IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
The first five minutes of my set at The Stand. Please enjoy:
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
6/1 - TYF! - with Janeane Garofalo, Wyatt Cenac, more...
Monday, June 1st
Tell Your Friends!
at the Lolita Bar
266 Broome St @ Allen
8:00 show * $5.00 to get in
HOST: Jena Friedman
WITH:
Janeane Garofalo
is a comedian, actress, and political activist, most recently seen on Fox' "24"
Wyatt Cenac
is a correspondent for "The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart" and star of the critically acclaimed film, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Tom Leopold
is a writer and performer who has written for television, including "Cheers" and "Seinfeld"
Jamie Kilstein
has appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and just returned from a successful tour of Australia
Dave Hill
is a musician, writer, and comedian whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Blender, The Huffington Post, HBO, VH1, Spike TV, Sundance Channel, starred in the hilarious "The King of Miami" (which is now available on iTunes), and is featured in NPR's This American Life Tour with Ira Glass
Adam Lowitt
is a comedian and producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Tell Your Friends!
at the Lolita Bar
266 Broome St @ Allen
8:00 show * $5.00 to get in
HOST: Jena Friedman
WITH:
Janeane Garofalo
is a comedian, actress, and political activist, most recently seen on Fox' "24"
Wyatt Cenac
is a correspondent for "The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart" and star of the critically acclaimed film, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Tom Leopold
is a writer and performer who has written for television, including "Cheers" and "Seinfeld"
Jamie Kilstein
has appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and just returned from a successful tour of Australia
Dave Hill
is a musician, writer, and comedian whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Blender, The Huffington Post, HBO, VH1, Spike TV, Sundance Channel, starred in the hilarious "The King of Miami" (which is now available on iTunes), and is featured in NPR's This American Life Tour with Ira Glass
Adam Lowitt
is a comedian and producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Come and say goodbye to me, NYC
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Mondays at:
The Lolita Bar
266 Broome St.
(corner of Allen St.)
Admission: $5 - 8PM
Join me for my last show at Tell Your Friends! beforeI head to my next European tour. It's going to be another great show with some of our favorites, including Leo Allen, Rob Paravonian and former Colbert Report writer, Laura Krafft. We may have another comedian, perhaps a sitcom star, stop by. Don't forget to come in early to enjoy some of Lolita's $3 Happy Hour drinks (which end promptly at 8PM). And, of course, don't forget to tell your friends about Tell Your Friends!
May 18th
Admission: $5
HOST:
Rob Cantrel
from The Marijauna-logues
WITH:
Leo Allen
has been seen on two "Comedy Central Presents" 1/2-hour specials, "Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien," and spent several years writing for Saturday Night Live
Laura Krafft
is an Emmy-winning former writer for "The Colbert Report"
Liam McEneaney
has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, VH1's Best Week Ever, and has toured all over Europe
Rob Paravonian
was touring as George Carlin's opening act until his untimely death (Carlin's, not Rob's) and has appeared on Comedy Central a whole bunch of times
And perhaps a special surprise guest or two!
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Mondays at:
The Lolita Bar
266 Broome St.
(corner of Allen St.)
Admission: $5 - 8PM
Join me for my last show at Tell Your Friends! beforeI head to my next European tour. It's going to be another great show with some of our favorites, including Leo Allen, Rob Paravonian and former Colbert Report writer, Laura Krafft. We may have another comedian, perhaps a sitcom star, stop by. Don't forget to come in early to enjoy some of Lolita's $3 Happy Hour drinks (which end promptly at 8PM). And, of course, don't forget to tell your friends about Tell Your Friends!
May 18th
Admission: $5
HOST:
Rob Cantrel
from The Marijauna-logues
WITH:
Leo Allen
has been seen on two "Comedy Central Presents" 1/2-hour specials, "Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien," and spent several years writing for Saturday Night Live
Laura Krafft
is an Emmy-winning former writer for "The Colbert Report"
Liam McEneaney
has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, VH1's Best Week Ever, and has toured all over Europe
Rob Paravonian
was touring as George Carlin's opening act until his untimely death (Carlin's, not Rob's) and has appeared on Comedy Central a whole bunch of times
And perhaps a special surprise guest or two!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
25 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME
Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
25. I had an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War. Joe McDonnell McEneaney. He led a valiant attack on Passaic, NJ, and lost 350 men before taking the town. It was an achievement marred only by the fact that the British Army was nowhere near Passaic, and in fact, my uncle was a janitor who liked to drunk and steal officers' clothes.
