January Laughs on Lark

Last week was another installment of the Laughs on Lark series- the BEST comedy show in the capital district.  Obviously I was there, front row, and equipped with a camera!  It was a great night spent with three of my favorite ladies, and lots of laughs to go around!

 Matt Kelly and Jaye McBride- host and hostess extraordinaires!

 Dan Rossi

 Matt Kelly and Mo Haskins

 Dave Dunn

 Jaye McBride

 Michael Cardone

 Matt Kelly

Tony Jackson

December Laughs on Lark

I was SO excited for this months LOL.  If you haven't heard me talk about this event before, it's a comedy show that Matt Kelly and Jaye McBride have been putting on for the past couple of months.  Each month features new comedians.  It's held at Elda's on Lark Street at 9pm on the second Wednesday of each month (usually!).  This one was super duper for me because: it was probably the best line up yet, I had a new camera to shoot it with, and we had the sign printed that I created, just for the event!

I was really pleased that my camera was able to capture some cool moments during the night, despite how dark it was in there!

 Here's that sign that I made!  You can't really tell from the picture, but the bird (lark) on the branch is laughing!

 The hilarious Jaye McBride whose birthday it was this past weekend.  Happy Birthday Jaye!

 Best comedian in the capital region Greg Aidala

 Matt Kelly!

 SUPER funny chick- Mary Briwa!

 I missed some of Vernon Payne's set meeting a friend outside, but from what I caught- it was hilarious!

I had never seen Michael Raive before, but he was great!

I really urge you guys to come out to the next one.  It's a great time at a really nice bar!  Laughs can really warm you up in the winter, you know!

Matt at Carolines!

EEEEEEE!  I can't believe I haven't blogged about this yet.  I'm the worst. blogger. ever.  

Anywho- Matt performed at Caroline's last month.  He was absolutely amazing and pretty much stole the show from some Australian drunken chick.  When I get some video of it, I'll be sure to post it as well!

I got a great seat, and was able to get some shots with my point and shoot:

Laughing on Lark Street

Last week was the November edition of Laughs on Lark.  If you haven't been, you should check out the next one in December.  This event was created by Matt Kelly and Jaye McBride.  They wanted a place to do comedy in the neighborhood, so they created Laughs on Lark.  They choose 4 comics each month, and put on a 2 hour show at Elda's on Lark Street.  It's an awesome time getting some laughs, drinking big glasses of wine (or vodka tonic if you're CAPow!), and sitting on comfy couches!

I got a SUPER close spot behind the comics this time around, so my pictures didn't turn out so great. I decided to mess around with them in Lightroom, and came out with some cool stuff.

 Matt Kelly

ahhh... accomplishments :)

as you may have read about in some earlier posts, my boyfriend matt is an aspiring comedian, and he's really been doing well both in the local scene and down in the city.  as with any aspiring anybody, a web site is needed.  that's where i come in!  there are few things that i'm an expert on, but i'll take a stab at anything, so i told him i'd do it.  the problem- he needed something in ONE day! whew- wtf mate?  anyway, after some creativity and little struggle, i came up with this, and actually got it done.  what do you think?

shameless plug: he'll be performing at Elda's on Lark Street tomorrow night at 9pm.  he actually helped organize the event, so you know it'll be good!

good music, good laughs

last week valentine's hosted a great night with 3 amazing bands and super awesome comedian ;)  it always amazes me that i can see such great entertainment within walking distance of my own apartment!  definitely check out these bands, they really did rock the house!

in case you can't read it: severe sever, child bite, ghoul poon, and matt kelly!

oh the ever wonderful valentines!

matt kelly starting off the show with a few laughs...

ghoul poon!

more of this guy...

 child bite... my ears are STILL ringing!

probably just said something really gross...

the AMAZING severe severe!

photo inspiration: that guy

matt's been doing a ton of shows lately, the next being a show with CAPow's boyfriend's band Severe Severe tomorrow night at valentines. 8:30- be there!

it's been a lot of fun bringing my "good" camera out and getting some great shots of him, but it's really made me realize that i need better equipment!  lens to be more specific.  i'm definitely going to get a fixed 50mm with a really wide aperture, but i'm also going to need something long so i don't have to get too close to him on stage and make him uncomfortable.  let the penny pinching commence!

oh, and here's a picture of mr. funny man!