Sharp Alphabet has come to an end…IN BLACK AND WHITE!

Starting this Sunday February 1st, I’m starting the alphabet over and adding beautiful colors. Now you’ll be able to tell just who exactly is bleeding, crying, or peeing. Thanks to my trusty red, blue, and yellow markers. And others!

Some ideas I had for last month needed some color to really work, so I’ll have those up this month. Here are some notes about my first month doing Sharp Alphabet:

• Some were good, some were bad. My favorite comic was the Morgan Freeman one, which by itself kind of gave me the idea to try to do a new letter everyday. Letter X was the absolute worst. It’s hard to think of things that begin with X, so I’ll try harder later.
• Towards the end of the month, I was having to do like four comics a day to catch up. I’ll try to have like three comics made in advance in Feb. so I never get behind!
• I’m glad people like/dislike the comics! Please let me know if you think one is funny, or if you think one is terrible. Either way you’re looking at my website and that’s what this is all about.

On another note, my last shows at Fox’s on Wolf in Mokena, IL are this weekend. Standup on Friday night at 10pm featuring Pat Chase, Mike Von, and Anthony Sarfino. Variety Show on Saturday night at 8pm featuring some standup/sketch, some magic, and some singing. Feel free to check them out, they’re free!

One month in ‘09 is almost over. I need to learn how to make time slow down.

I’ve been putting on some shows at a place called Fox’s Pub in Mokena, IL lately and they’ve been a ton of fun. The turnouts are pretty good, the staff and management are friendly and welcoming, and the experience couldn’t be better. I’ve gotten in a great handful of comics so far and am continuing to do so. I’ve been hosting all the shows along with these great fellas.

Show #1-11.21.08.
Dan Brennan
Anthony Sarfino
Ryan Andrews

Show #2-12.05.08.
Jay Harris
Ken Schultz
Ken Garr

Show #3-12.19.08.
Brad Fowler
Adam Burke
Anthony Sarfino

Show #4-01.02.09.
Pablo Rodriguez
Ryan Andrews
Joey Villagomez

I know, I know. Lot’s of dudes. But in coming shows, we’ll be seeing some very talented ladies hopefully gracing the stage. And by stage, I mean the tiled same level section at the front of the dining section of Fox’s. I’m booking shows for the 23rd and 30th now, so I’ll fill those in soon.

Here’s a picture of Joey Villagomez rocking Fox’s:

Along with the success of the comedy nights, they’ve asked me to put on a variety show of sorts on Saturday nights. I call it the Friends of Fox’s Variety Show because I am a very lazy namethinker. It’s also a contest for the performers, with the best voted act receiving $100 cash. We did the first one this past Saturday, and it went very well. Here was the lineup:

Variety Show #1-01.03.09.
Lounge Singer Johnny Chicago
Comedian Ken Orr
Beatboxer Kwake
Comedian Sean Harrigan
Magician James Maddex

I’ll have clips of these guys and also some clips of the comics up on the Funny at Fox’s Youtube Page sometime soon.

We’ll be doing two more of these on the 24th and 30th of January, the day after each standup show, so be sure to check those out.

It was a busy weekend, and I’m back at work, but I’ve got the new comic you can check out daily (today, E is for Eskimo) and soon I’ll have a web series to watch weekly. It might be funny. Here’s hoping in ‘09.

Hey all Happy New Year! ‘09 looks like it could be fun. I’m starting out the new year with this new comic I’ve been working on called Sharp Alphabet. Basically, every day for 26 days I’ll have a new comic posted with a new letter for that day. I’m starting with A, so the first comic goes “A is for anal” and then there’s a joke about the word anal. “B is for bald” goes with a joke about being bald, and so on. It’s quite simple. And I wanted to keep it extra simple by drawing the comics with a sharpie and having everything look minimal. It’s not rocket science. I’m no Will Eisner. I can’t really draw. So enjoy my sad sketches and the weird situations going on in each new comic. That’s the point. I hope you’ll check back everyday to see what the new letter brings to the table and I hope that you’ll spread the word through all the networking outlets.

Couple notes about the comics:  They’ll be posted each day. I threw four up there to start out, so I’m covered until Sunday the 4th. But on Monday the 5th, check back for a new one! If you want to tell people about it, it’s just www.ryanbudds.com/comics. I’d appreciate it. Emailing that link to a friend or family member would be awesome of you! My late Christmas present from you. Thanks. You can enlarge each comic by clicking on it. Very easy stuff. Finally, let me know if you’d like to throw a comic on your site, I’d be more than happy to spread the crazy. Thanks and Happy New Year!