Boston Comedian | Jim McCue

Cleveland Comedy Rocks

Jim McCue — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:33:04 +0000

I had a great week at Hilarities 4th Street theater this week. I got the opportunity to work with John Campanella. John is a great comedian and one of those guys who you can’t figure out why he is not more famous than he is. He also is one of those great comedians who is great to hang our with. Many comedians are reclusive and kind of stay in their hotel room like it’s a stom cellar during a tornado. He kept me laughing all weaken even after seeing one of the most depressing movies ever GREY. Nick Kostis is one of those great comedy Club owners who really cares about the shows and his customers and he has put together a great staff to make your night out a blast!

New Hampshire Politics

Jim McCue — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:43:39 +0000

I had a great time doing my show How to become President and save the world to a packed house at the Radison Hotel in Manchester New Hampshire . I’m not normally a political comedian so writing all that material about the candidates and the issues of the day was a fun challenge. I did get an offer to do a gig for the Dutch embassy in DC and I think if they are serious I would love to take them up on their invitation. The room we rented was right next to the CNBC studios so I got a chance to meet Rachel Maddow and Chris Mathews I guess if Fox had rented it I would be showing off my picture with Sean Hannity. Thanks to Rob Steen and everyone who made this show a success!

New Hampshire Comedian Jim McCue tell how to become president!

Jim McCue — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:06:55 +0000

Did you ever want to tell all these Presidential Candidates what’s on your mind?

New Hampshire resident Comedian Jim McCue plans on telling the candidate How to become President and save the world! What does a comedian know about foreign policy ? Jim McCue has probably been to more military bases then all the candidates combined he has been entertaining our troops all around the world since 1999. You may not agree with everything this self proclaimed life coach to the candidates say’s but Jim McCue promises at least you will have a laugh and that’s something we could all use in these troubling times. Jim McCue will provide laughter on everything from politics and foreign policy to relationships and why tall people make the best presidents. Jim McCue has been featured on Comedy Central, USO and is a regular opening act for Lewis Black.

Where: Headliners Comedy Club

Radisson Hotel Downtown
Manchester, NH
USA 03101

When: Friday January 6, 2012 9:30

Who: JimMcue.com

Age 21 plus

RIP Patrice O’Neal

Jim McCue — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:53:30 +0000

We lost a really talented comedian and friend Patrice O’Neal. He passed away after suffering a stroke. First met Patrice he was a doorman at the Comedy Connection in Boston. He was about 6’5 and build more like an NFL lineman the a comedian he got you attention. He worked his way up until he was one of the top comedians in the country.He did not take the easy way with his comedy. He instead went for an honest and sometime outrageous observations. Patrice used to stay with comedian Greg Carey and I on a fifth floor walk up when he first started working in NYC. Can remember laughing with him
about the fact that if you live on the fifth floor you
better remember everything you need because you are only
making one trip up them dam stairs.I proud to say we booked
Patrice at the Emerson Majestic Theater years ago at the Boston Comedy Festival and
We all had such a great time. I will miss him. Here is what they wrote about him in Reuters.

Stand-up comic Patrice O’Neal dead at 41

LOS ANGELES | Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:32pm EST

(Reuters) – Stand-up comedian Patrice O’Neal died on Tuesday at the age of 41 following a stroke last month, his agent said.

“It is with terrible sadness we must report that Patrice O’Neal has passed away this morning…due to the complications of the stroke he suffered on October 19,” O’Neal’s agent Matt Frost said in a statement.

“Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius,” Frost added.

O’Neal, who appeared on Comedy Central celebrity roasts and on Conan O’Brien’s and David Letterman’s late night TV shows, was also a frequent guest on the “Opie & Anthony” radio show on Sirius XM.

“Yes it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I’ve known. PERIOD,” the Sirius XM hosts said in a Twitter message.

The “Opie & Anthony” show also broke news last month that the stand-up comic, who was diabetic, had suffered a stroke last month.

Frost said O’Neal’s mother Georgia was at his side when he died. O’Neal is survived by his wife, Vondecarlo, his step daughter Aymilyon and sister Zinder.

“The family wishes to thank all of the fans and friends who have expressed an outpouring of love and support for Patrice these past weeks. We ask that you please respect the family’s request for privacy at this difficult time,” the statement added.

O’Neal took part along with other celebrities in Comedy Central’s roast of actor Charlie Sheen in September.

He also appeared in the Comedy Central special “Elephant in the Room,” and had guest roles in TV shows including “The Office” and “Arrested Development”.

Film appearances included “In the Cut,” “25th Hour” and “Head of State.”

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Chris Michaud)

As another Boston Comedy Festival comes to and end and I give thanks

Jim McCue — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:39:48 +0000

I want to thank everybody involved for another fantastic Boston Comedy Festival. Here are some of the highlights:

The Barry Crimmins Toast and the Myq Kaplan roast were really a lot of fun for all the comedians and audience that attended. Stephen Wright was among the notable Ding Ho Alumni to attend the Crimmins toast. Myq’s roast was more vicious hilarity from the folks in Boston that he startwere there with him at the start.

