Stand Up! Records
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Stand Up! Records is an American
independent comedy record label
founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota
by former -ismist Recordings label head Dan Schlissel. Schlissel had released around 70 records with -ismist when his most promising act, Slipknot
, dumped the label.
The first act was signed to Stand Up! shortly afterwards, Lewis Black
in 1999.
United States
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independent comedy record label
Record label
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founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
by former -ismist Recordings label head Dan Schlissel. Schlissel had released around 70 records with -ismist when his most promising act, Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
, dumped the label.
The first act was signed to Stand Up! shortly afterwards, Lewis Black
Lewis Black
Lewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
in 1999.
Discography
All releases from 2000 and 2001 were originally issued by -ismist Recordings, the predecessor to Stand Up! Records. When the titles were repressed, starting in early 2002, the branding was switched to the Stand Up! Records imprint. All titles from 2002 onward were originally issued by Stand Up! Records, unless under license from another label, or bringing an out of print release back into print.2000
- SUR001 - Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
- The White AlbumThe White Album (Lewis Black album)The White Album is Lewis Black's first album, recorded in 1999 at Laugh Lines Comedy Club in Madison, Wisconsin and released on June 1, 2000....
(CD & white vinyl LP) - SUR002 - Doug StanhopeDoug StanhopeDouglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his abrasive comedy routines.-Life and career:Stanhope quit high school after his freshman year...
- SickoSicko (album)Sicko is the second stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. Released in 1999 by Stand Up! Records and recorded live at The Laff Stop comedy club in Houston, Texas.... - SUR003 - Doug StanhopeDoug StanhopeDouglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his abrasive comedy routines.-Life and career:Stanhope quit high school after his freshman year...
- Something to Take the Edge OffSomething to Take the Edge OffSomething to Take the Edge Off is the third comedy album by Doug Stanhope. Released in 2000 by Stand Up! Records and recorded live at The Laff Stop comedy club in Houston, Texas, the album features a musical accompaniment by Henry Phillips on acoustic guitar....
2002
- SUR005 - Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
- RevolverRevolver (Lewis Black album)Revolver is an EP of outtakes made during the recording sessions of Lewis Black's first album, The White Album.The title is a reference to the album Revolver by the Beatles...
(5" CD EP & 10" vinyl EPGramophone recordA gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, including 3" CD EP) - SUR006 - Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
- The End of the UniverseThe End of the UniverseThe End of the Universe is Lewis Black's second album, recorded at The Punchline in Atlanta, Georgia on two separate date ranges: August 24-26, 2001 and March 8-10, 2002, and released on July 1, 2002....
(CD & vinyl picture discPicture discPicture discs are gramophone records that show images on their playing surface, rather than being of plain black or coloured vinyl.-Development:...
) - SUR007 - Doug StanhopeDoug StanhopeDouglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his abrasive comedy routines.-Life and career:Stanhope quit high school after his freshman year...
- Die LaughingDie LaughingDie Laughing is the fourth stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. Released in 2002 by Stand Up! Records.-Track listing:#"Stillborn Liver"- 2:05#"DUI/MADD"- 6:33#"Drugs Are for Kids"- 3:52#"Second Hand Bullshit"- 1:41#"Hair in My Food"- 3:16... - SUR008 - Rich Kronfeld - Factory Accident Sex (DVD)
- SUR009 - David CrossDavid CrossDavid Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
- Shut Up, You Fucking Baby!Shut Up You Fucking Baby!Shut Up, You Fucking Baby! is a double-CD, live comedy album by David Cross. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2004. The cover states the title as "Shut Up, You [lift flap for dirty word] Baby!" to accommodate stores that would object to the full title.The album's material is...
(triple colored vinyl)
2003
- SUR010 - Rene HicksRené HicksRené Hicks is an African American comedian. She has appeared on Comedy Central's Comedy Central Presents and in numerous college shows. She was twice named NACA Comedy Entertainer of the Year, in 1995 and 1997. Hicks is also a former accountant and former college athlete.Her television credits...
