Cameron Buchholtz

New Website!

2010-09-17T15:21:00.002-05:00

Yup, I'm leaving this old Blogger page behind and moving on to something (hopefully) better.

http://www.cameronbuchholtz.com

Check it out.

Episode Forty Two - Matt Ruby & Jared Logan

2010-09-14T23:55:00.002-05:00

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Episode Forty Two welcomes comedians Matt Ruby & Jared Logan. Recorded at O'Hanlon's Pub in New York City.

Apologies for the audio issues on this episode.

Episode Forty One - Anthony Jeselnik

2010-09-06T15:41:00.004-05:00

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Episode Forty One welcomes comedian Anthony Jeselnik. Recorded at Anthony's office in New York City.

Goodbye Oklahoma

2010-08-29T19:36:00.005-05:00

Yup, I'm moving. Finger tattoo be damned. As of this coming Friday, I will be a resident of Austin, Texas. That's why my calendar is looking so thin. I'm going to be spending the coming months hitting every open mic I can in Austin trying to get established in that scene.

But before I leave I am doing a four night run of performing in OKC that pretty much encapsulates my time doing comedy here. The very first time I stepped on stage was at Othello's in Norman. The first time I ever got paid doing comedy was at the 51st. St. Speakeasy. The first comedy club I ever performed at was the Loony Bin. And the first time I performed in a theater was at the City Arts Center. I really hope to see all my Oklahoma friends out at one of these shows.

Monday, August 30th - City Arts Center 7 p.m. (w/Todd Barry)

Tuesday, August 31st - Othello's

Wednesday, September 1st - Loony Bin Comedy Club

Thursday, September 2nd - Thursday's Don't Suck at the 51st. St. Speakeasy

Episode Forty - Todd Barry

2010-08-29T16:36:00.004-05:00

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Episode Forty welcomes comedian Todd Barry. Recorded at Todd's apartment in New York City.

Be sure to check out Todd at the City Arts Center in Oklahoma City this Monday, August 30th 2010. I'll be opening.

Episode Thirty Nine - Kyle Kinane & Derek Smith

2010-08-18T22:45:00.004-05:00

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Episode Thirty Nine welcomes comedians Kyle Kinane & Derek Smith. Recorded at the 51st St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City, OK.

2010-08-03T19:58:00.001-05:00

Episode Thirty Eight - Paul F. Tompkins

2010-08-01T21:40:00.004-05:00

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Episode Thirty Eight welcomes dandy comedian Paul F. Tompkins back to the show. BradChad Porter, Spencer Hicks, and Dan Skaggs also make appearances. Recorded at the City Arts Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

Final Vote - OK Gazette's Best Local Comedy Act

2010-07-27T02:39:00.005-05:00

Spencer Hicks, Leah Kayajanian, and myself made the finals of the OK Gazette's "Best of OKC" in the "Best Comedian or Comedy Troupe" category. Voting for me would be just splendid, but I care more about you just voting for one of us. It's an all-for-one/one-for-all kind of thing. We just want a comedian to win, not white rappers (Twinprov) or the hosts of cable-access style movie show (2 Movie Guys).

The category is #48 and you can vote HERE. Voting ends July 28th.

Episode Thirty Seven - Matt Davis

2010-07-25T01:45:00.006-05:00

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Episode Thirty Seven welcomes comedian Matt Davis. Recorded at the Loony Bin Comedy Club condo in Little Rock, AR.

2010-07-25T01:31:00.001-05:00

Episode Thirty Six - Ron Shock

2010-07-19T19:49:00.003-05:00

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Episode Thirty Six welcomes comedy legend and original member of the "Texas Outlaw Comics" Ron Shock. Comedians Spencer Hicks and Johnny Kavanaugh also make appearances. Recorded at the Loony Bin Comedy Club in Oklahoma City.

Doug Benson in OKC

2010-07-05T21:35:00.003-05:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to the City Arts Center last week to see Doug Benson, Graham Elwood, Leah Kayajanian, and myself. It far exceeded my expectations.

Episode Thirty Five - Caitlin Turner & Zach Smith

2010-06-23T22:14:00.003-05:00

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Episode Thirty Five welcomes actress Caitlin Turner and comedian Zach Smith. Recorded at Blu Bistro & Wine Bar in Norman, OK.

Episode Thirty Four - Adam Hunter & Vince Martin

2010-06-14T00:40:00.004-05:00

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Episode Thirty Four welcomes comedians Adam Hunter (Last Comic Standing, Man Up Stand Up) and Vince Martin (Bob & Tom). Recorded at the Loony Bin Comedy Club in Wichita, KS.

Vote in the OKGazette's Best of OKC "Best Comedian" category!

2010-06-10T23:46:00.004-05:00

Comedy in Oklahoma City is moving forward at a rapid pace. Need proof? How about the OKGazette finally adding "Best Comedian" as a category in their annual Best of OKC survey. Make sure to vote for your favorite! (it's category #48)

http://www.okgazette.com/bestof.html

And if you'd like to see a list of all of OKC's best comedians you can do so here: http://okccomedy.com/?cl=1

Though obviously being that this is my website, I encourage you to vote for yours truly, Cameron Buchholtz.

Episode Thirty Three - Steve Hofstetter

2010-06-06T01:47:00.005-05:00

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Episode Thirty Three welcomes comedian Steve Hofstetter. Recorded in a 2002 Volkwagon Passat while driving down I-35 between Denton and Dallas, TX.

Episode Thirty Two - Matt Bearden and Lucas Molandes

2010-05-30T23:31:00.003-05:00

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Episode Thirty Two welcomes Austin comedians Matt Bearden and Lucas Molandes. Recorded at Mugshots in Austin, Texas.

Episode Thirty One - Dan Cummins & Taylor Stewart

2010-05-23T20:35:00.004-05:00

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Episode Thirty One welcomes comedian Dan Cummins (Comedy Central, Warner Bros. Records) and ballerina/my girlfriend Taylor Stewart. Recorded at Firelake Grand Casino in Shawnee, OK.

Don't forget to watch Dan's new Comedy Central hour special Crazy with a Capitol F this Saturday May 29th.

Episode Thirty - Jacob Abello & Brine Webb

2010-05-13T12:30:00.003-05:00

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Episode Thirty welcomes musicians Jacob Abello & Brine Webb. Recorded at Blu Bistro and Wine Bar in Norman, OK.

