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STAND UP FOR OBAMA
An evening of stand-up comedy to benefit the next President of the United States.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 7:30p.m. (doors open at 7p.m.) please join comedians:
Maria Bamford (Comedians of Comedy); Andy Kindler (Late Night with David Letterman); Rick Overton (tentative) (Improv, many films); Cathy Ladman (tentative) (Best Female Comic ? American Comedy Awards); Roz Browne (The View); Stan Sellars (CSI, voiceovers); Denise Munro Robb (A&E, Lifetime, Comedy Central); Melinda Hill (Late Late Show); Daniel McFeeley (Buffy, Comedy Store); Vance Sanders (Groundlings); Dana Snow (The Oscars, various clubs); Gary Brussell (The History Comic); Charisse Savarin (Girls Behaving Badly); and Natasha Leggero (The Tonight Show) for a fun-filled evening of comedy and politics. All proceeds will go to the campaign to elect Senator Barack Obama.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
WHERE: Busby?s (above El Toro Cantina) 5361 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90036 (just west of La Brea in the historic Miracle Mile District)
PRICE: (unemployed price: ) Additional donations for Senator Obama gratefully
accepted.
RSVP: 323-933-9156 or email denise@panix.com (this will sell out)
JOKE APERITIFS
?I love my country. Maybe that?s because I?m rich. I?m not technically rich, but I do have a lot of shit that I don?t need that I refuse to share with others. And that feels solid.? ? Maria Bamford
?Did you ever think you?d live to see the day when the weatherman is the only one telling the truth on the news?? ? Rick Overton
?Things change when you get married...When I first got married, I would walk around the house with no clothes on. My husband couldn?t keep his hands off of me. Now when I walk around the house with no clothes on, he says ?Ain?t you Cold??? ? Roz Browne
?Gas has gotten so expensive. It?s so expensive, I thought about taking the bus tonight. I didn?t actually take the bus, that would be crazy, but I thought about it which is a big step.? ? Vance Sanders
?When a couple has been married a long time and one of them dies, the other one often dies shortly after. That?s especially true when it?s a murder-suicide.? ? Robb Fulcher
?I have car insurance but no medical insurance, so whenever I get really sick I have to get in my car and smash it up.? ? Denise Munro Robb
(Page 1 of 2) ?I just had a surprise party. I have to say it wasn?t much of a party. It was more like everyone I know just getting together to tell me I drink too much.? ? Melinda Hill ?I just broke up with a guy...it?s hard breaking up with someone especially when you have to be the one that says it. ?Listen, you?ve run out of money.?? ? Natasha Leggero
?Someone asked Bush what he thought of impeachment. He said ?I prefer apricot.?? ? Dana Snow
?I?m against John McCain because of his age. I don?t want a president whose memories of World War II were as an adult!? ? Gary Brussell
?I was married for two and a half years...that?s a long time if you break it down into half-hour segments.? ? Charisse Savarin
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