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Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com

Appearing Mondays at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn

About Me



A fixture in Williamsburg, Jennifer also produces the biweekly "Monday Evening Stand-Up" at Pete's Candy Store.

Jennifer was filmed as an expert on "how to be witty" for VH-1's reality dating show "Can't Get a Date," has written for McSweeney's, appeared on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom radio show, and is a contributor to "The Idiot's Guide to Jokes" (Alpha/Penguin 2006).

She recently completed an East Coast tour of her solo show, "What Philosophy Majors Do After College," including sold-out shows in D.C. and Norfolk, and a three week tour entertaining the troops in the Middle East. She writes a blog at www.jenisfamous.com
COMICS: PLEASE DO NOT SEND BOOKING REQUESTS TO ME ON MYSPACE. PLEASE VISIT WWW.JENISFAMOUS.COM AND CONTACT ME FROM THERE.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/3/2005
Band Website: jenisfamous.com
Band Members: Jennifer Dziura
Influences: Ritalin, studying too many SAT vocabulary words, majoring in philosophy and candy.
Sounds Like: Sandra Bernhard, Spalding Gray, David Sedaris, Margaret Cho
Type of Label: None

My Blog

shrunken heads (in a good way)

Aww... I saw these Obama earrings in the newspaper.I’ve enlarged it for maximum effect.I think the matching necklace might be a little much. Perhaps Obama earrings will be the "I like Ike" butto...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:59:00 PST

2.5 seconds of my inner monologue

Last night near Times Square, I was walking down a long block and chewing some gum I didn’t particularly want anymore, but there wasn’t a trash can nearby.At just that moment, I realized t...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:50:00 PST

The Great Reformation (A.K.A. The 95 Theses of Pilates)

In response to this post, my brother has asked: "Also, what the fuck is a Pilates Reformer? Am I to believe that Pilates was in some way corrupt and was in need of some improvement or amendment?"Th...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:28:00 PST

Let’s Get Stupid

I keep injuring myself.Years ago, I called home from college to tell my parents I had sprained my ankle. My Dad's first question: "Did you fall off a shoe?" I have lately been damaging myself in simil...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:20:00 PST

Week of Monday, Jan. 29: Entertainment News in Brief

Tyra Banks talked to People magazine about the "fat pics" snapped of her on vacation. Banks said that she is retired from modeling and no longer needs to maintain a strict diet. Despite this explana...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:33:00 PST

I'm in a book! A real book! One I'm probably not going to mail to my parents.

I'm having fiction published! In a book! Of fiction! My story "The Fat Box" (an erotic fiction story involving both a fraudulent weight loss clinic and unconventional use of Sweet Tarts) will be pu...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:25:00 PST

Free comedy in the 'burgh -- Jan 16, Jan 30, Feb 13

"The After School Comedy Special" at Pete's Candy Store EVERY OTHER MONDAY - 7:30PM - FREE Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St. in Williamsburg The After-School Comedy Special mixes performances b...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 02:27:00 PST

some photos of the December 6th spectacular

Some of my favorites are below, annotated. For the whole set, go here: Jenisfamous Birthday Spectacular photos by Semyon. Semyon knows what to do with lighting! He has made everyone I love look pr...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:54:00 PST

love and alcohol

Today I have learned a lesson about love. That lesson is that when love is expressed as free drinks, one should not allow oneself to be loved more than three or four times in a single night. That is...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:58:00 PST

December 6th in New York - come to my birthday vaudeville bash

The Jenisfamous Spectacular Tuesday, December 6th 8pm-midnight CB's Gallery, 313 Bowery between 1st and 2nd Sts. Free Massive thanks to John Leavitt for designing the poster for the vaudeville-...
Posted by Comedian Jennifer Dziura of Jenisfamous.com on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:12:00 PST