It’s not 2012 yet, but things are already heating up in lots of jurisdictions around the country with local or state elections. Here in Louisville we get to see the Gubernatorial race along with several others. The commercials are already hitting the airwaves, and they’re as full of crap as ever. What follows is my handy guide to what I affectionately refer to as “Campaign Bullshit”. It’s not so scary that people run these commercials, but the fact that people seem to respond to them is terrifying. I’ve done my best to find the best examples for...

In a city such as Louisville, where fun is seemingly around every corner, waiting to jump out and surprise you with a wine spritzer and an invitation to a puppy fashion show, it may seem hard to find a place where one can go to sulk. “Surely,” you may think to yourself, “in a city so entertaining, not having fun must be a privilege, a thing only available to the ridiculously wealthy.“ Not so, my friend. There are plenty of places to go in Louisville where not-fun can be readily had for absolutely nothing! The following is a list of the places you can...

I like to drink, ladies and gentlemen. There’s nothing quite like sitting down with a few friends for a beer or two or eight at the end of the day. Unfortunately, the comedy paychecks roll in few and far between, so that prevents me from drinking at classy establishments, the kind with fancy specialty cocktails, glitzy dancefloors, and a high-end clientele, all gussied-up for a night on the town. The solution to this? The Dive Bar. That bastion of American hope and freedom where the drinks are cheap, the people down to earth, and the bathrooms...

We all see our friends tagged in Facebook pictures having the time of their life out on the town, but we rarely see the dark side. I'm talking about the side that involves sitting alone at 4am with cheese-stained clothes from a Taco Bell chalupa that you don't remember eating while you drunk text your ex-girlfriend and listen to infomercials on TV in the background. Bachelorhood in my twenties has taught me that talking to cute girls in a bar is a lot like playing the slot machines, but instead of feeding it quarters I’m feeding it overpriced fruity drinks...

Having been a regular player within the Louisville comedy scene for many, many years, I can easily say that the most common statement that runs through almost every comedians' arsenal of material, is the phrase, “I am single”. I say this myself plenty of times on stage, to the delight of many who fear the idea of me reproducing, but as it turns out, it's not just comedians who aren't feeling the love. Louisville may be for Lovers, but if you're single, you might want to keep that bottle of K-Y and a box of tissues handy, because in a national survey, our...

Everyone chooses their comedic preferences based on different things. Whether you like one-liners, dark humor or long witty stories, it’s all based on your personal likes. That's why I can’t actually tell you if any of these guys are funny or not. That’s not what I am doing here. I am simply judging these comedians solely based on their appearance. As a comedy fan, I could care less what the comic looks like, of course - but however, as a woman, it’s certainly an added bonus if your feature act or headliner is a nice piece of eye candy. 10. JEFF...

At this point I’m pretty sure that everyone in Louisville (and probably most of Southern Indiana) are well aware of our multi-million dollar entertainment complex known simply as "4th Street Live!" The addition of this slice of big party city life in our sleepy city was an instant hit, and at this point is one of the most popular dating and evening activities in town. This all night fun zone has attracted people of all sorts, from everywhere in the city. It’s important that those attending should be aware of just what sorts of people they will encounter...