Neil Hamburger in Norman

2010-05-06T23:05:00.003-05:00

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Opolis, Norman OK

Neil Hamburger
(Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Tenacious D)

JP INC.
(Comedy Central Records)

Cameron Buchholtz
(Me)

9pm | All Ages | $10 in Advance | $12 Day of show
*$2 surcharge under 21
TICKETS

June 28th - Doug Benson in OKC

2010-04-28T00:42:00.004-05:00

CB Radio and OKCcomedy.com present
DOUG BENSON
(Super High Me, VH1's Best Week Ever, Comedy Central)
featuring
Graham Elwood
with
Leah Kayajanian
Cameron Buchholtz

June 28th, 2010
Doors @ 7:00 Show @ 7:30
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Ave (at Fair Park)

Tickets on sale now at www.ticketstorm.com & Guestroom Records

Sponsored by:
Forward Foods
New World Pizza
Hook Echo Sound
Nice People Records
Robot Saves City: A Comedy Label
BradChad.com
Guestroom Records
The Library Bar & Grill
Brickshaw Buggy
Fowler Volkswagon
Atomic Lotus Tattoo
DerekSmithComedy.com
Chad Moody: The Drug Lawyer

Episode Twenty Nine - John Roy & AJ Finney

2010-04-25T16:37:00.003-05:00

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Episode Twenty Nine welcomes comedians John Roy (Chicago, IL) and AJ Finney (Kansas City, MO).

Paul F. Tompkins' Used Used Car Lot

2010-04-19T19:05:00.001-05:00

This is amazing.

Used Used Car Lot starring Paul F Tompkins from The Midnight Show

Episode Twenty Eight - Quentin Bomgardner & Jonathon Fowler

2010-04-18T16:41:00.003-05:00

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Episode Twenty Eight welcomes Norman Music Festival organizers Quentin Bomgardner and Jonathon Fowler. Recorded at Blu Bistro & Wine Bar in Norman, OK. Norman Music Festival takes place April 24th & 25th, 2010.

Episode Twenty Seven - Paul F. Tompkins & Spencer Hicks

2010-04-11T23:05:00.005-05:00

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Episode Twenty Seven welcomes comedians Paul F. Tompkins and Spencer Hicks. Recorded backstage at the Lakeshore Theater in Dallas, Texas.

Bring Paul F. Tompkins to Oklahoma City

2010-03-21T17:10:00.003-05:00

CB Radio Live! from Cameron Buchholtz on Vimeo.

Episode Twenty Six - Eric Nauni & Rianna Schofield

2010-03-15T14:08:00.004-05:00

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Episode Twenty Six welcomes Eric Nauni (Student Film, Gang Star Museum) and Rianna Schofield (Student Film). Recorded at Eric's apartment in Midwest City, OK. Plus, a big announcement for Oklahoma comedy.

Make sure to download the new Student Film EP "Armed and Trained" for FREE from Nice People Records.

Episode Twenty Five - Deacon Gray & Joel Decker

2010-02-28T12:33:00.003-06:00

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Episode Twenty Five welcomes winner of the Great American Comedy Festival and New Talent Coordinator at ComedyWorks in Denver, Deacon Gray, and comedian and Oklahoma City Thunder emcee Joel Decker.

In Memoriam: Andrew Koenig

2010-02-27T11:12:00.002-06:00

As I've stated many times before, the thing that made me want to do stand up comedy and sparked my real obsession with it was the Never Not Funny podcast. This week a member of the NNF family was lost. I didn't know Andrew Koenig, but after listening to hours of him talking and laughing on NNF, I do feel like he was a friend. He will be greatly missed.

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Episode Twenty Four - Live Show!

2010-02-22T13:26:00.003-06:00

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Episode Twenty Four welcomes guests T.R. DeGraw, Carson Jobe, and BradChad Porter for our first ever live show. Recorded in on stage in front of an audience at the 51st. St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City as part of the weekly Thursdays Don't Suck comedy show.

2010-02-22T13:14:00.001-06:00

Our friend Andrew Koenig is missing. He was last seen in the Stanley Park area of Vancouver on February 14th. If you have any information, please contact Constable Ralla (604.717.2967) or Detective Payette (604.717.2534) of the Vancouver police (case #202029519). If you know anyone in Vancouver, please pass on this information along with Andrew's picture. Our thoughts are with Andrew's family and we hope for his safe return.

Episode Twenty Three - Henry Owings & Joe Pettis

2010-02-07T22:48:00.004-06:00

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Episode Twenty Three welcomes Henry Owings and comedian Joe Pettis. Recorded at Three Points Pizza and Firebird's Bar in Atlanta, GA.

2010-01-31T03:30:00.000-06:00

The Oklahoma Daily

2010-01-28T21:36:00.005-06:00

My good friend (and friend of CB Radio) Caitlin Turner was nice enough to profile me for the University of Oklahoma's student newspaper The Oklahoma Daily.

http://oudaily.com/news/2010/jan/28/brother-can-you-spare-laugh/

Brother, can you spare a laugh?
Caitlin Turner/The Daily
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Cameron Buchholtz was never the class clown. He was the kid in the back of the classroom making fun of the class clown.

Not everyone has the opportunity to translate a childhood passion into an adult career. For Buchholtz, comedy was first a passion and later a profession.

“ I follow comedy like other people follow sports or music, which isn’t very common, even among comedians,” Buchholtz said.

In Norman, comedians are not common either. But every Tuesday at Othello’s, an Italian restaurant and bar on Campus Corner, the microphone is open for anyone looking to impart their comedic skill on an audience.

The humorists arrive around 9 p.m. to sign up for the show which starts at about 10 p.m. Buchholtz performs every week along with a few other regulars who range from graduate students to senior citizens.

On this particular Tuesday night, the place is full of people, but only about half of them are listening and laughing. It doesn’t bother Buchholtz, though — he sees Othello’s as a place to test new material and perfect the material he takes out on the road.

For about a year and a half he has been traveling to Austin, Little Rock and, occasionally, Atlanta to perform.

He’s Okie-bred though, and regularly gets up in front of crowds at the Loony Bin and the Speakeasy in Oklahoma City. He’s become somewhat of an Oklahoma comedy veteran, but it took him awhile to take a stab at something he has loved for awhile now.

The comedy bug bit him after he started watching Comedy Central Presents in middle school, around his sixth grade year.

“I watched it just because it was dirty, and in sixth grade that was cool,” Buchholtz said.

After years of following the Los Angeles comedy scene it was a podcast from one of his favorite comedians, Jimmy Pardo, that inspired him to start performing.

