A Closer Look at Who was Interviewed for Part 2 of 2013 NY Funny Song Festival.
Rob Cantrell has been seen on several TV networks, he has made appearances most recently (2013) on Comedy Central’s ”Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert” and FX’s “Totally Biased with W Kamau Bell”. From 2012-10, Cantrell performed in two full-length Hip-Hop music videos shown on Comedy Central’s “AtomTV” program, appeared in a promo for HBO’s “Flight Of The Concords” and toured in the long running play “The Marijuana-Logues”. He has been asked to perform at Bonnaroo, SXSW and the HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. June 2013, Rob just released his first all music comedy album titled “Dreams Never Die”, a 7 song album with several audio sketches that weave in and out of the record in the mold of classic hip hop albums by De La Soul and Handsome Boy Modeling School. Rob is based in Brooklyn, NY. www.robcantrell.com
Boris Khaykin is a comedian living in Brooklyn, NY and a frequent performer at the UCB Theater. His stand up has been featured on HuffingtonPost Comedy, Collegehumor Live, and more. He has appeared in and written for videos featured on Comedy Central, Collegehumor, High Times, UCBcomedy, and more. https://twitter.com/HardcoreBoris
Carolyn Castiglia has appeared on Comedy Central, VH1, MTV2, HLN and has a series of sketches currently running on NickMom called Ultimate Sports Mom. She blogs for xoJane and Babble. More at http://carolyncastiglia.tumblr.com.
Who was the musicians that where featured:
Ben Lerman is an award-winning comedy musician and songwriter. Ben plays colleges, clubs and festivals as a solo comedy musician. He’s popular guest on radio and podcast shows like The Frank DeCaro Show on Sirius XM and the Keith & the Girl Podcast, and he has appeared on Logo TV and Here TV. His debut music video was featured on Atom.com. Ben was nominated for an Excellence in Comedy in New York Award for Best Musical Comedy Act in 2011. He won the award for Best Male Comedy Musician at the 2012 New York Funny Songs Festival.
In 2012, Ben started Big Band Hot 100, a monthly music party at the Ace Hotel where a 12-piece band plays covers of the current Billboard Charts with guest singers from all over the New York City performance map, including Jackie Hoffman, Julie Klausner, and Xavier. https://twitter.com/benlerman
You can learn more about Rob Cantrell, “Dreams Never Die” at, www.robcantrell.com
Squirm and Germ is a high-energy music comedy duo created by Tim Girrbach and Rodney Umble. These 2 MC’s use their hip-hop alter egos to celebrate and parody their irreverent passions in life. They produce infectious beats, 80’s/90’s inspired synth hooks, legit harmonies reminiscent of Rockapella, and rhyme faster than a kid who drank five Red Bulls at a sleepover. They are often compared to Flight of the Conchords, The Beastie Boys, The Lonely Island, and The Vienna Boys Choir.
They have rocked the mic at numerous venues around NYC including The Apollo, Joe’s Pub, Ars Nova, UCBeast, Tammany Hall, Under St. Mark’s, The Peoples Improv Theater, The Creek and The Cave, and the 92Y Tribeca. Their rousing live performances have been compared to Electric Six and Digital Underground. 2012 INNY Award nominees for “Maine, MoFo” (Best Comedy Song and Video) and ECNY nominated for best sketch comedy troupe with Drop Six (Official selections of Sketchfest NYC, Sketchfest Seattle, D.C. Comedy Fest, and winners of the Best of the Fest Award at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival). They have shared the stage with Reggie Watts, Kristen Schaal, Colin Quinn, Arden Myrin, Bridey Elliott, Matt McCarthy, and The Apple Sisters.
Squirm and Germ released and produced their debut full-length album “Late Bloomers” in 2011. The record was engineered, mixed/mastered and co-produced by Sammy Bananas of Fool’s Gold Records and is available on iTunes and Amazon, and streaming on Pandora and Spotify. They also recently released their single/video “Pregnant in the Club” and won second place performing it live at the world famous Apollo Theater on August 15th. Their videos have been featured on CollegeHumor.com, The UK’s NME Online Music Magazine, Humor Blogs: FunnyNotSlutty, Strollerderby, and The Apiary. http://www.squirmandgerm.com/
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