Thursday, May 30 – Sunday, June 2, 2013
The Second Annual NY Funny Songs Fest
NYFunnySongs.com
Thursday, May 30
NYFSF Registration & Happy Hour Mixer: 6pm – 7:30pm
Pick up your festival badges, gift bags and Kickstarter prizes
Buy festival badges + tickets, meet the festival organizers and performers, other festival attendees
Buy happy hour drinks & festival T-shirts. Light snacks will be served.
Free admission. RSVP in advance.
Local Mega-Titans Comedy Music Opening Showcase: 8pm – 9:30pm
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Featuring:
Dave Hill, Mindy Raf, Jessica Delfino, Ben Kronberg, Jen Kwok, Summer and Eve, Rob Paravonian, Ben Lerman and other special guests performing some of their hits that helped to develop the NYC comedy music scene
followed by a performer’s Q+A and meet n’ greet.
Out of Towners Mega-Titans Comedy Music Showcase: 9:30pm -11pm:
produced by Miz Stefani
Featuring:
Devo Spice (NJ), Jamie Brew (Chicago), Titler (Boston), The Steamy Bohemians (Boston), Todd Chappelle (Philadelphia) and other special guests
Followed by a performer’s Q+A and meet n’ greet.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Opening Night Party: Extravaganza Blowout – 11pm
hosted by Ben Lerman & Carolyn Castiglia
with special performance by Adira Amram
Come for the party, stay for the karaoke, photo booth, drink specials, free food and guest karaoke ringers TBA
Get up and sing a song! Mingle! Mix! Repeat!
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
all opening night events will be held upstairs
at:
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette St. (Canal St.)
New York, NY
(212) 584-5492
SantosPartyHouse.com
Friday, May 31
Let’s Write a Parody -Songwriter’s Workshop 101: 1:30-2:30pm
Parody songwriting workshop for people with little to no actual musical experience.
Led by Ben Lerman (LOGO TV), featuring a guest performer TBA.
Lunch will be provided.
Suggested Materials: Notebook, pen, recording device, mp3 of song you’d like to parody on phone or iPod, (original or karaoke version), headphones, your instrument.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
How to Write Your Own Funny Song
Songwriting Workshop + Mini-Showcase: 2:45pm – 3:45pm
Pros discuss and share different songwriting techniques.
You’ll be given time to work on your own song and then can opt to take part in a mini performance showcase for a chance to present your song on one of the main stages in the 2013 NY Funny Songs Festival. Light snacks will be provided.
Suggested materials: 5 copies of your music / lead sheets, note book, pen, recording device, your instrument. All styles (folk, pop, avant garde, etc) of humorous music welcome.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Uke Can Do It! Ukulele Skill Building + Songwriting Workshop / Jam: 4-5pm
1/2 ukulele lesson, 1/2 songwriting workshop.
Hear pros share techniques, trade tips with fellow songwriters and you can opt to take part in a song circle jam. Beginners welcome to watch the process.
Light snacks will be provided. Suggested materials: 5 copies of your music / lead sheets, note book, pen, ukulele. All styles (folk, pop, avant garde, etc) of humorous music welcome.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Homeslice Happy Hour – Mix, Drink, Mingle, Repeat: 5-6pm
Rub shoulders with comedy and funny music peers and pros over a funny song CD soundtrack. Promote your upcoming show, event, product or service. Answer trivia questions and win free raffle prizes and tickets to the festival. Meet new friends. Tie one on. Get warmed up for the night ahead. Light snacks will be provided.
Free admisison [RSVP]
Twosomes & Threesomes – Comedic Dynamic Duos and Trios: 6:30 – 8:15pm
Featuring some of best duos and trios in comedy music:
Mel and El, Stuckey & Murray, Squirm and Germ, The Skivvies, and The Reformed Whores.
Doors open 6:30pm, show at 7pm sharp. Light snacks will be provided.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
50 Funny Songs: A fast-paced showcase of 50 comedic musicians: 8-10pm
A festival favorite, 50 Funny Songs is back again!
Your emcees, comedians Giulia Rozzi and Brooke Van Poppelen roll you through 50—that’s right, 5-0 comedic performers of all genres, levels of experience and instrumentation, each sharing a 2 minute (or less) song with you. Featuring dozens of your favorite comedic musicians and many you’ve never heard of.
Advance ticket purchase strongly recommended.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Doors open 8pm, show at 8:30 sharp.
Or buy tickets to watch this show online.
