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Brian FIG Figarol

Natural Mystic Comedian

About Me

Check me out on "The Fat James Minute" NEW SHOWS EVERY WEEK. Visit eXscape.tv now! Click on the logo!Call me Fig. My name is Brian FigarolI'm Cuban, Irish, Italian. I perform original stand up comedy.I like to balance physical comedy with stand up. It's a great mix of improv and road tested sets The World Famous Comedy Store, I have performed in every room of the Comedy store, I have had stage time at The Improv on Melrose, Irelands 32 with the wonderful Shane Kelly~if you are new to comedy and are in the valley you must see Shane~, Webbers, The Canoga Bowl~Also tuesday nights with Dante and Jason/Dante is a wonderful man a great friend and an effective educator. Dante is in my top 24 always so look him up and say hi.. My goal is to keep everybody laughing, yet bring everyone up for air. I believe all latinos form a tribe along with the native americans whose wisdom the can never stop. I want for all of us to realize how much we have to offer to each other in this world and how much a little love can clear the soul. I am also a lover of all things Italian from the food to the cars to the women who are the backbone of the family. I have an Irish soul which is impatient, restless, and worldly. I have had almost every job~Locker room attendant, paperboy, summer camp counselor, AT&T telephone operatir, Carpenter, house painter, janitor, newspaper reporter, pizza maker, Chef, waiter, bartender, bouncer, kitchen manager, bicycle repairman, ditch digger, landscaper, coffee house manager/barrista (I make a MEAN cup of joe), translator, lifeguard, installer of ovens and jacuzzi's, pizza delivery boy, Saab, Hummer, Cadillac Salesman, auctioneer, caterer, wedding planner, wedding gift registry guy, and lots I forget now. I spent many years as a line cook so I can cook so fast and tasty that I am in demand late night as the snack godlet. I fed myself my first year in California cooking for other people and throwing parties and bbq's with other peoples money. We all ate like KINGSPrimarily I have used Myspace to capture my impulse to write/vent and then go back later and see what I wrote and how people reacted. The goal it to practice honesty and truth and see what happens. Go figure!

My Interests

Golf, Cars, Art, Movies, Music, Travel, SLEEP, Cooking, camping out all night to be on "last comic standing", attending Stand up, driving down Bennedict Canyon with the Jeep windshield down, wikipedia, COOKING!!!!!! , writing, Learning, acting, directing, producing, singing, basically contributing to the overall vibe of party first, party later!

I'd like to meet:

People who like me. People who dislike me. People who have wisdom to impart People who have to hear my wisdom. People who hurt. People who need a boost.YOU!

Music:

Phish, Guns-n-Roses, Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, The Chambers Brothers, Grateful Dead, Puddle of Mudd, Beatles, Stones, Who, Skynyrd, Buena Vista Social Club, Gypsie Kings, Sublime, TupaK, Biggie, Joe Beast, Josh Hendrson, Cassidy, Eagles, Zepplin, Crue, Velvet Underground, velvet revolver,tommy conwell and the young rumblers. CUBENSISOutformation, Burning Spear, Ween, Israel Vibration, Jacob Miller, Drive By Truckers, Derek Trucks Band, The Grateful Dead (and ALL Dead related), Phish, Culture, Absynnians, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Umphree's McGee, Joseph Israel, Allman Brothers (and ALL Allman related-OTP, DBB, GA, GAB, DBGS, DTB),Warren Haynes (and ALL Warren Haynes related-ABB, DBB, GM, RH, W/D.A.C, solo etc.), Widespread (and all WP related), Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Zen Tricksters, Rob Barraco related material (ZT, P+F, TD, DF, DSO, et al)., moe., Phish, Max Creek, New Potato Caboose, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, John Coletrane, The White Stripes, Neil Young, Gregory Isaacs, Black Sabbath, James McMurtry, John Prine, David Bromberg, Dennis Brown, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Dr. Ralph Stanley and all the wonderful music he created with so many wonderful musicians, Doc Watson, CCR, Cream, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Umphree's McGee, Michael Franti, Michael Franti &; Spearhead, The Breakfast, Parliament Funkadelic (and anything George- Bootsy- Bernie Worrell related),Beastie Boys, NWA, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, Henry Rollins, Buckethead, Praxis, New Potato Caboose, The Slip, North Mississippi All Stars, Slayer, Biohazard, Ramones, DJohnny Cash, Scientist, Bobby Blue Bland, Keller Williams, String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon, Les Claypool and all Claypool related, Miracle Train, Col. Bruce Hampton, ARU, The Drifters, The Platters, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Chubby Checker, The Jackson 5, Robert Johnson, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Williams (Star Wars)

