Posts Tagged ‘stand-up comedy’
Tampa comedian dies trying to write perfect topical joke
Tampa stand-up comedian Glenn “Glizzy” Werthers, best known for his persistent efforts to get everyone to call him “Glizzy”, was found dead in his apartment yesterday, the victim of an apparent, very specific form of writer’s block. “We see this sometimes when writer’s block is really severe. The writer’s brain will literally explode,” said Hillsborough…
Read MoreTampa News Force Special Undercover Investigative Report: Laffing Lizzie’s
In order to bring you, the Tampa Bay Area community, the kind of hard-hitting investigative journalism you deserve, sometimes we send writers undercover to check things out and file reports on what they find out. By “undercover”, we mean we go there without telling them why we’re there. That’s what we did yesterday with an…
Read MoreTop Five Self-Defense Tactics For Local Comedians
This list is intended specifically for comedians currently practicing their craft in the Tampa Bay Area. That doesn’t mean non-comedians and/or non-local residents can’t read it, just that those people might not get any value from it, unless they’re planning to attack a local comedian at some point and want to see what they might…
Read MoreDisgraced performer seeks redemption with shows in Tampa
“If a talented pervert can come back from a pervert scandal, there’s no reason I can’t come back from a non-pervert scandal”
Read MoreLocal comic proud of his 15 minutes of super original new COVID material
Alas! After performing the same 10 minutes for the last 7 years, Tampa Bay open mic-er Walter Wingman finally found some new inspiration. While many have found Corona Virus to be an utter travesty, Wingman feels differently. “I’ve literally never felt so creative in my entire life,” he says. Wingman chuckles as he explains that,…
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