“In some form comedy will be my career, “Buchholtz said. “I might write or do radio, which is an option that is pretty common.”

Since then, Buchholtz has started CB Radio, a podcast of his own that is available on iTunes, and Feb. 11 he will be recording his first live show at the Speakeasy. It was through his podcast he got to meet his mentor-from-a-distance, Jimmy Pardo, as well as Web Soup writer, Jonah Ray. The podcasts have a simple format, essentially an hour of conversation between a few interesting people.

His comedy has taken on a particularly foul-mouthed tone as well. He rarely writes jokes about himself and focuses more on pop culture and somewhat observational humor. When something funny occurs to him he jots it down in his phone and fleshes it out later.

“My style is sort of an amalgamation of several different comics,” Buchholtz said. “Paul F. Tompkins is amazing and recently I have been into Moshe Kasher.”

Watching other comedians has helped him develop his own stand-up skills. One of his biggest and, consequently, least successful shows was last year at Norman Music Festival in front of an audience at The Red Room at maximum capacity.

Some of his jokes were, well, let’s just say a little off color and were not received too well. There comes a point in every live show in which a laugh doesn’t follow a joke, but what is the protocol for this situation?

“You can’t ignore the fact that people aren’t laughing,” Buchholtz said. You have to build off of the awkwardness.”

Comedy isn’t always about laughing. Buchholtz admitted to having an emotional reaction to one of his favorite comedians passing away when he was in high school.

“I remember I started crying in my computer class when I found out that Mitch Hedberg died,” Buchholtz said. “I cry easily, but I don’t cry about real things. I cry about T.V. shows, I had to stop watching reality shows because even their heartfelt montages make me cry.”

Hopefully, Buchholtz will be moving to Austin in August and continue on his quest for a career in comedy. Austin is just a “stepping stone” city from which he will launch himself into Los Angeles.

“I don’t want to be super famous. I would rather just be successful and make a living doing what I love,” Buchholtz said.

Episode Twenty Two - Maria Bamford & Kerri Lendo

2010-01-28T06:19:00.003-06:00

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Episode Twenty Two welcomes comedy veteran Maria Bamford and Austin comedian Kerri Lendo. Frequent guest BradChad Porter also makes an appearance. Recorded at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, TX.

2010-01-26T11:55:00.002-06:00

Episode Twenty One - Matt Braunger & Martha Kelly

2010-01-18T23:15:00.002-06:00

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Episode Twenty One welcomes comedians Matt Braunger and Martha Kelly. Recorded at the Cap City Comedy Club and the Coldtown Theater in Austin, Texas.

2010-01-12T20:08:00.005-06:00

Episode Twenty - Joel Decker & Chad McNaughton

2010-01-12T00:49:00.004-06:00

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Episode Twenty welcomes comedian and Oklahoma City Thunder house emcee Joel Decker and humorist Chad McNaughton (The Lost Ogle). Recorded at Chad's house in Midwest City, OK.

Episode Nineteen - Genevieve Rice & Bradchad Porter

2010-01-03T23:07:00.003-06:00

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Episode Nineteen welcomes comedians Genevieve Rice and Bradchad Porter to discuss Arizona, blue balls, and strip clubs. Actually, we mostly just discuss strip clubs.

Episode Eighteen - Josh Fadem & Andrew Jeffrey Jakober

2009-12-29T01:02:00.003-06:00

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Episode Eighteen welcomes comedian Josh Fadem (30 Rock, Reno 911) and musician Andrew Jeffrey Jakober for this movie-centric extended episode. Recorded at a Village Inn in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2009-12-24T01:11:00.002-06:00

Cameron Buchholtz - Loony Bin Comedy Club - Dec. 20th, 2009 from Cameron Buchholtz on Vimeo.

Episode Seventeen - Jacob Abello & Caitlin Turner

2009-12-16T00:12:00.001-06:00

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Episode Seventeen welcomes heartthrob/musician Jacob Abello and actress/heartthrob Caitlin Turner (The Killer Inside Me).

Episode Sixteen - Jay Dee & Nathan Anderson

2009-12-16T00:10:00.001-06:00

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Episode Sixteen welcomes Tulsa comedian Jay Dee and Dallas comedian Nathan Anderson. Recorded at an IHOP in Oklahoma City.

Episode Fifteen - Chris Harris & Wampus

2009-12-16T00:08:00.002-06:00

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Episode fifteen welcomes recording engineer/musician/Nice People Records founder Chris Harris (Depth and Current) and comedian/Forward Foods owner Wampus.

Episode Fourteen - Mark Agee, Paul Varghese, Josh Weatherspoon, & Nick Guerra

2009-12-16T00:05:00.002-06:00

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Episode Fourteen welcomes a slew of Dallas comics to the show. Mark Agee, Paul Varghese, Josh Weatherspoon, and Nick Guerra all recorded with me outside of Hyena's Comedy Club in Dallas, Texas.

Episode Thirteen - Matt Bearden

2009-11-15T23:35:00.003-06:00

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Episode Thirteen welcomes mustachioed comedian Matt Bearden on the show to discuss Austin comedy, no homo, Supercuts, and facial hair.

Here's what The Onion has to say about Matt:

Proving that one can be both self-loathing and cocky without creating some sort of personality paradox, Matt Bearden is one of those comedians whose best jokes are at the expense of himself—although he’s also so quick with a snarky aside that most of the audience is laughing before they realize they’ve just been insulted. Bearden thankfully eschews bits and shtick, preferring semiautobiographical stories delivered in a gripping, breathless patter and full of tossed-off, dry witticisms that lesser comics would build whole sets around. The fact that he never dumbs it down has made him a favorite among those who worship the smart, sarcastic humor of comics like Patton Oswalt and Paul F. Tompkins. --Dec, 2008

Do They Know It's Christmas?

2009-11-13T18:47:00.007-06:00

Words cannot express how much I love this song/video.
Great Christmas song? Or Greatest Christmas song?

Do They Know It's Christmas? from Scott Aukerman on Vimeo.

An all-star comedy Christmas Carol
Directed & Edited by Scott Aukerman

Sung by the Comedy Death-Ray Xmas Nativity Choir (feat. Paul F. Tompkins, R.O. Manse, Tig Notaro, Rob Huebel, Patton Oswalt, Mike Phirman, Jimmy Pardo, Brian Posehn & Scott Aukerman, Garfunkel & Oates, Aimee Mann, Chris Hardwick, Paul Scheer & June Diane Raphael, Doug Benson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Nick Thune, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cracked Out, Dragon Boy Suede, Natasha Leggero, Thomas Lennon & Ed Helms)

This is track one on the CDR Xmas 2009 CD - available ONLY for FREE with purchase of a Comedy Death-Ray 2009 Calendar!

