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Win tickets to see the two funnymen this Sunday. I’ve seen Todd Barry live, and don’t hesitate to put him alongside David Sedaris as being one of the funniest people in America.
To win, just tell us the name of the comedy festival Barry headlined here in Asheville in its debut year.First correct commenter gets two tickets. Please use your full, correct first and last name so we know who to tell the Grey Eagle to hold tickets for.
Contest open only to readers who have not won anything from Ashvegas in the last month.
Todd Barry
http://www.toddbarry.com/
New York City-based comedian and actor Todd Barry is widely recognized for his roles as the bongo-playing “Third Conchord” on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and Mickey Rourke’s deli boss in 2009 Oscar winner The Wrestler, and renowned throughout the entertainment industry for his nuanced, measured, and thoroughly original approach to stand-up. Drawing audience members in with his deadpan self-deprecation and ability to pile punchline upon punchline, his decidedly low-key stage persona belies a deeply intelligent, often biting, occasionally absurdist worldview, one lauded by discerning fans who seek a fresh yet honest update to traditional observation and social commentary.
Boasting multiple stand-up appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and two Comedy Central Presents specials, Todd’s resume also includes such hit TV shows as Louie, Delocated, Bored to Death, Tim and Eric, Chappelle’s Show, Sex and the City, and even Sesame Street. Among his additional feature-film highlights are Todd Phillips’s Road Trip, Louis CK’s Pootie Tang, and Mitch Hedberg’s Los Enchiladas. You can see him now as Paul Rudd’s co-worker in David Wain’s Wanderlust and soon as Sigourney Weaver’s right hand man in Amy Heckerling’s Vamps. Internationally he has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival, the Vancouver International Comedy Festival, and Kilkenny, Ireland’s Cat Laughs Festival.
Todd has been heard on both The Howard Stern Show and The Bob & Tom Show, and his albums Medium Energy, Falling Off the Bone, and From Heaven are available from Comedy Central Records, Amazon and iTunes. He has earned the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival’s Jury Award, praise from Ricky Gervais as one of the best comedians of 2009, and accolades from The Onion’s A.V. Club, which declared Medium Energy one of the best comedy albums of the decade.
Neil Hamburger
http://www.americasfunnyman.com/
America’s Funnyman Neil Hamburger is the hardest working comedian in existence, performing up to 399 shows a year internationally to critical acclaim and audience bewilderment. He’s toured as the hand-picked opener for Tenacious D, Tim & Eric, and Faith No More, and his TV credits include Fox News’ Red Eye, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Tom Green Live, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. On his 2011 UK tour Neil played to
packed houses at the Edinburgh Fringe and completed a 10-show stint at London’s Soho Theatre. His most recent album “Live At Third Man” was produced by Jack White in Nashville; an earlier Hamburger album was among SPIN’s “40 Greatest Comedy Albums Of All Time.”
8pm. $12 advance / $15 day of show.
Fully seated show.
Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival.
Todd Barry headlined Laugh Your Asheville Off.
Todd headlined Laugh Your Asheville Off the first year back in 2007.
Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival
Peyton’s got our first correct answer. Congrats Peyton, I’ll be in touch about tickets!