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Many Great Comics Return to the Stand Up Stage

Many Great Comics Return to the Stand Up Stage

This is a great time to get your tickets to see some comedy legends as they return to the stand up stage. Robin Williams returns to his stand up roots after years of absence. He has been very busy with movies television and other projects so this is a great opportunity to see this mega star doing what he does best, stand up comedy. Most comics get the imitate reaction of a live crowd in their blood and enjoy that experience. Williams will perform in various venues through out the country so get your tickets early he is sure to sell out.

Cheech and Chong are back together again to bring back the glory of the “Up In Smoke” days. Tommy Chong has never stopped doing stand up in clubs conventions and concerts with his wife Shelby. Tommy is truly a stand up comic at hart and it shows as he performs to his millions of faithful fans. Cheech on the other hand has had an outstanding career in the movies and television. His appearances on a verity of shows are to numerous to count. Their reunited tour is a special event and one you don’t want to miss. After all Cheech and Chong just go together, and it will be a great experience to see them share the stage once again. Read the rest of this entry »

Stand Up Comics You Should See Live When You Get the Chance

If you love great stand up comedy here are some acts you should not miss. These are the true road warriors winning over audiences one show at a time. Keep your eye out for these acts at your local comedy club and if they come to your town check them out. You will not be disappointed. You can also see comedy clips of these and other great stand up comics at killer comedy on line. This new site offers free stand up comedy clips and funny video from top headliners.

Carl LaBove is a master at physical comedy and was Sam Kinisen’s best friend and Opening act. His smart and funny stand up is second to none. As he delivers his killer material he acts out much of it. Carl is like stand up and a theater all rolled up into one very talented performer. Read the rest of this entry »

Time Compression Technologies Magazine Chooses TR Cutler

Thomas R. Cutler, President and CEO of the largest manufacturing PR and marketing firm, TR Cutler, Inc. (www.trcutlerinc.com), recently became a regular contributing industrial journalist to Time Compression Technologies magazine.

Time-Compression Technologies (www.timecompress.com) continues its editorial commitment to valuable rapid product development information, by having Cutler provide articles and special features that focus on strategies and technologies for reducing a product’s time-to-market while improving quality and managing costs.

Topics such as R&D, management, sales and marketing, Internet, engineering, tooling and manufacturing issues that affect product development leadtimes are examined each issue through technical articles, application stories, practical pointers and profiles written by leading experts like Cutler. Read the rest of this entry »

Web design, e-book covers and advertising

For those of you who are involved in electronic commerce, you would know that one of the reasons why some people don’t buy online is the lack of ability to feel the product. By creating e-book covers, product boxes and software packages you can increase your sales of your electronic goods. As for the usual products a photo of a product can have the same impact. As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”.

In the advertising of your electronic product the story changes completely. Customers prefer text ads rather then the graphic ones. Perhaps, users are tired of pop-ups and flashing banners. In this case you can say the opposite, “a word is worth a thousand pictures”. Wondering how? Think of the word “home” for a moment. Got a few warm thoughts coming to your head? Well every single person will percept this word differently in a personal way. I guess you now better understand why textual ads can have more impact on people. Read the rest of this entry »

What Ever Happened to All Those Great Stand Up Comics Working Clubs in the 80’s and 90’s

If you are old enough to remember the comedy boom of the 80’s and 90’s you remember some great comics as well. The comedy boom for those of you that don’t know was a time when comedy clubs exploded in popularity. Prior to that time comedy clubs were found in big cities like New York and LA.

When the comedy boom hit cities that never had a club suddenly had a number of them. At one point Phoenix had seven clubs and the city was much smaller than it is today. Even small towns had one nighters in hotels and bars that were packing in crowds.

Pushed by cable television shows like “An Evening at the Improv” and others a five minute set could propel an unknown comic to headliner status in a matter of days. The comedy clubs were packed with laughing paying crowds offering hedge amounts of stage time for the comics to develop there skills. Read the rest of this entry »

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