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Countdown with Keith Olbermann: Tabloid Frenzy
Tue, 07/01/2008 - 3:54pm
Obama’s iPod
Rolling Stone
Magazine revealed some of the songs on Sen. Barack Obama's iPod in a cover
story this week. His playlist included Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma and Stevie Wonder, among others.
This raises an interesting question. Does an iPod playlist really reflect what we are like? And when you die, will you instruct trusted love one to erase songs that might be embarrassing like the entire works of Miley Cyrus. Would you want people to know that you were listening to the Wiggles on your deathbed? Would you want future generations to know that great granddaddy was a secret Celine Dion fan?
I say leave it alone. Are we to be defined not by our actions but by the strains of, Who Let the Dogs Out? We are all complicated people full of contradictions. I can listen to Mozart and Lil' Wayne and damn anyone who thinks badly of it...
- Paul Mecurio [erasing Judy Garland's Trolley Song right now...]
Mon, 06/30/2008 - 10:18am
Are you on Facebook? Check out my new Fan Page!
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 3:13pm
The Video Room: Life on the Road
A few months ago I got a new video camera and I've been shooting tons
of behind the scenes footage at my shows, documenting life on the road.
I have even turned the camera on some lucky crowds (or unlucky
depending on your point of view) from the stage during my shows! The
past eight months have been a little nuts with performance dates across
the country and in Canada. I'm taking a little breather right now, and
I just got some free time to upload all of these great videos from my
shows at Acme Comedy Club in Minnesota, Auburn Public Theater in New York and the Baltimore Comedy Factory in Maryland.
If you were at one of these shows, be sure to check out the videos and
see if you made a cameo appearance! You can view all the new videos on YouTube now at www.youtube.com/paulmecurio.
- Paul
Mon, 06/09/2008 - 3:09pm
Performing @ the Comic Strip Live's Guinness World Record Challenge THIS WEEK!
Starting on Tuesday June 3rd at 8:30 pm and ending on Thursday, June 5th at 10:30 pm, Comic Strip Live will set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Stand Up Comedy Show. For 50 continuous hours, there will be laughter without end. Over 100 professional stand up comedians will grace the Comic Strip Live stage, including ME! For the entire 50 hours of the world record attempt, there will always be a professional comedian on stage, an audience, club & wait staff and, of course, non-stop laughs. On each of the three nights, Comic Strip Live will still have their regular weeknight shows as part of the 50 hour Record (reservations required). Outside of these times (the other 41 hours!), it's FREE ADMISSION - so audience members can continue to stay after watching the regular show or if you don't attend the regular show, you can stop by whenever you want, (day or night) to watch some top stand up! So, if you're in New York, be sure to stop by the club!
For more information and the full comic lineup, check out comicstriplive.com.
Tue, 06/03/2008 - 11:51am
Countdown with Keith Olbermann: No Golf in Times of War
Check out my latest appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. I was on the show to weigh in on President George W. Bush's vow to abstain from golf in times of war. But what about all that dancing? Check out the clip for more. - Paul
Mon, 05/19/2008 - 1:15pm
Countdown with Keith Olbermann and "The Abercrombie Guys"
Check out my lastest appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. I was on the show to weigh in on "The Abercrombie Guys" who were in the stands during Senator Barrack Obama's Pennsylvania concession speech, all decked out in Abercromie & Fitch logo tees. What's the story here? Product placement? A fundraising scheme? Check out the clip for more. - Paul
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 11:45pm
New Interviews with SFist.com and SFstandup.com
Be sure to check out my next show at Punch Line in San Francisco, CA from Tuesday, May 12 - Saturday, May 17. I'll be performing all week so if you're in the area,
come and check out a show. I just did an interview with the awesome crew over at SFist.com. Check it out online HERE and read on for an excerpt:
SFist Interview with Paul Mecurio
Q. Favorite Bay Area Stereotype, and whether or not you buy into it
A. Peaceniks, stoners and lesbians and I love all three, in fact I am two of the three.
Q. NY has the BEST
A. Pavement. Hard in the winter, squishy in the summer.
Q. I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist
A.
A truckload of Chinese human rights violators. Remarkably cheap.
Q. I want all the SFists out there to know
A.
That if you come to my show and start choking I can Heimlich you!
Q. Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview
A.
Why don’t you call anymore? CLICK HERE FOR MORE!
PS: Check out my interview with SFstandup.com HERE for a chance to WIN FREE TICKETS!
Mon, 05/05/2008 - 12:59pm
Rev. Wright is OUT, and so are these people...
Senator Barrack Obama distanced himself from his long time friend Rev. Wright last week, calling his recent speech at the National Press Club, "Appalling and destructive." When you‘re a politician, you are held accountable for the people you associate with, yet nobody has ever held me accountable for the lunatics I call friends and family. And I think it is high time that they did. So here is a list of people that I have known that I hereby denounce and disassociate myself from:
1. Billy Peterson. Who in the fourth grade stole a bite of Susie Geller's bologna sandwich. His actions were uncalled for and not in keeping with my beliefs. I hope in the future people will not look at me and think, "There is a man who thinks stealing bites of bologna is ok." It is wrong and frankly un-American.
2. My Uncle Louie. Who when I was a teenager used a racial slur against the ancient Peruvians. It's not a common term but it was widely used in the 5th century in what is now Brazil. The word was "Azxcetrty" which roughly translated means jungle pansy. My Uncle was a good man and he was not a racist, but he was a man of his time. Or rather a time he would rather be in, which was 5th century Brazil. And he drank a little...
3. My Building Superintendent. I have no idea what his name is. But let's, for the sake of argument, call him Kenny. I have known "Kenny" for over 10 years now. And during those 10 years I have heard Kenny engage in sexual acts in his apartment. I have heard the sounds of women laughing. I have heard the sound of men grunting. And on a few occasions I have heard a chicken clucking. But I did nothing. People may wonder how I could just sit there and not do anything for 10 years. And to those people I say, "He's the Super, for God's sake." Do you think I'm going to change the light bulb in the stairwell? For this I am deeply sorry. And I can assure you, I will no longer put that glass to the wall that connects our apartments...
Sun, 05/04/2008 - 4:40pm
Gridskipper Interview
Check out my latest interview with Gridskipper. I got a chance to sit down with Brittany Bellgardt for a DEBRIEFER session. Read on for an excerpt and click HERE to check out the full story. - PaulGRIDSKIPPER: DEBRIEFER
You were one of the original writers on Comedy Central's The Daily Show and then later, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Were you surprised at how well the show took off? That it has become the go-to news show for millions of devoted viewers?
Yes, considering that all of the writers were reading at a third grade level. How did we get the job you ask? Weed ... REALLY good weed. You can get any job with the right drugs. Seriously, I am surprised. In the beginning no one knew who we were. We were the little show that could, so to see it be as popular as it is still blows my mind. And when my mind is blown the only way for me to correct that is ... WEED!
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:09am
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