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One man, one interview with Pablo Francisco
Pablo Francisco has been doing stand-up since he was 17 when he entered his first comedy contest in Tucson, Arizona. His comedy has been readily available through the internet with recent remakes of his “preview man” voice jokes. Francisco encourages the remakes and embraces his internet fame saying, “I want them to do more. More of the Chinese animation is hilarious with the preview jokes”. Francisco wants to do this forever. He states “I will find anywhere to do this; I will play coffee houses, churches, anywhere”. Even though he is willing and able to play those locations, he has been featured everywhere from Mad TV to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and recently at the Houston Improv, where he sat down with Trashwire. Wil: Who were some of your … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrities, Comedy, Interviews
Is Nashville Relevant?
Here at Trashwire, we’re always happy to take submissions from readers. We recently received this music piece from Will Ables and decided to post it on our site. Check out Will’s article and leave a comment, or submit your own. Nashville has a lot of stupid nicknames. I tried typing them here at first but they were so embarrassing I just couldn’t leave them. There’s any number of them and they’re all awkward and not particularly sensible. Long story short, it’s somewhat affectionately called Music City U.S.A. At least that’s what the city, and not necessarily the people, are intent on constantly referring to it as. So here I am, in Music City, and I’m pretty much lacking entirely in musical talent. My dreams of becoming Levon Helm have, tragically but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest Articles, Music, Observations
The Oscars: Why Do I Care?
Whenever anyone mentions the Oscars and their sponsoring organization, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), there are two questions that run through my ever-questioning mind. One question being what is The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and another that asks itself, with a great level of volume, why should I use their opinions to evaluate the quality of a film? As far as I see the AMPAS have become the mafia … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest Articles, Movies, Observations
Trashwire to cover Big Brother 9 in new section
Years ago, CBS debuted a new reality series called Big Brother. Back then, the cast was older, the show was more interactive, high-speed internet access was rare, and the live-feeds were tiny, grainy images of a chicken coop for most of the day. Since then, the show has evolved into a summer guilty pleasure with eye-candy abound. Though there have been new twists in the game (the Power of Veto), new architecture in the house (the addition of a second story and HoH suite) and new houseguests to compete (hotties like Kaysar from BB6 and BB7), the show remains the most real of reality tv. Unlike most reality shows, which are completely at the mercy of their editors, Big Brother offers something different: a live internet feed from inside the house. This … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogs, Internet, Television, Trashwire
Sebastian Maniscalo tours the ‘Wild West’ with Vince Vaughn
Sebastian Maniscalo has been pursing his stand-up career for ten years now, and his role as the new “golden boy” of comedy has come through a lot of hard work and sacrifice. Maniscalo has been on many late show programs but his recent role in the new documentary Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show has enabled Maniscalo’s star to grow. Although Maniscalo did not get to enough time to explore the cities toured or get sleep on the bus, he still made it out the Houston Improv where he recommended people invite their friends to come over and eat some Entenmann’s crumble cake. A humble Chicago native, Maniscalo was born to an Italian family which he uses as a main focus in his act. His jokes ranged from text messaging to a dog … Read entire article »
Filed under: Comedy, Interviews, Movies
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