Meet Craig Baldo. He is one funny guy and the first person I have shot for my photo project on stand-up comedians. I have been talking about doing this project for like two months and I just started Monday. Hopefully it will happen. Anyway, I had not really shot film in over a year so some of the photos did not come out as well as I wanted. That being said, I think there are a few good shots. Check them out here.

Also, quick update, the new gallery is uploading now, but it says it is going to take 2 hours, so we shall see what happens. I tested it out off line and it was not working as well as I wanted, so it may be a bit late. We shall see.

I go to Invite Them Up nearly every Wednesday. I never take photos though. This was their big 5 year party, so I brought my camera. If you are not in the know, Invite Them Up is a comedy show put on by Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale. Each show features short sets by up and coming comedians doing their best material, touring comics doing a quick set before their main show, and local established comics doing practice material. After the show they had an auction where they auctioned off weird comedy related items. I won Jon Benjamin’s mustache. I almost won a song about me written by David Wain, but Nick Kroll out bid me… the bastard. Anyway, the show was great, the auction after was bizare, but the party was probably the most fun of the night. Half the comedians in NYC were there. Just to name a few in the photos you had: Eugene and Bobby, Todd Barry, Arj Barker, Michael Showalter, David Wain, Jon Benjamin, John Glaser, Craig Baldo, Morgan Murphy, Seth Herzog, Zak Orth, Kurt and Kristen, Leo Allen and a ton of others that I probably could name if I actually looked at these photos again before I posted them. Fun times. Check out the photos.

Watch this swift boat ad for truth. See the guy with the fake mustache? That’s Jon Benjamin. You might know him from Dr. Katz or Home Movies. Well see that mustache? Yeah? Well it is mine now. I won it, in an auction. Don’t ask me why I needed to have it, but I do have it, so I win. I won it at the Invite Them Up 5th Anniversary show, which I will have pictures from up tomorrow. I think. Lots of comedians you should have, but probably have not heard of in those photos. Exciting! Anyway, enjoy the ‘stache film.