Purchase at AST Records.

Here’s the track listing for the CD:

1. The Comedy Death-Ray Xmas Nativity Choir (feat. Paul F. Tompkins, R.O. Manse, Tig Notaro, Rob Huebel, Patton Oswalt, Mike Phirman, Jimmy Pardo, Brian Posehn & Scott Aukerman, Garfunkel & Oates, Aimee Mann, Chris Hardwick, Paul Scheer & June Diane Raphael, Doug Benson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Nick Thune, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cracked Out, Dragon Boy Suede, Natasha Leggero, Thomas Lennon & Ed Helms) - Do They Know It’s Christmas?

2. Sarah Silverman - Give The Jew Girl Toys

3. Aziz Ansari - Jingle Bells

4. Matt Besser - Billy Braggart Sings People’s History Version Of Xmas Gospel

5. Reggie Watts – Christmass Is For Fuckin’

6. Scott Aukerman & BJ Porter - Grandma Got Run Over By A Hyundai

7. Duncan Trussell & Natasha Leggero – A Tea Bagger’s Christmas

8. Brent Weinbach - On Christmas

9. R.O. Manse - State Of Xmas Shock

10. Matt Besser - Bjork Sings Silent Night

11. Garfunkel & Oates - Present Face

12. Mike Phirman - Christmas Dinner

13. Dragon Boy Suede - Let’s Trap Santa & Make Him Watch

14. Scott Aukerman & Jimmy Pardo - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

15. Matt Besser - Neil Young Sings Frosty The Snowman

16. Paul Scheer & Brett Gelman - ‘Twas The Night Before Xmas

17. Paul F. Tompkins - Xmas Ben

HIDDEN TRACK. Thomas Lennon – I Want Your Christmas (Live at CDR)

Episode Twelve - Jonah Ray & Codi Fischer

2009-11-07T14:15:00.003-06:00

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Episode Twelve welcomes, from G4's Web Soup, comedian Jonah Ray and "professional awesome person" Codi Fischer. Recorded at the 51st. St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City. (Apologies for the background noise.)

Episode Eleven - Sethy McCarroll & JP Inc.

2009-11-07T14:11:00.003-06:00

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Episode Eleven welcomes musician/designer Sethy McCarroll (Gentle Ghost, Student Film, Umbrellas) and comedy musician JP Inc. (formerly Pleaseeasaur, Comedy Central Records).

Be sure to check out JP Inc. on his upcoming tours with Neil Hamburger and Devo:

11/06/09 - Boston, MA - Great Scott*
11/07/09 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine*
11/08/09 - Providence, RI - Jerky's Live Music Venue*
11/10/09 - Albany, NY - Valentines*
11/11/09 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory*

11/12/09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater**
11/13/09 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater**
11/15/09 - Washington, DC - 930 Club**
11/16/09 - Washington, DC - 930 Club**
11/20/09 - New York, NY - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza**
11/21/09 - New York, NY - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza**
11/23/09 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre**
11/24/09 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre**

*= w/ Neil Hamburger
**= w/ Devo

Episode Ten - Philip Bjorklund & Kyle Davis

2009-10-27T03:09:00.005-05:00

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Episode Ten welcomes DJ Philip Bjorklund & musician Kyle Davis (Evangelicals). Be sure to check out Philip's new mixtape "Sunday at Chili's" and see Evangelicals on their upcoming tour.

Evangelicals Tour Dates:
10/31/09 Norman, OK - Opolis w/ JP Inc., Gentle Ghost
11/02/09 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts w/ Holiday Shores
11/03/09 Los Angeles, CA - Echo w/ Port O Brien
11/04/09 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern w/ Holiday Shores, Fake Your Own Death
11/05/09 Portland, OR - Holocene w/ Holiday Shores
11/06/09 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project w/ Holiday Shores
11/07/09 Missoula, MT - The Palace w/ Holiday Shores
11/08/09 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court w/ Holiday Shores
11/09/09 Denver, CO - Hi Dive w/ Holiday Shores
11/11/09 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar w/ Holiday Shores, Eli August
11/12/09 St. Louis, MO - Firebird w/ Holiday Shores
11/16/09 Washington, DC - The Red and the Black w/ Holiday Shores
11/17/09 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie w/ Holiday Shores
11/18/09 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall w/ Holiday Shores
11/19/09 Allston, MA - Great Scott w/ Holiday Shores
11/20/09 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place w/ Holiday Shores
11/21/09 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern w/ Holiday Shores
11/22/09 Chicago, IL - Schubas w/ Holiday Shores
11/23/09 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop w/ Holiday Shores

Episode Nine - Tate James & Matt Duckworth

2009-10-24T18:45:00.002-05:00

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Episode Nine welcomes graphic designer Tate James (The Apache House) and musician Matt Duckworth (Stardeath and White Dwarfs).

Episode Eight - James Nghiem & Seth Joseph

2009-10-14T15:26:00.003-05:00

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Episode Eight welcomes my former ETS cohost James Nghiem and, all the way from New York, Seth Joseph. Recorded at the 51st St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City.

New Eugene Mirman!

2009-10-07T23:59:00.003-05:00

One of my absolute favorite comedians, Eugene Mirman, released his new album, God is a Twelve Year Old Boy with Aspergers, this week, and it's completely hilarious. Buy it. Seriously.

And just because, here's a bonus track by John Wesley Harding that was originally supposed to close out the album.

Episode Seven - Anthony Cavazos & Eric Nauni

2009-10-07T23:53:00.003-05:00

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Episode Seven welcomes comedian Anthony Cavazos and musician Eric Nauni (Student Film) to the show. I will be opening for Student Film at their album release party at VZD's in Oklahoma City on October 10th.

Workspaces!

2009-09-30T16:44:00.005-05:00

Thanks in large part to my friend Tate James over at The Apache House, I've recently become quite interested in where people do their work. It combines a lot of different things I'm interested in, most notably tech and how people use it.

So with that in mind, here is how my workspace currently looks:

Notice the extreme nerdery. Instead of having a regular desk, I just use my coffee table and am always able to sit on my couch. The lap desk that my Macbook sits on makes this easy and comfortable. I do everything from basic internetting and email, social networking, and school work, to working on my stand up comedy and recording my weekly podcast CB Radio here. It should be appearing over at The Apache House in the near future as well.