- Let's Roll - SUR011 - Maria BamfordMaria BamfordMaria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian and voice actor. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression. Her comedy style draws upon surrealism and incorporates voice impressions that good-naturedly mock various...
- The Burning Bridges Tour
2004
- SUR012 - The Sklar Bros. - Poppin' the Hood!Poppin' the Hood!Poppin' the Hood! is the debut stand-up comedy album by The Sklar Bros., released in 2004 by Stand Up! Records.The album was recorded in 2004 at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis.-Track listing:#"Magic" -8:18#"Local Commercial" -5:59...
- SUR013 - John Bowman - In Stink
- SUR014 - David CrossDavid CrossDavid Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
- It's Not FunnyIt's Not FunnyIt's Not Funny is David Cross' 2004 stand-up comedy album, released on Sub Pop Records. The track titles, like those on his previous record Shut Up You Fucking Baby!, have no relevance to the bits Cross does on the album and are instead there to make fun of material performed by other comedians,...
(vinyl format only) - SUR015 - Judy GoldJudy GoldJudy Gold is an American stand-up comic and actor. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show...
- Judith's Roommate Had a Baby - SUR016 - Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
- Rules of EnragementRules of EnragementRules of Enragement is Lewis Black's third album as well as his first for Comedy Central Records. It was recorded at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The title is a play on the military term, "Rules of engagement"....
(vinyl format only)
2005
- SUR017 - Marc MaronMarc MaronMarc Maron is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host.He has been host of The Marc Maron Show, and co-host of both Morning Sedition, and Breakroom Live, all politically-oriented shows, produced under the auspices of Air America Media. He was also the host of Comedy Central's Short Attention...
- Not Sold Out - SUR018 - Jimmy Shubert - Pandemonium
- SUR019 - Tom RhodesTom RhodesTom Rhodes is an American comedian, actor, and host. He starred in the NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes and was the host of The Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and Yorin Travel on the Dutch television station Yorin.When the Yorin shows came to an end, Rhodes returned to the United States and...
- Hot Sweet AssHot Sweet AssHot Sweet Ass is Tom Rhodes' debut live album. It was recorded at the famous Laff Stop in Houston, Texas.-Track listing:# "Where I'm From and What I've Seen"# "The Power of Love"# "Magnificent Sunrises"# "I Love Everything Mexican"...
2006
- SUR020 - Andy AndristAndy AndristAndrew J. Andrist , is an American stand-up comedian and former writer for Comedy Central's The Man Show.-Stand-Up:Andrist is also one of the original members of Doug Stanhope's comedy group known as The Unbookables...
- Dumb it Down for the Masses - SUR021 - Marc MaronMarc MaronMarc Maron is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host.He has been host of The Marc Maron Show, and co-host of both Morning Sedition, and Breakroom Live, all politically-oriented shows, produced under the auspices of Air America Media. He was also the host of Comedy Central's Short Attention...
- Tickets Still Available - SUR022 - Lewis BlackLewis BlackLewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena...
- Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center BluesLuther Burbank Performing Arts Center BluesLuther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues is Lewis Black's fourth album. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2006. It was recorded at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California . A limited vinyl edition of 500 for this release was issued by Stand Up! Records...
(vinyl format only) - SUR023 - Tom RhodesTom RhodesTom Rhodes is an American comedian, actor, and host. He starred in the NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes and was the host of The Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and Yorin Travel on the Dutch television station Yorin.When the Yorin shows came to an end, Rhodes returned to the United States and...
- Live in ParisLive in Paris (Tom Rhodes album)Live in Paris, Tom Rhodes' second live album, was recorded at the historic Hotel du Nord in Paris, France, during its last night as an operating live venue... - SUR024 - The Unbookables - Morbid ObscenityMorbid ObscenityMorbid Obscenity is the first CD put out by the collection of Comedians known as The Unbookables. Released in 2006 by Stand Up! Records and recorded live at the Skyline Comedy Cafe in Appleton, WI on April 5-8, 2006, Morbid Obscenity features music by "Banjo Ghost" Randy McCleary and stand-up sets...