I don’t know if anyone has a pic of Landry at the Cutler Majestic Theater. I can tell you the Cutler Majestic theater was packed with over 900 fans! Landry drew the first spot and still won the contest. Every performance was fantastic. While the Judges were deliberating, the Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Jonathan Katz. We performed about ten minutes to a very receptive crowd. The last performer was Bill Burr who was presented with the Comedian of the Year Award. Bill destroyed the almost capacity crowd at the theater with about fifteen minutes of the kind of quality original comedy that has made him one of the top comedians in the country.

Andy Kindler was fantastic at his two shows at the Charles Playhouse and the Davis Square Theater. The week ended in style with friend of the festival Judah Friedlander making a rare Boston appearance at the new Davis Square Theater. Judah Friedlander is , of course, a star of the Thursday night NBC hit comedy 30 Rock. Judah slayed the packed house at the Davis Square Theater. We also had an unofficial poker tournament and a great after party concluding a week of after parties! Thanks to all the managers, agents,club bookers ,cruise ship agents and television scouts.The Venues Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Club,The Charles Playhouse, The Davis square Theater,The Burren and of course The Cutler Majestic Theater. Last but not least my sister Helen who did the lions share of the work to make this all possible.

Thank you all who made the Boston Comedy Festival possible

This year’s festival was a great success and I want to thank all those that made that happen.

I look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Jim

PS I’m sure I forgot some people if so thanks!

Womans Comedy Festival Boston

Jim McCue — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:37:54 +0000

8:30pm – Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Vault

Ladies of Laughter with Kelly MacFarland

Who says women aren’t funny? Idiots, that’s who. Come see why at this all female showcase headlined by Kelly MacFarland. And you don’t have to have two X chromosomes to attend…

Other funny ladies include
Jody Sloan
Mindi Faye
Carolyn Plummer
Chantal

Emily Singer
Kate ghiloni

Myq Kaplan Roast Boston Comedy Festival

Jim McCue — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:46:18 +0000

8:00pm – Burren

“A roast is an event in which an individual is subjected to a public presentation of comedic insults, praise, outlandish true and untrue stories, and heartwarming tributes, the implication being that the roastee is able to take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult, and therefore, show their good nature,”said Wikipedia Featuring: Myq Kaplan, Josh Gondelman, Ken Reid, Tom Dustin, Joe List, Dan Hirshon and Sean Sullivan

Boston Comedy Festival The Whitman and Whitman Juggernaut of Genesis

Jim McCue — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:44:26 +0000

The Whitman and Whitman Juggernaut of Genesis

The Whitman and Whitman Juggernaut of Genesis …………………The show is a paradox that meets a never ending labyrinth, where one hour will feel like ten, each minute of show will have every audience member feeling like they have just been asked their views on Roe vs. Wade in public, the comedians will have 4 to seven drinks in them, that’s a Mike Whitman promise, each comic on show will be hand selected from a group of 5 comedians, we are literally the only cool show during the festival. This show will weed out World of War craft types. Mike Whitman dates young tight ladies. You want WiFi go to the “other” guys show, you want digits come to ours.
Mike Whitman, Dan Crohn, Dave McDonough, Chris Pennie, Ghloni, Jono Zoley, Jim Whitman

Boston Comedy Festival Round 6 Featuring Nate Bargazte

Jim McCue — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:40:45 +0000

9:00pm – Davis Square Theater

Preliminary Round 6 Featuring Nate Bargazte

Join The Boston Comedy Festival at the Preliminary round of a nationwide stand-up competition. Preliminary Round 6 Features: Kate Ghiloni, Mike Whitman, Scott MacNeil, Tim Nutt, Andrew Hendrickson, Aaron Aryanpur, Rebecca Arthur, Ben Kronberg, J-L Cauvin, Dave Paterson, Mister Goodnight
With Special Guest: Nate Bargazte
Since he made his television debut on CMT’s “Comedy Stage” in 2007, he has had two appearances on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” performed on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham” and the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival in the “New Faces” category, receiving critical acclaim in the Hollywood Reporter. Nate has written for the Spike Video Game Awards and has been on two tours in Iraq performing for the troops in Baghdad

Boston Comedy Festival Round 5 Featuring Keith Alberstadt

Jim McCue — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:38:57 +0000

Tuesday, November 8th

7:00pm – Davis Square Theater

Boston Comedy Festival Round 5 Featuring Keith Alberstadt

Join The Boston Comedy Festival at the Preliminary round of a nationwide stand-up competition. Preliminary Round 5 Features: Orlando Baxter, Eddie Pence, Mike Trainor, Steve Macone, Joe List, Dana Cairns, Katie East, Adam Newman, Chad Shapiro, Steve Cronin, Jono Zalay, Dan Hirshon
With Special Guest: Keith Alberstadt
You’ve seen Keith on The Late Show with David Letterman. Keith is a contributing writer for Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And heard regularly on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Show, the John Boy and Billy Show, and the Rick and Bubba Show.