tag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=3News2024-03-15T05:07:43-12:00jeffthefundude.comfalsetag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274282019-12-02T12:00:00-12:002022-05-20T03:19:30-12:00The Fun Dude Flies to Florida for Some Fun in the Sun!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/395812/e31343092c970a66c7ccfeef8b051b832849bb28/original/snappers.png/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTM0OXg1NzYiXQ%3D%3D.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="576" width="1349" /></p>
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<p> </p>jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274272019-08-29T12:00:00-12:002022-01-02T05:04:31-12:00"Jeff Shaw: Manly Girly Man" Dry Bar Comedy special streaming now!
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<p style="text-align: left;">Calling all Fun-atics! My Dry Bar comedy special dropped (as the kids say) today!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Taped live in Provo, Utah, on April 19th, my first-ever half-hour (and totally clean!) comedy special, "Manly Girly Man," is available for free in the Dry Bar Comedy app or for one dollar (that's a lot of money in Utah!) by clicking here: <a href="http://www.drybarcomedy.com/jeffshaw" data-imported="1">www.drybarcomedy.com/jeffs</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile, you can watch a clip on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtc_zngkhrw" target="_blank" data-imported="1">You Tube.</a></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274262019-08-28T12:00:00-12:002019-09-01T23:37:27-12:00The Fun Dude Migrates to California's Antelope Valley!
<p style="text-align: left;">Legend has it Rod Stewart once angrily held up a picture of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jeffshaw65?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&eid=ARA3Lp6Q1XUo72YqTG1tm0gVjmj6jcN7sd7PKAElgkJfJ51K00xfulZqa2gELEkNs2Qs-f_nnKSaEUS3" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1175702330&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARA3Lp6Q1XUo72YqTG1tm0gVjmj6jcN7sd7PKAElgkJfJ51K00xfulZqa2gELEkNs2Qs-f_nnKSaEUS3%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-imported="1">Jeff Shaw</a> to his barber and said, “No, you idiot. Like this!” Jeff recently taped his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DryBarComedy/?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&eid=ARC9Ahbkm38_-Pj3Jmb2M8ko3AGn9TSIYPvQqpFB1hSuDZ7JetCQ29m3rUYvijfWyarRPfdyBlKIoyer" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1098513783608170&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARC9Ahbkm38_-Pj3Jmb2M8ko3AGn9TSIYPvQqpFB1hSuDZ7JetCQ29m3rUYvijfWyarRPfdyBlKIoyer%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-imported="1">Dry Bar Comedy</a> special, has had a Las Vegas residency and is a favorite on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Carnival/?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&eid=ARBo0MXn-3deTDrCwH7Rrjg-WpC5TgU6J03EnO-w3tm6_1nABeht-ClQyRHUZ1YWejEL9-y-Fu6cQDKW" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=6067784583&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARBo0MXn-3deTDrCwH7Rrjg-WpC5TgU6J03EnO-w3tm6_1nABeht-ClQyRHUZ1YWejEL9-y-Fu6cQDKW%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-imported="1">Carnival Cruise Line</a>! He’ll also be taking his shot at our $10,000 grand prize at the “Coachella of Comedy”, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/entertainmentmaxx/?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&eid=ARCzgwk35JtqCWhYCFVQfom27dFAj7PuYRWLj7kQVEZRckTvF2BCqJkwkDyBPeBByfRgEZTZ9jnsZUt4" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=333850009999571&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARCzgwk35JtqCWhYCFVQfom27dFAj7PuYRWLj7kQVEZRckTvF2BCqJkwkDyBPeBByfRgEZTZ9jnsZUt4%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-imported="1">Entertainment Max</a> Inc’s “Antelope Valley Comedy Festival” (Lancaster, CA) at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lancasterperformingartscenter/?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&eid=ARDxgwNVowIL-5vXkqpLZg0Zq3nM2QVRDeoR6StnDwe7gd5ouA12h3rAxrjhwbHF5BUb1puLEZmb6Qtt" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=348961643265&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK%2AF-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARDxgwNVowIL-5vXkqpLZg0Zq3nM2QVRDeoR6StnDwe7gd5ouA12h3rAxrjhwbHF5BUb1puLEZmb6Qtt%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%2C%22groups_location%22%3Anull%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-imported="1">Lancaster Performing Arts Center</a> on Sat 9/7 at 5pm! Tickets are on sale now at <a href="http://www.lpac.org/?fbclid=IwAR0iOy2mbg-RTg-Si45DZswaQlAOaxqAP3Jsvc45XHOSOQWbu02nXKu70X8" target="_blank" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.LPAC.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0iOy2mbg-RTg-Si45DZswaQlAOaxqAP3Jsvc45XHOSOQWbu02nXKu70X8&h=AT3sfVuGl1KCSUzVj5pTcXefGcnCJM9N3Osd-iPHslAHWwP3FLbBHA19ShSYaDrR8mYx9SoHQhTdkFDsdZoPsv3mSoU34R-cIUiqxVAvNddBtG0YwgOWC0w4rgezpEeIT3CdTVE" data-imported="1">www.LPAC.or</a>g. If you come specifically to see Jeff, please let the box office attendant know, so Jeff will get extra sprinkles on his ice cream sundae.</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274212019-04-01T12:00:00-12:002024-03-15T05:07:43-12:00JTFD'S FIRST EVER HALF-HOUR INTERNET SPECIAL!