24. I have an IQ of 210. Now, the so-called "experts" want to tell me there's a decimal in there BUT I AIN'T HAVIN NONE OF DAT
23. I was a professional stuntman for three years. My stage name was "Lawful Good Knievel."
22. I love blueberry pancakes so much, I have married them.
21. In high school, I was bitten by a radioactive spider, and it gave me the powers and abilities of a guy who has been both poisoned and given cancer.
20. If you tell women you're a doctor, they will take their shirt off and then get an insurance company to pay you. If you then say, "Actually, I'm a doctor of Philosophy, and I'm in this examination room also waiting to get seen" they will start yelling and punching you.
19. I've learned that writing 25 of these things is a lot.
18. My eyes are so open and innocent with wonder, I try to have a stranger teach me one new thing every day. For instance, yesterday a New York State circuit judge taught me the difference between "freelance adoption" and "kidnapping."
17. I'm a much better fighter than most people think. The last time I got into a fight, it resulted in a black eye, a bloody nose, and a broken arm. The other guy was unhurt, but my point is I was in there.
16. I have the ability to talk to animals. However, I do not have the ability to have them understand what I say or understand what they are talking about. That's because i have the ability to talk English to animals who only speak Chinese.
15. I love gambling. Which is a fancy way of saying I eat chicken from those street carts.
14. I answer every single email I get, especially the spam. You may laugh, but last week I went on a date with a beautiful woman name Mandarin J. Respectfully who is going to help me refinance a mortgage on my penis.
13. I wouldn't say I love coffee, but I have had sex with it.
12. I wish I had time to watch more truly great movies, but for some reason pornhub.com doesn't have "Citizen Kane."
11. I taught 50 Cent everything he knows. Unfortunately, I taught him everything he knows about algebra.
10. I've always found the best part of hanging out with a really tight-knit group of close friends, is when one of them doesn't show up and then you all have someone to make fun of.
09. I've found the secret to happiness is waking up every day and seeing a beautiful face. And yet, some people think it's creepy that my bedroom is just wall-to-ceiling mirrors.
08. I was sick the day we learned counting in school, and have trouble with numbers.
06. Sure, when you're young it's always hilarious when someone says, "What has two thumbs and loves blow jobs" and then point their thumbs at themselves and says, "This guy." Or they say "Have you ever seen an elephant?" and then unzips their pants and pulls their pants pockets out. Then it's all fun and games.
But then some people get older become parents, and then it's all like, "Liam, we hired you to be a clown at our three year-olds' party" and there's nothing but screaming and crying as you realize that they're not going to pay you. This I've learned from bitter experience.
05. I spent fifteen minutes on this list so far. Really.
04. I own a hamster. I hate hamsters. But I love taking him to the zoo and holding him up at the snake cage and watching the snakes slam their heads against the glass enclosures over and over.
03. I absolutely cannot even stand horseradish sauce. But I'll have sex with it anyway because I like to drink.
02. I took myself out on a date last night, and it was so awkward at dinner, when the check came, and I sat there for twenty minutes before I realized I had no intention of paying.
01. You might hear some of these onstage at some point in the future, actually.
00. Goodbye.
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25. I had an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War. Joe McDonnell McEneaney. He led a valiant attack on Passaic, NJ, and lost 350 men before taking the town. It was an achievement marred only by the fact that the British Army was nowhere near Passaic, and in fact, my uncle was a janitor who liked to drunk and steal officers' clothes.
24. I have an IQ of 210. Now, the so-called "experts" want to tell me there's a decimal in there BUT I AIN'T HAVIN NONE OF DAT
23. I was a professional stuntman for three years. My stage name was "Lawful Good Knievel."
22. I love blueberry pancakes so much, I have married them.
21. In high school, I was bitten by a radioactive spider, and it gave me the powers and abilities of a guy who has been both poisoned and given cancer.