- SUR025 - Sean Rouse - Something to Sell at Edinburgh
- SUR026 - Tim SlagleTim SlagleTim Slagle is an American stand-up comedian, writer/editor and a political pundit. His material leans towards political satire. He is known for his regular contributions to Liberty Magazine...
- Europa
2007
- SUR027 - Jonathan KatzJonathan KatzJonathan Paul Katz is an American comedian, actor, and voice actor who is best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist...
- Caffeinated - SUR028 - 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?...
- Houston, We Have a Problem - SUR029 - Maria BamfordMaria BamfordMaria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian and voice actor. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression. Her comedy style draws upon surrealism and incorporates voice impressions that good-naturedly mock various...
- How to WIN!How to WIN!How to WIN! is Maria Bamford's second comedy album, following The Burning Bridges Tour.-Track listing:#"Opening Party" – 2:15#"I Heart My Country" – 3:06#"Mental Makeup" – 2:15#"Competitive Living" – 2:22... - SUR030 - Drinking with Ian - Season One (DVD)
- SUR031 - Doug StanhopeDoug StanhopeDouglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his abrasive comedy routines.-Life and career:Stanhope quit high school after his freshman year...
- Deadbeat HeroDeadbeat HeroDeadbeat Hero is Doug Stanhope's second stand-up comedy DVD and his fifth CD. Recorded at the Comedy Underground in Seattle, Washington in 2004, originally produced by Shout Factory, and released as part of the Ad Lib Breakout Comedy Series...
(CD/DVD) - SUR032 - 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?...
- Joke Book - SUR033 - Sean Rouse - Spilled Milk
- SUR034 - Jim DavidJim DavidJim David is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, and lives in New York City. He performs stand-up comedy at comedy clubs and other venues worldwide...
- Eat Here and Get Gas
2008
- SUR035 - Patton OswaltPatton OswaltPatton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Spencer Olchin in the popular sitcom The King of Queens, voicing Remy from the film Ratatouille and Thrasher from the Cartoon Network original series Robotomy.-Early life:Oswalt was born...
- Feelin' Kinda PattonFeelin' Kinda Patton-Personnel:*Patton Oswalt - Performer*Ron Baldwin - Producer*Henry H. Owings - Producer*Chris Bilheimer - Design*Fred Maher - Mixing*Brian McCall - Photography-See also:*No Reason to Complain*Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton...
(vinyl format only) - SUR036 - Rick ShapiroRick ShapiroRick Shapiro is a Los Angeles-based comedian. He first gained attention in the stand-up scene based around the Lower East Side in New York. He was a mainstay in the underground comedy scene for years, performing a regular Wednesday night set at the Sidewalk Cafe in New York until his role on...
- Unconditional Love - SUR037 - Jim DavidJim DavidJim David is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, and lives in New York City. He performs stand-up comedy at comedy clubs and other venues worldwide...
- Live from Jimville - SUR041 - Jamie KilsteinJamie KilsteinJamie Alexander Kilstein is an American comedian, writer, and radio host. Kilstein is a left-wing political comic. He is a contributing writer for Timothy McSweeney's and made his TV debut performance on Conan...
- Please Buy My Jokes
2009
- SUR038 - Dwight Slade - Evil Monkey
- SUR039 - Chad Daniels - Busy Being Awesome
- SUR040 - Jimmy Shubert - Alive & Kickin’ (DVD/CD)
- SUR042 - Dan NaturmanDan NaturmanDan Naturman is an American stand-up comedian.His performing style of grouchiness and self-deprecation discusses modern topics such as internet dating and terrorism. Dan is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Fordham University School of Law...
- Get Off My Property - SUR043 - Matt KirshenMatt KirshenMatt Kirshen is a British comedian. Kirshen has performed around the world, including Singapore, Dubai, Holland, Germany, and France. In 2007, he enjoyed a successful run in NBC's Last Comic Standing...
