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Russ Meneve
Rev. Bob Levy
Tammy Pescatelli
Buddy Flip
Larry the Cable Guy
David Cross
Sandra Bernhard
Bill Burr
Eddie Griffin
Cringe Humor
Last Comic Standing
Dean Obeidallah
Lamont Ferguson
Stan Chen
Ryan Stout
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Live Comedy from the
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Redneck Comedy
Roundup 2 - Bill
Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy
and Ron Shock.

Southern Gents of
Comedy - Ron White,
Vic Henley, Steve
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Paul Mooney -
Analyzing White
America

Russell Peters - Two
Concerts...On Ticket

Dave Attell - Insomiac
Tour Uncensored -
Dave Attell,  Dane
Cook, Greg Giraldo and
Sean Rouse

Mike Epps -
Inappropriate Behavior

Jeff Cesario - You Can
Get a Hooker
Tomorrow Night

Kims of Comedy -
Steve Byrne, Bobby
Lee, Kevin Shea and
Dr. Ken

Alonzo Bodden - Tall,
Dark & Funny

Jim Gaffigan - Beyond
the Pale

CDs
Don Rickles - Speaks

Jackie Mason - The
World According to Me

Jake Johannsen - Jake
This Dot Com

Brad Montague -
Double Live

Eric Schwartz - Wimp
Pimp

Kathleen Madigan - In
Other Words

Drew Hastings - I'm
Just Like You

Jesse Joyce - Joyce to
the World

Marc Maron - Not Sold
Out

Mike Birbiglia - Two
Drink Mike

Tom Rhodes - Hot
Sweet Ass

Jimmy Shubert -
Pandemonium

Ron White - You Can't
Fix Stupid

Books
Oliver Double - Getting
the Joke: The Inner
Workings of Stand-Up
Comedy

Ed Driscoll - Spilled
Gravy: Advice on Love,
Life, and Acceptance
from a Man Uniquely
Unqualified to Give It

Brad Stine - Live From
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from a Red-State
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"Fierce"
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The Magazine That Stands Up For Comedy
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STAGE TIME is a quarterly online magazine committed to stand-up comedy and features
the latest news, in-depth interviews, reviews and first-person essays written by comedians
and comedy fans.
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Spring 2006                                        
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Tasha A. Harris is a writer-comedian who has covered the New York City comedy scene
since 2001. She was the former news editor of
Two Drink Minimum and a contributing
writer to
The Comic Bible and Punchline magazine. She is the editor of Talent In Motion
and also serves as its comedy editor. She was instrumental in creating the new award
category, "Best Comedian," for Talent In Motion's Timmy Awards last year.

Stage Time was founded by Harris in October 2005. Its goal is to provide media support
for comedians and offer their fans an insider's look into the craft and business of stand-up
comedy.
ABOUT THE EDITORIAL STAFF

WEST COAST STAFFER EARNS PROPS

Beau Bowker is a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles, CA who serves as West Coast
Editor. Beau's exceptional writing skills and tenacity have garnered praise from
comedians such as Joe Matarese and Jeremy Schacter. If you're a fan of Beau's work,
email him at
beau.bowker@stagetimemag.com.
EAST COAST COMEDIAN PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Andrew David is a stand-up comedian in New York. Originally from New Haven, CT,
Andrew has performed at New York Comedy Club and The Underground Lounge. His
writing credits include reviews on weekly hit comedy show,
Invite Them Up and Sarah
Silverman's
Jesus is Magic.
WEST COAST COMEDIAN PROMOTED TO
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Bobo Lamb is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on
HBO's
Bad Boys of Comedy and BET's Comic View. He won
several comedy competitions such as the National Bacardi
Lights Comedy Contest and the Miller Genuine Draft Comedy
Search. He lives in Los Angeles, CA and performs regularly at
The Ice House, The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory. Email
him at b
obo.lamb@stagetimemag.com.
COMIC'S "TALK BACK" LEADS TO NEW
ADVICE COLUMN IN
STM

Rick Younger is a veteran stand-up comedian who has
appeared on
Last Comic Standing and Showtime at the
Apollo.
The multi-talented comedian was a featured performer
on the national tour of the Broadway musical,
RENT and most
recently seen on the Verizon Wireless commercial, "The
Network." He is the founding member and producer of the
weekly hit show,
Souled Out Comedy at the NY Improv.
COMEDIAN-AUTHOR TO GIVE COMICS
SENSE OF HISTORY WITH NEW COLUMN

Jim Mendrinos is a veteran stand-up comedian who has
appeared on HBO, Fox and Comedy Central. He has written for
Dennis Miller Live, Saturday Night Live and Late Show with
David Letterman
. He is a comedy historian whose column has
been published in comedy magazines such as
Two Drink
Minimum and
is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Comedy Writing.
Jim is also co-producer of the New York
Underground Comedy Festival.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Travis Fahs is a freelance writer and a die-hard comedy fan from
New Jersey. He can be found in area comedy clubs almost every
weekend and, although he has no comedic talent of his own, he
enjoys critiquing the work of others. Travis reviewed Bill Burr's show
at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, NJ. Visit
Got-Next.com to
read more of Travis' work.
Amy Patrick is a stand-up comedian who has performed at New
York Comedy Club, NY Improv and The Village Lantern. She has
trained under comedy instructors Jim Mendrinos and Dave LaBarca.
Amy is a  member of the
Neighborhood Watch comedy troupe that
performs every Tuesday at the 5 Spot in Brooklyn. Be sure to check
out her review on
Dave Chappelle's Block Party in this issue. Visit
Amy at
http://amypatrick.blogspot.com.
Ryan P. Carey, D.D.S. is a stand-up comedian and writer
from New Jersey. He interviewed comedian Rev. Bob Levy
for this issue. To read more of Ryan's work, visit his
website,
www.gonzosandwich.com.
Ralph Vincent is a stand-up comedian and host of the Los Angeles
Underground Comedy Show
on Leaf Radio.com. Comedy fans can
tune into Ralph's show every Tuesday and Thursday at 7PM EST.
Visit him at  
www.myspace.com/ralphvincent.
Jemar Hammonds II is a comedian-actor from Pittsburgh, PA. He is
a regular performer on the
Free Yourself Fridays Show at Dowes in
Pittsburgh. He played a police officer in the soon-to-be released
crime drama,
10th & Wolf, starring Val Kilmer and Brian Dennehy.
Visit Jemar at
www.myspace.com/7411scp.
Mike Petro is a stand-up comedian from Wilmington, DE.
He recently auditioned for
Last Comic Standing in New
York and was selected to perform in the callback audition
show. He says the reason why he chose stand up is
because he "grew up in Connecticut and moved to Iowa,
Arizona, back to Iowa, then Delaware."  Visit his website,
www.mikepetrolive.com.
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