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Moshe Kasher: Best New Comic on iTunes

The Comedy Underground is proud to announce that Moshe Kasher, one of our upcoming headliners was announced as, "iTunes Rewind 2009: best new comic!"
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HASTE MAKES WASTE
I’m often criticized for waiting until the last minute to book performers. I say there’s a method to my madness in that delaying until the 11th hour provides an opportunity to get national talk show publicity when a performer calls and says, “I just got ‘Letterman’ and I need a date out of town that Dave can plug.” Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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Laugh it up New Years Eve
Thursday, December 31st
Bremerton, Seattle, Kirkland, Everett, Tacoma
Comedy Underground brings you a New Year's Eve Comedy Spectacular!
No matter where you are in the Puget Sound region, you can see the New Year in with a laugh (and see the old one out with a boot to the booty – good riddance!).
We're presenting Winners of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and a finalist from Last Comic Standing - 2009 Seattle Comedy Competition Winner Sean Kent in Everett, 2008 Winner Tommy Savitt in Bremerton, 1989 Winner Matt Weinhold in Kirkland, “Last Comic Standing” star Kristin Key in Seattle, and Comedy Competition winner Harrold Gomez in Tacoma.
New Years Eve Shows
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30th Annual Seattle Comedy Competition!
The 30th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition finished up at the Moore Theatre on Sunday November 29 - winner Sean Kent snagged the "big check" for $5000 cash and a recording contract with Uproar Entertainment that includes a $1000 advance.
2. Paul Hooper 3. Travis Simmons 4. Jose Sarduy 5. Rodger Lizaola
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Scuttlebutt: The beat goes on.
It's been just over a year since we reopened on Occidental Park. It was a daunting challenge to recreate an atmosphere similar to that enjoyed for 27 wonderful years at 222 South Main but to a great extent and with all due modesty, I'd say we’ve pulled it off.
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Upcoming Comedy Central Taping Brings Mo Mandel Back to Seattle for a Tune-Up
One of our favorite up-and-coming headliners, Mo Mandel, will be at the Comedy Underground in Seattle this weekend to feature with David Crowe to prepare for a November 6th Comedy Central taping in New York. It warms the cockles of our heart to think that of all the clubs across the country he could have picked, Mo choose ours.
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SEATTLE COMICS INVADE SAN FRANCISCO
Rodger Lizaola (seen sitting below with the four other finalists in this year's 34th Annual San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition) led a charge down south during September by Comedy Underground irregulars who did well in The City's prestigious annual event.
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New Winter Hours at Seattle Comedy Underground
Showtimes at the Seattle Comedy Underground are now 8:00 pm nightly with late shows on Friday and Saturday starting at 10:15 pm.
In addition, our shows Sunday-Thursday are all-ages. Shows on Friday and Saturday are 21 and over.
SF Comedy Competition Finals
The finalists have been announced for the 34th Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition.
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TALK ABOUT CHARM
The producers of "Leverage," the hip new TNT series starring Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton, were looking for an actor to play an Italian Boston cop named Joey Cospito who gets set up in a diamond heist. So of course they picked Seattle's own favorite Mexican-English-German comedian, Vince Valenzuela. The bad news is that he gets the hell beat out of him (Vince still has the bruises to prove it) and shot in the episode. The good news is that he has a couple one-on-one scenes with Hutton. Check out episode eight, "The Ice Man Job," on On Demand or when it reruns.
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COMEDIAN SEARCHING FOR A WIFE, ER, LIFE
Andy Haynes just can’t stay still. He moved from The Emerald City to The Big Apple last summer (fortunately, he returns to feature with Cathy Sorbo here, 9/17-19) and has made three trips to Latin America just this year. “I stay in dodgy hotels, eat well and sit on the beach to avoid jumping off the beautiful bridges in New York. Really, it’s just vacationing but I like to think I’m in danger, so coming home is still appealing.”
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We're nominated again!
We're very please and excited that The Comedy Underground, last year's champ, has again been nominated for KING 5 Evening Magazine's "Best Live Comedy" award.
Vote for us here, and check out what our audiences have to say!
Our KING 5 Profile
Voting Ends Oct 11!
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Mo Mandel on Chelsea Lately
Mo Mandel will be on Chelsea Lately tonight, 11pm, on E. It should be good. It was filmed it this afternoon, got a huge groan on a joke about Angelina Jolie's African so here's hoping that got edited out. Be good, watch, laugh, let me know what you think, MO Mandel
Patton Oswalt Lands Role in Caprica
Word spread earlier this week that comic Patton Oswalt, best known for TV’s The King Of Queens and for voicing Remy in Pixar’s Ratatouille, will also be joining the Caprica cast in a recurring role as Baxter Sarno, a Caprican talk-show host
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First Thursay in August - The Art of Comedy
The Comedy Underground and brings you The Art of Comedy as part of First Thursday Artwalk in Pioneer Square. This gallery show takes place in the lobby of the world-famous Comedy Underground and features artwork that is either humorous in nature, or made by stand up comedians.
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Publicist: Robin Williams needs heart surgery
Must cancel the remainder of his one-man comedy show, "Weapons of Self-Destruction."
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Jerry Seinfeld bringing reality series to NBC
Jerry Seinfeld is returning to NBC as producer of a comic reality series where celebrities and a referee try to help squabbling couples make peace.
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The Art of Comedy
In our new club on Occidental Park, we have an open space called "lobby" on the blueprint - just a big area between the showroom and the stairs down from Swannie's. We thought "this would make a great gallery. . ." - and so it shall be!
"Mice Crispies" - Kelly Lyles
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Valentines Day Shows
The solution to your annual "what to do for Valentine's Day" dilemma! Give the gift of laughter!. We have our traditional Valentines Day Show in Kirkland and Everett.
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Puget Sound Community School Sets Non-Profit Comedy record!
On Tuesday, January 27, 2009, Puget Sound Community School, known to its
community as "PSCS," raised over $8000 to set a fund-raising record for the
Comedy Underground Non-Profit Comedy series.
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