If this kind of thing interests you, it's probably worth your time to head over to Lifehacker. They have some pretty awesome featured workspaces, including ones from celebrities, as well as really useful and interesting workspace tips.

Episode Six - Doug Benson & Graham Elwood

2009-09-27T16:26:00.003-05:00

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Episode six welcomes comedians Doug Benson (Super High Me, Best Week Ever) and Graham Elwood. The episode was recorded backstage at the McKinney Performing Arts Center in McKinney, TX before and during their show.

The lost, never to be heard episode of CB Radio.

2009-09-27T16:11:00.005-05:00

A few weeks ago, I drove up to Kansas City to record to an episode of CB Radio with the uber hilarious comedian Matt Braunger (MADtv, Comedy Central Records) at Stanford and Sons Comedy Club. I got to see two of his shows, then recorded what I thought was a really hilarious episode with Braunger and his feature that week, AJ Finney. Then, after leaving the club, I realize that the recording flat out didn't work, and I hadn't gotten any of it. I'm not exactly what happened, but I'm sure it boils down to me not having any idea what I'm doing when it comes to audio recording, which is also why the audio quality of CB Radio is often so terrible.

I'm still learning how this stuff works and am doing so by just doing it. So I suppose this blog post has two points a) Matt Braunger was an awesome guest that I hope to have on again soon and actually be able to release his hilarity and b) bear with me when it comes to audio quality. Hopefully what's being recorded is funny and interesting enough that it doesn't matter if it isn't actually level or the clearest of recording.

Episode Five - Dan Skaggs & Kristin Rand

2009-09-27T16:03:00.004-05:00

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Episode five welcomes comedians Dan Skaggs & Kristin Rand to mostly just talk about vaginas. Recorded at the 51st St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City.

Episode Four - Spencer Hicks & Shane Parks

2009-09-14T02:00:00.003-05:00

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Episode four welcomes Oklahoma City comedians Spencer Hicks and Shane Parks.

Episode Three - Leah Kayajanian & Derek Smith

2009-09-06T12:54:00.005-05:00

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Episode Three welcomes the 2009 Oklahoma City Funniest Person Leah Kayajanian and Chicago-bound Derek Smith of 796 Entertainment.

And don't forget to rate/review the show in iTunes. That sort of thing helps a lot.

Episode Two - Jimmy Pardo & Andrew Jeffrey Jakober

2009-08-30T02:21:00.007-05:00

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For episode two, we welcome comedian and podcasting vanguard Jimmy Pardo as well as Forgive Durden's Andrew Jeffrey Jakober. Recorded in Austin, Texas backstage at the Cap City Comedy Club.

OKC's Funniest Person - Leah Kayajanian

2009-08-25T14:31:00.006-05:00

The Loony Bin Comedy Club's annual Oklahoma Comedy Competition is now over, and the winner is Leah Kayajanian. Leah killed it both nights, and clearly deserved her victory.

You can see Leah every week at Othello's in Norman, and frequently at the Loony Bin and 51st st. Speakeasy. Earlier this year, Leah also won the University of Oklahoma's Funniest Person award. If you are not familiar with her, do youself a favor and check her out.

Congrats also goes out the 2nd place finisher Brian Stephens and 3rd place Stan Silliman.

Even though I didn't make it out of the first round, I was very happy with my set, and the competition was still a lot of fun and provided invaluable inexperience. I look forward to competing again next year.

Episode One - BradChad Porter & Dan O'Donoghue

2009-08-23T04:23:00.003-05:00

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For the very first episode of CB Radio, we welcome 796 Entertainment's BradChad Porter and Dan O'Donoghue. The episode was recorded after their weekly Monday's Don't Suck comedy show at the 51st St. Speakeasy in Oklahoma City.

New podcast! CB Radio!

2009-08-19T02:37:00.009-05:00

I am way way excited to be putting out my new podcast, CB Radio. I learned a lot doing ETS, and am confident in saying that the new show will be much better. Better guests, better conversations, better sound quality, and better ways to bring it to you.

The first episode goes up this Sunday, August 23rd. And just so you know, the "CB" in CB Radio stands for Cameron Buchholtz. Big thanks goes out to Tate Bradley James for the logo.

ETS Episode Eighteen - Derek Smith

2009-08-17T03:22:00.002-05:00

OUR FINAL EPISODE!

Yup, this will be the very last episode of ETS, but I will be starting a new podcast, C.B. Radio, which promises to be much better in pretty much every way. More details to come!

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2009 Oklahoma Comedy Competition

2009-08-17T03:06:00.005-05:00

This Wednesday, August 19th I'm taking part in the Loony Bin Comedy Club's annual Oklahoma Comedy Competition. This is only the second comedy competition I've taken part in, and the first that could actually mean something. My doing well in this competition would get me closer to getting booked as emcee for a week the Loony Bin (which is the next comedy hurdle I need to jump). Twenty comedians will compete Wednesday night, with the top eight moving on to the finals on Sunday, August 23rd. I know I have a very slim chance of winning, so my real goal for the competition is just to move on to Sunday night. I'm quite excited about it.

Semifinals - Wednesday, August 19th
Finals - Sunday, August 23rd

Loony Bin Comedy Club
8503 North Rockwell Rd
Oklahoma City, OK
8 p.m. 21 +

Call (405) 239 - 4242 for Reservations
$6 (or $4 with student or military ID)

ETS Episode Seventeen

2009-08-10T01:52:00.004-05:00

We couldn't find a guest this week.

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ETS Episode Sixteen - Anthony Cavasos

2009-08-09T19:25:00.003-05:00

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ETS Episode Fifteen - Shane Parks

2009-07-28T05:44:00.003-05:00

We welcome comedian and creator of the upcoming sketch comedy show ‘The Scene,’ Shane Parks.

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Vote for my friends!

2009-07-16T23:36:00.003-05:00

The Oklahoma Gazette is currently running their annual Best of OKC Awards, and a few of my friends were lucky enough (and deserving enough) to be nominated. The dudes at 796 Entertainment were nominated three times: Monday's Don't Suck at the Speakeasy (where I frequently perform) for Best Cheap Entertainment, 796entertainment.com for Best Blog, and Spencer Hicks for Best Visual Artist (despite not being a visual artist). Vote for those dudes. My friends with Dance Robots Dance also got nominated for their blog RobotDanceMusic.

Just go to okgazette.com and fill out at least half of the 52 categories by picking one of the five nominations in each category.

