Alex Schmidt's OHMYGODWAYTOOLONG: Archive

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Feb 9th

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Feb 7th

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Here’s a very funny Dan Mintz interview with John Mulaney for Comedy Central. They discuss bombing, bombing, and the many times that John Mulaney has bombed. EDIT: If this isn’t playing on your Tumblr dashboard, click through this link to watch it or watch it on the actual post on my Tumblr. (via TheComedyBureau)

Jan 26th

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Jan 26th

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Humanities Magazine: "Unhappy Camper" →

Great stuff about Kurt Vonnegut, “The American Dyspeptic”, growing up broke to become a writer, and heavy comedy. (via Mom)

Jan 26th

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Jan 26th

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Lapham's Quarterly: John Tyler's Grandsons Are... →

laphamsquarterly: Shut UP, history! You are so crazy! mentalflossr: Born in 1790, John Tyler was our 10th President. He took office in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died. And he has two living grandchildren! Not great-great-great-grandchildren. Their dad was Tyler’s son. How is this…

Jan 25th

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"Ten Things To Do At An Open Mic"... →

SoCalStandUp.com has a new blog and I’m contributing to it! My first post is a solid how-to, with a light dusting of jokes and a thick caramel drizzle of best wishes. And check out the shows that Brian Monarch is producing on that SoCalStandUp site, like the show tomorrow at Sardo’s in Burbank.

Jan 24th

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Jan 24th

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Jan 24th

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Jan 24th

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Jan 24th

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Jan 23rd

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Jan 21st

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"Pirate, Robot or Ninja?" (LA Weekly Blog) →

Some improv wisdom I’ve gotten to have first-hand from Billy Merritt, excellent UCBT-LA (formerly NY) improv teacher. I think you can extrapolate it out to most creative work.

Jan 17th

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Amy Rebecca Klein: The Problem With Lana Del Ray →

amyrebeccaklein: The problem with Lana Del Ray is that she may be smarter than you. After all, here she is, half-formed and already fully famous, ready for her closeup, clothed only in fantasy and in nostalgia for an America that no longer exists. Sometimes, on YouTube, in between shifting veils of 1950’s stock… Interesting stuff here, if you’re into the hip new music. I think...

Jan 14th

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Jan 10th

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Always Save: 20 New Year’s Resolutions For... →

jgdillard: Before you status update, Tweet, Tumble or Instagram, pause and say to yourself, “is it entirely necessary that I share this morsel of thought with my entire social network?”and if the answer is not, “yes, I absolutely must,” then step away from the Internet. Know which candidate you’re going… I think this list is pretty much worth the read. Only reason I’m reblogging...

Jan 10th

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Jan 3rd

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The Comedy Bureau: Morning Debriefing 1/1/12 →

Happy New Year! If you have any interest in comedy or LA, this blog I’m reblogging is the blog for you. thecomedybureau: 1) We vastly underestimated how long it would take make a list of 100 things, much less a list of 100 of the funniest things we were lucky enough to see last year, so please do enjoy for our sake The 100 Best Things in Comedy That We Were Witness To In No Particular...

Jan 1st

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One more time, it’s the new pitch video for “Old-Time Radio”, potentially the greatest web series/accompanying podcast series ever to be made.

Dec 20th

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Dec 17th

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Dec 15th

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Dec 14th

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Dec 13th

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Dec 12th

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BRAND-NEW PITCH VIDEO FOR “OLD-TIME RADIO!” It’s a lot of fun and has a great sense of the flavor of the series. And please check out the IndieGoGo page and support the series.

Dec 12th

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