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<p>Great news for those of you who think there are way too many videos of funny kittens online and not enough of me: I'll be taping my first half-hour comedy special in Provo, Utah, on April 19th, as part of the popular Dry Bar Comedy clean comedy special series. <a href="http://www.drybarcomedy.com/?fbclid=IwAR3lzxhJ2stUSir9fuYyqLaEMvBgkEbHCeFKf9m1bf6pVI6f-APB03ZpKzo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" data-ft="{" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drybarcomedy.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3lzxhJ2stUSir9fuYyqLaEMvBgkEbHCeFKf9m1bf6pVI6f-APB03ZpKzo&h=AT0V_O4Y8NpSP3_DYQPldkBT9UDMvgMndMf0hbYG7Hb_hENpAYZEVQxlPBm8vAY1rFl2n-1v3ToM5PgHxBsmKWMcRM2c6wyWD9EzIlAzg65xwOqsitDj9hWYwyFexZRZzTfgDtaYFadtc-JevF1u6OyslVy8" data-imported="1">www.drybarcomedy.com</a></p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274252019-03-06T12:00:00-12:002022-02-11T03:28:08-12:00Ann Arbor, Beotch!
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<p>Calling all Fun-atics in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, environs! I'm coming next weekend to play one of the best clubs in the country:</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274242019-02-26T12:00:00-12:002022-04-21T06:04:42-12:00The Fun Dude at the Funny Stop
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<p>Hey, all you Fun-atics. I'm at the Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls this weekend. I'm headlining Thursday the 28th and then Fri./Sat. March 1-2, I'm the special guest for Kate Quigley from MTV2 and Playboy TV. We'll have fun, dudes!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274232019-02-26T12:00:00-12:002022-02-11T03:28:21-12:00Go Fund the Fun Dude's Family
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<p style="text-align: left;">Hey there, all you Fun-atics! The Fun Dude can really use your help. If you could become Fund-atics just this once and help me with my Go Fund Me campaign for my sister Laura and her husband John fight the biggest battle of their lives, I would really appreciate it. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here's the link. Please read their story and see if you'd like to help up. No donation is too small. Thanks, dudes! (The photo is of my sister and dad on a well-deserved candy run after her first operation last year.)</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274222019-02-17T12:00:00-12:002019-02-18T02:49:29-12:00Calling all Fun-atics in "Detroit Comedy City"!
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<p>Jeff "The Fun Dude" Shaw returns to the Detroit Metropolitan Area for three nights of his razor-sharp, offbeat comedy. Jeff is playing One-Night Stan's Comedy Club in Waterford Township, Michigan, this Thursday through Saturday, February 21st through 23rd? Showtimes are 7:30pm Thursday and Friday; 7:00 and 9:15pm Saturday.</p>
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<p>If there are any Carnival Cruise Line Fun-atics who would like to come see some new material from JTFD, come on down to the Motor City (OK, actually the outlying suburbs). </p>
<p>You don't need to pay for a cruise to see a great comedy show!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="One Night Stan's Comedy Club Website" href="http://www.onenightstanscomedyclub.com" target="_blank" data-imported="1">http://www.onenightstanscomedyclub.com</a></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274202019-01-01T12:00:00-12:002019-01-01T23:14:02-12:00January 17 - Bowling Green (KY) Comedy Live!
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<p>Calling all Fun-atics within hitchhiking distance of Bowling Green, Kentucky! Join me, Jeff "the Fun Dude" Shaw, and two other top Carnival Cruise Line comedians, Brad Tassell and hypnotist Rich Guzzi (in a rare stand-up only appearance), as we join forces with two hilarious landlubbers, Brent Terhune and Renard Hirsch, for a special night of comedy in the "BG." For fans of great live comedy on January 17, the 643 Sports Bar and Grill in "The BG" will be the place to be! </p>
<p>The World's Funniest Hypnotist, Rich Guzzi, presents four of the funniest comedians in the nation at the 643 Bar + Grill in Bowling Green, KY. Moreover, Rich will be making his return to stand-up comedy for one night only! Brad Tassell, Brent Terhune, Renard Hirsch, and Jeff Shaw have been seen on Bob & Tom, MTV, Lifetime, Showtime... With 120 years of professional stand-up comedy experience between them, there's actually too many credits to list. Get your tickets early as they will go fast! $10.00 online, $12.00 at the door, and $7.00 for students at the door w/id. Must be 18+ to enter. Go to <a href="http://www.richguzzi.com" target="_blank" data-imported="1">www.richguzzi.com</a> for tickets.</p>
<p>Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 8 PM – 10 PM CST</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274192018-12-06T12:00:00-12:002018-12-06T22:02:23-12:00Calling all Oklahoman Fun-atics!
<p>Calling all Oklahoman Fun-atics! It's me, JTFD, in the OKC, so RSVP!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/395812/23357279ac7adb7ebbf6e143e4be1838d87e088c/original/47436230-2298821333684722-8215772833767227392-n.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6OTYweDk2MCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="960" width="960" /></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274182018-11-29T12:00:00-12:002018-11-29T21:42:05-12:00Calling all Fun-atics in "the AR"!