Clusterf*ck Comedy Bands feat. First Timers: 10:15pm -12:15am
Comedy bands perform + Stand-ups sing a funny song for the first time
A showcase of four 5-9 piece full comedy bands mock-rocking your laughing faces off
It’s mosh pit meets Mom jokes, balls-to-the-wall zingers, full bands and one liners, satire and stage diving. Between acts, stand-up comedians backed by the bands perform a funny song for the first time. Featuring comedy bands:
Kill The Band, The BTK Band, Bad Teenage Moustache, My Left Tit, Liam McEneaney and more. Doors at 9:30pm, show at 10:15pm sharp
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
all workshops & shows on Friday
at:
Tammany Hall
152 Orchard St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 228-7556
TammanyHallNY.com
Saturday, June 1
Funny for Money 101 – Comedy Industry Panel: 1pm – 3pm
For performers who are interested in taking their independent comedy businesses in a money making direction or just picking up some insight to the biz. Comedy + music pros discuss how to cash in on years of pounding the pavement, job opportunities for comedic + musical performers, and answer all your comedy questions. Featuring Shirley Braha (Producer, MTV’s Weird Vibes, NY Noise), Matt Graham (Writer, Conan, SNL, This Too Shall Suck) and other guests TBA. Lunch will be provided.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Kidsongs 101 – Kids Write Their Own Funny Songs: 4-5pm
The first half of this show pairs comedy music pros with kids to walk them through creating their very own funny song. In the second half of the event, kids perform the songs for their parents and new friends. Kid friendly snacks will be served and writing materials will be provided.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
Putting It Out There – Marketing Your Comedy Music To The Masses: 5-6pm
In the first half of this event, audiences will hear from PR whizzes and stars of internet exposure as they share some of their best practices for contacting the media, writing a press release and getting your work out there, followed by a Q&A. Even if you don’t work in comedy or music, if you’re promoting or marketing anything, you will definitely want to sit in on this event. The second half of the event will be reserved for sharing your ideas or press releases with the team to get quick fixes and help turning your pitches into solid gold. Snacks will be served. Featuring: Mandy Stadtmiller (xoJane web content editor), Jessica Delfino (creator of the NY Funny Songs Fest, viral video star).
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
The 3 above Saturday workshops will be held at:
The Living Room
154 Ludlow St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 533-7237
LivingRoomNY.com
Video Schooled The Comedy Star – Funny Music Film Screening: 6-8pm
A screening of hilarious comedy music videos featuring a live performance by Myq & Micah (and a few of their funny videos), plus other special guests.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
A Night of Dirty Songs – Comedy Songs Gone Wild: 8pm – 10pm
A festival favorite, this show is guaranteed to raise eyebrows, make sensitive people faint, upset the Catholic League, irk the tea party and leave YOU in stitches. Packed with raunchy, low down dirty ditties, the collection of performers on this show have been celebrated AND criticized for their demented songs, which promise to make even the most hardened of ruffians say “Woah,” and of course, laugh. Certifiably dirty! With Jessica Delfino, Red Peters, Ben Lerman, My Left Tit, appearances from downtown burlesque beauty Ms. Tina Cione and other surprises! Bring grandpa, he loves this kind of stuff. This show is rated “R” for adult content.
$10 in advance [tickets], $12 at the door
The above 2 events are at:
Tammany Hall
152 Orchard St. (between Stanton & Rivington St.)
New York, NY
(212) 228-7556
TammanyHallNY.com
Rob “Big Rob” Cantrell CD Release Party & The NYFSF (W)Rap Party: 11:30pm
Rob “Big Rob” Cantrell releases his first all-comedy rap music CD, “Dreams Never Die”. The first 25 entrants receive a free CD.
Featuring DJ Tiger Vs Cobra, Carolyn Castiglia and mega loads of special guests.
Then, stick around for the NY Funny Songs Fest (W)rap Party, a hip hop, rap and r&b comedy music extravaganza featuring people who rap funny.
Sign up for your chance to take the mic and show the audience you can spit mad funny lyrics, too, and win prizes / build up your empire / get a chance to participate in next year’s NY Funny Songs Fest.
$12 admission [tickets]
at:
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St.
New York, NY
JoesPub.com
Sunday, June 2
“Weird Al” Yankovic Field Trip: The Apocalypse Tour
Come see Weird Al in all his glory performing at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, just a quick 45 minute trip outside the city. Your ticket gets you an A+ theater seat, a round-trip train ticket from Grand Central Station NYC and a pre-game gift bag including your choice of beer or wine, plus the excitement of traveling to the show with a group of fellow Al fans. This event is not covered by the festival passes. Please purchase your tickets early.
$75 for this event [tickets]
Meeting 5pm at:
Patrick Conway’s Pub
40 E. 43rd St. (between Madison & Vanderbilt Ave., near Grand Central)
New York, NY
(212) 286-1873
PatrickConways.com
