Chicks and Giggles

Drawn by the lovely Heather Fink, who is just one of many Chicks to be nominated for an ECNY Award this year!

“The ECNY Awards, New York’s original comedy awards, will return this Winter, completely revamped with a new production team, after an almost two year hiatus. The ECNYs will continue to celebrate the comedic performing arts in New York City by honoring the best and funniest performers, shows, and producers working in the field.”

You can see all the nominees on the ECNY site, but you can see a great selection of them at our January 8th show!  (Voting ends January 10th.)  Click on Upcoming Lineups in the sidebar for more information.

And don’t forget to attend our LAST SHOW OF 2007 this Tuesday, December 18th!  We have a great Holidaze! lineup.  Again, click Upcoming Lineups for the deets.

Finally, our new friend and super-funny guy Jim Gaffigan stopped in for the second time this past Tuesday, so be sure to come check us out!  You never know who you’ll see down in Ochi’s Lounge…

Check out this hilarious video on Funny or Die by Eliza Skinner from her solo show Shameless.  Sorry, we can’t embed vids for some reason, but how hard is it to click, huh?

Thanks to everybody who came out to our birthday show!  It was a scene… girls were throwing their bras onstage… you had to be there.  But in case you weren’t, here are the pics.  Click to see larger.

Clockwise, from top left: Adira Amram, Carolyn Castiglia, Erin and her cello, Wendy Ho. 

Clockwise, from top left: Becky Yamamoto, Nichelle Stephens, MILFz (Adira Amram and Becky Yamamoto), Leibya Rogers (Mindy Raf).

Heidi Schmid, CKC, Kambri Crews and Nichelle.

Catie Lazarus, Tionna Smalls*, Niche, Adira.

*Yes, her last name is ironic, and yes, they’re real.

Check out this new video by Stuckey & Murray and listen for the shout we get at the end.  Also, go see their new show with Jon Friedman, Slightly Buzzed, every Thursday, 8 pm at Rififi!

(photo via NYPOst.com)

Chicks and Giggles alum, Karith Foster, is Don Imus new sidekick. I am a big fan of Karith’s and wish her superstardom. Karith performed recently on our debut show at Ochi’s and her mom was in town visiting. Go Karith!

Recently, we had special guests onstage for Chicks and Giggles, Tom4Prez and Joanne Morton.

Tom4Prez is a candidate for president. Tom is a doll, but has more energy than most politicians. Tom4Prez has created TOP 5 PRIORITIES to define what he feels is important for US Citizens. If we can focus on these Top 5 Priorities – follow action steps – change is possible. Perseverance is key … working together makes it a little easier.

– Honor the American Dream* – Encourage Eco-Lifestyles – Defend Repro Justice – Promote National Wellness – Reclaim Patriotism