Tig is not a man.
And while we’re at it, here’s a clip of Tig and Todd Barry at Mess With Texas 2.
So, our big SXSW showcase was a big success. Lots of people, lots of fun and lots of wacky comedy. And by “lots,” we mean more than two dozen comedians performing in two separate rooms at Esther’s Follies for nearly 6 hours. That’s a “lots.” Thanks go out to everyone that helped make MAKE FUNNY NOT WAR happen, and, of course, to all of the comedians.
Now for the footage. We’ll be posting various bits over the next week as well as releasing a MAKE FUNNY NOT WAR podcast. All of which will be viewable.
This is no joke. In fact, it’s totally nuts-o.
Me and Matt—the two guys who Super Deluxe sent to Austin to blog about SXSW—nearly had both of our apartments destroyed last night, right as we were filming at our MAKE FUNNY NOT WAR show. I got the text in the middle of Todd Barry’s set. Matt was standing backstage with Brian Posehn. Yes, comedy and potentially catastrophic news—together at last in real time!
Fortunately, our places are OK. But we feel awful for all of our neighbors who actually have been put out. With that said, there is plenty of MAKE FUNNY NOT WAR footage to come. It just got put on hold for a second there thanks to a freak fucking act of nature.
We had to see for ourselves the venue where we’re throwing MAKE FUNNY NOT WAR. It’s called Esther’s Follies and it’s right on the corner of 6th and Red River across from Emo’s. It’s perfect because they’re used to having magic shows and cabarets there. In fact, this SXSW is the first time they’ve actually participated in the festival. Go figure.
We’re at the jumping-off point.
Exactly one week from now in the great capital of Texas, Make Funny Not War is going down. Not to sound too boastful but it’s going to be the best SXSW party of 2008 (with these particular comedians in this particular location). Of course, Mess With Texas 2 comes in a close second (but we’re just saying that because we’re cosponsoring it).
“Well, whoop’d-dee-do. That sounds like a rockin’ good time, assholes. But I’ve actually got a job that prevents me from fucking off for an entire week at some mass music industry circle jerk. So, thanks but no thanks.”
Eaaaasy there, Bitter Torrent. No need to get all G.G. Allin or whatever. You can still live the dream…vicariously through us. We’re going to be blogging, videotaping, snapping pictures and otherwise recording for posterity everything that goes down in our little world at SXSW. All the videos we do down there will be posted here on the blog, but you can also find them HERE. But if your “job” distracts you so much that you can’t remember to check back here on the blog next week, we’ll remind you with a bunch of visual cues like this…
It’s official. We’ve made a bright yellow poster with black writing on it. As you can see, that writing provides details about a party we’re throwing at this year’s South By Southwest music conference. It also elucidates the names of the entertainers that will be performing at the event as well as its exact location, date and time. Should you find yourself in Austin, Texas in the fair month of March, we suggest you stop by.
Update: Re-uploaded the poster to make a correction or two.
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