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New Video Wednesday

We want to highlight a veritable TON of new videos we've happened upon recently. First, Robert Buscemi graced us with another Report from the Road, in which he serves out accolades to our ex-pat friends in L.A.:

"The Chicago ex-pat comedy posse in L.A. is large, talented, and connected. I've performed with Matt Braunger and Kyle Kinane twice each now, two of my old-time heroes from Lyon's Den days. Matt Braunger has two lines on Mad-TV this weekend. Eric Acosta and Ryan Ridley are bona fide Internet stars, and apparently VH1 is about to air Channel 101 as a show. And Kinane and Acosta both acted in some horror film (at good pay, yo) on the strength of their Channel 101 acting. Former Second City actor Matt Dwyer is getting serious heat from the Kimmel producers for his standup. I'm having a blast—performed at the LA Upright Citizens Brigade (where folks are NOT worked up about nonexistent lines between standup and improv and sketch, by the by), in Pasadena at the hallowed Ice House, then last night a USC film student approached me after my set and wanted to put me in his film. No kidding. I felt like Sissy goddamn Spacek. I've done five sets in five days and have two more early next week—believe I'll bum-rush Lago tonight to watch Zack Gali-Fallakas-Ding-Dong-Dakkas and friends. My fave new (to me) talent remains the young, out-of-his-tree Josh Fadem. Oh, and Todd Glass (spelling?) headlined the UCB's Comedy Death Ray. He's a headliner, but I'd never seen him. LOVED him."

We found some footage of Buscemi waxing philosophic about penguins...

Here's a short from Louisianian Tony Blanco called "Cafe Cottage" -- 'an homage of love to the place of place. Lafayette Louisiana's premier weirdo freakbag hangout.'

We have no words to describe this indelible little gem, "Say My Name", by Eric Acosta. (You can also vote for Eric and friends here, with their Fergalicious send-off.)

Some classic John Springsteen in "How to Catch a Lady, with Jason Cristo".

A cute little diddy, "Hey So You Wanna Get Something to Eat?" by Dash Studios:

You can see the hilarious video "How to Bed a Comedian", produced by Seven8Nine and featured at Chicago Sketchfest, here.

And finally, a new Blerds video, this one featuring Kyle Kinane, writer on the Left Coast. Speaking of Blerds, we've been getting whispers that not one, but two Blerds members have been accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen! We're not reeeally supposed to say much more about that...

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DOH! there it is after all. what a dope. Great times last night K to the roc.

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