New Book: HOW TO MARRY A FINNSH GIRL: Everything You Want to Know About Finland that Finns Won’t Tell You
August 29th, 2011 // 7:48 pm @ Phil Schwarzmann // One Comment
I wrote a book! It’s being published soon by Gummerus Publishers. ”HOW TO MARRY A FINNISH GIRL: Everything You Want to Know About Finland that Finns Won’t Tell You”. It’s a humor book about Finland, aimed at Finns, foreigners in Finland, tourists and any Finland-lover worldwide. I think it’s pretty funny, and I hope you will too!
Check out more from:
www.howtomarryafinnishgirl.com
February’s English Comedy Club in Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku!
January 30th, 2011 // 6:55 pm @ Phil Schwarzmann // No Comments
You’ve been asking for it, so here it is: Comedy Finland is bringing the English Comedy Club to Turku & Tampere each and every month beginning in February! And of course our original show in Helsinki now running for over two years…
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TAMPERE / Teerenpeli
They brew their own beer, and they already host some of Tampere’s best stand-up nights…Teerenpeli is one of the finest bars in the city. Their downstairs lounge is the ideal environment for stand-up.
DEBUT SHOW: Friday February 11, 2011 @ 8pm
RSVP on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=165110356868898
BUY TICKETS: http://www.tiketti.fi/tapahtuma/10604
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TURKU / Monk
In association with Finland’s legendary comedy producers, W&T Comedy, we’re bringing the show to Turku’s hippest club, Monk. Their intimate setting is a perfect room for comedy.
DEBUT SHOW: Thursday February 17, 2011 @ 8pm
RSVP on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183473761672847
BUY TICKETS: http://www.tiketti.fi/tapahtuma/10605
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HELSINKI / Manala
Our legendary original show, now running for 2+ years!!
SHOW: Thursday February 10, 2011 @ 8pm
RSVP on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122992647771636
BUY TICKETS: http://www.tiketti.fi/tapahtuma/10603
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Hope to see you at our debut shows!
- Phil & Louis
http://www.comedyfinland.com
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Beer & Jokes: Helsinki’s English Open Mic at Molly Malone’s
January 12th, 2011 // 2:37 am @ Phil Schwarzmann // 2 Comments
Helsinki’s first and only English-language stand-up comedy open mic! It’s FREE and happens every other Tuesday at Molly Malone’s (2nd floor) from 8pm-10pm. Hosted by Louis Zezeran and Phil Schwarzmann.
Grab a beer and watch comedians test new jokes, work out new material, and experiment with new styles. You’ll see up-and-coming comics, professional Finnish comics trying out English, first-timers, and hopefully some crazy people. It’s a fun, laid-back, creative, and supportive atmosphere.
Want to perform? Each comic gets 6 minutes. Contact info@comedyfinland.com to signup. Or arrive 30 minutes early to signup (if spots are still available).
Upcoming Shows: January 25, February 8 & 22, March 8 & 22, April 5 & 19, May 3, 17, 31 & June 14
Hope to see you there!
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English Comedy Club | January, 13 2011 !!
December 23rd, 2010 // 12:33 pm @ Phil Schwarzmann // No Comments
Happy Hanukkah! Merry Chinese New Year! If your New Year’s Resolution was to laugh more, you’re in for a treat. We’re bringing in TWO headliners for January’s show. Canada’s Joe Eagan and England’s Ben Kersley…
RESERVE TICKETS ONLINE NOW: http://www.tiketti.fi/tapahtuma/10282
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WHAT: English Comedy Club
WHEN: Thursday January 13, 2010 @ 8pm
WHERE: Manala (3rd Floor), Museokatu 10, Helsinki
HOW: 10e (8e students) from Tiketti or from door (cash only, if available)
WHO: www.comedyfinland.com
RSVP ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184575534886746
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HEADLINER #1: Ben Kersley (UK) | www.speakup.se
Ben Kersley is an actor, writer and comedian who has strivedover many years for artistic integrity. To date, the highlight of his career was playing The Honey Monster in commercials for Sugar Puffs. He performs all throughout Europe and is making his Finland debut.
HEADLINER #2: Joe Eagan (CAN) | www.joestandup.com
Joe last came to the English Comedy Club in 2009 and you loved him so much, we’re bringing him back. Get ready to laugh as you’ll hear about everyday life, the world around us, and, depending on in which country your event is, you’ll hear funny observations specifically about that country, its culture, and its language….and all from the perspective of a Canadian!
Keiu Kriit (EST)
She’s been making Estonian audiences laugh, and now she’s gonna make Finnish audiences laugh. Then she’s going enjoy the rest of the show, help clean up, have some dinner, then goto bed. Yes, help clean up.
Phil Schwarzmann (USA) | www.philschwarzmann.com
He performs stand-up then makes the other comics help clean up. What a jerk.
HOST: Louis Zezeran (AUS) | www.zezeran.com
He’s Australian. He has long, sexy hair. He’s the founder of Wikileaks. He’s been falsely accused of rape in Sweden. He hosts the shit out of the English Comedy Club each month.
+ Special Guests! (“Special”, like in the “Special Olympics”)
AND REMEMBER: People who stop drinking during January are racist.
| Who | English Comedy Club |
| When |
Thursday, January 13, 2011
20:00
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18+
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| Where |
Dagmarinkatu 2
Helsinki, Finland 00100 |
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English Comedy Club | Thurs October 14th!!
