Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 82: The “Law and Order” Comes To FIFA Edition
A potential defendant who looks just like a fictional prosecutor…… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 82: The “Law and Order” Comes To FIFA Edition
A potential defendant who looks just like a fictional prosecutor…… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 82: The “Law and Order” Comes To FIFA Edition
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by Ryan Meehan Josh Alton is a rarity in the world of stand-up comedy: He’s an athlete-turned-comedian. After playing his final collegiate football game, Alton hung up his cleats and shoulder pads for a microphone and a note pad and began doing stand up comedy. He moved from Des…
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by Ryan Meehan After moving around the Midwest during his early years, Michael Palascak (Pal-a-sack) ended up in Wabash, Indiana– “The First Electrically Lighted City in the World.” He spent his formative years there, and then, after college, moved to Chicago to pursue a career in comedy and living…
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by Ryan Meehan Rob Little’s outlook on life can be summed-up in two words: Pure Optimism. At a young age, he developed and nurtured an upbeat philosophy about life. Rob’s ability to see things in a positive light, coupled with his desire to make people laugh, has served him well. While working in a…
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Photo by Chris Langston by Ryan Meehan Revered by audiences and fellow comics alike, Greer Barnes is a regularly featured performer at the Comedy Cellar, in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village, a club that over the last 15 years, Greer has made his home. Touring wherever…
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By Ryan Meehan Whitney Rice is a comedic actress and stand-up comic from Virginia. After receiving her masters in rhetoric, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue comedy while teaching in colleges. Her comedic work has been featured in Buzzfeed, The Atlantic Wire, LA Weekly, LA Times, Funny or Die, and Talking…
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? by Ryan Meehan Rocky LaPorte’s appeal comes from his everyman, streetwise style of comedy. Delivering laughs in his trademark Brooklyn accent, he has become one of the most sought after comedians in the country, and he appeared on season eight of NBC’s Last Comic Standing! A former Chicago truck driver and…
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by Ryan Meehan The surest thing to come out of Jersey happened way before MTV was even a reality. You can blame it on the moon men or some other intergalactic event, but there’s no denying that the universe was blessed on March 15th, 1978 with the descent of…
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by Ryan Meehan Brett Erickson is a comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. With a quick wit and a lovably acerbic tongue honed by nearly 20 years on the comedy road, Brett’s live show is not to be missed. Socially-relevant, topical and unapologetic, Brett has been called by Doug…
How long has it been since a Canadian club hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup?… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 82: The “W.C Fields Probably Drank A Lot of Canadian Club” Edition
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by Ryan Meehan National touring comedian Eric Grady is the “World’s Tallest Comedian”, and has been making audiences “bust their guts”, “cry”, and even “pee a little” (actual quotes from audience members) from laughing since 1995 with his hilarious, edgy, and fresh standup comedy. Eric’s comedy career began in…
There’s a big difference between the NHL and fixing cabs.… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 81: The “Why The St. Louis Blues Can’t Get Out Of The First Round” Edition
As part of marking the 1,000th post on Dubsism, a few fellow bloggers thought to honor the man behind Dubsism with an old-fashioned roast. … Read More The Blogger’s Roast of J-Dub
The 1,000th post on Dubsism. Why the hell has this thing lasted this long?… Read More Tonight, J-Dub Becomes 1K-Dub
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by Ryan Meehan Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, April Richardson moved to Los Angeles after graduating from college (later than most people do). Growing up, she was always obsessed with comedy and was always, as the expression goes, the “class clown.” She never realized you could get paid for being obnoxious and…
Now that baseball season is upon us, it’s time to start looking for some hardball look-alikes, and where better to start than a couple of hardened characters. You can’t tell me there isn’t a strong resemblance between former career back-up catcher and current Miami Marlins’ manager Mike Redmond and John C. McGinley, also known as… Read More Sports Doppelgangers, Volume 80: Is Mike Redmond a “Scrub?”
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By Ryan Meehan The star of over 75 feature films and television programs and internationally recognized for her five year starring role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the TV series Baywatch, Alexandra Paul began her acting career at age 18 starring in the highly rated telefilm Paper Dolls. She…
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by Ryan Meehan Best known for his three year run on Fox’s MadTV, Pat Kilbane made his mark on the show with outrageous physical comedy and uncanny celebrity impressions. Among his more memorable characters were “Stan the Java Man”, the shady Spishak spokesman, and the floppy superhero “Rubberman”. Kilbane’s…
Who actually got to say they beat J-Dub?… Read More Dr. Brackett’s College Basketball Bracket Challenge: The Final Recap
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by Ryan Meehan Daniel Carrillo is a stand-up comic and writer that grew up and was bullied in Abiliene, TX. before moving to Nashville at 18. When he was 21, Daniel started performing stand-up because he was a big boy that could do whatever he wanted. His stand-up provides…