Thursday, June 14, 2007

“Fresno” on TV!

Be one of the first to see a clip from Entandem Productions’ upcoming documentary, “Fresno!” Christine and Jaguar are scheduled to appear on Channel 26’s morning show, “Great Day,” this Tuesday, June 19, at way too early in the morning. We’ll be showing a clip from “Fresno”—the first time anyone in the world, anywhere, will get a chance to see a portion of the film.

Want to see a little bit of what we’ve been doing, get up early (or stay up late, depending on your habits) and catch us on Great Day! Tell all your friends!

[Note on the headline: This is an extremely private joke, which I'm now going to spoil by explaining it to you. When I very briefly lived in San Francisco in the nineties, I couch-surfed with an ex-Fresnan and we lived in a neighborhood that was infested with Fresno ex-pats. One day, I was watching the TV news in the living room while there was a gaggle of Fresnans in the kitchen. I saw a story about a horrible plane crash in Fresno. Did I stop to think about the people who were injured and killed? Of course not. Dumbstruck, all I could think was to yell incoherently, "Fresno on TV! Fresno on TV" to bring everyone running. After that, "Fresno on TV" became our catchword for unexpected publicity.]

Monday, June 11, 2007

Comedy This Thursday at the Smokehouse in Downtown Fresno

I'm putting on a little comedy show this Thursday, June 14, 8:00 PM, at the Smokehouse, 1231 Van Ness Ave. in downtown Fresno.

This is kind of a return of Fresno comedy to its roots. For those who don't know, the Smokehouse is in the location of what was once Fresno's only comedy club, the Athenian. (I played the Athenian once at the very beginning of my comedy career.) After the Athenian closed, the club was bought by new owners who renamed it Screwballz, and after Screwballz closed, comedy was pretty dead in Fresno.

But we're bringing that comedy spirit back to the place this week. We're featuring seven comedians: me, Ken Lewis, Rick Rodham, Nick Nocketback, Kris Devoid, Will Wright and Aimee Ortiz.

Cover is only $15--that's a mere $2.14 per comedian. Now that's your best entertainment value. See you there!