<p>Calling all Fun-atics in Little Rock, AR! If you're a Punchliner Comedy Club fan in "the AR" fan taking a break between cruises, I, JTFD, am in your town this weekend and have two shows at the Loony Bin on Rodney Parham in Breckenridge Square tonight at 7:30pm and 10:00pm and tomorrow at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. I'll be performing with Blue Collar Comedy comedian Reno Collier, who is also a Punchliner regular. Come to the Loony Bin and let's have some fun, dudes! Tix $12. 10301 North Rodney Parham Rd , AR 72227 • (501) 2285555 <a style="font-size: large;" href="http://lr.loonybincomedy.com/?fbclid=IwAR0h0OHEYYjNtqWpBZ4QvEer1uoI6dZVlrlDV0WWXaunlIqPSpl3-b6NaJQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" data-ft="{" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flr.loonybincomedy.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0h0OHEYYjNtqWpBZ4QvEer1uoI6dZVlrlDV0WWXaunlIqPSpl3-b6NaJQ&h=AT2BPOHNGhNiUTCkVD3lxnSYz9L3_snZMUcG96xyHnfeGJT2KYGVZpVtoFOje6GZADMB7Jeno57jWpKHWN9Bdfq9H8vzo4Atz9v8NB7OcYHdURuNBkEatwp_TCl_FSjXRfIapcLRr8sAi5Gsi9VsK4j6hU7TOjs8AEzYj9sd28XzY45XyoKUn9ZXFioREJC5YVwbtCyc17w52zdj7dS13jk0FqjkumJBo0fOvnW9H-3XrhMYF-yAOJ7FnE6h-XTSlvZGlaR7lqAR6TS-mQ7rcXlDiIKoP2EMsLnSjaDjuWSKXySRL5X2r51MayCw3Cg7o1C97KPu0mu61aM4k7pM--mBMQUpUU8zjplvQ0eZyIRcyeT23bCda9J3adm8tF2HTUhUPYR74ks92RnDPimqMGuA8buFhIXeRzKJAKf0X-r1O6GpscmwJCxdCJfUNdkJIa2Ufn1j_zX3YzbIBk1wOOiIyRrKX3cGzSnAUt_Yf8iUs2qtPQVr3zmscvYCHtKQH34j3xaEQ9YeibyXZvvwWBXV7YWUttbSMqsE74sPXlS1wdklJcRpMJ6-LpLurdHGshgjV1ExEN4bNup4covLWS_4TRZAQjiyF4dBXKSk6-L9Fp2o7icwDZJqyC-8yzGlE044LexD7ZmVFZ9N3Q" data-imported="1">http://lr.loonybincomedy.com</a></p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274172018-11-14T12:00:00-12:002018-11-15T03:22:32-12:00Calling all Fun-atics in the Pittsburgh area!
<p>Hey there, Fun-atics! I Jeff "the Fun Dude" will be part of a fun-tastic show in Belle Vernon, PA, @ the Slapsticks Comedy Buffet @ The Verse Room @ The Rostraver Ice Garden. Come laugh your @ off!!</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274162018-08-15T12:00:00-12:002018-08-21T22:03:29-12:00Cheesy Jokes for a Cheesy State!
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274152018-07-18T12:00:00-12:002018-07-19T04:22:30-12:00Calling all Iowa Fun-atics!!
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<p>Hey, all you Fun-atics! If any of you fine folks who've cruised with me in the past just so happen to live in "The IA," I'll be performing in Dubuque and Cedar Rapids July 26-28 with my fellow Carnival Punchliner comedian and body double, Brad Tassel. </p>
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<p>For show info for both Dubuque on 25th and Cedar Rapids on 27th-28th, please go to my <a href="http://www.jeffthefundude.com/tour/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"Tour"</a> page.</p>
<p>Hope to see you there. It'll be fun, dudes!</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274142018-02-28T12:00:00-12:002018-03-01T00:02:08-12:00When Fun and Canada Collide
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<p style="text-align: left;">Hey, all you fun-atics! Check out this interview I did on a Carnival ship last year with a very talented singer/songwriter from the Great White North named Tim Lucas.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Then enjoy the music video for the first single from Tim's new album <em><a title="Tim Lucas - " href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/born-in-canada/1322010879" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Born in Canada.</a></em></p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274132018-01-31T12:00:00-12:002018-02-07T23:40:28-12:00Comedy for Sail!
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<p>Hey, all you Fun-atics! Here are JTFD's upcoming maritime misadventures so far. See you at boat drill....</p>
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<p>FEB. 8 HILARITIES, CLEVELAND, OH (With Carmen Lynch)</p>
<p>FEB. 10-24 CARNIVAL FREEDOM (Cruising with "the Fun Chick")</p>
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<p>MARCH 5-10 CARNIVAL VALOR</p>
<p>MARCH 31 - APR. 4 CARNIVAL CONQUEST</p>
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<p>APR. 14 -23 CARNIVAL LEGEND (Bora Bora / Honolulu)</p>
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<p>JUNE 8-9 THE KENOSHA COMEDY CLUB, KENOSHA, WI (Only my "cheesiest" jokes)</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274122018-01-03T12:00:00-12:002018-01-04T00:41:44-12:00The Holidays Are Over--Back to Sea!
