Listen to an interview with my pal Scott King on Episode Two of his new podcast Class Act Comedy.

http://www.ryanbudds.com/southside silly.mp3

My first DVD entitled “No Wrong Way” is officially out. It turned out great! Special thanks to Steve Scap for the photography and design and Pedro Castro for the mastering and editing. You can grab a copy over at the Merch page. Thanks to everybody for all the support!

Hey, watched rough cut of DVD last night, looks great! Can’t wait to have it all done. Working on some special features and things now, should be out early January 2010. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

Hey the website has been changed slightly, but it’s still easy to get around. From now on, I’ll just be posting news here, as opposed to blogs. Check back here for any new updates! DVD coming soon. Buy a shirt. Come see me somewhere. Check out my new video clips. Thanks!

We had the DVD taping last night, it couldn’t have gone any better. Awesome crowd, great sets, good times. Thanks to everyone that came out. DVDs are coming soon!

I was just in Appleton, WI this past weekend at the Skyline Comedy Cafe with two hilarious guys, Cy Amundson and Chad Daniels. We laughed, we drank, we played Wiffle Ball. That’s a good weekend.

The weekend shows were taped for Rooftop Comedy, so I should have a few clips up on there sometime soon.  Also, I had the best Mac and Cheese Pizza ever in Appleton at Sal’s Pizza. You win again, cheese state.

This week/weekend, I’m at Western Illinois University on Wednesday and then Giggles in Brookfield Thursday-Saturday. Looking forward to heading back to Macomb, IL and the old college grounds in the Fall, that’ll be great. I’ll post some new videos (and maybe a new web series?) sometime soon from these eventful two weeks.

Finally, I’m taping this DVD I’ve been blabbing about for some time! The date is October 21st at the fantastic LOL Theater in Schaumburg, IL on the Streets of Woodfield. It don’t get much rougher than the mean Streets of Woodfield. There’s a Legoland AND a Starbucks. Watch your ass in da streets.

But yeah, the show is at 8pm and it’s $10 or $15 and you get two drink tickets. Anthony Sarfino and I will be doing around 40 minutes each. I’ll hopefully have the DVDs within a month after the taping for sale after shows and on the website.

Oh and I ordered a new batch of t-shirts. I’ll have them tomorrow, same shirt, but darker/royal blue and I took my website off. No one reads a shirt and goes to the website right? Unless you just did and now you’re hear. In that case, I’d feel like and idiot.

Lots of news and things. This weekend, I”m featuring in Madison, WI with my good buddy Frank Roche. We had the college night show with some great Chicago guests last night, it was a blast. I’ll be there tonight and tomorrow, having fun trying all kinds of crazy pizza slices from Ian’s on State Street. Last night, Ashlee and I were slayed by a Mac and Cheese/Chilli Cheese Frito Pizza combo. Twas a delight.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of working with two awesome comics, Bobcat Goldthwait and Christopher Titus. They both were real gents and gave me some great advice. The Improv is such a fun place to work, I want to work them all.

We’re finalizing the date for the DVD taping, it looks like it’s gonna be Oct. 21st, which is a Wednesday. Trying to come up with a title, some ideas for extra stuff for the DVD, and cool ways to promote the show.

I’m also working on producing a new show with my good friends Pablo Rodriguez and Pat Chase. The show is called Cheapshots and it’s going to be at Murphy’s Pub in Forest Park, IL. It’ll be a monthly showcase at an awesome place with a lot of great comics involved.  Stay tuned.

Here’s my new clip for the “Open Mic Challenge 3″ Jokes.com contest.

I’m performing at Watra on 48th and Pulaski this Friday at 9pm and possibly another place downtown on Friday, too. Sunday I’m hosting the 3rd round of Last Loco Standing, where some hilarious comics are left competing for $500. It starts at 8pm, so come see Joe Red, Lucky Luciano, Chris Paladino, Miguel “Big Mig” Mancha, Jody Serafin, and Martin Gollogly do the funny.

Finally, here’s a picture of the Cobra Commander action figure I bought from the new GI JOE movie. The movie was amazing:  crazy action, ridiculous storylines and plot twists, and nonstop cheese.  Pretty much everything I incorporated into playing with my GI JOEs when I was 7. Or 15. It was one age or the other. Maybe it’s 23 since I just bought this toy.

Tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm and 10pm I’ll be at the brand new comedy club in Crestwood, IL called SHOWTIME. It’s a really nice place and hopefully it’ll be packed. We’ve gotta compete with the Crestwood Fest where a few members of the band ASIA are playing this weekend, but besides that, we’re golden.

I’m also at Ashbary’s Coffee House tonight AFTER Showtime at around midnight with the Hot Cup of Comedy gang, as well as tomorrow BEFORE Showtime at around 7pm. 6 shows, 2 days, lots of drinks.

Sunday night Last Loco Standing 2009 starts and I’m hosting this thing with 11 other hilarious Chicago comics competing for the title and some money. It’s every Sunday night in August at 8pm at Joe’s on Weed St. downtown.

Last night I had a show in Spring Lake Michigan at a Holiday Inn. It was a blast. Some people got some shirts which is always nice, and there were lots of drunken Michigannies slurring their speech to me before, during, and after the show.

Last thing, there’s a great show going on in Frankfort, IL on Wednesdays in August, ticket sales go to charity and they’ve got good comics up every week. I’m on there August 19th, so stop by and say hello.

Busy busy busy.

My show in St. Louis this past Friday was a great time. Post Sports Bar and Grill hosted, and they couldn’t have been nicer about it. My friends and I got to do free ShotBong shots all night, and I slept in my car in a grocery store parking lot. My friend Dan made sure to wake up and puke in the parking lot in the middle of the night, an action that completed a grand trip to Missouri.

Saturday I was in Oconomowoc, WI for a quick show and wooed the crowd with a few tickles. Then I went to the 4th annual Pulak Luau in beautiful Crestwood Estates. The weekend was a lot of driving and tons of fun.

I finished the first season of Breaking Bad on Sunday, which is so so good. Everyone needs to watch this show and feel better about their own lives. I can’t wait to see the 2nd season, which goddamnitly was taken off of on demand recently, and is not on DVD yet. Comcast jerks.

Busy week:  tonight, Hungry Brain and Endangered Comics @ the Zoo. Thursday, Tavern Off the Fox in Aurora, IL. Friday, Lakeshore Theater with BigDogEatChild. Saturday, Nobody Dances Here Podcast. Sunday, short set at The Spot with Josh Alton and friends.