Comedy Central's Stand-Up Showdown

Tomorrow (Thursday) at noon, the voting closes for Comedy Central's Stand-Up Showdown. I've been tempted to write about this all month, but something kept telling me it wasn't important. "Why isn't it," you ask?

Well how about the fact that Jeff Dunham finished 1st in 2008 and 2nd in 2009?

But it's not a useless campaign. The top twenty placers are a pretty good mix of styles. And it's not only the current sweethearts and trending comics that get all the attention. There are a lot of consistent performers on there. But ultimately, yeah, it's popularity contest. As most of these contests are.

But it's a good way to get a look at influential and rising comedians. A bunch of them stacked together and put up on a single page for you to watch.

In related news: January has been stand-up comedy month on Comedy Central. Which means they've been showing almost enough stand-up comedy.

…at a Club Near Me

Jeff Dunham will be performing at, in, or on the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, Wednesday, August 18 at 8PM.

He's just a small part of the monster lineup brought to you by The Great Indiana State Fair. Set aside the weeks of August 6-22, to see Rascall Flatts, Kiss, Rick Springfield, and a rodeo!

Tickets for Dunham's show are listed at $30-40 for grandstand seating and $40 for track seating. A convenience charge of around five bucks is not just applicable, it's applied.

Can you say "funny" without moving your mouth? It's possible. But it's not easy.