Conservatively Comedic

Eddie Griffin at The Dayton Funny Bone

January 10, 2013 by Nikki Nett

When you're voted class clown 3 times during high school, it's only natural that you grow up to be a comedian. In the case of Eddie Griffin, his Kansas City, Missouri classmates certainly predicted the future for him. Eddie Griffin has created a comedy career that includes roles in movies such as Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo, Date Move, Scary Movie 3, and Norbit. His most memorable movie role was the title character in Undercover Brother. On stage, his comedy has been described as an interesting mix of intelligent, provocative, and not for the faint of heart. There are no topics that … [Read more...]

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Ralphie May “Too Big To Fail” in Dayton

June 5, 2012 by Dayton Most Metro

Ralphie May’s popularity exploded after the success of the first season of NBC’s hit reality series, “Last Comic Standing”. Long-time fans of Ralphie’s stand-up were joined by countless new fans when America thought he was robbed of the winner’s title. Despite the show’s outcome, Ralphie’s special brand of comedy combines the familiar elements of hip-hop and topical comedy with a dash of southern down-home flavor and quick wit making Ralphie May one of the most popular comedians in the country. His first DVD, appropriately titled “Just Correct,” went PLATINUM! Released … [Read more...]

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A Lawyer Walks Into A Comedy Club…

May 7, 2012 by Lisa Grigsby

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Many of you may know that for years I owned a comedy club here in town. Folks are always asking me who's funny and to tell them when someone good is coming to town. That's hard for me to do, for a couple of reasons. One- after 20+ years of seeing comic's I became very jaded, what makes me laugh tends to be the obscure or the sick deviant stuff. Another is that I really prefer to know what you like before I recommend someone. I can send you to see a squeaky clean show, political satire or silly song parodies, but not every show is for everybody. Every now and then there's an act … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comedy, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Funny Bone, Image Makeover Guy, Paul Mecurio

Celebrate SWAN Day – Support Women Artists Now in Dayton

March 21, 2012 by Cara Spray

An international event for women artists is coming to Dayton as part of the celebration of Women’s History month. Support Women Artists Now, or SWAN Day, features and celebrates the talents of female artists. The new event gained a lot of steam in its first four years and has had over 700 Swan Day events in 21 countries. Taking place on the last Saturday of Women’s History Month, it’s already been officially recognized in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and many more cities. Swan Day has yet to hit the streets of Dayton, but this year will be different. On March … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comedy, Dayton Campus Connect, Dayton Literati, The Featured Articles, Visual Arts Tagged With: art show, Female Artists, Support Women Artists Now, SWAN Day, Visual Arts

The Power And Light Of Dow Thomas

January 19, 2012 by J.T. Ryder

Dow Thomas At Dirty Little Secret Sanitarium Show

Dayton And The World Loses A Comedy Icon Sifting through scattered memories, most of which are second hand recollections that occurred before my time, I find myself overwhelmed by a life lived with a manic exuberance. I found out about comedian Dow Thomas’ passing from a friend and regular customer of Wiley’s Comedy Niteclub who called to inform me of the news. I stayed up until around 2:00am poring over the condolences that poured out from all over the country, cascading down from Dow’s Facebook page and other social media outlets. I looked through pictures that I had of … [Read more...]

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The Church of Augiology

August 18, 2011 by J.T. Ryder

Auggie Smith and the Wayward Masses To the uninitiated, (or "non-believers" as they are commonly called by The Auggites) Auggie Smith is the founder and Grand Pubah for Life of what has come to be known as The First Church of Augiology. While not technically a religion, at least not in the fully tax exempt definition narrowly portrayed in the IRS's Draconian codes, the movement of Augism is gaining momentum in this country, as well as other, more backwards countries who really don't know any better. With the recent release of his new DVD and CD, Cult Following, more of the weary and … [Read more...]

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An Interview In Five Easy Pieces

June 8, 2011 by J.T. Ryder

Dave Dugan: Corporate Comic, Stand-Up Comedian And Voice Over Talent When you see Dave Dugan perform, you may be reminded of some of those well meaning television dads who mete out their sage wisdom in a fumblingly laconic manner, usually with horrific results. His stand up comedy hinges on eloquent misdirection and an ironic demeanor that is somewhat incongruous with the situations he finds himself in. Having done hundreds upon hundreds of voice over gigs, from Midas Mufflers to Microsoft, it’s a good bet that you have heard of Dave Dugan before and just don’t know it. Having seen him … [Read more...]

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The Billy With The Golden Willy

May 12, 2011 by J.T. Ryder

An Interview (Of Sorts) With Movie Star, Billy Willy The whole day began oddly. I received a phone call at around 3:00am and a quiet, muffled voice asked if I would like to meet with and interview a world famous comedian/actor/musician/bon vivant. After wiping the sleep from my eyes, I managed to mumble, “Sure.” After a few moments, another voice was transmitted through the phone which introduced itself as Billy Willy. In retrospect, I have to admit that the first voice sounded exactly like the second voice…just without a hand covering it’s mouth. Anyway, Billy Willy said that he … [Read more...]

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Goes To The Edge…And Folds It Neatly (with Tim Bedore)

April 11, 2011 by J.T. Ryder

Tim Bedore: Standing Up Against The Animal Conspiracy Comedian Tim Bedore, who hails from Minnesota is a philosopher, a writer, a comedian; He is a man who once had the urge to kiss a wombat full on the lips. He has made numerous television appearances and his Vague But True weekly series can be heard on NPR’s Marketplace weekly program. The last time I spoke to Bedore, it was to gain his wisdom pertaining to his area of expertise: the animal conspiracy theory. Bedore’s theory is rather alarming in its utter simplicity: Animals hate us and want us dead so that they may rule the Earth … [Read more...]

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