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Beards Across America Web Series up on MSN

Posted in Beards of Comedy, On Tour, Video Clip with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 3, 2012 by Joe Zimmerman

In the past month the Beards of Comedy were commissioned by MSN to do a web series called Beards Across America. We traveled to eight cities with Matt Swinksy film videos on a wide variety of topics (Zombies in Atlanta, the mob in Las Vegas, privacy in New York, etc) and to my surprise, we pulled it off. The first five already have over 400,000 views and can be found here: http://www.bing.com/videos/browse/source?tag=msnentertainment%253abeards_across_america

The last three, yet to be posted, are shot in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas and will be up on MSN.com over the course of the next few weeks. I also posted a bunch of pictures of the filming process, which are available on instagram: @joezimmerman / hashtag #BeardsAcrossAmerica

Here is a list of the order we filmed in, and the topics we covered:

San Francisco: Bizarre Foods
New York: Privacy
DC: Currency
Asheville: Beer
Atlanta: Zombie Survival
Los Angeles: Tattoos
San Diego: How to be cool
Las Vegas: The Mob

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Self Interview

Posted in Beards of Comedy, On Tour with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 16, 2011 by Joe Zimmerman

I had the rare opportunity to interview myself in this week’s Mountain Xpress, for the Beards of Comedy show coming up this Tuesday, March 22 at the Magnetic Field. I’m misquoted several times, but I blame myself.

Zimmerman on Zimmerman

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Superior Poetry about my Superior Poetry

Posted in Humor Column, Poetry, Some sites I enjoy with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 24, 2010 by Joe Zimmerman

Asheville’s “Mountain Xpress” is kind enough to occasionally publish some of my “Superior Poetry” (their words, not mine). This week you will find I have experimented with a different form of poem – the ancient Chinese Haiku. The Haiku requires a 5-7-5 meter, which has the effect of making everything you write sound slightly wiser.
For example:

The Haiku format
Makes everything you write
Sound slightly wiser.

Did you feel that wisy-ness?

Here is the link to this week’s Mounain Xpress installment of
Superior Poetry

I’m not good with dates, so I didn’t realize this would come out right at Thanksgiving. Since there is an absence of holiday haikus, I will write one right now, that you can put in your pipe and smoke, if you’d like.

I am thankful for
my superior talent,
which is humbling.

Not bad right? “Superior” you say? Agreed. Here is another one, while we’re in the spirit of Thanksgiving:

I am thankful for
My family, friends, and abs
I have washboard abs.

That one’s funny because it’s true.

Admittedly, it’s tough to pack much into a Haiku, but I suppose that’s the point. The ancient Chinese poets were going, “Hey, what can I say, if I have limited space?” Let me try again:

Quote from Ancient Chinese Poet I just made up:
“Hey, what can I say,
if I have limited space?”
Let me try again.

Do you see what I
just did there? Apparently,
here as well. Booya.

So it’s not that hard
To just keep writing like this.
A bit annoying?

Once again, here is this week’s Mountain Xpress Superior Poetry installation: Same Link Again In Your Face. Be thankful for my poetry, it’s that time of year.

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