- I Guess We'll Never Know - SUR044 - Marc MaronMarc MaronMarc Maron is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host.He has been host of The Marc Maron Show, and co-host of both Morning Sedition, and Breakroom Live, all politically-oriented shows, produced under the auspices of Air America Media. He was also the host of Comedy Central's Short Attention...
- Final Engagement (2CD) - SUR045 - Dylan BrodyDylan BrodyDylan Brody is a U.S. playwright, author and stand-up comedian. In 2005 his play Mother May I won the Stanley Drama Award. He has appeared on A&E's Comedy on the Road and Fox TV's Comedy Express and has written for Jay Leno's Tonight Show monologue...
- Brevity - SUR046 - Al MadrigalAl MadrigalAlessandro Liborio "Al" Madrigal is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Perhaps best known for co-starring in the CBS prime-time situation comedies Gary Unmarried with Jay Mohr and Welcome to the Captain with Jeffrey Tambor and Raquel Welch, he is also a regular sketch performer on The Late...
- Half Breed - SUR047 - Dylan BrodyDylan BrodyDylan Brody is a U.S. playwright, author and stand-up comedian. In 2005 his play Mother May I won the Stanley Drama Award. He has appeared on A&E's Comedy on the Road and Fox TV's Comedy Express and has written for Jay Leno's Tonight Show monologue...
- True Enough - SUR049 - Danny Bevins - A Different Kind of Bad
- SUR050 - Chris PorterChris Porter (comedian)Chris Porter is an American comedian and finalist on season 4 of Last Comic Standing. He has also appeared on The Bob & Tom Show, Comedy Central's Live Tour, and appeared on Live at Gotham in Summer 2006...
- Screaming from the Cosmos (DVD/CD) - SUR051 - Dwight YorkDwight YorkDwight York , also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa Al Haadi Al Mahdi, et alii, is an American black supremacist and leader of the Georgia-based "Nuwaubian" movement, currently imprisoned on a 135 year sentence for child molestation.York's "ministry" began in the late 1960s, from 1967 preaching to...
- Quickies - SUR052 - Dana GouldDana GouldDana John Gould is an American comedian and comedy writer born and raised in Hopedale, Massachusetts. His upbringing and his extended family lent themselves to his stand-up routine, which has been seen on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central, among other places.-Career:After high school, he studied...
- Funhouse (CD, vinyl LP & 8-track) - SUR053 - Jamie KilsteinJamie KilsteinJamie Alexander Kilstein is an American comedian, writer, and radio host. Kilstein is a left-wing political comic. He is a contributing writer for Timothy McSweeney's and made his TV debut performance on Conan...
- Zombie Jesus - SUR054 - Drinking with Ian - Season Two (DVD)
- SUR055 - Doug StanhopeDoug StanhopeDouglas Gene "Doug" Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author known for his abrasive comedy routines.-Life and career:Stanhope quit high school after his freshman year...
- From Across The StreetFrom Across the StreetFrom Across The Street is the seventh stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope, released on November 24, 2009 by Stand Up! Records. It was recorded live on August 11, 2009 at Level 5 at City Stage in Wilmington, North Carolina.-Track listing:...
(CD & vinyl LP)
2010
- SUR056 - Patton OswaltPatton OswaltPatton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Spencer Olchin in the popular sitcom The King of Queens, voicing Remy from the film Ratatouille and Thrasher from the Cartoon Network original series Robotomy.-Early life:Oswalt was born...
- Werewolves and LollipopsWerewolves and LollipopsWerewolves and Lollipops is Patton Oswalt's second comedy album, following Feelin' Kinda Patton. It was recorded in Austin, Texas and released on July 10, 2007...
(vinyl format only + DVD) - SUR057 - Maria BamfordMaria BamfordMaria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian and voice actor. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression. Her comedy style draws upon surrealism and incorporates voice impressions that good-naturedly mock various...