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<p>Hey, all you Fun-atics! I spent the holidays at home for only the second time in 10 years. So I was able to yet again trade a maritime Christmas for a merry one, and still a "maritime" was had by all.</p>
<p>Here's where the Coast Guard can find me in January:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">CARNIVAL SENSATION: JAN. 6-10 </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">CARNIVAL SENSATION: JAN. 11-14</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">CARNIVAL BREEZE: JAN. 18-20</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">CARNIVAL BREEZE: JAN. 21-23</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">More dates to come. (Which is more than I can say about my love life....)</p>
<p> Happy New Year and have fun, dudes!</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274112017-01-27T12:00:00-12:002017-01-28T10:56:29-12:00Look out, Miami--here comes the Fun Dude!
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<p>Greetings, Fun-atics! Your Friendly Neighborhood Fun Dude is headed to the Carnival Splendor January 29th for six weeks as comedy club host in the Punchliner. Then I transfer to the Dream March 12th and until around August. This will be a tough contract because I'll be without the Fun Chick (she's living it up Down Under on the Legend!) and I'll be hosting activities around the ship during the day (gotta love them budget cuts!). But I've also gotten some good news I'll reveal at a later date, so I can definitely see the light at the end of the...ahem...funnel! </p>
<p>Have fun, dudes!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274102016-06-25T12:00:00-12:002016-06-26T06:21:18-12:0025th Anniversary of My "Comedy on the Road" Appearance
<p>Hey there, all you FUN-atics! I'm excited to say that my cousin Sandy was recently digitizing some of her treasured VHS tapes when she stumbled across the last remaining copy of my second and last (and only actually aired) national TV show appearance from 1991. "Comedy on the Road" was an A & E comedy show hosted by John Binder and the booker was the manager of Drew Carey and Tim Allen, and both of them asked him to put me on the show.</p>
<p>Although it's embarrassing to see how incredibly bad I was back then, it makes me feel good to see how far I've come as a writer and performer in the past 25 years. What's wrong with this set? Well, for one every joke is a hack, made-up joke that had no basis in reality. Although the majority of the jokes are well written and performed, I had no point of view back then and absolutely no sense of who I was or where I was going. Great comedians possess and express themselves though a unique comedic voice. But back then I was doing jokes about "my brother Silas" who didn't exist.</p>
<p>Yikes!</p>
<p>But regardless, I remember Drew Carey driving me to the Dallas airport (we were working the Funny Bone in Arlington that week and that was the comedy condo where I fielded the phone call from NBC that landed him his first "Tonight Show"spot with Johnny Carson") to catch my flight to Detroit. I taped the show at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, MI, in November of 1991, and it aired on A & E in September of 1992.</p>
<p>Anyway, here you go: <a title="Jeff Shaw - Comedy on the Road -1991" href="https://youtu.be/0jgvKKsF64U" target="_blank" data-imported="1">https://youtu.be/0jgvKKsF64U</a></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274092016-05-20T12:00:00-12:002020-09-24T03:46:12-12:00The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising is now an actual book you can spill coffee on or forget on a plane!
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<p style="text-align: left;">Hey, Fun-atics! My Kindle book, <a title="The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising" href="https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Dudes-Guide-Cruising-Humorous-ebook/dp/B01EKCKXVE?ie=UTF8&keywords=jeff%20the%20fun%20dude&qid=1463896904&ref_=sr_1_1&s=digital-text&sr=1-1" target="_blank" data-imported="1">The Fun Dude's guide to Cruising,</a> is now available from Amazon's <a title="The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising" href="https://www.createspace.com/6248166" target="_blank" data-imported="1">CreateSpace </a>as an actual book you can spill coffee on or forget on a plane. The price is $9.99. Although it's available on <a title="The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising" href="https://www.createspace.com/6248166" target="_blank" data-imported="1">CreateSpace</a> now, you'll also be able to get it from <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FAmazon.com%2F&h=eAQEpZEERAQFPyKgl_B-tYwFehKxwbfNs1bTnuom8gqJkGw&enc=AZMH2sWdTR7ipaedZf3-Vtp8jc3BToiwCkgK6nnw5XgWEnRdCQWFV4273OowvwUGPXAuqvISRc2hgq4HMS0zNxiUJPhZYa4fBwP_a3LHGklB4ZZ0Lm45hTAZgGTEFet0TaBW1dkV9M6kXPCeluU0jrsfn_RjOTMvgwO2amMEk9M1YrzIXjCAIgP_vuZCMvO61Hj9mEXENA9mkLV5LBfJygHO&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Amazon.com</a> in a few days. Get it while supplies last (most likely till the end of the century)!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274082016-04-20T12:00:00-12:002016-04-21T03:22:42-12:00Move Over, Dave Barry--Here Comes the Fun Dude!
