tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9814527504563151022011-07-07T19:37:46.929-07:00And The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad BlogAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-86598202607482225272009-07-22T15:33:00.000-07:002009-07-23T08:43:16.660-07:00Lots of new news to share...<br /><br />I am currently in Montreal for the Just for Laughs Festival. The veil of secrecy has lifted, and I can now contractually, and proudly, say I am one of the New Faces of Comedy for this year of our lord 2009. Check out the roster here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hahaha.com/en/show_detail/172/4633/">New Faces 2009</a><br /><br />This week I got a chance to sub-host on the web show The Digg Reel on the Revision3 web network. Check it out, then flame me on the chatboards:<br /><br /><a href="http://revision3.com/diggreel/koll">The Digg Reel</a><br /><br />Also, since last spoke, I won my second San Francisco Regional Air Guitar Championship, and will be advancing to the Nationals on Aug 7th in Washington DC:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usairguitar.com">USAG Official Website</a><br /><br />And while on the eastern seaboard. I will be taping a segment for Comedy Central's Live At Gotham on the 9th of August:<br /><br /><a href="http://gothamcomedyclub.com">Gotham Comedy Club</a><br /><br />I also finally watched <span style="font-style:italic;">Susperia</span> for the first time yesterday, and it was pretty cool.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gO8VkpdzgA">Creepy</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-8659820260748222527?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-38499736269727126862009-06-22T16:24:00.000-07:002009-06-22T16:47:05.475-07:00This Friday and Sat are the Us Air Guitar Championships 2009 SF Regionals at The Independent. Check out this video expose from KTVU 2 on my alter ego The Awesome and fellow competitor Beardo Weirdo's practice regiment: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.ktvu.com/video/19818306/">>SEVERE MIND BLOWING<</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SkAXdRGvBvI/AAAAAAAAAC4/s-zLbo6hx0E/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SkAXdRGvBvI/AAAAAAAAAC4/s-zLbo6hx0E/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350302148891444978" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-3849973626972712686?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-62250317953698249942009-05-19T16:43:00.000-07:002009-05-19T17:05:52.202-07:00<object width="365" height="180"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FegIxglctUc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FegIxglctUc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="365" height="180"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Check out my new webseries with Louis Katz, Chris Garcia and Sean Keane here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elevator2space.com">www.elevator2space.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-6225031795369824994?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-29166073150498526852009-05-13T08:46:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:48:30.868-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/Sgrrygp-08I/AAAAAAAAACw/3FHPTHCOqC8/s1600-h/Business_decider_web_ad.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/Sgrrygp-08I/AAAAAAAAACw/3FHPTHCOqC8/s400/Business_decider_web_ad.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335335961565778882" /></a><br />The Business - Chris Garcia Birthday Guest Star Edition<br />Special guests: Sheng Wang and Hari Kondabolu<br /><br />The Business has a very special show this week, May 13th. It's Chris Garcia's birthday, so he made a wish to have two hilarious friends join the lineup this week. And it came true! Hari Kondabolu ("Live at Gotham", "Jimmy Kimmel Live") and Sheng Wang ("Live at Gotham", "Just For Laughs" festival) join us this week for SF's best underground comedy showcase. Still just five bucks, still BYOB.<br /><br />check it:<br /><br />www.thebusinesscomedy.blogspot.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-2916607315049852685?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-25283651157363389662009-04-29T08:01:00.001-07:002009-04-29T08:08:02.687-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SfhsBrcF66I/AAAAAAAAACo/oDuj3nBC9TU/s1600-h/the_business_5x7_master.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SfhsBrcF66I/AAAAAAAAACo/oDuj3nBC9TU/s320/the_business_5x7_master.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128935089204130" /></a><br /><br /><br />Tonight, April 29th 2009, is the THIRD installment of The Business: a weekly show I share with Chris Garcia, Bucky Sinister and Sean Keane. It's been a blast so far, and tonight will be some awesome fun too. It happens every Wednesday at the Dark Room theater in SF.<br /><br />for more info:<br />thebusinesscomedy.blogspot.com<br /><br />see you there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-2528365115736338966?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-37318621092639768292009-04-29T07:59:00.001-07:002009-04-29T08:01:33.274-07:00Just returned from the Bridgetown comedy festival. Damn, some fun! Even more than last year. The only part that sucks is being overwhelmed, and I was that way the whole time. But in a good way. Thanks to everyone involved for making it happen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-3731862109263976829?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-40977682240762459352009-03-25T08:48:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:02:16.047-07:00SXSW was absolutely amazing. Music squirting out of every crack and corner of Austin. And lots of new and familiar comedy faces making me laugh. I'm still overwhelmed. Big thanks to Scott and Charlie and Suzi and Noah and Michelle and Drew.<br /><br />I think this sums everything up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/ScpU0J04IJI/AAAAAAAAACQ/QnADXJrD6Yc/s1600-h/sxsw_review.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/ScpU0J04IJI/AAAAAAAAACQ/QnADXJrD6Yc/s400/sxsw_review.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317155565031923858" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/reviews/six-word_reviews_of_1302_sxsw_mp3s.php">(original post)</a><br /><br />That's right Paul Ford, its not amusing...it's fucking hilarious.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-4097768224076245935?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-56290236283135963262009-03-02T17:18:00.000-08:002009-03-02T17:20:44.652-08:00<a href="http://www.bridgetowncomedyfestival.com/index.htm">Check it out...</a><br /><br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FvCaM24pwK8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FvCaM24pwK8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-5629023628313596326?