But Bengt Washburn is not my only comic friend you should be paying attention to. Anthony Atamanuik (perhaps best "known" as a Silent Writer on "30 Rock") is the other hardest-working man in comedy. He's been touring the country lately in the persona of
Comedy-lovers in Utah, you owe it to yourselves to get to the Wiseguys Comedy Club at the Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 24. The remarkable Bengt Washburn is bringing his posse, the Beehive State Boat-Rockers, for an evening called "The Caffeinated Confessions of Mormon Comics.
Just a quick reminder that I will be reading tonight with Nancy Hightower at Bluestockings on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The event is free! I hope to see you there. Click below for more info: REBEL PILGRIMAGES A Reading with William Shunn & Nancy Hightower Bluestockings Bookstore, Activist
On Friday, January 15, Bill delivered this manifesto on self-publishing (larded with readings from The Accidental Terrorist) at Google NYC, as part of the Talks at Google series.
This morning we wake up to a world without David Bowie. It seems impossible that he's gone. If anyone on Earth seemed otherworldly enough to transform himself into something eternal and transcendent, it was Bowie. But even he tried to remind us in 1997 that he was not
I've been so focused on my book for the past year or more that I can't even remember the last time I posted an Ella update here to the blog. I find that unconscionable, so I'm here to remedy that. First off, Ella is
On his new comedy tour, Lewis Black has been reading rants submitted by fans at the end of each show. On November 8 in Oklahoma City, he read a rant from 18-year-old Trevor Sepulvida of San Diego, who had just sent in his resignation letter to the Mormon church. The
I lived it almost thirty years ago. I started writing it almost seventeen years ago. Today, at long last, The Accidental Terrorist is here. (Quick, lock your doors!) What more can I say to you about it? I hope you'll order a copy, if you haven't
On November 3, 2015, one week prior to its release, William Shunn appeared at Tuesday Funk in Chicago to read an excerpt from his memoir The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary.
You probably missed my spoken-word performance this past Sunday night at HiFi Bar, the first of a handful of events celebrating the forthcoming release of my memoir, The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary. The set combined excerpts from the book with original poetry, and featured musical backing by
On October 11, 2015, Bill performed a spoken-word set for The Sunday Sessions at HiFi Bar, New York, NY, with Daniel Geoghegan (drums) and Jon Pope (bass).
The Sunday Sessions at HiFi Bar, New York, NY, with Daniel Geoghegan (drums) and Jon Pope (bass).
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