AST Records
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ASpecialThing Records is a stand-up comedy record label started by Matt Belknap (aka "Sasquatch" or "isoS"), creator of aspecialthing.comhttp://www.aspecialthing.com, an internet message board especially popular with west coast comedy fans. Through his website and subsequent podcast
(AST Radio), Belknap interviewed and befriended numerous popular comedians, mostly from the LA scene.
Using the site as a launching pad, in late 2006 he announced to the web community he would be starting his own record label, ASpecialThing Records, with long-time site member and friend Ryan McManemin serving as co-founder. In February of the following year, comedian Jen Kirkman
's Self Help was the first album released on the new label to great praise among "ASTers" as well as other comedy-related websites.
In addition to original recordings, AST Records's online store also sells items previously released by the artists themselves. There are also products from Never Not Funny
, a podcast hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo
and co-hosted by Belknap.
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
(AST Radio), Belknap interviewed and befriended numerous popular comedians, mostly from the LA scene.
Using the site as a launching pad, in late 2006 he announced to the web community he would be starting his own record label, ASpecialThing Records, with long-time site member and friend Ryan McManemin serving as co-founder. In February of the following year, comedian Jen Kirkman
Jen Kirkman
Jennifer "Jen" Kirkman is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and actress, best known for her appearances on E!'s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately and the web series Drunk History...
's Self Help was the first album released on the new label to great praise among "ASTers" as well as other comedy-related websites.
In addition to original recordings, AST Records's online store also sells items previously released by the artists themselves. There are also products from Never Not Funny
Never Not Funny
Never Not Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo since Spring 2006. He and producer Matt Belknap have appeared in every episode...
, a podcast hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo
Jimmy Pardo
Jimmy Pardo is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of the popular comedy podcast Never Not Funny.He is married to fellow comedian Danielle Koenig. They live in Los Angeles with their son Oliver...
and co-hosted by Belknap.
Releases
- Jen KirkmanJen KirkmanJennifer "Jen" Kirkman is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and actress, best known for her appearances on E!'s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately and the web series Drunk History...
- Self Help - Jonah RayJonah RayJonah Ray Rodrigues is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles.-Life and career:Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Ray later moved to Los Angeles...
- This Is Crazy Mixed Up Plumbing - Never Not FunnyNever Not FunnyNever Not Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo since Spring 2006. He and producer Matt Belknap have appeared in every episode...
: Volume One - Paul F. TompkinsPaul F. TompkinsPaul Francis Tompkins , best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.-Life and career:Tompkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a receptionist mother and railway worker father. He started out in stand-up comedy in 1986 at The Comedy Works, Philadelphia, PA, where he...
- Impersonal - Scott AukermanScott AukermanScottrick "Scott" Aukerman is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. In the mid-1990s, Aukerman was a writer and performer on Mr. Show with Bob and David. He currently hosts the weekly comedy podcast Comedy Bang Bang...
- Scott Aukerman's Koo Koo Roo's Greatest Hits - The Sklar Brothers - Sklar Maps
- Doug BensonDoug BensonDouglas Steven "Doug" Benson is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared on Comedy Central Presents, Best Week Ever and was a contestant on Last Comic Standing in the show's fifth season....
- Professional Humoredian - Andrew DalyAndrew DalyAndrew "Andy" Daly is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for playing Principal Terrence Cutler in the HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down.-Early life:Daly was born in Mount Kisco, New York and raised in New Jersey...
- Nine Sweaters - R.O. Manse R.O. Magic: The Best of R.O. Manse
- Jimmy PardoJimmy PardoJimmy Pardo is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of the popular comedy podcast Never Not Funny.He is married to fellow comedian Danielle Koenig. They live in Los Angeles with their son Oliver...
& Scott AukermanScott AukermanScottrick "Scott" Aukerman is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. In the mid-1990s, Aukerman was a writer and performer on Mr. Show with Bob and David. He currently hosts the weekly comedy podcast Comedy Bang Bang...
- Never Not Christmas - Comedy By The Numbers© - Book-On-Tape CD!
- Greg ProopsGreg ProopsGregory Everett "Greg" Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?...
- Elsewhere - Paul F. TompkinsPaul F. TompkinsPaul Francis Tompkins , best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.-Life and career:Tompkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a receptionist mother and railway worker father. He started out in stand-up comedy in 1986 at The Comedy Works, Philadelphia, PA, where he...
- Freak Wharf - Comedy Death-RayComedy Death-RayComedy Death-Ray is a weekly "alternative" comedy show held every Tuesday in Los Angeles. CDR, as it is also known, was started by former Mr. Show writers/actors Scott Aukerman & B.J. Porter, who also perform as The Fun Bunch. The first show was on October 1, 2002 at L.A.'s M Bar...
- Xmas CD 2009 - Kyle KinaneKyle KinaneKyle Kinane is an American stand-up comedian originally from Addison, Illinois.-Career:Kinane currently performs stand-up regularly in the Los Angeles area. His debut album Death of the Party, released in 2010 on AST Records, has won critical acclaim...
- Death of the Party - Greg ProopsGreg ProopsGregory Everett "Greg" Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?...
- Proops Digs In! (EP) - Dan Telfer - Fossil Record (EP)
- Paul F. TompkinsPaul F. TompkinsPaul Francis Tompkins , best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.-Life and career:Tompkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a receptionist mother and railway worker father. He started out in stand-up comedy in 1986 at The Comedy Works, Philadelphia, PA, where he...
- Sir, You Have Fooled Me Twice (EP) - Comedy Death-RayComedy Death-RayComedy Death-Ray is a weekly "alternative" comedy show held every Tuesday in Los Angeles. CDR, as it is also known, was started by former Mr. Show writers/actors Scott Aukerman & B.J. Porter, who also perform as The Fun Bunch. The first show was on October 1, 2002 at L.A.'s M Bar...
- Xmas CD 2010 - Jen KirkmanJen KirkmanJennifer "Jen" Kirkman is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and actress, best known for her appearances on E!'s late-night talk show Chelsea Lately and the web series Drunk History...
- Hail to the Freaks