… for you:

Videos below • Headshot here (jpg) • More via the links above • Hard copies & downloadables upon request.

Winner of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award for Thought Provoking Comedy, author of HarperCollins’ bestselling satire “Get Rich Cheating,” on-camera contributor to HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight,” writer for Comedy Central’s Indecision2008, Huffington Post, TheStreet.com, and The Independent Film Channel, cast member of Shoot The Messenger (from the co-creator of “The Daily Show”), executive editor of “My Wall Street Journal,” and star of several hit international festival shows, Jeff Kreisler’s performed on TV, radio, and stage around the world, with passion, absurdity, and hope. A graduate of Princeton, Exeter, and Virginia Law School, Jeff now lives in New York City.

“Somebody get Jeff Kreisler on ‘The Colbert Report’… As funny and as quotable as anything that appears daily on late-night TV. You are guaranteed a few laugh-out-loud verbal souvenirs to try out on your friends” - The New York Times
“A heavy hitter… the smartest political comedy around” - The Scotsman
“Kreisler’s keen intellect sees to it that tired subjects are rendered shocking and original… Reflections so clever, you wonder why they aren’t present in the political discourse.” - Fest Magazine
“Critic’s Choice” - San Francisco Bay Guardian
“Don’t Miss” - Time Out New York
“This is one show that will have you laughing from start to finish” - Fresh Air
“A genuinely engaging performer” - EdFest Magazine
“Great stuff. Very funny. I wrote some of that down.” - United States Senator Tom Harkin
“You’ll struggle to find better than Jeff Kreisler… With slick and witty poise he mixes wry observation on current affairs with quirky bouts of surrealism ” - Three Weeks

About “Get Rich Cheating”:
“You’ll be laughing all the way to the bank, assuming other cheaters haven’t forced it into bankruptcy yet.” - Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)
“A very funny book with a very timely message” - Terry Jones (Monty Python)
“Catcher in the Rye for evildoers” - Penthouse Magazine
“This is THE book to read in the unemployment line.” - Lizz Winstead (Co-creator of The Daily Show)“Laugh out loud - roaring!” - CNBC
“A brilliant and brilliantly sustained satirical broadside. On just about every page, you’ll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin” - Tony Hendra (Father Joe, George Carlin’s “Last Words”)
“Is (it) a humor book, prescient, or a Wall Street / Washington user’s manual? It is all three… Kreisler is that funny.” - The Reviews Page
“A Michael Moore-esque rallying cry… A really great performer” - Time Out New York
“Ever wonder what it’s like inside the mind of a genius? Well, now you can take a peek… In the God-is-Dead tradition of Nietzsche, Kreisler is superman.” - Miami Examiner
“One can easily envision Jeff Kreisler as a guest on The Colbert Report… Why? He’s funny, he has mad political criticism skills and, as his new book reveals, he’s shrewdly corrupt” - The Q Note
“A hilarious, recession-proof tutorial on how to get rich without regard for morals or other mortals” - Flavorpill
“A funny satirical attack on the culture of greed” - NY Theater.com
“Like all good satire, comedian Jeff Kreisler’s fake wealth-building seminar gets closer to the truth than the putative objects of its scorn.” - Show Showdown
“Get Rich Cheating, however, is about as smart as parody shows (and books) come.” - Talking Broadway
“Pitch perfect satire” - Theater Is Easy
(more…)

Note 9/10: More on this here, on IFC.com

Thoughts in process (running squirrels)…

At the Edinburgh Fringe Fest, each year comedians write an entirely new show. That show must be coherent, pointed, and funny. It is critiqued by reviewers and a discerning audience.

In the US, many comics find their funny, and just ride it, without ever being nudged to do more, different, or better, and without ever being critically compared within the comedy genre. There are plenty of exceptions, and the best comics are doing great, evolving work… but in the middle, or the upper-middle, there seems to be a flatness that is forced away in the UK.
Or do I have a distorted view of things?
What say you?

Come celebrate the release of Harper Collins’ new book, “Jeff Kreisler’s Get Rich Cheating.”

Caroline’s on Broadway
1626 Broadway NYC 10019
Wednesday, June 10th
6-7 pm Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Reception. You must RSVP by Tuesday June 9 to events@GetRichCheating.com
7-9 pm Comedy Show. With Jeff Kreisler and Friends . $18 plus two drinks if you buy at the door. BUT, if you call the club at 212.757.4100 to make a reservation with the word “CHEAT” (clever, huh?), it’s just a $7 admission. So do that.