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<p>Hi, there, Fun-atics! After one year and sixteen drafts, my first Kindle book is now available for purchase on Amazon.com for $3.99. (Cheaper than an issue of <em>Mad Magazine!)</em> Here's the link: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising by Jeff" href="http://www.amazon.com/Fun-Dudes-Guide-Cruising-Humorous-ebook/dp/B01EKCKXVE?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0" target="_blank" data-imported="1">The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising: A Humorous Handbook for Taking Your First Cruise and Living to Complain about It</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you're not sure if cruising is for you, then this funny and irreverent romp through the cruise industry surely is. Written by a stand-up comedian and shipboard comedy club manager who has spent the past decade yucking it up on the high seas, The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising is the ultimate primer for taking your first cruise. You'll learn how to book your cruise without the help of a reefer-toking travel agent; how to get stranded in Mexico with no passport and no Pepto-Bismol; how to overpack your suitcase with clothes you'll be too drunk to iron; how to eat so much free ice cream you'll slip into a sugar coma; how to imbibe so much alcohol you'll become a CNN headline; how to get free cabin upgrades by behaving like a spoiled child even "Honey Boo-Boo" would scorn; how to ignore important safety information that could save your life while making your entire country look bad in the process; how to get free stuff by complaining about stupid stuff; how to become a karaoke superstar without hitting a single correct note; and, most important, how to annoy everyone else around you without getting pushed overboard. <br><br>Even if you're a veteran cruiser or, better yet, a cruise line employee, The Fun Dude's Guide to Cruising contains enough acerbic fun—and funny—for the misanthropic landlubber in everyone. And for less than half the price of a fruity umbrella drink on Lido Deck.</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274072016-01-30T12:00:00-12:002016-10-19T02:29:22-12:00New for 2016: One rockin' JTFD music video and two adult-comedy CDs!
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<p>Happy 2016, all you Fun-atics! </p>
<p>January has been a good month for the Fun Dude. I finally found time to edit footage of my performance in December's crew talent show and the video, <a title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wAdVgoXFE4" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"18 & Life" (By Skid Row)</a> is up on this site now. After I finished singing that night, my fiancee Zeljka said to me, "Wow--you're in the wrong profession." I said, "You mean I'm that good of a singer?" "No," she said, "You're that bad of a comedian."</p>
<p>What else? Oh, during the Dream's recent 10-day "Journeys" cruise out of Puerto Rico I had an opportunity to fill fill in for a comic who missed the ship. (I guess that $10 voodoo doll I bought in Old San Juan wasn't a waste of money after all.) So I charged up my Zoom audio recorder and whipped up two new albums worth of 18+ comedy. Both "CDs" contain adult language and strong opinions on social issues, so, if you're easily offended, listen to them twice to make it easier. And because both Louis CK and Jim Gaffigan sell their CDs and videos on their websites for only $5, I figure the only fare price for my crap is <em>free. </em>So if you have some time and cellular data to waste, you can download them here:<a title="" href="http://www.jeffthefundude.com/free_cds/a/jtfd_live_2:_ships__giggles" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"Ships & Giggles"</a> / <a title="" href="http://www.jeffthefundude.com/free_cds/a/jtfd_live_3:_walk_the_plank" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"Walk the Plank!"</a></p>
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<p>That's enough blabbering for now, so enjoy the new content and have a fun February, dudes!</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274062015-09-12T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:30:51-12:00Back for More Fun, Dude!
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<p>Hey there, all you fun-atics, after an almost four-month vacation/medical sign-off for chronic Acid Reflux (hurray for ship food!), it's time to get back to work. </p>
<p>I sign back onto the Carnival Dream today in New Orleans for another long, long contract in my favorite comedy club, the Punchliner Presented by George Lopez. </p>
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<p>Come hang out. We'll have some fun, dudes.</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274052015-04-03T12:00:00-12:002015-04-04T03:00:03-12:00Saving Arianna!
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<p>Hi, everybody. Sorry to bum you out but my 16-year-old niece Arianna (far right, with her younger sister and brother) is in serious condition and is losing her battle with Anorexia. </p>
<p>My sister and brother-in-law are sending her to the <a style="font-size: large;" title="Center for Eating Disordrs" href="http://eatingdisorder.org/" data-imported="1">Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt</a> in Baltimore for 24-hour treatment but their health insurance will only cover part of her care in this specialized facility</p>
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<p>If all goes well, she could be better in time to go on her first cruise with her Uncle Fun Dude, June 7th on the Carnival Pride, which, coincidentally, sails out of Baltimore. I bought the cruise as a gift for my parents' 50th anniversary and is scheduled to include my parents, my sister and brother-law, Ariana and her little sister and brother.</p>
<p>Arianna's big sister Rachelle has started a "Go Fund Me" site called <a title="" href="http://www.gofundme.com/savearianna" data-imported="1">"Saving Arianna."</a> Any amount will help so if anyone cares to donate it would be going to a great cause for a great kid.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>JTFD</p>
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jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274042015-01-28T12:00:00-12:002015-02-20T02:28:39-12:00"The new Fun Dude album's here! The new Fun Dude album's here!"
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Don't be a "jerk"--download Jeff the Fun Dude's new comedy album, "Living the Dream," for free (or four easy payments of only $0.00)!</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>"The new Fun Dude album's <a title="" href="http://www.jeffthefundude.com/free_cd1/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">here!</a>"</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>P.S. (It's the audio version of the new videos already available on my site. Hey, whaddya want for free, "jerk"?!)</strong></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274032015-01-24T12:00:00-12:002015-01-25T05:31:02-12:00Video Killed the Cruise Ship Star!
<p>Belated Happy New Year, all you Fun-atics! </p>
<p>Although I'm just now getting over a horrendous cold that knocked me on my butt for the first few weeks of the new year, I got the chance to fill-in for one our headliners who missed the ship at the beginning of the month.</p>
<p>It went very well. It fact, the shows were "fun-tastic"! And the good news is I recorded all five sets for an upcoming comedy CD and shot them for my website.</p>
<p>If you look at the column of videos on the left-hand side of this page, you'll see the first three in a series of many more live videos of JTFD to come over the next few weeks.</p>
<p>As for the comedy CD, I haven't decided if it will be in actual CD form, as a digital download or embedded sound files you'll be able to stream or download for free here on the site.</p>
<p>I guess it depends on how badly the recordings suck.</p>
<p>Enjoy -- and have a fun 2015, Dudes!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274022014-12-18T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:32:03-12:00The Fun Dude Meets the Mad Man!
