Jay Leno Comedy Tour 2009

Jay Leno deserves to be considered one of the greatest performers in entertainment history if you ask me, if for no other reason than the man was crazy enough and believed in himself enough to follow an immortal icon like Johnny Carson.  Jay Leno was a really successful stand-up comic in his own right, but c'mon; Johnny Carson won an amazing 6 Emmy Awards during his time on The Tonight Show.  But to Jay Leno's credit, he won an Emmy Award himself and still performs more than 150 live comedy events each year!  Here's a crazy factoid:  Did you know Jay Leno puts his entire paycheck from The Tonight Show in savings?  Now I have even more appreciation for the award-winning entertainer.

Howie Mandel Live Comedy

Howie Mandel is a unique comedian.  He's toned down a lot from his stand-up routine in the 1980's, but Howie Mandel is still a very popular performer and a very funny comedian.  I guess he had to tone down his act just a little bit since Howie Mandel ruptured his sinus cavity performing his famous latex glove routine??  Ouch!  The thing about Howie Mandel that impresses me the most is his longevity and versatility.  He's had a lot of success in a variety of entertainment settings and he's enjoyed this success over a really long period of time.  What's your favorite Howie Mandel moment either with his live comedy show or one of his popular television shows?

George Lopez Comedy Tour 2009

George Lopez is a comedian I always had a lot of respect for, not only because of the success he enjoyed personally but also because of the opportunities his success created for other Mexican-American entertainers.  Lopez started out by appealing to hispanic audiences, but his fan base has grown into millions or people from all walks of life.  But he's never forgotten his roots and he can still make jokes about latino culture better than anyone else on earth.  It looks like George Lopez is not going to slow down anytime soon, that's for sure!  

Frankie Boyle Live Comedy

Frankie Boyle is one of the funniest comedians I've seen in a long time, even though I just found out about him last week.  That's one of the great things about live comedy; there's always new talent popping up and they're really, really good.  Take one look at Frankie Boyle in his element on the show Mock of the Week and you can see that this guy is absolutely in his element making fun of people on stage.  His Scottish accent makes him even funnier, and he's in my top 5 of comedians I want to see live.  What's the funniest thing you've heard Frankie Boyle say?

Don Rickles Comedy Tour 2009

Don Rickles is a comedian that I always enjoyed, because he's a fast-hitting equal opportunity ridiculer, and he was best known for his famous roasts of other premier superstars.  The amazing thing about the performer sarcastically known as "Mr. Warmth" is that he's still performing and cracking people up after a hall-of-fame career.  As I've gotten more familiar with his live comedy style, it becomes obvious how many modern comedians he's impacted, and you got to tip your cap to a legend who made insult comedy the famous and appreciated form of performance that it is today.  Do you have a favorite Don Rickles moment or one-liner?

David Spade Comedy Tickets

David Spade was one of the first comedians that I ever arranged my schedule to see, because his bits on NBC's Saturday Night Live in the early-to-mid-1990's were absolutely hilarious.  Me and my buddy "Biff" Bolen couldn't wait to get to school on Monday's and talk about Spade's hilarious lines during the previous Saturday night's SNL episode.  Our favorites were the receptionist who asked every person who walked through the door, "And you are.....?" or the flight attendant who sarcastically told every passenger "buh-bye".  Check out old SNL castmember Steve Martin ripping a really young David Spade during his famous "Hollywood Minute" skit.  What was your favorite David Spade SNL skit or movie?

Dave Attell Comedy Tickets

Dave Attell is really, really funny, and the great thing about comedy is there are tons of new comics cropping up all the time. Especially now with Youtube.com you can enjoy thousands of great comedians that you’ve never heard of, and if you’ve never heard Dave Attell get ready to laugh your butt off. Attell is all over the place on Comedy Central and his HBO specials are some of the best out there. Have you seen The Gong Show with Dave Attell? It’s the NC-17 version of America’s Got Talent and every other reality talent show blended together into one. Attell has some really funny stuff to say about everything from what Jagermeister commercials would never tell you to what it’s like trying to entertain our troops in Iraq when you look like the terrorists they’re trying to kill!