Mary Lynn Rajskub: Comedy Product No Longer in Stock

Filed Under Stand-Up Comedy

While researching older stand-up showcases for addition to the Stand-Up Comedy Database, I found this from Comedy Central’s mid 90s alt comic showcase “Comedy Product” with Mary Lynn Rajskub. I can’t really imagine anything like it airing on Comedy Central today. Some would definitely call it more akin to performance art. She seems so sincere here that it grounds it enough to make it funny.

Also, at the beginning, in case you didn’t get the reference, Garofalo is talking about Comedy Condos, residences owned by clubs to put up traveling road comics. And judging from the promo at the end, with “Exit 57” as a lead-in, that block was like a government mandated hour for comedy nerds.

Posted by Todd Jackson at 12:21 PM | Send to Friend
Share:

Digg |

del.icio.us |

Stumble It!

Comments

1 Posted by Nathan Smart on 10/04 at 03:34 PM

I have a VHS of this show which, I think, has two episodes. It’s something that Comedy Central sold and I bought it on Amazon years ago. It was a great show.

The two episodes I have feature Bobcat Goldthwaite, Bob Odenkirk, Julia Sweeney and Andy Dick. It’s pretty funny.

Page 1 of 1 pages

Previous:
Abort The Joke Stealing Talk: Doug Stanhope and Dane Cook

Next:
"Role Models" Trailer and Poster

Top 5 Best Material

Comedians who are the best writers

3. Bill Cosby

See the Top 25 Best Material
Log-In or Register to rate comedians.

Blotter - Comedy News

Got a Tip? Write me at

Nov19

The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi shows off his feature length comedy "7 to the Palace" at the 92YTribeca tonight at 8PM. Only $12.

South Park co-creator Trey Parker says they'd probably end the show's run with a feature film. No ideas yet, as their last idea ended up as the multi-episode arc Imaginationland.

Irving Brecher, writer for Milton Berle and the Marx Brothers, dead at 94. One of the last interviews with him will be a part of the upcoming book "And Here's the Kicker."

Nov18

Sacha Baron Cohen disrupts NBC drama "Medium", sneaking on set as Bruno for his upcoming follow-up to Borat. The nature of the bit (and disturbance) has not been revealed.

Susie Essman: "I don't get heckled that much. Most hecklers are men... When I'm on stage, I'm in control and I don't think men want to be humiliated by a woman. Where with other guys, it's a mano y mano thing, with me I don't think they want to go there." (AintItCool)

MORE COMEDY NEWS