ETS Episode Fourteen - Leah Kayajanian

2009-07-14T03:09:00.002-05:00

Another episode I should have put up a while ago, it's the much talked about Leah Kayajanian.

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Monday's Don't Suck Vlog Number Four!

2009-07-14T03:04:00.001-05:00

For some reason this one got cut off at about the halfway point, but it's probably for the best. I can't imagine anyone watching past the four minute mark anyway.

MDS Vlog Number Four from Cameron Buchholtz on Vimeo.

Comedy Albums!

2009-07-14T02:42:00.002-05:00

No, sadly not mine. But in the last week two really fantastic albums have been released by two incredibly hilarious comedians.

The first is Todd Glass's Thin Pig.

You should download it, because you definitely don't want to get on Todd Glass' bad side:

The second is Soak Up The Night by Matt Braunger.

Both of these comedians are hugely influential to me, and I can't recommend these albums enough. Both are digital releases by Comedy Central Records, and Braunger's album will also be available on vinyl.

ETS Episode Thirteen - BradChad Porter

2009-07-14T02:34:00.003-05:00

I’m so lazy, this should have been put up weeks ago.

Oh well, BradChad is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met, and hopefully that comes across in this episode.

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Mondays Don't Suck Vlog Number Three!

2009-06-25T19:47:00.000-05:00

With guest Shane Parks!

MDS Vlog Number Three from Cameron Buchholtz on Vimeo.

Mondays Don't Suck Vlog Number Two

2009-06-22T04:12:00.004-05:00

Last week after 796 Entertainment's awesome weekly comedy show Mondays Don't Suck, I sat down with Dan O'Donoghue, BradChad Porter, and James Nghiem to drunkenly discuss the show and other random stuff, all thirteen year old girl bedroom vlog style.

MDS Vlog Number Two from Cameron Buchholtz on Vimeo.

ETS Episode Twelve

2009-06-22T03:49:00.003-05:00

We're back!

(Apologies if the sound quality isn't quite up to par. We're still trying to figure out our new setup.)

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Update!

2009-06-22T02:07:00.003-05:00

So I have been doing a REALLY terrible job updating this the past few weeks. I could make some sort of excuse, but reality is that I'm just lazy. I've still been performing a few times a week and have written a ton recently. I'm really happy with not only the amount of new material I've been writing, but also the quality of it. It's really exciting that I can actually feel myself improving at this whole stand up thing. This coupled with the awesome shows I'm going to be taking part in the next week or so has me on a bit of a comedy high.

Upcoming Shows:
6/22 - Othello's, Norman OK
6/27 - Suzy's Loung, Ardmore OK
6/29 - 51st St. Speakeasy, OKC OK (My first headlining set!)
6/30 - Othello's, Norman OK
7/1 - Loony Bin Comedy Club, OKC OK

Also, here's a video of my set at the Opolis Comedy Night from a few weeks ago. I'm already a bit embarrassed about it, but whatever.
OPOLIS 5/29/09

Here's to hoping I'll be better at keeping this thing updated. A new teenage girl style vlog with the 796 Entertainment guys and the return of the Escalator Temporarily Stairs podcast will be up shortly.

Promo Shots by Alex Thomas

2009-05-14T22:11:00.002-05:00

Last week my friend and photographer Alex Thomas was nice enough to take some photos of me. I pretty much needed some decent pictures of me to help promote myself, send to bookers, and incorporate into the EPK that I desperately need to make. I figured I'd share some of the more choice shots.

Jacob Abello at the Opolis this Saturday

2009-05-14T21:58:00.006-05:00

My good friend Jacob Abello will performing for the first time this Saturday night at the Opolis. He'll be playing tracks from his new album Nothing But Gold. I really wish I wasn't out of town so I could go to this. Jacob has been working on his record for quite a long time, and I've anxiously awaited his live debut for most of it. But everyone reading this definitely shouldn't be like me, instead they should attend the show. The lineup is completely solid and will be well worth the $7.

You can listen to a few tracks from Nothing But Gold on Jacob's Myspace page or check out the KGOU review of the album HERE.

Tour! (kinda, sorta, not really)

2009-05-11T02:18:00.003-05:00

I'll be doing some traveling in the next few weeks and performing in some places I've never been before. I'm super excited about it.

My May shows:
5/12 - Norman OK @ Othello's
5/13 - Little Rock AR @ Loony Bin Comedy Club
5/18 - Birmingham, AL @ The Barking Kudo
5/20 - Atlanta GA @ The Laughing Skull Lounge
5/25 - Birmingham AL @ The Barking Kudo
5/26 - Norman OK @ Othello's
5/27 - Oklahoma City OK @ Loony Bin Comedy Club
5/29 - Norman OK @ Opolis

I hope to have a larger scale US tour later in the summer.

ETS Episode Eleven - Derek Smith

2009-05-08T01:02:00.003-05:00

796 Entertainment's Derek Smith joins us.

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Movie Review: 'Star Trek'

2009-05-08T00:32:00.001-05:00

Spoiler Free!

I was extremely skeptical going in to the new Star Trek film. I loved a lot of the original films and simply didn't think a) a reboot was necessary and b) that JJ Abrams was the right person at the helm. The old films still stand up, and I felt that any new incarnation would only tarnish the series (I'm looking at you Star Wars). And I've never liked anything J.J. Abrams has done (in fact, I despise most of it). Lost and Alias both seemed silly to me, MI3 was the absolute worst of the Mission Impossible series (and had the lamest villain death I can think of from any film), and Cloverfield was one of the most shallow, mindless, and flat-out boring films I saw last year. My reluctance continued after seeing the new film's trailers, which made the film out to be a mindless CGI-fest set to betray everything I love about the franchise.

But I am happy to report that absolutely loved Star Trek. Right from the very beginning it took me back to when I was little and would endlessly rewatch my dad's VHS box set of the first six films. I never onced questioned Pine and Quinto as Kirk and Spock, and the time travel storyline was the perfect way to restart the franchise without abandoning everything the previous films and television had setup. I had assumed that having Leonard Nimoy in the film was simply a desperate attempt to please fanboys, but (while it still may have been that), he was worked in perfectly.

That's not to say the entire film was perfect. The action sequences were lame, a bit too over-the-top, over-long, and far too reliant on computer effects (but that's just as much a complaint about modern action films as it is about this specific movie). The cast also didn't entirely work, I never fully bought Saldana and Urban as Uhura and Bones, and was constantly comparing them to the originals. Eric Bana was also a bit underused and under developed, and never once felt like a real threat. But these minor quibbles did little to prevent my enjoyment of the overall picture.