20. If you tell women you're a doctor, they will take their shirt off and then get an insurance company to pay you. If you then say, "Actually, I'm a doctor of Philosophy, and I'm in this examination room also waiting to get seen" they will start yelling and punching you.
19. I've learned that writing 25 of these things is a lot.
18. My eyes are so open and innocent with wonder, I try to have a stranger teach me one new thing every day. For instance, yesterday a New York State circuit judge taught me the difference between "freelance adoption" and "kidnapping."
17. I'm a much better fighter than most people think. The last time I got into a fight, it resulted in a black eye, a bloody nose, and a broken arm. The other guy was unhurt, but my point is I was in there.
16. I have the ability to talk to animals. However, I do not have the ability to have them understand what I say or understand what they are talking about. That's because i have the ability to talk English to animals who only speak Chinese.
15. I love gambling. Which is a fancy way of saying I eat chicken from those street carts.
14. I answer every single email I get, especially the spam. You may laugh, but last week I went on a date with a beautiful woman name Mandarin J. Respectfully who is going to help me refinance a mortgage on my penis.
13. I wouldn't say I love coffee, but I have had sex with it.
12. I wish I had time to watch more truly great movies, but for some reason pornhub.com doesn't have "Citizen Kane."
11. I taught 50 Cent everything he knows. Unfortunately, I taught him everything he knows about algebra.
10. I've always found the best part of hanging out with a really tight-knit group of close friends, is when one of them doesn't show up and then you all have someone to make fun of.
09. I've found the secret to happiness is waking up every day and seeing a beautiful face. And yet, some people think it's creepy that my bedroom is just wall-to-ceiling mirrors.
08. I was sick the day we learned counting in school, and have trouble with numbers.
06. Sure, when you're young it's always hilarious when someone says, "What has two thumbs and loves blow jobs" and then point their thumbs at themselves and says, "This guy." Or they say "Have you ever seen an elephant?" and then unzips their pants and pulls their pants pockets out. Then it's all fun and games.
But then some people get older become parents, and then it's all like, "Liam, we hired you to be a clown at our three year-olds' party" and there's nothing but screaming and crying as you realize that they're not going to pay you. This I've learned from bitter experience.
05. I spent fifteen minutes on this list so far. Really.
04. I own a hamster. I hate hamsters. But I love taking him to the zoo and holding him up at the snake cage and watching the snakes slam their heads against the glass enclosures over and over.
03. I absolutely cannot even stand horseradish sauce. But I'll have sex with it anyway because I like to drink.
02. I took myself out on a date last night, and it was so awkward at dinner, when the check came, and I sat there for twenty minutes before I realized I had no intention of paying.
01. You might hear some of these onstage at some point in the future, actually.
00. Goodbye.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
I don’t need to see Saw V or Hostel 12 or whatever. I don’t find horror movies scary.
I’ve seen scary, and that’s congratulating a woman I did not know for 100% sure was pregnant.
That is seven seconds of sheer suspense. And there is no worse feeling, like your stomach disappearing, than the moment after you hear the words come out of your mouth and realize that you have no idea what you’re talking about.
And I don’t think I need to tell you, it happened at a work party, and it happened while I was talking to the CEO’s wife whom I had just met for the first time.
And as the words came out of my mouth, I realized two things:
The first was that he had never announced the happy news.
And the second was that she was holding a big glass of wine.
And as I was making these discoveries, my mouth was still moving, and I was asking, “When is it due?” And I could literally see the words coming out of my mouth.
And I found myself stone-cold sober all at once. It was like the alcohol in my body said, "Well we've done all the damage we can in this joint. You're on your own now, asshole."
And then I said the first thing I could think of, which was, “Linda in accounting told me…”
And I swear, I heard this voice behind me say, “What did I tell you?”
And I did that slow horror movie turn. And Linda from accounting was there. And I've heard about blackouts. And I swear I don’t remember leaving the party; I just know that the next moment I was standing in another bar having my third beer.
I pieced together later what happened next because I I am still a legend at this company; all the guys who knew me there still tell the new employees about me like they’re telling a horror story around a campfire, and this is why. Because from what I’ve been told, I had this moment when I realized that I was, technically, no longer an employee of the company. And so I kissed Linda from accounting on the mouth.