September 18th, 2010 // 6:33 pm @ Phil Schwarzmann // No Comments
Have you been to the English Comedy Club lately?? If so, apologies for stomach pains you experienced the morning after, cause you were laughing so hard (or cause you ordered the salmon).
With a showcase of Finland’s top comedic talent and Europe’s rising standup stars, the English Comedy Club at Manala is indubitably Finland’s premiere all English-language comedy club.
In September we brought over two of Sweden’s finest comics, and they tore down the sold-out crowd. So in October we’re plucking a couple more of Sweden’s funniest comics: Henrik Elmer and Evelyn Mok, for this very special one-night only performance…
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WHAT: English Comedy Club
WHEN: Thursday October 14, 2010
WHERE: Manala, 3rd Floor, Museokatu 10, Helsinki
HOW: 10e (8e students)
RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128931963822795
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Henrik Elmer (Sweden) | www.myspace.com/henrikelmer
Henrik Elmer is a favourite act amongst promoters and comedy audiences all over the world. Deadpan, deliberate and downright funny, his twisted observations could only come from a man with a compulsion to throw his keys in the river every time he goes over a bridge.
“Deadpan Swede with masterful timing … his control was masterful” – Three Weeks
“Somewhat downbeat and very funny … an interesting vein of quirky humour” – Time Out
“Uses uniquely twisted Nordic logic to produce an off-beat, but very funny, set” – Chortle
“Laid back and extremely funny … cleverly constructed gags” – BBC 7
“The crowd lapped up his humour like a thirsty dog” – BBC Lincolnshire
“Speaks far better English than most of his British-born colleague” – The Guardian
Evelyn Mok (Sweden) | www.myspace.com/evelynmok
Evelyn is Swedish, can’t you tell? Evelyn is also very very funny, can’t you tell…all your friends to come see her live! (please?)
Stewart Johnson (Estonia/USA)
Stewart is a magnet for bizarre events, and loves to recount these stories to audiences. In return, audiences love to listen and laugh along. The wacky choices Stewart makes in life and his extremely dry wit make it easy to relate to him—or not—but spectators will definitely take him to heart and may even reconsider the wisdom of their ways.
Phil Schwarzmann (USA) | www.philschwarzmann.com
Phil Schwarzmann is NOT Jewish. (Not like there’s anything wrong with that!) But like the Jews, he’s pretty funny, and he controls the world’s economy from a secret underground bunker in Switzerland.
HOST: Louis Zezeran (Australia) | www.zezeran.com
Louis Zezeran is NOT gay. How do we know this? Cause he masturbates to Margaret Thatcher. He tells us this on stage, just in case the audience thinks otherwise.
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What people are saying about the English Comedy Club…
“The funniest thing I’ve eve
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English Comedy Club | August 12 @ Manala in Helsinki
August 2nd, 2010 // 11:20 am @ Phil Schwarzmann // No Comments
The monthly English Comedy Club is back from summer holiday! We wrote new jokes, picked berries, and spent entire too much time in Amsterdam.
The first half of 2010 was an absolute riot. We brought in top comedians from Europe, sold out shows, and sent every audience member home in stitches. And we guarantee the second half will be even better!!
+37C degrees in July? Can this month get any hotter? Oh yes it can…!
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WHAT: English Comedy Club
WHERE: Manala, 3rd Floor | Dagmarinkatu 2, Helsinki
WHEN: Thursday August 12th @ 8pm
HOW: 10€ (8€ students) from the door
MORE INFO: englishclub@botta.fi or http://www.botta.fi
LINEUP:
TOMI WALAMIES (Finland) | http://www.myspace.com/tomiwalamies
August kicks off with a very special guest (not “special” as in “retarded”), comedian Tomi Walamies!! No stranger to the English Comedy Club, he often pops in to perform a few minutes, but this time we’ve pulled him in for a full headlining set! Performing throughout Europe, he’s truly one of the funniest comics in Finland.
NICKOLAY ANTONOV (Russia)
He looks Russian, sounds American, he just got out of the Finnish army, and according to Wikipedia ‘Nikolay Antonov’ is a “Retired Bulgarian Athlete who won the 200m sprint in 1991″ – but according to us he’s a really funny Ruskie.
TONI JYVÄLÄ (Finland) | http://www.myspace.com/tonijyvala
We saw him at the English Comedy Club last August when absolutely tore down the house. The young Finnish comic is back to try and repeat his success!
PHIL SCHWARZMANN (USA) | http://www.philschwarzmann.com
Phil Schwarzmann is extremely good-looking, insanely funny, totally likable, very handsome, and the one writing this text. He’s looking forward to trying some new dick jokes and airplane observations.
LOUIS ZEZERAN (Australia) | http://www.zezeran.com
The hostess with the mostess, this zaney Australian will your MC for the night. He drinks Foster’s, yells “Crikey!”, and will lead you to believe you have an uncle named Bob. Careful ladies, his jokes might make you pregnant!
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Bring your friends, drink a beer, and have a laugh while you enjoy Finland’s premiere English-language stand-up comedy club!!
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I’m touring Sweden and Denmark, March 2-7
February 28th, 2010 // 3:04 pm @ Phil Schwarzmann // No Comments
Finns seem to laugh at my jokes. Let’s see if I fool the Swedes and Danes as well. Here are the tour dates and a poster too! Neat!
March 2 | Stand Up Downstairs, Uppsala
March 3 | Kårhuset, Malmö University
March 4 | Dubliner Irish Bar, Copenhagen
March 5 | VG Nation, Lund University
March 6 | Fidel’s Bar, Copenhagen
March 7 | Fagan’s Irish Bar, Malmö
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