MARK YOUR KOLLENDER DECEMBER 2011

MARK YOUR KOLLENDER DECEMBER 2011

Another Year is threatening to leave us and never come back.  Good.  Let it go.  We don’t need it anymore.  We have no time for quitters and we’ve moved on.  We’ll just stare down the rapidly approaching holidays like the tinsel-covered unmanned drone missile they are, and gather around the warm glow of another MARK YOUR KOLLENDER.  Let’s sip hot Metamucil together and reminisce about the future:


THE DECEMBER-EST SHOWS

Here are some of my upcoming shows this chilly month:

 

COBB’S COMEDY CLUB WITH RHYS DARBY FROM FLIGHT OF THE CONCORDS

When

Thu, Dec 15, 2011 08:00 PM
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 08:00 PM, 10:00 PM
Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 08:00 PM, 10:00 PM

Where
Cobbs Comedy Club‎
915 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 928-4320

http://www.cobbscomedyclub.com/event-calendar/

THE BOTTLE CAP

When
Tuesday December 27th 2011, 9:30pm

Where
Bottle Cap
1707 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
(415) 529-2237

FREE SHOW at a new eatery in a historic spot.  Laughs and drinks and eats.
with
Chris Garcia
Kevin Camia
& more

http://www.bottlecapsf.com/

THE HALF AND HALF SHOW

When

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
, 7:30pm

Where
Grand Dell Saloon
1040 Dell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008-6602

FREE COMEDY SHOW IN CAMPBELL, CA!
Half Bay Area Comedians, Half Los Angeles Comedians

From the Bay Area:
Alex Koll
Kevin O'Shea
Trevor Hill

From Los Angeles:
Dave Ross
Cornell Reid
Eli Olsberg
Megan Koester

Hosted by Kevin Hawkins

FREE!!!!!!

SNOB THEATER

When
Friday, December 30, 2011
, 10pm


Where
The Dark Room
2263 Mission Street, between 18th and 19th, San Francisco, CA 94110

You are cordially invited to a very special evening with Snob Theater. This night of humor and brilliant music will be accompanied by the quirky comedy of Jesse Elias, the classiness of Mary Van Note, the clever quips of Alex Koll, and Brooklyn's own fantastic funny-man, Rob Cantrell (HBO, Comedy Central, NBC, CBS). In addition we will have a special performance by the very talented "man-of-variety" Drennon Davis.

And of course our musical guests will include orchestral rock outfit The Definite Articles and the magnificent and endearing John Vanderslice.

Tickets: $12
Purchase Tickets - http://snobtheaterdec2011.eventbrite.com/
http://snobtheater.tumblr.com/shows

NOT YOUR NORMAL NYE

When
Saturday, December 31, 2011, 8:00pm until 10:00pm

Where
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102

Not Your Normal New Year’s Eve is a mind-blowing night of hilarious stand-up, live music, and topped off with a massive balloon drop at 10pm (midnight in Normal, IL). It all takes place at San Francisco’s swanky Herbst Theatre.

The third annual show features today’s most original comedians with headliner Brent Weinbach, along with Jill Bourque, Kevin Camia, Natasha Muse, Alex Koll, Steve Lee, and hosted by Liz Grant. Music by indie chamber pop ensemble Foxtails Brigade.

Tickets ($25-59) by calling 415-392-4400 or go to http://www.nynnye.com/



THE JANUARY-EST SHOWS

With the new year still fresh and crisp, I’ll be hitting the road for a bunch of shows up and down the west coast.  It’s all part of my Tiny Tour Twenty Twelve.  Please feel free to follow me around like the Grateful Dead, or a laser pointer.  More info on specific dates to come and on alexkoll.com.

THE ALEX KOLL TINY TOUR TWENTY TWELVE

Saturday January 7th - SANTA ROSA, CA - Sweet River Grill and Bar
Tuesday January 10th - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Punch Line Comedy Club
January 11th, 12th and 14th - PORTLAND, OR - Helium Comedy Club w/ Auggie Smith
January 13th - PORTLAND, OR - VENUE TBA
Thursday, January 19 - OLYMPIA, WA - The Washington Center
Friday Jan 20th & Saturday Jan 21st - SEATTLE, WA - Seattle Comedy Underground
Tuesday January 24th - ARCATA, CA - The Jambalaya

See you soon!

#ONTHEBUS

It has come to my attention that I have not dumped all my top secret #onthebus surveillance data together in a formal report for the public in quite a while.  So, to compensate I am compiling a five month super-report that will span August through December 2011.  It should be on your desk by New Year’s Day. No need to thank me.

LIFE IS EXCELLENT

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who helped out with the fundraising drive on IndieGoGo for the Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children Macnuggits music video project I will be directing for their song “Life Is Excellent.”  We raised 50% of our very ambitions goal, which is HUGE!  It was a pleasant surprise to accomplish this and we have all of your generosity and poor judgement to thank.  Pre-production is well underway and filming should start in February.  More updates to come.  If you’d like to know more, you can still visit the IndiGoGo page (http://www.indiegogo.com/lifeisexcellentvideo?c=home) or BJE’s homepage(http://bobbyjoeebola.com/)

And I would like to end all this by saying, with all sincerity, Happy Holidays & a Wonderful and Prosperous New Year.

(fart noise)

Arrivederci, dorks!

Your Pal,
www.alexkoll.com


P.S.

WIZARD HELLO!
You guys didn’t forget about my new album, WIZARD HELLO, did you? 
The album features a live performance from The San Francisco Punchline, a couple musical treats thrown in for good measure, and some fantastic artwork by Matt Furie (www.mattfurie.com).

iTunes (digital download): http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/wizard-hello/id408545247
Rooftopcomedy (physical CD):
http://shop.rooftopcomedy.com/p-170-alex-koll-wizard-hello.aspx

YOU WILL NEVER NEED ANOTHER COMEDY ALBUM AGAIN.

GOODIE BAG
As always, you can get a helping of Alex Koll in these fine Alex Koll related ventures:

The Business is every Wednesday at 8pm at The Dark Room in San Francisco:
http://www.thebusinesscomedy.blogspot.com

By now, you may know that ROFL has been axed, but you can still see episodes of ROFL on the Revision3 Web Network: http://www.revision3.com/ROFL