I went into the theater tonight expecting to hate the film, but came out completely loving it. I would be shocked if any other big summer blockbuster bests it.

8/10

I made The Lost Ogle.

2009-04-29T03:29:00.007-05:00

I really shouldn't be all that excited about having my picture on a local blog, but for some reason I am. I read The Lost Ogle pretty much every day (despite disagreeing with them a good chunk of the time) and think their whole Cardboard Jim Traber series is pretty hilarious.

"Cardboard Jim told these yardbirds what it’s like to be a big time radio star. Cardboard Cornett told them about Bob Cortese. The guy on the right starred in Rushmore and is in the band Coconut Records."

The picture was taken while I was being interview by The Wire. And I suppose I should somewhat flattered by the Jason Schwartzman comparison (even though it's one I hear fairly often).

My good friend and fellow comedian Derek Smith (of 796 Entertainment) also made the NMF Cardboard Jim piece, which is notable not just because his picture is awesome, but because The Lost Ogle recently bashed Derek's podcast.

"This guy kept demanding that we give him Brent Skarky’s phone number. We told him that Regular Jim Traber knows Brent Skarky. This satisfied the guy."

NMF Thoughts with 796 Entertainment

2009-04-28T13:12:00.003-05:00

I sat down with the guys from 796 Entertainment last night and discussed our experience at the Norman Music Festival, 13 year old girl vlog style. Drunken rambling and antics ensued.

Untitled from Cameron Buchholtz on Vimeo.

Norman Music Festival Recap!

2009-04-27T00:08:00.014-05:00

I am still exhausted from the awesomeness that was the Norman Music Festival yesterday. It was such an exciting, crazy, and tiring day.

I started things off fairly poorly. I only got about 3 hours of sleep Friday night, and was already dead tired when I headed off to the festival a little after 11 a.m. The first band I saw was the 2009 Buzz March Bandness winner Welcome the Silence. I thankfully only caught one song, but that one song was quite hilarious. The chorus was something like “I met my baby at the Canadian County Jail.” Classy. Their music and the way they were dressed made it seem like the last 10 years of music never happened and that their realm of influences consists of only what's played on rock radio.

From there I just walked around the festival until El Paso Hot Button started at the main stage. It was weird to see Mickey on such a huge stage in broad daylight. It wasn't exactly the ideal place to see him, but he was great nonetheless. The first half of his set was pretty much all new stuff that I am quite anxious to hear recorded versions of.

After El Paso Hot Button I walked across the railroad tracks to the Red Room, where all the comedy would be taking place. I had to make sure everything was set up for the other comics. While I was there I got to check out Traindodge, whom I've never seen but had heard great things about. They aren't exactly my thing, but I certainly understand their appeal.

Then I headed back to the main stage for Student Film. Their new record is really fantastic and I hadn't seen them do a full set in quite some time. Their crowd was solid despite how early they played. But I still had to wonder why organizers put probably the two best local bands on the main stage so early. Both El Paso Hot Button and Student Film definitely deserved to be later in the day. Minor quibble.

I then headed back to the Red Room to check out the first comedian of the day, Anthony Cavazos. The crowd was pretty small, but Anthony still did well. Though the fact that he went over his time had me worried that the Red Room stage would be behind all day. Thankfully that wasn't the case.

After Anthony I walked over the Opolis to catch the tail end of Dead Sea Choir's set. Still not impressed with this band. They are talented certainly, but they just seem to be trying waaay too hard to be Radiohead. But I was happy to see the Opolis so packed so early in the day, especially considering that my favorite new local band, Gentle Ghost, was next. They killed it, with the highlight being their cover of Cheyenne's “The Whale.” I've yet to not really love a band that Sethy McCarroll has been involved with (which is really saying something considering the amount of bands he's been with).

(It was about this time that I started to neglect to fully document the day with photos. Bummer.)

After Gentle Ghost I made my way back to the Red Room hoping to catch part of Spencer Hick's set. Sadly I got there right after he was done. Apparently the crowd for the comedy was still pretty light, which had me worried for the rest of the day. After that I walked next door to Coach's to see Depth and Current. I was excited to see them because a) it was their first show, b) I was a big fan of the members' previous projects, and c) they are super cool dudes. They sounded great, but I was a bit disappointed in the way Coach's was set up. They had tables set up right up to the front of the stage, which created a bit of a disconnect between the band and audience.

It was at this point that I got a phone call from my grandma telling me that she and my aunt, who is in from out of town, were coming down to see me. My aunt had seen me perform before, but my grandma had not. It was going to be a bit weird.

I then headed down near the main stage to be interviewed on OU's The Wire. I was once again talking with Adam Croom, who I had on my podcast and whose show I was on for the The Wire earlier this week. While I was interviewed, my friend and comic Derek Smith walked by right as The Lost Ogle dudes came up to get a picture of me with cardboard Jim Trabor. This is notable because last week The Lost Ogle blogged about how awful Derek's podcast is. I had a good time on The Wire, but I imagine it was horrible radio. I kept referencing things in front of The Wire booth that listeners obviously couldn't see. Good job me.

Then I headed back to the Red Room to catch Leah Kayajanian's set. She had a pretty good sized crowd and did really well. Leah is just so fucking good. I swear I've never seen her have a bad set.

After a hanging out a bit at the Red Room watching 8 Bit Cynics, my grandma and aunt arrived. We walked around the festival a bit and I answered questions about what exactly was going on. I don't think my grandma was used to that type of thing at all and was a bit overwhelmed.

Then I made my way back to the Red Room stopping to check out a bit of Stardeath and White Dwarfs' set. I've never been that big of fan of them, but the two songs they've released from their upcoming album really impressed me. I wish I was able to see more of them, but I had some things I had to go over before going on stage.

As I was getting ready to go on, The Red Room was really filling up. I purposefully put myself right before The Non because I knew they drew quite well, but I still didn't expect it to be that packed. I just had to totally block out that this was probably the biggest crowd I've ever performed in front of and that family members were present.

My set definitely could have gone a bit better. I got some good laughs, but not nearly as many as I always hope for. It was a bit weird that my new material is the stuff that hit whereas, my older, safe material fell flat. Maybe I'm a bit tired of telling those jokes, and I subconsciously let it show on stage. I ended with my infamous Flava Flav joke (a joke which I vowed to retire for a while after that show). People either go with that joke or they don't, sadly the NMF crowd didn't. It sucked to end on a bad note, but oh well. I still had a ton of fun on stage though.

