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LUNARCY by Ed Kaz
Ever get a song stuck in your head and you just can't get rid of it? Yeah, I know. Me too. And it's always something very lame like Shania Twain or Billy Joel.
This made me wonder: What would have happened if Neil Armstrong had a song stuck in his head during that Exact Moment?
It might have gone something like this:
109:24:13
Armstrong: I'm going to step off the LM now. (Long Pause)
109:24:48
Armstrong: That's one small step for a man; one....less bell to answer, one less egg to fr....(Long Pause)
109:25:01
Armstrong: Houston can I have a do-over? (Long Pause)
------- Ed Kaz
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"...it's like having home court advantage."
From Friday's Asbury Park Press....
THE DEVIL YOU SAY!By Ed Kaz !
Comedy Correspondent
Jersey born and bred Kyle Grooms knows all about The Jersey Devil: "He had a long reptilian body, wings, and a face like a horse." In other words, according to Grooms, "He looked like Flavor Flav." More astounding facts can be found on his latest CD, aptly titled. "The Legend of the Jersey Devil," available on iTunes. Expect an education--Jersey-style--when Grooms approaches the lectern at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick this weekend.
KAZ!: Kyle! How did attending high school in Perth Amboy help to shape your comic sensibilities?
GROOMS: I went to school with a lot of funny people and comedy was part of the high school culture. I hung with a group of guys and that's all we did was crack jokes on each other constantly, everyday, all day.
KAZ!: How would you best describe your comic style?
GROOMS: My comedy is real, and I like to make you laugh and think. Some people call it smart.
KAZ!: Now that we have an African American president, do white people look at you differently?
GROOMS: I don't know if they look at me different but America feels a little different; it's like we called a truce. And some white people are proud to let me know that they voted for Obama.
KAZ!: What was the worst gig you ever had?
GROOMS: I once performed during a blackout. A thunder storm knocked out all of the power in the comedy club except the flood lights. I had no mic and it was hot as hell, but I made it work. and the crowd was supportive.
KAZ!: What was the best gig you ever had?
GROOMS: I've had a lot of great gigs, but my all time favorite has got to be Stockholm Sweden. They show so much love overseas because comedy is a new thing for them.
KAZ!: What's the last thing that passes through your mind before you go on stage?
GROOMS: I just try to calm down, be in the moment and remind myself that I am funny.
KAZ!: Addams Family or Munsters?
GROOMS: Funny you ask. I was just watching the Addams Family this weekend, [laughs] but I prefer the Munsters.
KAZ!: How excited are you that you are playing in New Brunswick, New Jersey?
GROOMS: I'm very exited because it's like having home court advantage. A lot of my friends and family will be there to support and it's also my birthday weekend.
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Have a great weekend and please remember to laugh responsibly.
AsburyKaz@aol.com
www.edkaz.com
KYLE GROOMS
Tonight, Saturday, Sunday
Stress Factory Comedy Club
90 Church St. New Brunswick
Showtimes 8PM & 10:30 Sunday 8 PM only
Tickets: $15
Reservations:
(732)-545-4242
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Praise the Lord and pass the Terminix®!
A super religious dude in the subway tunnel preaches the gospel and stomps on a cockroach.
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"...fat swarthy guys?"
Please enjoy my comedy column from Friday's Asbury Park Press...
OUT OF THE WOODS
By Ed Kaz !
Comedy CorrespondentJoe DeRosa remembers his worst gig well. I mean, who wouldn't?
"Performing at the Insane Clown Posse's 'Gathering of the Juggaloos,' which is their little music festival gathering," recalled the Philadelphia native funny man with a shudder in his voice, "I was in the middle of nowhere in the woods. No security. Nothing. Being screamed at and booed by an entire group of people that were all dressed up like clowns and were well into the use of certain substances." Sensing his anxiety, I quickly decided to shift my interview toward one of DeRosa's more friendly and nurturing experiences: His Comedy Central Presents television special.
KAZ!: I'd imagine doing your stand up on TV can be pretty nerve-wracking because you don't have the same control over things.
DeROSA: It was actually pretty relaxed, the environment, which was surprising, because yeah, you would think that when you're doing anything on television especially something of a little more magnitude like that, that it would be nerve-wracking, but it really wasn't. The company who produce the shows, everybody there was very nurturing. They really did their utmost to make you feel completely relaxed and poised and ready to do what you needed to do. That helps.
KAZ!: Yeah, because I can imagine the last thing you need is a guy with a clipboard going "Hold on a second! Deliver that line to camera two this time!"DeROSA: There's none of that. They're very well prepared as far as "What are you gonna do in your act? Do you have any body act-outs or things you do with your hands that we need to know about so we can see it so we're where we need to be?" Especially when you have thirty or thirty-five minutes to sort of do whatever you want and they cut it down to twenty-two or whatever, but when you have more time it's a lot easier. The stressful ones are the four minute jobs where you have to go out and nail it and if you don't hit the ground running you start to sink.
KAZ!: You have to be more precise. On TV you can be a little bit loose and get away with it. You deliver a line and when they edit they always cut to that one hot blonde laughing. I guess when comedians watch the cutaways they're like, "Wow! The chicks love me!"
DeROSA: [laughs] I don't think they cut away to a lot of chicks during mine. I don't remember seeing that, thinking that, so. I'm really not a "young-hot-chicks-love-me" comic.
KAZ!: Do you attract the fat swarthy guys?
DeROSA: I'm more of a "fat-guy-that-works-in-the-factory loves me." I get that demographic.
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Have a great weekend and please remember to laugh responsibly.
Joe DeRosa
Friday Night (July 3rd 2009)
Stress Factory Comedy Club
90 Church St. New Brunswick
Showtimes 8 & 10:30
Tickets: $15
Reservations:
(732)-545-4242
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Shallow Thoughts by Ed Kaz
I wonder why hardly anyone ever skips to my Lou anymore.
Maybe Lou filed a complaint?
------ Ed Kaz
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Shallow Thoughts by Ed Kaz
I often wonder about the expression "threw the baby out with the bath water."
There must have been someone in like the 1840s who actually threw a baby out with the bath water. Another dude walked by and saw a baby on the pavement covered with bathwater and thought "This would make a mighty nice expression!"
Me? I'd rather just re-invent the wheel myself.
Thanks for reading.
------ Ed Kaz
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From the Kaz 45 Box!
They don't call him Freddie Boom Boom Cannon for nothin.'
Here's the theme from the great sixties rock 'n' roll TV show "Where the Action Is." And, as Freddie would say, "WHOO!"
DIRECTIONS: PLAY LOUDFilmed in KAZ-O-VISION® "Dark and Seedy"
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