On September 12, 2019 it was announced that Pennsylvania native Shane Gillis would be joining the 45th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live. The long-running sketch comedy series has seen far better days and is teetering around an all-time-low in ratings and popularity. All the while, Shane Gillis--a writer, comedian and actor in his early… Continue reading The Deleterious Dilemma of Shane Gillis
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Talking Nerdy, Ep. 151: TransRachel Humor with Tom Cassidy
In this week's quest, we're joined by Tom Cassidy of the Center City Comedy Podcast to discuss gamer news from 2015's E3 Convention, the Internet's obsession with race and cultural identity, and the social media storm that brews from national tragedy and self-righteous blogging. We cover this week's #HashtagOrDie winners and play a friendly game… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 151: TransRachel Humor with Tom Cassidy
Talking Nerdy, Ep. 150: The Guide to the Future
Along with our guest, Philly Comedian Seamus Millar, host of the Conversations for our Grandkids podcast, we discuss the future; where we are and where we're going along with such topics as political correctness, parenting, science, the arts, comedy, and the ongoing "will they won't they" of establishing a real-life Jurassic World. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 150: The Guide to the Future
Talking Nerdy, Episode 120: How To Be A Social Justice Warrior
Comedian Seamus Millar joins us in the studio this week to discuss the degradation of social media in the clenched anus of Social Justice Warriors and speech police. We figure out what's really going on with the War on Christmas, speculate on the future of Euro-Space Travel, discuss why Gotham is almost more enjoyable than… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Episode 120: How To Be A Social Justice Warrior
Super Dudes Power Show, Ep. 34 “Colostomy Boy, w/ Comedian Alex Grubard
Comedian @ShanerComedy performs at the Raven Lounge, presented by @C_C_Comedy and @SuperDPS #scaredofdicks(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Comedian @ImDaveTemple performs at the Raven Lounge presented by @C_C_Comedy and @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Comedian @CassidyComedy presented by @C_C_Comedy and @SuperDPS #saltnpepper(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Stand Up Comic @KevinRyan00 performs at the Raven Lounge (7/12/12) Filmed and Edited by Alex Gross- @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Stand Up Comic @ReggConquest performs at the Raven Lounge (7/12/12) Filmed and Edited by Alex Gross- @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Stand up Comedian @BrandonKetchup performs at the Raven Lounge (7/12/12) Filmed and Edited by Alex Gross- @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Stand up comedian, Jack Martin, performs at the Raven Lounge in Philly, courtesy of @C_C_Comedy and filmed by @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Comedian Joe Bell ( @JoeBell ) performs at the Raven Lounge, courtesy of @C_C_Comedy. Filmed by @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Comedian Chris Cotton ( @Cotton215 ) performs at the Raven Lounge with @C_C_Comedy. Filmed by @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Comedian Steve Miller-Miller performs at the Raven Lounge, courtesy of @C_C_Comedy —Footage by @SuperDPS(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Comedian Alex Pearlman performs at the Raven Lounge with Center City Comedy (7/12/12)(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Center City Comedy presents Mikey Garcia at the Raven Lounge (7/12/12) filmed by SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=1PQEkwR2Dqs Stand up comic, Alex Grubard, performs at the Raven Lounge in Philadelphia presented by @C_C_Comedy (4/12/12)Filmed and Edited by @SuperDPSwww.superdps.comwww.centercitycomedy.com (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Over 100 videos, almost 3 hours (and still growing). A library of some of the best samples of Stand Up Comedy in Philadelphia—all shot and edited by Alex Gross (@SuperDPS) at the Raven Lounge in Philadelphia courtesy of CenterCityComedy.com (@C_C_Comedy)
Center City Comedy presented by SuperDPS.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=_AsAz1vdwzc Comedian Dan Scully performs at Raven Lounge in Philadelphia with Center City Comedy. Shot and cut by Alex Gross. SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=EHECqVRlyek Comedian Lisa Yost performs at the Raven Lounge in Center City Philadelphia —(3/15/12) Filmed and Edited by SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=7fN8_pcA5jY Comedian Kricket Lee performs at Raven Lounge in Philly with Center City Comedy. (3/15/12) Filmed by Alex Gross(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=j3HpOESVZ8k Comedian Trevor Cunnion performs at Raven Lounge in Philadelphia (3/15/12) Filmed by SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=ZlGtrbHbKns Comedian Nikki Allen Poe performs at Raven Lounge in Philly. (3/15/12)(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=coQ95Kv2mJ4 Comedian Steve Miller-Miller performs at Raven Lounge in Philly on 3/15/12 with Center City Comedy. Filmed and Edited by SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=jom8u1csDyg Comedian Joe Dougherty performs at Raven Lounge in Philly with Center City Comedy! Filmed by SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=gul4JNpylcQ Comedian Paul Goodman performs at Raven Lounge in Philadelphia with Center City Comedy!(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=dELXU3gwnf4 Comedian David Temple performs at Raven Lounge in Philadelphia with #CenterCityComedy. Filmed by SuperDPS.com(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=zPvIRmR1xfQ Comedian Ryan Shaner performs at Raven Lounge in Philly with Center City Comedy 2/23 (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=pCwB0FpfHQ0 Comedian Oliver Yu performs at Raven Lounge in Philly with Center City Comedy. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Center City Comedy presents Ryan Shaner
from Ryan Shaner's open mic set on 2/16/12--filmed by Alex Gross (for more from Center City Comedy, click the VIDEOS tab above)
Center City Comedy presents Conrad Roth
Comedian Conrad Roth performs at Raven Lounge in Philadelphia as part of Center City Comedy's open mic Thursdays. (11/3/11) shot and cut by Alex Gross
Center City Comedy presents Tom Cassidy
Comedian Tom Cassidy performs at Raven Lounge with Center City Comedy's Thursday night open mic show. 11/3/11. shot and cut by SuperDPS
Center City Comedy presents Ryan Shaner
Comedian Ryan Shaner performs at the Raven Lounge in Philly on 11/3/11.