<p>Hey there, Fun-atics! How would you like to hear all about the Fun Dude's first time on stage, way back in 1986? I'm the guest on the latest episode of the podcast <a title="" href="http://madmanbobgolub.podbean.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"Mad Man with Bob Golub."</a> Bob is a very funny stand-up comic and actor with whom I've had the pleasure of working on the Carnival Dream several times over the past few months. Bob had one of the most highly rated episodes of Marc Maron's WTF podcast.</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274012014-07-24T12:00:00-12:002014-07-24T13:38:23-12:00The Fun Dude in Montreal
<p>This is a great week for the Fun Dude! I've been wanting to go the the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal for over 20 years now and I'm finally here, thanks to my boss at Carnival Cruise Lines. We're here July 23-27 scouting new talent for our Punchliner Comedy Clubs. There is an unbelievable amount of amazing talent this year. Check out some of the comedy superstars and newbies we've been able to enjoy at <a title="Juste Poure Rire" href="http://www.hahaha.com" data-imported="1">www.hahaha.com</a></p>
<p>It also doesn't hurt that I'm staying in a swanky hotel with a king-size bed and big-screen HD TV. They're going to have to drag me back onto the Dream Sunday kicking and screaming!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60274002014-05-02T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:32:08-12:00Back in the Saddle!
<p>Hello there, Fun-atics! I've been back on the Carnival Dream since March 29th and everything is fun-tastic. The Gulf Coast cruisers are great laughers and I've been having a ton of fun running around New Orleans consuming as much chicory coffee and beignets as possible.</p>
<p>The Home Office has been sending me a lot of great new Punchliner Comedians, such as <a title="Comedian Mike Speenburg" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/mikespeenberg" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Mike Speenberg</a>, <a title="" href="http://www.mikemarino.net/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Mike Marino</a> and <a href="http://claudestuart.wordpress.com/" data-imported="1">Claude Stuart.</a> </p>
<p>Now that I'm settled in and having fun, dude, I'll be posting regular humor pieces about ship life again. You can check out the last two I've written by clicking on <a title="JTFD Essays" href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">Essays</a> on this site or by visiting my blog, <a title="" href="http://jeffthefundude.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Fun Dude Abides."</a></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273992014-03-02T12:00:00-12:002014-03-02T16:49:54-12:00Croatia, here I come!
<p style="text-align: left;">I leave for a three-week trip to Croatia today. The Caribbean is for wussies!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">If you have time, please check out the last <a title="Jeff " href="http://www.jeffthefundude.com/essays/children_of_the_all_you_can_eat_corn/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">essay </a>I'll post until I get back.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">"Videmo se!" (That's Croatian for "I'm outta here, bee-otch!")</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273982014-02-18T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:38:57-12:00The Fun Dude Has Cabin Fever!
<p>Greetings, Fun-atics! It's me, JTFD!</p>
<p>If you're curious about how much fun it is to occupy a crew cabin for six months, read my latest essay, "Cabin Fever," by clicking on <a title="The Fun Dude Abides: Cabin Fever" href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">"Essays"</a> or by visiting my blog site, <a title="The Fun Dude Abides: " href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-Io" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Fun Dude Abides."</a></p>
<p>And don't forget to follow the FUN-ny on <a title="@JeftheFunDude" href="https://twitter.com/JeffTheFunDude" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Twitter </a>,<a title="Jeff the Fun Dude on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-the-Fun-Dude/164275596940451?ref=hl" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Facebook</a> and <a title="JTFD on Google Plus!" href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/116451630728163994867/posts" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Google +</a> !</p>
<p>The best thing about working on a cruise ship is sharing bunk beds with another full-grown adult. Fortunately, I really liked my roommate last contract. I was lucky, too, because they say 50% of crew members can't stand their roommates. This is according to a recent survey that was taken in my cabin.</p>
<p>I felt sorry for my roommate because he had a potentially fatal sleep disorder called sleep apnea. The reason sleep apnea can be fatal is sleep apnea can lead to breathing problems, which can lead to chronic snoring, which can lead to me bashing your head in with a tennis racket.</p>
<p>Until next time--have fun, dude!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273972014-02-07T12:00:00-12:002022-05-11T03:29:28-12:00Freezing My Fun Buns Off!
<p>Greetings from Cleveland, Ohio!. Brrrr! Although it's been hard to stay warm with the mercury hovering around 7 degrees all week long, I've been enjoying my first week of vacation. I've been catching up on The Daily Show as well as writing. My first essay of my two-month break is up at my Word Press site <a title="" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-HA" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Fun Dude Abides."</a> </p>
<p>Don't forget to follow me on Twitter and Facebook as well. Here's a recent post I made about Jay Leno's last "Tonight Show"...</p>
<p><em>"I'm watching Jay Leno's last show online right now. In December of 1987, two months after embarking on my career as a professional touring comedian, I asked a security guard at the old Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Ohio, if Jay would be willing to meet with me between shows. Ten minutes later, after Jay had changed out of his suit into a denim shirt and jeans, I was ushered into the greenroom. Jay put me at ease immediately by offering me a slice of pizza and a Pepsi. He asked me how long I had been doing comedy, gave me some words of encouragement, and, amazingly, treated me like a "fellow comic" until he had to say goodbye and receive some other guests. Because of Jay's kindness 26 years ago, I've made a point to "pay it forward" by always making time for superstar comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock who come backstage to meet me."</em> </p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273962014-01-28T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:39:00-12:00The Fun Is Done!
