Comedy Corner Underground

“I hope you like jokes” may seem an absurd way for a comedian to begin a show but those are the words that comedian Dwight York uses to introduce himself to his audience each night. Then the joke-slinging begins and never ends until York says “goodnight” a couple hundred perfect one-liners later.

During the first of many appearances on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show, York joked, “I was homeless for awhile. I didn’t want anyone to know so I slept in front of a Ticket Master.” It sent the morning crew howling with delight, became Tom Griswold’s “new favorite joke” and was featured on The Bob And Tom CD You Guys Rock. Since then York has been a regular guest on the show and was part of the 2005 Friends of Bob and Tom Show Concert Tour.

Dwight at the Great American Comedy Festival

In August of 2009 York appeared on the main-stage at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. York will be returning again this summer where he will be headlining the Buffalo Chip Comedy Club with Dwight York and Friends.

York’s CD Quickies (Stand Up! Records; 2009) can be heard on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Raw Dog Comedy Channel and was rated a “top ten comedy release of the year” by The Serious Comedy Site. Punchline Magazine says that Dwight York, as inventive as he is suggestive, is what Steven Wright would be if Wright had Robert Schimmel’s blue streak, and that’s a  compliment to all three master comics. 

 

Sam Spadino is a Minneapolis based comic, pizza deliverer and lover of Dinosaurs. Let’s party.

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Monthly, the Comedy Corner Underground hosts a show featuring the newest people making a name for themselves in the Minneapolis comedy scene. The lineup for this month’s showcase is:

Ryan Juntunen
Samuel Harriman
Danielle L.R. LANG
Matt Kohr
Laura Westly-Williams
Angelo Vescio

Headliner 
Chris Maddock 

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We can’t always promise what you’ll see at the Men With Hats show, but we can guarantee what you WON’T see.

The same old crap.

Men Without Hats is an unconventional comedy show at the Twin Cities’ most unconventional comedy club. The first Thursday of every month, some of the best stand-ups in town take the stage to perform anything but their regular acts. They may even do it sitting down. Or backwards. A guy actually did that once*—it killed! 

So why would a club dedicated to the art of stand-up promote a show featuring anything but?

Look at it this way. If you like the regulars you see at our weekly Friday and Saturday shows, then here’s your chance to see them at their most original and creative best. If you’ve seen a show here and hated it, this one’s guaranteed to be more to your liking!

And in the ultimate break from convention, it’s absolutely free. Even hats are optional.

Because that’s what Men With Hats is all about.**

Breaking all the rules. Exactly once a month.

This month’s lineup includes:

Sam Wilbur
Derek Henkels
Marty Loso
Bill Young
Brooks Robinson
Dan Mogol
Ricky Noren 
Wayne Burfeind
Jesse Towler
David Tveite
Gabe Noah

The show is free, all seating is first come, first serve. The show starts promptly at 8pm and runs about 90 minutes. 

*The guy was Chris Knutson. He did his whole act backwards, and won an award for it.***

**That, and to promote the Men With Hats podcast, also hosted by Jesse Towler and Justin Colucci.

***Okay, it was the Minneapolis Comedy Death Squad Award (aka the Reapie), but it still counts.