Hey. I’m Matt Ruby (matt@mruby.com) and this is Sandpaper Suit, my comedy blog. About me: I'm a standup comic in NYC. You may have seen me telling jokes on MTV, in Time Out NY, 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. For more funny videos, check out my top videos playlist at YouTube. More:Mruby.com tells you everything else about Matt Ruby that you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE:
The comedy chat show with boundary issues
Featuring:
Matt McCarthy (Comedy Central)
Reese Waters (Winner of NYC Emerging Comics Contest)
Greg Johnson (Greg Johnson Show)
Ross Hyzer (County Fair)
Hosted by Matt Ruby and Mark Normand
Saturday, November 22
8:00pm @ The Creek
10-93 Jackson Ave at 49th Ave
Long Island City, NY
Map Just one subway stop from Brooklyn and Manhattan
Latest edition of the podcast is up too, featuring Myq Kaplan:
Here we go! Matt Ruby and Mark Normand present two BIG shows...
SCHTICK OR TREAT A pre-Halloween comedy tribute show
30+ NYC comedians come together to perform as their favorite comedy legends!
Sat Oct 25 @ 8pm - FREE
The Creek in Long Island City
10-93 Jackson Ave at 49th Ave
Just one subway stop from Brooklyn and Manhattan
The idea: Bands often perform special "tribute" sets on Halloween and do an entire show as a famous band. It's always a lot of fun and crowds love it. So we figured why not do the same thing with comedy? It will be a quick turnover show where each comic gets up to three minutes to do their thing. Expect mayhem.
LINEUP:
Bernie Mac (Mike Dobbins)
Louis CK (Tom McCaffrey)
Sam Kinison (Sean Patton)
Monique (Dan St. Germain)
Jake Johannsen (Kumail Nanjiani)
Norm Macdonald (Jesse Popp)
Bobcat Goldwaith (Ben Kissel)
Mr. Mike (Matt McCarthy)
Chris Rock (Ross Hyzer)
Don Rickles (Luke Thayer)
Yakov Smirnoff (Sven Wechsler)
Paula Poundstone (Mark Normand)
Janeane Garofalo (Mara Herron)
Ellen Degeneres (Claudia Cogan)
Kevin Meaney (Jared Logan)
Eddie Izzard (Ed Murray)
Mitch Hedberg (Chelsea White)
Sinbad (Abbi Crutchfield)
Sarah Silverman (Becky Ciletti)
Steven Wright (Pat O'Shea)
Rodney Dangerfield (Matt Ruby)
Brian Regan (Joselyn Hughes)
Dave Chappelle (Dan Soder)
Jim Gaffigan (Blaine Perry)
Steve Martin (Adam Newman)
Eddie Murphy (Matt Maragno)
Tom McCaffrey (Cheslee Calloway)
George Carlin (Jason Saenz)
Woody Allen (Gilad Foss)
Dave Attell (Charlie Kasov)
Chris Tucker (Mike Drucker)
Todd Barry (Sean O'Connor)
Martin Lawrence (Mike Lawrence)
Dov Davidoff (Billy the Kid)
Maria Bamford (Jamie Lee)
Bob Saget (Margie Kment)
Freddie Prinze (Gabe Pacheco)
Bill Cosby (Nick Turner)
Joan Rivers (Brandy Barber)
Doug Stanhope (Tim Warner)
Rip Taylor (Greg Barris)
Gallagher (Pat Stango)
Carlos Mencia (Mo Diggs)
$1 baby margaritas and $1 jello shots from 11pm - 1am
DJ Matt Lament spins downstairs
AND COMING SOON:
The Manhattan debut of...
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE Hosted by Matt Ruby and Mark Normand
The Slipper Room Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 8pm - $5
167 Orchard St. (between Stanton and Rivington)
The most inappropriate comedy chat show/podcast around makes its Manhattan debut! The past couple of shows were standing room only at The Creek so we're excited to bring it from LIC to the LES. This show will feature Victor Varnado (Conan), Myq Kaplan (Live at Gotham), Brooke Van Poppelen (UCB), Mike Lawrence (beard), and boundary issues. Lots of boundary issues.
The latest edition of the podcast features guests Jesse Popp, Sean O'Connor, and Neal Stastny. Topics covered: STDs, manscaping, porn, cocaine, ass size, gambling, the Jews, and Michael Hutchence.
Topics covered: dating a heroin addict, menstruation, terrorism, Pakistanis vs. Indians vs. Jews vs. Arabs, weed arrests, marriage, and more. More episodes here.
And come check out the next "We're All Friends Here" show on Friday featuring Jesse Popp, Sean O'Connor, Neal Statsny, and Jena Friedman.
