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Baratunde is a politically-active, technology-loving comedian from the future. He co-founded the black political blog, Jack & Jill Politics, served as Director of Digital for The Onion and is a regular guest on Leo Laporte's TWiT. His book, How To Be Black, is a New York Times Best Seller and was published by Harper in February 2012. Basically, he's a smart, funny, extremely handsome dude. >> Full bio.

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Apr172008

Flashback: My First Message To My Yahoo Group Standup List (2002)

DateThursday, April 17, 2008 at 13:08 | Authorbaratunde | tagged , , , , , , in
Today I got a notice from Yahoo Groups that someone was unsubscribing from my "baratunde-standup" list. I set this thing up in 2002 and last used it then. It was when I first started doing standup. I looked back to the very first message, and here's what I found:
Subject: Baratunde LIVE again???

Defying all conventional wisdom as well as environmental considerations, the
good people at The Comedy Studio have invited me back after my performance
of exactly one month ago. This is rather significant for me, considering
that my last performance there was due only to my being in a comedy class.
But not this time. This time, it's a REAL GIG. With REAL audience members.
And REAL tomatoes.

So why am I telling you this? Well, many of you owe me money and/or favors.
Your presence at my show would go a long way toward forgiving some of this
debt.

Others of you just had the ill-considered fortune to leave your email
addresses within my grasp.

For those who saw the last show, I'll be doing SOME of the same material,
but I'm mixing it up with a little something new.

This Friday May 31
The Comedy Studio
3rd Floor of the Hong Kong Restaurant in Harvard Square
8pm
cover between $7 - $10 based on level of body odour

lata,

\[email address removed]
comedian / writer / tech-geek
www.baratunde.com

For my Boston folks, I'll be returning the weekend of April 25th for a show at The Comedy Studio, where it all started six years ago.

Friday April 25th
The Comedy Studio
1238 Mass Ave, 3rd Floor of the Hong Kong
Harvard Square, Cambridge MA
you should make reservations

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Awesome. You know, Baratunde, you're the one that helped me start my own mailing list, which then evolved into a blog. Thank you.

Though your modesty in that message all those years ago seems misplaced in retrospect. The story of your first set at The Comedy Studio is one of Rick Jenkins' favorites to tell on the second floor of the Hong Kong.

Congrats!

April 17, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterEric

thanks Eric! keep rockin the west side

April 17, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterbaratunde

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