I rule.
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That is seven seconds of sheer suspense. And there is no worse feeling, like your stomach disappearing, than the moment after you hear the words come out of your mouth and realize that you have no idea what you’re talking about.
And I don’t think I need to tell you, it happened at a work party, and it happened while I was talking to the CEO’s wife whom I had just met for the first time.
And as the words came out of my mouth, I realized two things:
The first was that he had never announced the happy news.
And the second was that she was holding a big glass of wine.
And as I was making these discoveries, my mouth was still moving, and I was asking, “When is it due?” And I could literally see the words coming out of my mouth.
And I found myself stone-cold sober all at once. It was like the alcohol in my body said, "Well we've done all the damage we can in this joint. You're on your own now, asshole."
And then I said the first thing I could think of, which was, “Linda in accounting told me…”
And I swear, I heard this voice behind me say, “What did I tell you?”
And I did that slow horror movie turn. And Linda from accounting was there. And I've heard about blackouts. And I swear I don’t remember leaving the party; I just know that the next moment I was standing in another bar having my third beer.
I pieced together later what happened next because I I am still a legend at this company; all the guys who knew me there still tell the new employees about me like they’re telling a horror story around a campfire, and this is why. Because from what I’ve been told, I had this moment when I realized that I was, technically, no longer an employee of the company. And so I kissed Linda from accounting on the mouth.
I rule.
Friday, December 19, 2008
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO THE DARFUR BENEFIT
And if you weren't, below are some photos from the event.
A Brief View of the Hudson opened the show:
Then, your humble host:
The first act, Andres DuBouchet:
The second act, Mr. Eddie Brill:
And closing out the first half, Greg Giraldo:
After a brief intermission, another brief visit with A Brief View:
Revisited by you humble narrator:
The first act of the second half, Kurt Braunohler:
Then, Eugene Mirman:
Todd Barry:
And John Oliver:
And finally, Tally Hall, who aren't photographed, but you can find them here.
Photos by "Otto Focus."
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A Brief View of the Hudson opened the show:
Then, your humble host:
The first act, Andres DuBouchet:
The second act, Mr. Eddie Brill:
And closing out the first half, Greg Giraldo:
After a brief intermission, another brief visit with A Brief View:
Revisited by you humble narrator:
The first act of the second half, Kurt Braunohler:
Then, Eugene Mirman:
Todd Barry:
And John Oliver:
And finally, Tally Hall, who aren't photographed, but you can find them here.
Photos by "Otto Focus."
Saturday, November 29, 2008
BENEFIT FOR SAVE DARFUR
TYF! will be moving for one night to Brooklyn for our big Year End Spectacular - and it's a benefit for Save Darfur, an advocacy group to help end the genocide in the Sudan. Learn more about them at www.savedarfur.org
And if you're wondering whether to pay twenty-five dollars for a show, remember that this is one of the best comedy lineups in NYC. And it's the holidays! Think of this as a Christmas gift for the folks of the Sudan who are suffering through what has been described as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
These tickets will be made available to the general public soon, but we're giving you the chance to be among the first to buy these. Tickets to this event are available for presale at Ticketweb.
Monday, December 15th
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS IN DARFUR!
A comedy benefit for Save Darfur
at The Bell House
149 7th Street
Park Slope, Brooklyn
F train to Smith & 9th
DOORS OPEN: 7:30pm
TICKETS: $25.00
Hosted by LIAM McENEANEY
With:
JOHN OLIVER
from The Daily Show w/ John Stewart and his one hour special, Terrifying Times
GREG GIRALDO
from "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil," the Comedy Central Roasts, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and two Comedy Central Presents: Greg Giraldo specials
TODD BARRY
from his two Comedy Central Presents: Todd Barry specials, The Sarah Silverman Program, and the movie The Wrestler
EUGENE MIRMAN
from his Comedy Central Presents: Eugene Mirman special, Flight of the Conchords, Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien, and his appearances at the Montreal Just For Laughs, Bonnarroo, and Bumbershoot Festivals
EDDIE BRILL
from the Late Show w/ David Letterman & Comedy Central Presents: Eddie Brill
ANDRES DUBOUCHET
is a writer for Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien
KURT BRAUNOHLER
from the popular Penelope Princess of Pets webseries and a top prize finalist at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
and more TBA
Music from:
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE HUDSON
is the regular "house band" for Tell Your Friends! and was voted "Best Folk-Rock Duo" in the 2003 NY Press Best of Manhattan issue
TALLY HALL
is a young band on the rise. Their debut album, "Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum," was released in 2008 on Atlantic Records. They've made multiple appearances on "The Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson" and recently performed at Lollapalooza.