Jeff Kreisler’s Get Rich Cheating: The Crooked Path To Easy Street
http://GetRichCheating.com

“Just by reading this book you’ll earn an asterisk next to your name. You’ll be laughing all the way to the bank, assuming other cheaters haven’t forced it into bankruptcy yet” - Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)

“A very funny book with a very timely message” - Terry Jones (Monty Python)

In these difficult times, there’s only one proven path to ridiculous amounts of money: Cheating. Everyone’s doing it - from CEOs to home run kings, movie stars, and Congressmen - why not you? Get Rich Cheating is your definitive guide to the illegal, immoral, and fun, detailing the schemes that have proven time and time again to generate more cash than God, Google, and the Treasury combined.

“This is THE book to read in the unemployment line.” - Lizz Winstead (Co-creator of The Daily Show)

“A brilliant and brilliantly sustained satirical broadside. On just about every page, you’ll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin” - Tony Hendra (National Lampoon, Father Joe)

“Laugh out loud - roaring!” - CNBC.com Bullish On Books

“I loooove Get Rich Cheating. When do I get my kickback?… A great airport / summer vacation read.” - The Serious Comedy Site

“Is Get Rich Cheating – The Crooked Path to Easy Street by Jeff Kreisler a humor book, prescient, or a Wall Street / Washington user’s manual? It is all three… Kreisler is that funny.” - The Reviews Page

p.s. Upcoming: Philadelphia June 17, Boston June 22, Portsmouth June 23, Western Mass June 25, Washington DC July 8. More info here.

Politics take center stage in trio’s show at Passim

About Sunday’s show. Maybe you should come to it? Eh?
Details here.

Hey look!
I’ve got one of the top 10 funniest jokes at the Fringe.
Didn’t even know I was in the running, or I would’ve made everyone vote for me. Oh well, they got the ending wrong anyhoo…
Cool for me.

Come see the politicalish ha-ha stylings of Scott Blakeman, Jane Condon, and moi at the 92Y Laughs From The Left.
8:15 pm; 92nd & Lex, Manhattan, NY, USA
Tons and tons of details here.

Well, now. Guess I touched a nerve.

“Bill Hicks Award Winner” jokes about assassinating Obama

Methinks not everyone gets ‘comedy,’ though some of the commentators understand.

Well, maybe.
He did say “Great stuff! Very funny! I wrote some of that down to use” after my performance Friday night at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa (site of the infamous 2004 “Dean Scream,” fyi).
He’s a good man, that Senator, and well-loved.
If, however, any of you flip on C-Span and see him pantomiming Fox News as a Nazi Weather Broadcast… let me know. The Reverend Wright drama will be nothing compared to a comic scorned.

More soon. Heavy travel over for a spell…

Radio:
1. Mentioned on Don Imus’ show yesterday (thanks, Karith!)
2. Friday, live on Mr. Media’s BlogTalkRadio at 4 pm. Call in with questions (646- 595-3135) and, I guess, find out where to listen here: http://www.mrmedia.com

Blog/video/interweb:
A little Kreisler-style interview by Sean McCarthy on his totally awesome blog, the comic’s comic (bookmark it!). Read/watch interview here.

Print:
Here’s My Wall Street Journal. Open the door, and see all the people.

Live:
Fri-Sat, April 25-26, Comedy Against Evil at the Purple Onion in San Francisco. Come on out! More details here.

Your crawl space:
I’m in it.

Big show Tuesday April 8: Comedy Against Evil’s only Chicago stop of the year. Details below.

Also, Monday night gig at Luther College in Iowa. Check it here.

Reports, new Indecision2008 stuff, etc. coming soon.

Jeff Kreisler’s Comedy Against Evil is *the* political comedy tour.
Tuesday, April 8 - 8:00 PM - $20 - Zanie’s Comedy Club - 1548 North Wells - Chicago, IL 60610 - 312.337.4027 - Chicago.Zanies.com

Bill Hicks Spirit Award winner, writer for Comedy Central’s Indecision2008, CNN, and 23/6, cast member of Shoot The Messenger (from the creator of The Daily Show), and author of Harper Collins’ “Get Rich Cheating,” Kreisler dissects American politics with passion, absurdity, and hope.

