Mars Volta, Metallica, Massive Attack, Junkyard Bank, Backyard Band, Foo Fighters, The Cure, Deathcab, The Bravery, Pearl Jam, Dipset, Lil Weezie, Journey, Twista, TI, Rush, Dead Prez, Three 6 Mafia, Nirvana
Movies
Blazing Saddles, Trading Places, Coming to America, Half Baked, Snatch, La Haine, Pulp Fiction, Trois couleurs: Rouge, Trois couleurs: Bleu
Television
The Wire, Cops, PTI, Wonder Showzen, Boondocks, Forensic Files, CSI, Cold Case, The Most Extreme, Intervention
Books
The Fountainhead, The Warrier Within, Now I can Die in Peace, On the Real Side, The Art of War, Tao te Ching, The Power of Now
Heroes
23, 45, Jim Rome, Barrack Obama, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Bob Marley, Bill Simmons, Bill Hicks
About me: WWW.REESEWATERS.COM / reese@reesewaters.com -
Reese Waters can currently be seen on Comedy Central’s Michael and Michael Have Issues. A veteran standup comic, last year Reese won the annual Caroline’s Comedy Competition and the Emerging Comics Contest at the NY Underground Comedy Festival, and in March 2009, Reese was featured as one of ten comedians to watch in New York Magazine. Reese has also previously appeared on Comics Unleashed, Total Request Live, Good Morning America, Sirius Satellite Radio and National Public Radio. Reese began performing standup and Improv Comedy when he matriculated to Columbia University and currently performs regularly at the PIT Theatre. He has also recorded numerous commercials on both television and radio. Hailing from Washington D.C., Reese was introduced to comedy by his Grandmother’s hysterical impressions of everyone she’s ever met.
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Come to Carolines on Broadway on September 7th @ 5pm for one helluva show. Past guests have included Drew Fraser, Wil Sylvince, Nikki Carr, Mike DeStefano...and a host of other funny folks! Hosted by the only and only, DEL Call 212.757.4100 to make reservations. Love yall, Del:)
It all goes down THIS Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ Carolines On Broadway. DEL Presents First Sundays featuring Kenny Williams, Dawn B, Kareem Green and Nikki Carr. This is the hottest monthly show in the city and happening right here on Broadway.
You will absolutely love this show. First Sundays is a fundraiser. For every person that comes out to this show, we donate a portion of the ticket sales to My Sistahz Keeper Nonprofit Organization - an organization dedicated to helping families in crisis in the New York/New Jersey areas.
Come out and laugh your butt off for this great cause. Hosted by yours truly, DEL and music by DJ Jeff Haze. Make your reservations by calling (212) 757-4100. If you're gonna be in town, you need to be in the building. See you Sunday, Del!
WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THIS *NO-COVER CHARGE* SHOW?!!!!!
Here's What:
The winners of each of the first 8 Episodes of
"Eric I's $500.00 Comedy Showdown" -
aka
"Who is 2008's Best Comedian In NYC (In Eric I's Audience's Opinion")?"
will be joined by:
Six comics who simply show up, throw their names in The Hat, and get lucky.
These six lucky ones will each do their best ONE MINUTE in a lightning round - audience vote determines which TWO of these six get to qualify as wildcards - and these two shall join the EIGHT automatic qualifiers as contestants numbered 9 and 10 in the SEMI-FINAL ROUND AGAINST:
(1) *PAT DIXON* (Comedy Central Presents, Montreal Comedy Festival)
(2) *JOE DeROSA* (HBO, Montreal Comedy Festival)
(3) *SEAN PATTON* (Montreal Comedy Festival)
(4) *JAMIE LEE* (AMC)
(5) *JOSH HOMER* (Comedy Central's Live At Gotham)
(6) *HELEN HONG* (E!, March Comedy Madness Final Four)
*EIGHT* of NYC's Top Professional Comics Performing Their Best Stuff For NO COVER CHARGE!
And YOU might even get to perform with them!
For this special show, the top THREE finishers will advance to December's CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN - the winner of which gets FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD $500.00!!!)
PLUS:
An awesome sketch by the award-winning "MURDERFIST!"
Be there.
I dare you to find a better line-up, one that YOU can become a part of . . . for FREE!
It was a team effort and I couldn't have done it without your superior lead off efforts. Great job as always sir. I think next Friday at the Ripple is the next show we're both on. Stay up fam!
(1) Sean Patton (New Orleans Comedy Festival, Alt-Scene Demi-God))
(2) Dan Boulger (WINNER, Boston Comedy Festival)
(3) Barry Rothbart (Winner, Academy Award, Best Original Screenplay, 2014)
(4) Becky Ciletti ("Lack Of Etiquette," "In It To Win It!")
- for SIX measely minutes, then YOU will get the eighth and FINAL automatic spot in JULY 29th's Semi-Final of;
"Eric I's Comedy Showdown!"
The top THREE finishers in July 29th's Semi-Final will automatically advance into December's CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN!
Winner of THAT gets FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!
You gotta be in it to win it!
Just show up TUESDAY between 7:00 and 7:25 in order to place your name In The Hat.
Six of you shall be chosen to compete.
Even if you DON'T get chosen this time, you shall see a great show for NO COVER CHARGE, you will get to vote for the winner, and you shall be rewarded for your support by receiving an EXTRA index card to place into the hat the NEXT time you come out to the show.
And on July 29th's Semi-Final, TWO EXTREMELY FORTUNATE COMICS WHO SIMPLY SHOW UP will get a bye into the SEMI-FINAL ROUND!
And by showing up for JULY 1st's show, you will not only be giving yourself SIX chances of performing JULY 1st, but you will ALSO be doubling your chances of getting one of the two WILDCARD entries into the JULY 29th Semi-Finals.
So be there!
WHEN: TUESDAY, JULY 1st
WHERE: Ochi's Lounge (DOWNSTAIRS of COMIX)
WHERE?!: 353 West 14th Street (between 8th Ave & 9th Ave - closer to 9th)
SUBWAY: 1/2/3/A/C/E/F/V to 14th Street - then simply walk 1-2 blocks WEST and you is THERE!
HOW MUCH?! ****NO COVER****
Just bring your best SIX minutes, bring your clutchness, and while you're at it, bring a friend or two (WHO KNOWS - your friend(s) might even VOTE for you!