Center City Comedy presents Lisa Yost
Comedian Lisa Yost performs at the Raven Lounge on 11/3/11
Funniest Thing Ever (of the moment)
from SuperDPS. One of the featured Comedians at Raven Lounge in Philadelphia week after week is the lovely Ryan Shaner. This is a selection from his full (and hilarious) set that made me lose my shit so bad I couldn't keep a steady camera. Still turned out pretty sweet though. http://www.superdps.com
Stand Up at The Raven Leaves Our Midnight Anything But Dreary
Every Thursday night, the Raven Lounge in downtown Philadelphia makes the radical transformation from a hip, scenester club to a hip, scenester club with Stand Up comedy. It's incredible. The Raven features modestly-priced drinks with the mandatory Philly specials, toys and games scattered around the tables and bar, and a ceiling covered in the ramblings… Continue reading Stand Up at The Raven Leaves Our Midnight Anything But Dreary
Comedy Stands Up at NoChe in Center City Philadelphia
After promoting and advertising this event for quite some time, the sold out Comics on Chestnut event officially went down this past Friday night (7/22/11). The line up was spot-on as always, featuring some old favorites and some fresh faces. Hosted by Jack Martin, the show started off with a roaring crowd, and when it… Continue reading Comedy Stands Up at NoChe in Center City Philadelphia
Center City Comedy presents BONERoo at Mad River
The process of the stand-up comedian is a ceaselessly interesting one. You can see this process illustrated beautifully in documentaries such as I Am Comic, or you could check out Center City Comedy's crack-squad of ever-changing and evolving comedians during their weekly goof-a-bouts. As I'm sure I've elaborated on before, Center City Comedy hosts weekly… Continue reading Center City Comedy presents BONERoo at Mad River
Life Lessons from Comedian Ian Fidance
I don't know if I realized I wanted to be a performer at a young age, so much as I realized making people laugh got me out of trouble. I was a real ornery kid and I noticed that when my dad was yelling at me, if I imitated him and mimicked his movements and… Continue reading Life Lessons from Comedian Ian Fidance
Main Street Comedy: Bringing Funny Back
It's been a month since I've last seen the hilarious crew from Main Street Comedy. Their performances never cease to amaze me and I'm honored to call them...people I've met. The lineup is always changing which makes each show interesting and new. This month's theme was "Bike Race Fever," to piggyback on the upcoming drunken… Continue reading Main Street Comedy: Bringing Funny Back
SuperDPS presents Life Lessons in Comedy
Alex Gross (a separate entity from the Alex Gross of SuperDPS.com) is a comedian who performs Improv, Sketch and Stand-up in the Philadelphia area. He has been doing comedy since high school where he formed a sketch group called CWA (Crackers with Attitude). After an unsuccessful run at college, Alex decided to major in “comedy”… Continue reading SuperDPS presents Life Lessons in Comedy
Doug Loves Movies in Philly
Next week, Helium Comedy Club gets a double-dose of Doug. Comedian Doug Benson, star of Super High Me and The Benson Interruption brings his live podcast (Doug Loves Movies) to Philadelphia on Tuesday May 17th. Still unclear as to who his guests may be, but the show sold out so fast that a second show… Continue reading Doug Loves Movies in Philly
What are you laughing at? Main Street Comedy
Compared to the major comedy scenes like New York and Los Angeles, Philadelphia is a bit of a red-headed step child. It gets kicked around, picked on, and still tries its best to rise to notoriety. But good news, my beautiful ginger city--you're well on your way. Under the surface of Philadelphia's strong mainstream Art… Continue reading What are you laughing at? Main Street Comedy