Tuesday, September 25, 2012

CHANGE-UP

Due to a myriad of events crossing over many generations, Glaser, Klein, and Lawrence have had to reschedule.  So many sad faces.

BUT

ADAM NEWMAN and MATT KOFF have been added to tonight's show because they are great and we love them.  Here come quick bios!


ADAM NEWMAN

Newman is a super funny dude who has been on John Oliver's New York Standup Show and hosts a fantastic evening at UCBEast called "Big Long Sets" where comedians do big, long sets.  

MATT KOFF
Photo by MINDY TUCKER

Koff is also a super funny dude who was on the premiere Cashmere and we are so happy to have him back.  He performs standup all around the city when he is not trying to get a Roomba.

See them TONIGHT with Jon Cohall and Bob Powers
at LEGION 8PM for FREE
790 Metropolitan Ave

off the Graham stop on the L

Friday, September 14, 2012

Tuesday September 25th at Legion!

So CASHMERE has moved venues.  No longer at Bedlam, we are now located inside LEGION at 790 Metropolitan Ave.

Did you hear that?  We're off the L now, friends!  Right by your apartment!  Or your friend's apartment that you should bring to Cashmere!
And we're all in luck cause these comics are so, so, so good.

JON COHALL (Disaster Comedy)
NIKKI GLASER (You Had to be There)
JESSI KLEIN (Comedy Central Presents)
MIKE LAWRENCE (John Oliver's New York Standup Show)
BOB POWERS (Happy Cruelty Day)

I just felt an extra heartbeat typing those names.

JON COHALL


Ok, I saw Cohall at a show one year ago.  There was no mic.  The bar kept getting phone calls.  The stage was falling apart.  And he killed.  I am so happy to finally have him on.

Earlier this year, he did some improv in a Ouidad ad with Ilana Glazer.

And he is a regular on Disaster Comedy.

ALSO, he is the one that recommended LEGION so we should all individually thank him for that on Tuesday, September 25th at 8pm.

NIKKI GLASER


I'm going to start with Glaser's present.  MTV is making her podcast with Sara Schaefer into a tv show.  That's happening.  

Glaser's recent TV pickup of You Had To Be There is so exciting.  And guys, you have to go there.  If you live in NYC, I highly recommend going to a taping.  It's difficult to keep your mouth shut, because they are having the most relatable conversation in the world three feet away from your face -- still it is so much fun and a really special thing.

Glaser has also been on Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show, and many panel/talking head series for vH1 and MTV.

This video is still one of my all-time favorites.



You can follow her on Twitter, where she has the best background photo ever, and Tumblr.

JESSI KLEIN


Jessi Klein!!!!  

Klein has written for I Just Want My Pants Back, Saturday Night Live, Michael and Michael Have Issues, etc.  She has appeared on Best Week Ever, SNL, MMHI, Chappelle's Show, and of course her half-hour special on Comedy Central.  

Charming and witty, Klein is a frequent guest on panel shows such as Graham Norton's Would You Rather and NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.

Follow her on Twitter if you want to laugh.

MIKE LAWRENCE


You could see Mike Lawrence every night of the week and see a different show each time.  Lawrence is a comic who adds new and improvised jokes seamlessly into his written set.

He headlined at Caroline's this summer with past Cashmere comic, Matt Koff, opening.

Lawrence has been seen on John Oliver's Standup Show twice and had his premiere on Conan this year.

This is Conan telling Lawrence "that was fantastic."


Follow him on Twitter !!!

BOB POWERS


At the end of 2010, Splitsider posted an article featuring the best humor writing of the year.  Bob Powers was featured not for one piece, but his entire blog, Girls Are Pretty.  I spent weeks reading all the way back to his first post, and continued thinking in second person for nearly a month.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING ALL OF IT.

If you've been unlucky enough to stand next to me while Powers has a microphone in hand, you know I resemble someone having a seizure when actually I am just laughing uncontrollably.

Powers has also written the books The Terrible, Horrible Temp-To-Perm DebacleThe Werewolf's Guide To LifeHappy Cruelty Day, and You Are A Miserable Excuse For A Hero -- which made Paul Feig, creator of Freak and Geeks say, “You are a miserable excuse for a person if you don’t buy this hilarious book. Bob Powers is some kind of comedy genius or something. Frankly, I’m scared.”

Some really terrific things he's written outside of Girls Are Pretty (why are you still reading this?  you should be reading Girls Are Pretty right now) this year:

His Twitter is also hilarious.

You can see all these comedians and host John Harris at Cashmere for free!  September 25th 8pm at LEGION, 790 Metropolitan Ave -- off the Morgan stop on the L