2nd Annual NY Funny Songs Fest 2013

A few exciting pieces of festival news!

The festival is coming up and FAST—Thursday, May 30th to Sunday, June 2, 2013. Please stay tuned for our schedule and line up which will be announced on Tuesday, April 30th, right here on this very website. 

Our other exciting news is bittersweet. We raised $8k on Kickstarter in 30 days! Amazing! And it’s all thanks to YOU. Some of our biggest supporters are mentioned on the flyer above. Thank you so much for supporting our festival. The sad news is, after fees and festival costs, we still don’t have enough to pay Dr. Demento to come to NYC. It’s sad, right? But fear not, we still have 75+ awesome comedy musicians on the bill…and just WAIT ‘til you see what we DO have in store for you!

Looking for some great comedy music in the meantime?

Friday, April 26:

The Parodiva’s “FAB-YOU-US” at Vlada, 7 PM, NYC
Summer and Eve’s Earworm Show at UCB East, 9 PM, NYC

We were in attendance of the Friar’s Club Roast of Jack Black a few weeks ago at the Hilton in NYC, and it was pretty spectacular. The star studded dais included Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, even Jerry Lewis! Roast master Bob Saget held it down as greats like Artie Lange, Jeffrey Ross and even Richard Marx (remember him?) paid their homage to wacky Jack. 

The roast was great, but have you ever had a salad with a thin layer of cheese that covered the entire plate underneath it? Fantastic. As you can see, our sight lines weren’t the closest ever, but to be in the room was magical enough. 

Performers in photos, l to r: Sarah Silverman, Amadeo Fusca, winner of the “So You Think You Can Roast” challenge, Jack Black finished every quip with “Roasted!” just like Michael’s roast scene in The Office episode that Jack Black was weirdly briefly featured in, the view from our table, Bob Saget, Gene Simmons, Amy Schumer and a comedian who sat at our table, Jim Norton and Jessica Delfino.

Want to see Jack Black at the NY Funny Songs Fest? Tell him via Twitter! @JackBlack42. Don’t forget to tag #NYFSF.

*****If you enjoyed this post, please consider donating to our Kickstarter campaign for the NY Funny Songs Fest. $225 gets you some serious media coverage, $100 gets you a uke + lesson, $17 gets you 2 tickets to our 17 shows, $1 = a high five: http://kck.st/145s4pe  Find us @NYFunnySongs or #NYFSF on Twitter*****

Remember those terrific 70s style public service announcements such as Woodsy Owl, Cigarette Mash and the crying indian guy? Well, NY Funny Songs Festival has decided it’s time to address our own issue via PSA. Click the video to see the extended version and if you love it, which we know you will, please share, like, tweet, pinterest and internet the hell out of it. Thank you.

Want to contribute to the festival or learn more about it? You can do that here. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Even $5, $10 or any dollars will be very much appreciated.

Via your contribution, you can do things like get tickets or festival passes in advance, secure a guaranteed gift bag or even nab a brand new soprano ukulele. What are you waiting for? Here’s that link again.

Line up and more details to be revealed May 3. Check back often for more details.