PLUS: The Comedy Nerd Raffle:
Prizes include:
* A COPY OF "I'M AMERICA AND SO CAN YOU" AUTOGRAPHED BY STEPHEN COLBERT
* THE COMEDY CENTRAL GIFT BAG: with CDs and DVDs including Demetri Martin and Season 2 of the Sarah Silverman Program
* THE STANDUP RECORDS GIFT BAG: with 10 CDs and DVDs
* THE ASPECIALTHINGS RECORDS GIFT BAG
* THE ONION GIFT SET: with an autographed Onion book and autographed books by Onion editor Joe Garden
* THE COMIX COMEDY CLUB SET: tickets for two to a show, including free dinner and complimentary wine service
* FREE TICKETS TO THE HERE THEATER
PRODUCED BY: Liam McEneaney and Jessica Flores
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And if you're wondering whether to pay twenty-five dollars for a show, remember that this is one of the best comedy lineups in NYC. And it's the holidays! Think of this as a Christmas gift for the folks of the Sudan who are suffering through what has been described as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
These tickets will be made available to the general public soon, but we're giving you the chance to be among the first to buy these. Tickets to this event are available for presale at Ticketweb.
Monday, December 15th
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS IN DARFUR!
A comedy benefit for Save Darfur
at The Bell House
149 7th Street
Park Slope, Brooklyn
F train to Smith & 9th
DOORS OPEN: 7:30pm
TICKETS: $25.00
Hosted by LIAM McENEANEY
With:
JOHN OLIVER
from The Daily Show w/ John Stewart and his one hour special, Terrifying Times
GREG GIRALDO
from "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil," the Comedy Central Roasts, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and two Comedy Central Presents: Greg Giraldo specials
TODD BARRY
from his two Comedy Central Presents: Todd Barry specials, The Sarah Silverman Program, and the movie The Wrestler
EUGENE MIRMAN
from his Comedy Central Presents: Eugene Mirman special, Flight of the Conchords, Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien, and his appearances at the Montreal Just For Laughs, Bonnarroo, and Bumbershoot Festivals
EDDIE BRILL
from the Late Show w/ David Letterman & Comedy Central Presents: Eddie Brill
ANDRES DUBOUCHET
is a writer for Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien
KURT BRAUNOHLER
from the popular Penelope Princess of Pets webseries and a top prize finalist at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
and more TBA
Music from:
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE HUDSON
is the regular "house band" for Tell Your Friends! and was voted "Best Folk-Rock Duo" in the 2003 NY Press Best of Manhattan issue
TALLY HALL
is a young band on the rise. Their debut album, "Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum," was released in 2008 on Atlantic Records. They've made multiple appearances on "The Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson" and recently performed at Lollapalooza.
PLUS: The Comedy Nerd Raffle:
Prizes include:
* A COPY OF "I'M AMERICA AND SO CAN YOU" AUTOGRAPHED BY STEPHEN COLBERT
* THE COMEDY CENTRAL GIFT BAG: with CDs and DVDs including Demetri Martin and Season 2 of the Sarah Silverman Program
* THE STANDUP RECORDS GIFT BAG: with 10 CDs and DVDs
* THE ASPECIALTHINGS RECORDS GIFT BAG
* THE ONION GIFT SET: with an autographed Onion book and autographed books by Onion editor Joe Garden
* THE COMIX COMEDY CLUB SET: tickets for two to a show, including free dinner and complimentary wine service
* FREE TICKETS TO THE HERE THEATER
PRODUCED BY: Liam McEneaney and Jessica Flores