<p>It's that time again, Fun-atics--time for the Fun Dude to go on vacation. I can hardly wait to get back to Cleveland and try out my new snow shoes!</p>
<p>I'm going to spend a month back home and then a month in Europe with the Fun Chick.</p>
<p>Although I'll be posting regular essays while on vacation (back on the Dream March 29th in time for New Orleans!), here is one last one before I leave: <a title="" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-H6" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"Acid Trip."</a></p>
<p>I hope it doesn't cause you heartburn!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273952014-01-11T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:31:57-12:00Happy Belated New Year, Fun Bitches!
<p>Happy New Year, Fun Bitches! 2014 is shaping up nicely. Our first full cruise of the New Year saw us missing two ports and the ship being pounded by rain and wind at sea. Then, our new comedians missed the ship in the last port so Carnival let me headline all five Punchliner shows Thursday night. They figured that, with all the disappointments our guests experienced that cruise, what's one more?</p>
<p>Fortunately, my five shows rocked and I had last Friday night off. Unfortunately, I came down with the flue and have spent the past two days in isolation. The nurses say it's because of my unfunny jokes, but the doctor blames the flue virus.</p>
<p>Regardless, between coughing jags and the final few episodes of Season 2 of "Dexter," I've been able to crank out my first comedic <a title="" href="http://jeffthefundude.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/twas-the-season/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">essay </a>of 2014.</p>
<p>Enjoy--and have fun, dudes!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273942013-12-07T12:00:00-12:002020-03-28T05:40:18-12:00Team America
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<p style="text-align: left;">My latest humor essay is up. You can check it out at <a title="Team America" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-Eb" data-imported="1">http://wp.me/p3Cc20-Eb</a> or here on the site under <a title="Team America" href="/essays" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">Essays</a>. Have fun, dudes!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273932013-11-19T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:30:44-12:00Sorry If I Offended You, Jackass!
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<p style="text-align: left;">Hey, Fun-atics--it's been a while. I've been really busy lately running the Punchliner and working on projects for the home office in Miami. Meanwhile, Zeljka and I received our marriage license in the mail so it won't be long before we get hitched. Anyway, if you have time, check out my latest <a title="" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-w6" target="_blank" data-imported="1">humor essay.</a></p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273922013-10-20T12:00:00-12:002013-10-21T02:43:59-12:00Fan Friction
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<p style="text-align: left;">Hey, Fun-atics! My new essay is up. You can click on <a title="" href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">Essays </a>or go to my blog <a title="" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-bo" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Fun Dude Abides."</a> Please take this one with a grain of salt, dudes and dude-ettes! The Fun Dude loves you!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273912013-10-07T12:00:00-12:002013-10-08T00:24:26-12:00I Kid You Not
<p>Hey, Fun-atics! I'm in Puerto Rico today. My rain forest tour was canceled due to the government shutdown. Gee, I wonder why Puerto Ricans aren't pushing for statehood.</p>
<p>Anyway, my latest humor essay, "I Kid You Not," is up. You can read it on my <a title="" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-6u" target="_blank" data-imported="1">blog</a> or here on my site by clicking on <a title="" href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">Essays</a>.</p>
<p>And don't forget to follow me on Twitter and Facebook by clicking on the social media icons to your right.</p>
<p>Until next time, have fun, dudes!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273902013-09-27T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:31:07-12:00The Big "O"
<p>Hey there, Fun-atics! This has been a busy week for the Fun Dude. I am filling in tonight as one of the Punchliner headliners tonight for the start of our Western Caribbean cruise right after filling in last cruise as well.</p>
<p>My new <a title="" href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">humor essay</a>, <a title="The Fun Dude Abides - " href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-4i" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Big 'O'"</a> covers this. Please check it out and let me know what you think.</p>
<p>Until next time--have fun, dude!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273892013-09-14T12:00:00-12:002021-09-28T04:33:42-12:00Be My Guest, Too
<p>Miss me? Sorry, Fun-atics, but I've been busy working on writing projects for the home office in Miami so I've only had time to post a new humor essay every other week. <a title="" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-2X" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"Be My Guest, Too"</a> is part two of my previous piece. This week I take a humorous look at the four types of cruise ship guests.</p>
<p>I'll have another piece up next Saturday. Meanwhile, I got the chance to headline again recently when a headliner missed the ship. So I'm busy editing video and audio footage of those shows. Hopefully, I'll have some new clips up soon as well as a comedy album for sale on Amazon, I-Tunes and on this site.</p>
<p>So until next week, have fun, dude!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273882013-08-29T12:00:00-12:002013-08-30T02:00:20-12:00Be My Guest
<p>Howdy, Fun-atics! This week's <a title="Be My Guest" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-2q" target="_blank" data-imported="1">humor essay</a> is up after taking last week off to work on other writing projects.</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273872013-08-16T12:00:00-12:002013-08-17T09:52:28-12:00Official Fun Dude Disclaimer!!
