Jim Breuer is an East Coast comedian best known for his three-year stint on Saturday Night Live and his role in the cult classic, Half Baked. He also hosts the Sirius satellite radio show Breuer Unleashed on Raw Dog 104. After an extended hiatus from stand-up comedy, he returned to comedy last year with his “Breuniversity” Tour of colleges across America. On November 20th, at 11 PM, Breuer will be performing at Caesar’s Palace as part of The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.
Right off the bat, I want to ask about the upcoming TBS Comedy Festival, where you’re playing Caesar’s Palace. Have you done the festival before?
JB: I did it last year. Last year, I started going back into stand-up, and the Vegas Comedy Festival was the perfect place for me to launch it, because it’s very family-oriented. It’s not like, bring-your-lollipops, family-oriented, but I talk about my kids, my wife, being married, having a dad who craps himself, and taking care of the elderly. I did a midnight show with Chelsea Handler, and it was sick. Not that I was nervous, but I wasn’t too optimistic they were going to buy what I was talking about. And I left with a standing O, so I was happy.
If you pick up a copy of the new SF Weekly, check out the excellent write-up of the Will Franken show that we are producing this Saturday at the Purple Onion.
“…Will Franken is fantastically original, weird, and completely hilarious. Franken is firmly in the absurdist comedy camp, and it is a many-splendored exposition. Behold seamlessly employed props, PowerPoint presentations, acrobatic facial expressions and a voice perpetually tumbling into Looney Toons-style glissando.”
“His magical, free-associative mind can start a bit about Jesus’ death using a crucifix that turns into an airplane ‘cruising at an altitude six feet above the stage’ that turns into a violin that turns into a syringe. Telling your friends about the content of a Will Franken show is a bit like catching a cloud and pinning it down, but describing the fun and exhilaration is effortless.”
KZSU is Stanford University’s radio station, broadcasting at 90.1 FM in the Bay Area and online at kzsu.stanford.edu/.
If you are a comedian and would like your comedy considered for airtime on the station, mail a CD to:
KZSU
Attn: Comedy
PO Box 20510
Stanford, CA 94309
A couple important notes:
It doesn’t need to be anything professional, but it needs to be a playable CD, not MP3s.
Only “clean” material will be played. (but when in doubt, send it in)
A track listing is much appreciated, as well as title of release (if any), and record label (if any).
Check out Paco Romane’s video ad for The Romane Event, happening October 29th (and the last Wednesday of each month) at the Make-Out Room. It’s a funny parody of the classic low-budget Jang & Associates commercials (like thesetwo.)
Next Monday, October 27th, there will be a free screening of the new HBO comedy series Summer Heights High at the Rickshaw Stop on Fell Street.
It’s 21+, and you must RSVP to attend.
The show will probably be funny and all that, but we will be attending for the complimentary Australian food and beverages.
Right off the bat, I want to ask about the upcoming TBS Comedy Festival, where you’re playing Caesar’s Palace. Have you done the festival before?