We're All Friends Here Aug 22 @ The Creek 8pm Free Hosted by Matt Ruby and Mark Normand 10-93 Jackson Ave at 49th Ave Long Island City, Queens Subway: 7 to Vernon/Jackson, G to 21 St/Van Alst, E or V to 23 St/Ely Ave.
Sweet outdoor patio for hanging out after the show too. Come on out.
Below, check out the new video trailer and podcast from the second "We're All Friends Here" show. Featuring Ben Kissell, Mike Drucker, Cassidy Henehan, and Becky Ciletti (show was on 6/13/08). Topics covered: Goth girls, albinos, marrying young, gay dreams, Ken Griffey Jr., lesbians, sex with bananas, etc.
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE Friday, July 11 at 8pm FREE! The Creek 10-93 Jackson Ave. Long Island City, NY
FEATURING: Rob Cantrell Kumail Ali Jacqueline Novak Dan St. Germaine
Comics do some standup and then hosts Matt Ruby and Mark Normand ask them inappropriate questions. Viva boundary issues!
The Creek is just one stop from Manhattan (7 train) or Brooklyn (G train). And there's a sweet outdoor patio for post-show drinking too. Map to The Creek.
P.S. Next Flying Carpet will be Sun, Aug 10 at Rififi.
Topics covered at the first "We're All Friends Here": manscaping, gay experiences, hair loss, penis size, masturbating with olive oil, tops vs. bottoms, and Adrien Brody.
And now it's time for another round...
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE Friday, June 13 at 8pm FREE! The Creek and The Cave 10-93 Jackson Ave. Long Island City, NY
FEATURING: Becky Ciletti Mike Drucker Cassidy Henehan Ben Kissel
Comics do some standup and then hosts Matt Ruby and Mark Normand ask them inappropriate questions. Viva boundary issues!
Download this podcast to hear highlights from the first "We're All Friends Here" featuring Baron Vaughn, Tom McCaffrey, Sean Patton, and Brent Sullivan.
Video of the debut edition of "We're All Friends Here," the new monthly standup/talkshow combo I'm cohosting with Mark Normand. This show featured Sean Patton, Baron Vaughn, Tom McCaffrey, and Brent Sullivan. It was filthy and a lot of fun. Lots of good stuff in the interviews too so maybe we'll do the whole thing as a podcast.
The next one is Friday, June 13 (8pm) at The Creek and The Cave and will feature Rob Cantrell, Becky Ciletti, and more.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the We're All Friends Here show on Friday. People loved it and we learned a lot about our guests (and ourselves).
Topics covered included: -Pubic hair maintenance techniques -Jerking off with olive oil -What Adrien Brody was like in high school -Receding hairlines -Why black men have big dicks -What white people don't get about being black -Homosexual experiences -Tops, bottoms, and versatiles -Lots more
It really felt like a group therapy session. Except you felt like a pussy if you didn't reveal something way too personal.
Plus, there was The Coatrack of Offensiveness (featuring the racist hat, the sexist tie, and the anti-semitic scarf). This all gives new meaning to the phrase "You had to be there."
Next one is Friday, June 13 at 8pm at The Creek and The Cave. Yup, Friday the 13th. Scary.
Also: The last Flying Carpet was a hot one too with great comics, a dash of improv, 10 Things I Hate, and a search through attendee shopping bags. Next Flying Carpet is Sunday, June 29 at Rififi at 8pm. First Sunday one so let's see how it goes. 8pm slot is nice for the working folks too.
One thing Mark and I have in common: We love to ask questions that you're not supposed to ask people. So we thought it'd be fun to base our show around that.
We'll invite our fave comics to do a set and then we'll do a post-set interview where we'll pepper 'em with inappropriate questions on topics like sex, drugs, religion, insecurities, politics, racism, or whatever.
If you like watching people who have boundary issues, it'll be right up your alley. It's ok, we're all friends here. Get it?
I'm excited to be doing the show with Mark. He's one of those people who cracks me up both onstage and off. And I think we're going to wear suits. That's how you know it's an EVENT.
The Creek is a great place to do shows too. Kingdom of Heaven and Jerk Practice have been killing it there for a while and now the place is expanding its lineup to have shows Tues-Sat nights. It's a great room to see/do comedy. Plus, there's an outdoor area that'll be most groovy for hanging now that the weather's getting nice. $2 PBRs won't hurt either.
Full details...
Name of show: We're All Friends Here Cost: $5 Dates: Monthly Friday 5/16, 6/13, 7/11, 8/8 Location: The Creek and The Cave 10-93 Jackson Ave at 49th Ave Long Island City, Queens (718-706-8783) Subway: 7 to Vernon/Jackson, G to 21 St/Van Alst, E or V to 23 St/Ely Ave. Time: 8pm
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