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Dan St. Germain is one of the funniest stand-up comics on the scene today, so it's no wonder that a lot of great things have been happening to him lately.  First, he just taped a Comedy Central half hour special - that's good news for a stand-up (duh, lol).  Second, he signed a deal with Comedy Central that includes a script deal for a sitcom.  BOOM!  You can read more about it in this interview Dan did with Splitsider.

Oh, Dan.  So talented, so much fun.  I wonder why anyone would ever want to….KICK YOU OUT!  Segue time!  HAHA!  Why don't you watch Kicking Dan Out, the webseries that Dan made for My Damn Channel.  It's hilarious, and there's no better way to celebrate these amazing things that have happened to Dan than to watch Kicking Dan Out.  Enjoy!

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is well known for his loud and offensive stand-up routine (and his My Damn Channel series, Gilbert Gets It).  Just listen to his version of the classic The Aristocrats joke.  Pretty offensive!  Gilbert is legendary as a real comedian's comedian to whom no subject is off limits.

But did you know that, in real life, Gilbert is a shy, doting father and husband?  In this excellent New York Times article on Gilbert and his wife Dara Gottfried, we see that behind that grating stage voice there's a really sweet guy who loves his family.

Then again, does he really love his family?  I mean, I'm sure he's a nice person and all that, but what kind of an individual would subject themselves and their family to the perils of "Celebrity Wife Swap", the ABC reality show where spouses are switched to see what the hell happens.  It's a crazy show, and Gilbert and his wife are going to be featured on tonight's episode at 8 PM, swapping spouses with Alan Thicke.  

I think everyone should tune in tonight: if his past is any indication, I'm sure Gilbert won't let an opportunity to offend people on national television slip through his fingers.  It's what he does best!  That, and, you know, raise his children.

So yesterday the Bluth Banana Stand hit NYC.  Lines wrapped around the block as fans of "Arrested Development"  (i.e. every breathing human with a sense of humor) lined up to visit and get a frozen banana, as well as posters, stickers, and, of course, a picture for the internet to confirm that you did indeed have the memory that you remember having; or not having remembered it, a reminder that you did indeed do something that you did.

By yesterday afternoon all of the bananas were sold-out, but you are in luck (only if you live in Manhattan though; "Hahahahahaha" laughs the entitled New Yorker): today the banana stand will be in Columbus Circle, where you will have an opportunity to grab a treat and a memory that you did.  But get there early!  A source of mine said, "Everyone is losing their shit over the Banana Stand" and I confirm that it is true: many shits were lost yesterday.  

With the Banana Stand PR/marketing jackpot, "Arrested Development" has confirmed its status from a semi-popular cancelled sitcom in 2006 to a phenomenon that has people waiting hours to eat frozen produce.  More than anything it is a testament to the quality of the show, but also it's a testament to the power of the internet, without which there would have been no place for fans to actively and continually voice their desire for more "Arrested Development,"  and - perhaps most importantly - there wouldn't be a place to watch it.  With Netflix, millions of paid subscribers (and countless friends and friends-of-friends who are "borrowing" someone else's username and password) can watch from their beds on a 13 inch screen.

So don't wait lest you have to settle for a Cornball.  Columbus Circle.  Today.  There's money in the banana stand.

We're all about comedy at My Damn Channel, and comedy is all about community.  And if your interested in the comedy community you should definitely check out this multi-part documentary called Modern Comedian, where a bunch of really funny, culturally relevant comedians get profiled.  From Chris Gethard to Steve Agee, these comedians discuss booking shows, developing comedic voice, acting, writing, and all the things in between.  I watched the first episode and was hooked; it was only after the second time I soiled myself that I pressed pause and went to the bathroom.  Cleaned up, I continued to watch again.  I soiled myself three hours later and didn't notice until my roommate dumped a container of Ajax on me.  I am now blind (temporarily).  

Anyways, my point is, check it out.  I oftentimes take comedians for granted, in that I occasionally forget how much of themselves they have to put on the line to get us to laugh.  It's a hard life, there's no doubt about that.  But this documentary also shows the viewer that there are rewards out there for aspiring comedians.  And even if that reward is simply getting profiled in an excellent documentary such as Modern Comedian, that's not too bad, in the end.  

But money is nice.

Beautiful money!

Money rules!

I love money so much my name is DannyMoney on twitter.

So don't become a comedian and get a job on Wall Street instead because money = happiness!

Meet Dan, our audio and post-production coordinator for My Damn Channel Live!

Dan runs audio during our shows and designs all the graphics.  Prior to that, he was a Content Associate for the website.  But enough about Dan's work... let's get to some fun facts!

Dan is from Columbus Ohio.

Before moving to NYC and working for My Damn Channel, Dan worked for 10 years doing audio/visual freelance work and touring with bands (he plays guitar).

Dan is a vegan.  He started as a vegetarian and it just grew from there (proving my point that vegetables are a gateway drug).

Dan is also a standup comic and has a YouTube series, "World News New York."

Finally, as you can tell from the photo above, Dan owns a pug/shar-pei mix named Bo. Did you know that the technical term for that mixed breed is an ori-pei?  That is a true fact!