“An hour of excellent comedy… Jeff Kreisler does clever, well-presented political stuff…” - The Scotsman
“Kreisler tore into politics, race and religion in a similar style to Hicks, but with his own personal slant and some very acute and funny observations… probably one of the best comedy shows at the Fringe…” - Fresh Air at the (Edinburgh) Festival
“A welcome reminder of a time when comedy cut a lot closer to the issues of the day than most comics now dare.” - Dallas Morning News
“A highlight.” - The New York Times
“The highlight of this all-American evening was final act Kreisler, who, with slow, dry rigour, pulled apart America…” - ThreeWeeks

Check it. Some political stuff; yes, that is the music the club plays; and sure, a little swearing, but c’mon, it’s late Saturday night in Glasgow… you think people are sober?

Send it around, if that’s your thing.

That was fantastic.
SRO solo show, great times at The Stand, Blackfriars, and Sloans, fun, wonderful people. Thanks to Tommy, Sarah and all at The Stand, plus the fan folks who came out and supported.
I will definitely see you in August…
Video and more soon… (Including the story of 2 hours in the holding cell of Scottish Immigration on the way in. Whooops)

For those who like to plan 6 months in advance, we’ve gotten our venues for the Edinburgh Fringe Fest in August 2008.
I’ll be doing my solo show at The Stand at 6:10pm every night.
We’ll be doing our new, mutli-media, variety show, The Americans, at the Gilded Balloon every afternoon at 3pm.
These are two of the best venues at the Fringe and these are great time slots. We’re very excited, we want you and yours to attend, repeatedly, and we’re ready to rock. Much more to come…
Hoo. Ray.

Please stop bugging me @ posting. This is what I’m doing instead:
- back writing for Indecision2008
- cranking out my book, “Get Rich Cheating” for Harper Collins
- working on a top-secret project with peeps from “This Is Spinal Tap,” Monty Python, The Onion, and The Daily Show (it’ll be out end of March)
- finishing up some videos
- working on Shoot The Messenger
- creating two shows for Edinburgh
- trying to get booked anywhere and everywhere
- doing ha ha
- some other stuff that’s slipped my mind.

Wanna help? Keep smiling and come to one of these shows:
- March 6, NYC, The Pit
- March 21, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Brel, Scotland
- April 25-26, San Francisco, The Purple Onion

More soon. Promise.

Great show last night at Roger Williams University, even with the noisy popcorn machine. Dang snacks. Got a pic from some fan-babes already. Check it.

Tonight at Stonehill College in Easton, MA. Come on out.

Hey, look! All my worries are over:

Sarcasm aside, thanks Jane.

Come on out

Jeff Kreisler’s Comedy Against Evil
Tuesday, January 22 • 7 PM SHARP!
The Peoples Improv Theater • 154 West 29th Street • 212-563-7488 • Just $5
Advance tix (get ‘em).

Two weeks before the NY primary, Jeff Kreisler - writer for Comedy Central’s Indecision2008, winner of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award, and author of Harper Collins’ “Get Rich Cheating” - dissects American politics and culture with passion, absurdity, and hope.

“An hour of excellent comedy… Jeff Kreisler does clever, well-presented political stuff…” - * * * * The Scotsman
“Kreisler tore into politics, race and religion in a similar style to Hicks, but with his own personal slant and some very acute and funny observations… probably one of the best comedy shows at the Fringe…” - * * * * * Fresh Air at the (Edinburgh) Festival
“Kreisler changes the pace a bit with a slightly demented, extremely animated set that attacks everything…” - San Francisco Chronicle
“A welcome reminder of a time when comedy cut a lot closer to the issues of the day than most comics now dare.” - Dallas Morning News
“A highlight.” - The New York Times
“Jeff Kreisler and his Comedy Against Evil show were amazing. Jeff’s act was thought provoking, edgy, and quite hilarious.” - Georgetown University
“‘Comedy Against Evil’ was the most fun I’ve ever had at a political event. If candidates were smart they would hire these guys to spread philosophy instead of reciting their stump speeches countless times.” - Case University

Future dates include: Iowa, Kentucky, Glasgow, Chicago, New York, Rhode Island, Miami, Ohio, Michigan, California, Vegas, and more…

So, in the last few days, I got
- a book deal with Harper Collins to write the satire Get Rich Cheating
- invited to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
- relationship advice from Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara
So I got that going for me.
(NYers, drinks tonight, 8-10, Art Bar).
Gunga galunga.

See it. Feel it. Laugh it. Details via the links…

Monday: Shoot The Messenger (NYC). Guests are Roseanne and Mo Rocca. Yes, that Mo Rocca.
Tuesday: Comix (NYC). 8pm. Rob Cantrell’s America. It will change your life. (Secret discount code RC1106)
Wednesday: Kalamazoo College (Michigan). Worth the flight, drive, and parking.