- Plan B (DVD) - SUR058 - Pete Lee - Gas Money
- SUR059 - Jim DavidJim DavidJim David is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, and lives in New York City. He performs stand-up comedy at comedy clubs and other venues worldwide...
- Notorious F.A.G. - SUR060 - Will DurstWill DurstWill Durst is an American political satirist; he considers himself a modern mix of Mort Sahl and Will Rogers....
- Raging Moderate - SUR061 - Glenn WoolGlenn WoolGlenn Wool is a Canadian stand-up comedian now living in the United Kingdom. His material veers between sagely political and gleefully silly, discussing both the pop group Franz Ferdinand and the Pope's contribution to cryrogenics programmes during his time onstage. Wool starred in a self-titled...
- Let Your Hands Go (CD/DVD) - SUR062 - Jackie KashianJackie KashianJackie Kashian is an American stand-up comedian and is of Armenian descent.Kashian was born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised by her father, Elliot, and her stepmother, Nancy, along with her four older brothers and one older sister...
- It is Never Going to be Bread - SUR063 - WTF with Marc MaronWTF with Marc MaronWTF with Marc Maron is a twice-weekly podcast hosted by stand up comedian Marc Maron. The show launched in September 2009. The program primarily consists of interviews with comedians and comedy writers, as well as others in the entertainment and radio communities...
- Best of WTF, Vol. 1 - SUR064 - Mike DeStefanoMike DeStefanoMike DeStefano was an American stand-up comedian. He used material from his heroin addiction, which began at age 15, and his recovery in brutally honest, profanity-laced routines. He also was a drug counselor to others. He had been clean for 11 years at the time of his death and was HIV positive...
- OK Karma - SUR065 - Hannibal BuressHannibal BuressHannibal Buress is an American stand-up comedian and television writer currently living in New York City.Buress was featured in "The Awkward Comedy Show" special on Comedy Central, alongside comics Baron Vaughn, Eric André, Marina Franklin, and Victor Varnado, and on the FX sitcom Louie...
- My Name is Hannibal
2011
- SUR066 - Mike Stanley - Tough Luck Chump (DVD)
- SUR067 - Mike Stanley - Tough Luck Chump (CD)
- SUR068 - the Sklar Brothers - Sklar Maps
- SUR069 - Melinda HillMelinda HillMelinda Hill is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor and writer who regularly performs in clubs all over the country as well as at one of the hottest comedy spots in Hollywood which she also produces, "What's Up, Tiger Lily?"...
- The Accidental Bisexual - SUR070 - Dylan BrodyDylan BrodyDylan Brody is a U.S. playwright, author and stand-up comedian. In 2005 his play Mother May I won the Stanley Drama Award. He has appeared on A&E's Comedy on the Road and Fox TV's Comedy Express and has written for Jay Leno's Tonight Show monologue...
- A Twist of the Wit - SUR071 - Erik Allen - This is All I Have Right Now
- SUR072 - Lee CampLee Camp (comedian)Lee Camp is an American comedian, writer, actor, and activist.- Early life and beginnings of career :Camp was born July 21, 1980 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland until 1989. His father is a psychoanalyst who served 20 years in the military as a doctor. His...
- Chaos for the Weary - SUR073 - Andy Ritchie - King Ding-A-Ling
- SUR074 - David Huntsberger - Humanitis
- SUR076 - Dave Waite - Kaboom
- SUR077 - Various Artists - Nerd Alert!
- SUR078 - Jamie KilsteinJamie KilsteinJamie Alexander Kilstein is an American comedian, writer, and radio host. Kilstein is a left-wing political comic. He is a contributing writer for Timothy McSweeney's and made his TV debut performance on Conan...
- Libel, Slander & Sedition - SUR079 - the Sklar Brothers - Hendersons and Daughters
- SUR080 - Rory Scovel - Dilation
- SUR081 - Tommy Ryman - Bath Time with Tommy Ryman