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The Sound of Young America: Best Comedy of 2010
Posted Mon, 12/27/2010 - 13:52 by Julia Smith
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Kasper Hauser, one of our "Best Comedy" picks of this year. Photo from MaxFunCon 2010, taken by Noe Montes.
Show:
Bullseye
Guests:
Kyle Kinane
Guests:
Nick Thune
Guests:
Aziz Ansari
Guests:
Karen Kilgariff
Guests:
The State To close out the calendar year, we've chosen some of our favorite comedy of 2010 from material released by a bunch of stand up comedians and sketch groups. Several of the performers featured were interviewed on our show this year, and even more have contributed or been interviewed in the past -- so the fun doesn't have to stop here, if you dig into the back catalogue!
- Kyle Kinane, from his new album Death of the Party
- Sarah Gee and Nate DuFort
- Paul F. Tompkins from the Sir, You Have Fooled Me Twice EP
- Karen Kilgariff
- Kasper Hauser
- Hannibal Buress from My Name is Hannibal
- The State from Comedy For Gracious Living
- Nick Thune from Thick Noon
- Paul Scheer and Seth Morris, performing a piece written by Simon Rich
- Aziz Ansari from Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
- Elephant Larry
- Mike Phirman from The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part 1)
And if you're interested in hearing more from any of the above, I suggest starting with these...
Interviews on The Sound from Kyle Kinane, Paul F. Tompkins, The State, Nick Thune, Paul Scheer, Simon Rich, and Aziz Ansari
Stand Up and Sketch Comedy on The Sound from Karen Kilgariff, The Kasper Hauser Podcast, Hannibal Buress, and Elephant Larry
Happy New Year, everyone!
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