Right after I got off stage some random guy started talking to me. He said he was a local stand up and was surprised that he had never seen me before. Now, keep in mind that I'm either attending or performing at nearly every comedy show/open mic in the area. The OKC/Norman scene is small enough that I either know or at least know of every single comic, yet I had never seen this guy before in my life. He told me that I should try to "be more self-deprecating with my jokes, because audiences love that." He also basically accused me of stealing material by saying my jokes “sounded sampled from other comics.” Nice. He then told me I should "try to go up at the Loony Bin." The Loony Bin is essentially my home club, I go up there all the time and hang out there a ton as well. It was really insulting to me to not only be getting awful, unwanted advice, but to get it from someone who was either totally full of shit, or who had JUST started and has no right to be giving advice to anyone. It was just frustrating.

My aunt and grandma's reaction to my set was predictably positive despite “all the swearing.”

After my set I just kind of took a breather and hung out with friends. In addition to all the great music, NMF was really great for hanging with friends. Pretty much everyone I knew was out having fun. I never drink before I perform, so it was nice to start boozing it up as well.

After chilling with friends for a while I headed back to the Red Room to see Derek Smith. Derek just has such a natural charisma about him. The Red Room crowd had thinned out a bit, but he had everyone there in the palm of his hand.

Next I saw Sugar and Gold on the main stage. I knew absolutely nothing about the band except that they were on tour with Of Montreal. I was not impressed. I just hung at the main stage after their set and tried to get as close as I could for Man Man. Man Man is one of my absolute favorite live bands. I actually missed NMF last year because I was visiting my parents in Birmingham, but got to see Man Man while down there. They definitely didn't disappoint. They played everything I wanted them to and were just so much fun.

By that point I was so exhausted, so I decided to walk back to my apartment to get some food and rest a bit. I had planned to chill for about an hour and then head back in time for the end of the Starlight Mints' set. I wound up falling asleep on my couch and didn't wake up until Midnight, completely missing both the Mints and headliners Of Montreal. Bummer. Thankfully I had seen both bands fairly recently, so I wasn't too disappointed.

After waking up, I headed over to Justin's for the Fucked Up dance pary like I do every Saturday night. I always like to support my DJ friends Phillip Bjorklund and Blake Ward, plus I expected it to be crazier than usual as they pumped it up as the “Official NMF After Party.” Unfortunately it was kind of lame, and fewer of my friends were there than usual.

From there I headed back to the Red Room for the VIP after party. It was super fun to just hang with friends, eat the really delicious free food (maybe it was because I had barely eaten all day, but Benvenuti's brisket was amazing), drink the free drinks, and gawk at Kevin Barnes. At one point, Barnes (still in stage makeup) got up on top of some ladder for no apparent reason. It was one of the most surreal things I've ever seen in my entire life.

(photo courtesy Matt Duckworth)

At about 3:30 a.m. I decided to finally head out and said my goodbyes. As I was walking back to my car my friend and festival organizer Dylan Mackey scared the crap out me by pulling up to me quickly in a golf cart. I hopped in with him and we spent the next half an hour driving down downtown Norman alleyways and doing doughnuts in gravel parking lots. It's no secret that Dylan is just a little bit crazy, so it was quite terrifying riding with him. It was so much fun and pretty much the perfect way to end an incredibly amazing day.

The whole day was just so much fun. I want to give a huge thanks to Quentin Bomgardner, Dylan Mackey, and all the other organizers, all the bands and performers, and all 25,000 people who came out. I'm already really looking forward to next year.

Jacob Abello to release debut album May 15th

2009-04-23T19:31:00.002-05:00

Norman singer/songwriter and my good friend Jacob Abello will be releasing his debut album Nothing But Gold on May 15th. The record has been a long time coming and I'm quite excited to hear it. For now, he has one song, "Eternal Security" streaming on his Myspace.

Jacob will be celebrating his CD release May 15th at the Opolis in Norman along with Brine Webb and Sherree Chamberlain.

Depth and Current EP Streaming Now

2009-04-23T19:23:00.003-05:00

My good friends in Norman band Depth and Current have recently put their new EP Arms on their Myspace. The EP will soon be available at iTunes, eMusic, and many of your other favorite digital online download services, as well has a special DIY packaged CD available May 23rd.

Depth and Current is playing the Norman Music Festival this Saturday on the Coach's Brewhouse Stage at 3 p.m.

ETS Episode Ten - Adam Croom

2009-04-23T17:00:00.004-05:00

We welcome guest Adam Croom on to talk about Chuck Klosterman's visit to OU and more.

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Norman Music Festival!

2009-04-23T16:38:00.004-05:00

I am so incredibly excited to be taking part in the Norman Music Festival. I was out of town and was forced to miss it last year, but I heard that it was quite amazing.

Comedy Schedule - Red Room Stage

7:15pm - BradChad Porter
6:15pm - Derek Smith
5:15pm - Cameron Buchholtz
4:15pm - Leah Kayajanian
3:15pm - James Nghiem
2:15pm - Spencer Hicks
1:15pm - Anthony Cavasos

ETS Episode Nine

2009-04-23T16:37:00.003-05:00

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ETS Episode Eight

2009-04-13T00:14:00.001-05:00

We go medieval.

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ETS Episode Seven

2009-04-13T00:12:00.000-05:00

Google is a strange beast.

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ETS Bonus One - Mario Digiorgio

2009-03-27T14:20:00.003-05:00

Comedian Mario Digiorgio was originally supposed to be next week’s guest, but due to some technical difficulties while recording, the episode was cut off after less than ten minutes. I’m going ahead and posting what little we were able to record because I think there is some interesting stuff and hopefully a few laughs held within. We hope to have Mario on the show for a full episode sometime in the near future.

Check out Mario at BigNoseLittleDog.

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ETS Episode Six

2009-03-25T01:23:00.001-05:00

TENTACLE RAPE!

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Chickasha Show Thursday!

2009-03-25T01:21:00.005-05:00

The first comedy night in Chickasha I setup went really well, so here's to hoping the second is just as awesome. I'm once again emceeing and bringing with me six really hilarious comics and friends.

ETS Episode Five - AJ Jakober

2009-03-24T17:05:00.002-05:00

Musician and good friend AJ Jakober joins us.

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ETS Episode Four

2009-03-11T02:47:00.003-05:00

James gets really pissed off about Watchmen and we discuss movies.

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