Hey. I’m Matt Ruby (matt@mruby.com) and this is Sandpaper Suit, a comedy blog I started in 2006. About me: I'm a standup comic in NYC. You may have seen me telling jokes on MTV, in Time Out NY ("Joke of the Year" nominee), or at comedy venues around the country. Mark Normand and I cohost "We're All Friends Here," the comedy chat show with boundary issues (also available as a podcast). For a list of upcoming gigs, check my MySpace page. What's here: At this blog, I post 1) funny stuff — jokes, videos, etc. and 2) not funny stuff about the art of standup. I've also got a bunch of funny videos at YouTube. More:Mruby.com tells you everything else about Matt Ruby that you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
Mark Normand and I have begun IM'ing. Watch out world!
MN: you can't just go around calling people nazis! MR: i think i know a nazi when i see one. you see this tattoo on my forearm...you see those numbers...those are the lottery numbers i play every day. so i think that gives me the right. MN: Well, you're the one with the shaved head here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MR: that's a skinhead...totally diff than nazis...i kinda like skinheads. cuz they're so silly. and already in prison. MN: how are they silly? MR: how intimidated can you be by people whose claim to fame is matching haircuts? it didn't work for Bon Jovi. MN: well, they hate blacks too. MR: hating blacks didn't work for Bon Jovi either! MN: are you kidding? he was on ally mcbeal!! that's my new catch phrase: "i think he was on Ally mcbeal"
TE: Someone asked my friend if he preferred hillary or obama MR: yeah TE: i told him he should say something like: TE: well obama is only half black but hillary is 100% woman MR: that's funny. MR: but is she? TE: touché MR: i'm voting for hillary cuz she's half robot.
Tim: Mr Met at Pinty and Pooja's wedding Me: nice, like an ESPN commercial Tim: go mets! Me: [disappointed] i was hoping he was gonna barf or start feeling up chicks
You say hey... Jason: yo Jason: you say Hey Jason: You say hey, I say yo Matt: i am currently waving my arms in the air as if i don't care. Jason: perfect Jason: you know the drill Jason: you are in the club Matt: truth = if i really don't care, i usually don't wave my arms in the air. Matt: i just sit. like normal. Matt: cuz i don't care.
LIterally Matt: thought of you today when i read this: Matt: Q&A with Sarah Jessica Parker Matt: "I have to be involved literally down to splitting the atoms," says the actress about her clothing label, Bitten. Tim: wow. she can split atoms Matt: for fashion! Tim: well thats why they usually do it. for fashion Matt: spliiting atoms is very in vogue right now. Tim: i literally crapped my pants when i read that
Jason: how's it feel, btw? standup Me: very interesting. material counts for a lot but so much is delivery, timing, confidence, etc. they say you need to do it for years to even get decent. all about stage time Jason: Feels like it's one of the hardest jobs there is Me: one nice thing: there's an easily quantifiable metric for success...laughter. you know if shit is working or not. Jason: true but the rejection... Me: yeah, u def have to believe in what you're saying. same material can kill w/ one audience and die with another. it's been an interesting learning curve. Jason: I bet. It's gotta help in a lot of other ways too. General confidence, general belief in your own ideas, etc Me: i've prob already got a fairly delusional amount of confidence/belief in my own ideas.
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