<p>OK, so you can read this week's humor essay by clicking on <a href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">ESSAYS</a> or by clicking on the Tumblr widget.</p>
<p>But or those of you new to sarcasm, hyperbole and irony, please do me a favor and read between the lines. This is not a Bush-bashing piece. The man lead the country for eight years and I can't even make Cruise Director. He's accomplished a lot in his life and I have no idea what it's like to walk a mile in his shoes or get a shoe thrown at me by an Iraqi reporter, for that matter.</p>
<p>I am also glad he is recovering from surgery and that he has been following in the footsteps of Carter, Clinton and his father in becoming a very effective philanthropist.</p>
<p>Still, his foreign policy decisions did a lot of damage and caused more pain and suffering than he has had to experience while recuperating from surgery. So I think the former leader of the free world can handle some stupid jokes from me. Besides, I truly feel that my past jokes alluding to 43's policies have merit and that the irreverence displayed is simply a time-honored style practiced by other humorists.</p>
<p>In other words, I think it's OK to exaggerate my point of view in a humor column yet have also included passages that hint at a deeper respect and understanding of the man than I care to display in the piece because it's a humor blog entry and not a Time cover story trying to capture all the facets of this very influential and extremely complicated American success story.</p>
<p>OK, conservative cruisers? Can I go to bed now without worrying about you cancelling your next cruise, please?</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273862013-08-02T12:00:00-12:002013-08-02T22:26:14-12:00This week's humor essay is up!
<p>Hey, all you Fun-atics, if you've ever wondered what it's like to be a Punchliner comedian, check out my <a title="The Boat Act Blues" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-V" target="_blank" data-imported="1">new humor essay</a> which reveals the lifestyle of a fly-on entertainer in all its sybaritic splendor.</p>
<p>Today the Dream sets sail for the Western Caribbean. Our two comedians for the first half of the cruise are <a title="Comedian Steve White" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhEA2v80gQI" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Steve White</a> and <a title="Comedian Ronnie Bullard" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg2ChYw9rcg" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Ronnie Bullard.</a> </p>
<p>Let the fun begin, dude!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273852013-07-24T12:00:00-12:002013-07-25T03:17:29-12:00The Fun Dude Abides!
<p>Hey, all you fun-antics! Jeff the Fun Dude returns to the <a title="Carnival Dream" href="http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-dream.aspx" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Carnival Dream</a> in Port Canaveral this Saturday, July 27th, for another contract as the comedy club manager and opening act for <a title="The Punchliner" href="http://www.carnival.com/onboard/bars-lounges/punchliner-comedy-club.aspx" data-imported="1">The Punchliner Comedy Club Presented by George Lopez.</a></p>
<p>Meanwhile, check out my new weekly online humor column on ship life. It's called <a title="Cruising for a Snoozing" href="http://wp.me/p3Cc20-e" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Fun Dude Abides"</a> and the first installment is up now.</p>
<p>I will probably be posting them every Saturday to coincide with the start of a new cruise. You can either click on the <a href="http://jeffthefundude.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Tumblr</a> widget to the right (even though I'm on Word Press--hee-hee) or just click on <em><a href="/essays" target="_blank" data-imported="1" data-link-type="page">Essays </a></em>every week here on the site.</p>
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<p>So thanks for your time. Now go have fun, dude!</p>
jeffthefundude.comtag:jeffthefundude.com,2005:Post/60273842013-07-23T12:00:00-12:002021-07-03T21:30:03-12:00JTFD on the WWW!
<h1 style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;">Wait till you get a load of this <em>ship: </em>Jeff "The Fun Dude" has gone digital!</h1>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">No, he doesn't have opposable thumbs yet (evolution doesn't work<em>that</em> fast). What we mean by "digital" is, JTFD is now on the WWW! </p>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">So all you Jeff "The Fun Dude" Fun-atics can put "Duck Dynasty" on pause and check out his new Website, <a href="http://www.jeffthefundude.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Jeff The Fun Dude.com</a> (not yet approved by the FDA).</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">Why do what you're paid to do when you can waste an hour or two of company time listening to Jeff's standup clips, following his daily jokes on <a style="font-size: large;" href="https://twitter.com/JeffTheFunDude" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Twitter</a> and <a style="font-size: large;" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-the-Fun-Dude/164275596940451?ref=hl" data-imported="1">Facebook </a>, or reading his new weekly humor column, <a href="http://www.jeffthefundude.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">"The Fun Dude Abides"</a>? </p>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">During his next fun-filled contract at sea JTFD will be adding more sound clips and videos, as well as releasing his first comedy album since 1995. (Axl Rose ain't got nothin' on the Fun Dude, yo!)</p>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">And don't forget to book your next <a title="Carnival Cruise Lines" href="http://www.carnival.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Carnival Cruise</a> soon because JTFD will be returning to the <a title="Carnival Dream" href="http://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-dream.aspx" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Dream </a>in Port Canaveral as the comedy club manager and house MC of <a title="The Punchliner!" href="http://www.carnival.com/onboard/bars-lounges/punchliner-comedy-club.aspx" data-imported="1">The Punchliner Comedy Club Presented by George Lopez </a>on Saturday, July 27th. </p>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">OK, you can get back to "Duck Dynasty" now. </p>
<p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #cccccc;">Thanks. And have fun, dude!</p>
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