Dan Cummins sets to impress with his new release, “Don’t Wake The Bear”
On his new album, Cummins offers the audience his own brand of odd, featuring his unconventional, yet pointed observations, mixed with a slight twist of delusion. Unabashedly tackling any subject from gun control laws to raising a child that is clearly smarter than you, Dan Cummins unloads some of his funniest material to date. Directed […]
Dan Cummins says “Don’t Wake the Bear”
Dan Cummins is quite the prolific comedian. Writing, hosting, and stand-up are all in his arsenal. It’s quite amazing how far he’s come considering how late he started stand-up, let alone how late he discovered it. Cummins’ unique point of view has earned him spots on The Tonight Show (both Conan and Leno have invited […]
Dan Cummins calls it like he sees it on his new album, “Don’t Wake the Bear”
An advisory in the world of comedy immediately begs provocation. Don’t Wake the Bear, the new album from Dan Cummins, is a title which does that. Ok, let’s have a listen. Cummins opens the album with “no complaints but occasionally hungry.” This is the set up the act. He doesn’t want to hate people, but […]
Dan Cummins on The Tonight Show “Women love to be lifted” (video)
<p> <p> </p> </p> <p> Dan Cummins </p> was the guest comedian on <p> The Tonight Show </p> . The comedian ( just released a new album <p> Hear This </p> ) discussed the war he’s currently having with his young daughter (she might be winning) as well as why Patrick Swayze is both a […]
Our 25 Captions of Christmas contest starts Saturday, December 1st
<p> </p> Beginning December 1st (this Saturday) we’re going to host the <p> 25 Captions of Christmas </p> . What’s that you say? Well, it’s a really simple and easy way for you to win some sweet sweet comedy prizes that included autographed books, DVDs, CDs, TV shows and the like. We’ll be giving away […]
7 Comedians discuss their favorite horror films
It’s Halloween! And we’re ‘fraidy cats up here at The Laugh Button Towers. Mainly because we saw a scary movie once as a kid and it made us pee our pants and go running to our mom (don’t knock us, we’ve all been in a pants peeing situation or two in our lifetimes). It’s because […]
Nate Bargatze, Russell Peters, Nicole Byer, And More To Headline The Inaugural “312 Comedy Festival”
Chicago is getting a new comedy festival! The city is in desperate need for a comedy festival, and 312 Comedy Festival will be delivering. This week, the inaugural festival was announced, and it will be featuring a killer lineup. The initial lineup includes Nate Bargatze, Nicole Byer, Jeff Ross, Russell Peters, Ari Shaffir, Dan Cummins, […]
The 35 Best Comedy Specials and Albums of 2020
The relationship between comedy and 2020 can best be described as contentious. The year started off strong then very quickly forced many to adapt to a pandemic which saw the comedy world (like many) flipped upside down. While there’s an end in site, it still might not be fast enough for many as we saw […]