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-16518541271869167382009-02-11T16:51:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:43:28.692-08:00Feb and March are chock full of great shows for Koll. Please, join me if you will:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday Feb 20th</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZmloa4MGcI/AAAAAAAAACI/3a5_7rPxXvU/s1600-h/img_224955_primary.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 184px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZmloa4MGcI/AAAAAAAAACI/3a5_7rPxXvU/s320/img_224955_primary.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303452150033816002" /></a><br /><br />Check me out at the <a href="http://www.darkroomsf.com">Dark Room</a> in San Francisco with:<br /><br />Jabari Davis<br />Greg Edwards<br />Julian Vance<br />Chris Garcia<br />and more<br /><br />10pm<br />only $5<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wednesday Feb 25th</span><br /><br />I'm in the East Bay for once!<br /><br />Here is the flyer I made for my buddy Rusty's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=50357092337&ref=nf">show in Oakland</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZNz2s3kEXI/AAAAAAAAABg/x6Ki1j9ZLiA/s1600-h/rustyV3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZNz2s3kEXI/AAAAAAAAABg/x6Ki1j9ZLiA/s400/rustyV3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301708569939546482" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">And then in March...</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tuesday March 3rd</span><br /><br />At the San Francisco Punch Line:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZc6n3GszgI/AAAAAAAAABw/LJKZs_tnzRs/s1600-h/Onion-Comedy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZc6n3GszgI/AAAAAAAAABw/LJKZs_tnzRs/s400/Onion-Comedy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302771542733409794" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thursday March 5th</span><br /><br />At the San Jose Improv:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZc75TCf_7I/AAAAAAAAAB4/j8d8J2uwyrY/s1600-h/show1ej9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZc75TCf_7I/AAAAAAAAAB4/j8d8J2uwyrY/s320/show1ej9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302772941801390002" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday March 8th</span><br /><br />I am auditioning for the <a href="http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/402786">Montreal Just For Laughs Festival at the Punch Line in San Francisco </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZc8NvKqDJI/AAAAAAAAACA/tpZviJJLtxI/s1600-h/just_for_laughs_festival.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRchVTA33Ck/SZc8NvKqDJI/AAAAAAAAACA/tpZviJJLtxI/s400/just_for_laughs_festival.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302773292949179538" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">March 20th and 21st</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sxsw.com/sites/all/themes/sxsw/images/sxsw2009.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 230px;" src="http://sxsw.com/sites/all/themes/sxsw/images/sxsw2009.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I will be performing at the <a href="http://sxsw.com/music/shows/schedule/?a=club&s=The%20Velveeta%20Room">Velveeta Room in Austin, TX</a> as part of the <a href="http://www.sxsw.com">2009 SXSW Festival.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-1651854127186916738?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-928174173580868302009-01-06T21:28:00.000-08:002009-01-11T16:18:21.912-08:00(This show has been canceled. The flyer is still awesome.)<br /><br /><img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_19406c0ff31f41369643f35eea84db75.jpg" /><br /><br />This flyer by Aram Fresh is pretty great. Reminds me of creepy old Shel Silverstein drawings.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-92817417358086830?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-50158700769843377272009-01-02T01:13:00.000-08:002009-01-06T21:41:00.967-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">Happy New Year, social network:<br /><br />Plenty of funny shows on the way in this new year, and I'm in them!<br /><br />This Weekend<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Friday Jan 2nd and Sat Jan 3rd:</span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.cobbscomedy.com/images/Craig%20Robinson.jpg" /><br /><br />I am at Cobb's Comedy Club in SF with Craig Robinson (The Office, Zack and Miri Make a Porno) and Doug Benson (Last Comic Standing, Super High Me).<br /><br />More details:<br />www.cobbscomedyclub.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Wed Jan 7th:</span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.scottysaysradio.com/merch/no_drama2.jpg" /><br /><br />I will be doing a section of a long form Solo-Performance piece I have been working on. On the bill are other great performers taking comedy performance outside of it's usual comfort zones. Come check it out, should be a unique show.<br /><br />More details:<br />http://www.counterpulse.org/calendar.shtml<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Thurs Jan 8th:</span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.sfstandup.com/images/brent-moshe-sidebar.jpg" /><br /><br />SPECIAL SHOW!<br />I will be performing with Brent Weinbach and Moshe Kasher at the Purple Onion in North Beach, SF. This will be a CD recording for both Brent and Moshe, show it should be a knockout show.<br /><br />More Details:<br />http://www.sfstandup.com/calendar/show.php?eventid=3446<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Jan 14th-18th:</span><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://static4.livenation.com/akamai/V2025/images/36b87a36-3523-9dc4-c9b9-e41d75b87172.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object2/1201/52/l14660367666_32.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />I will be at the SF Punch Line with Jason Downs and the amazing Jimmy Pardo, as part of SF Sketchfest!<br /><br />More details:<br />http://www.livenation.com/venue/punch-line-comedy-club-san-francisco-tickets/<br /><br />Thanks everybody!<br />Beat it 2008!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />www.alexkoll.com</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-5015870076984337727?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-981452750456315102.post-58249091520557364602007-10-30T23:29:00.000-07:002007-10-30T23:34:40.058-07:00It is with a tired lid and a soft skull I woefully enter the bloggosphere with nothing to say and a minimal attention to spelling. I am now among the un-read masses pinging through the bandwidth one unremarkable sentiment at a time. So tune in never, for this shit is too hot to not be missed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/981452750456315102-5824909152055736460?l=alexkoll.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727635052066697630noreply@blogger.com0