Movies:

Star Wars, Jaws, City of God, Indinana Jones, Back to the Future, Stripes, Airplane, Alien, Swingers, Scarface, The Grand Hotel, Terminators1&2, the grateful dead movie, goodfellas, animal house, The Godfther & Part 2, THE BLUES BROTHERS, 3:10 to Yuma, Ghostbusters, the beat goes on.....

Television:

Chappelles show, Cheers, Anything with anybody I know in it, Bill Maher,History channel, Sopranos, m*a*s*h, Minding the store, SNL, Mad tv

Books:

Lulu in Hollywood The winds of War pedagogy of the oppressed the autobiography of malcolm x Secrets to standu up success( Sandi Shore)

Heroes:

Malcolm X, Robert Johnson, Parents and relatives, Slash, Brian Wilson, Emeril,warhol, belushi, Pryor, Carlin, Belzar,Crabmeat Thompson, Paul Ogden, Mike McLaren, anybody who paid their taxes

My Blog

Little Miss USA

Ok so i'm not in this one but the ever talented Fat James has put another music video up and I'd think it's cool for ya to see it Digg I had a super idea yesterday and it's realy realy cool a...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:49:00 PST

Kung-Fu Panda

Way into last night I saw Kung Fu Panda.  It was pretty cool.  Actually it was underwhelming.  I know it's a kid's movie but it's like sorta dull.  But I did laugh a couple of time...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:15:00 PST

Mongol, Hulk

I went to the movies last night.  Here are a couple of reviews.   The Incredible Hulk- Wow they got this one RIGHT!  From the throwback intro to the casting of Ed (Put your mouth on the...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:27:00 PST

Carlin Quotes only

I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood.-- George Carlin (attributed: source unknown) I credit that eight years of grammar school with nouri...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:37:00 PST

Hu Hu Hu Hu Flabby Boy!

Last Night I took the Subway over to Hollywood and vine and brought my skateboard.  Yeah I'm well into my thirties but I love to cruise on the longboard.  After a session at the movies I ska...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:55:00 PST

I did a commercial today! Roundtable Pizza, yall!

hoppy dippy lippy poppie doppie loppie pizza ditzaa u digg? Ha I spent all day on set in Glendale (with all the Arnicienas and their Mercedes- Benz-S500's) at Quixote studios stage 6.  I was film...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:40:00 PST

I n I are de root!

Ha ha ha ha nothing can keep ME down.  Like the three days in the dark ya can smile if ye turn on your light.  Nobody needs to feel the sunshine as much as YOU do, Digg?  Figman is A-ok.   I went to t...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:17:00 PST

Dewey Beach, Comedy Store,

Hurray filming has ended and I have some free time today to Blog up.  I've had a great time filming The Informant the last week or so and I met some cool people.  I met Jake, Marissa, Ryan, ...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:49:00 PST

Long Hours, Last Comic Standing, Phone Calls

So I'm busy filming The Informant with Matt Damon in Gardenia and am happy with the show.  I've been in a couple of shots and think it's going to be a good movie.  I heard I was on Last Comi...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:59:00 PST

totally got a haircut again (wah) But I dig it

..TR height="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on" width="100%"> ..TABLE> ..TR height="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on" width="100%"> ..TR> Yeah so umm uhaaaa so there it is.  I am in Gardenia for 6 days shootin...
Posted by Brian FIG Figarol on Thu, 29 May 2008 05:19:00 PST