Maria Bamford, Andy Kindler & 12 other comedians to benefit Senator Obama. Wed. Sept. 10 730pm Busby's 5361 Wilshire in Los Angeles (just west of La Brea in Miracle Mile) $20
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: $20 (unemployed price: $10) 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 s~~t 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
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“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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