URDB returns to Joe's Pub for its last event of 2010! Come discover why New York Magazine calls our live show "New York's Best Oddball Night." The event is a benefit for Livestrong's Young Adult Alliance.
Hosted by URDB co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson (as seen on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon), this spectacular event will feature over 10 world record attempts live onstage. As always, Brooklyn's own MIKE GAMBLE's SECOND WIND will serve as the house band.
SCHEDULED RECORD SETTERS INCLUDE:
* Actor KURT BRAUNOHLER! (Penelope: Princess of Pets) - Most People Complimented In Two Minutes While Staring In Their Eyes
* Writer PETER GWINN! (The Colbert Report) - Most TV Shows Insulted Over the Theme Song of a Show on the Same Night of the week as the others.
* Writer/Performer ELNA BAKER! (This American Life) - Fastest Time To Push A Candy Bar 10 Feet Using Banana Dangling From Waist
* Comedian JON FRIEDMAN! (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) - Most Hot Wax Solidified in one's Mouth in Under 30 Seconds
* Performer/Host ELLA MORTON! (Rocketboom, URDB World Record Show) - Fastest Time to Fold a Paper Crane Using A NYC Subway Map
* Chef TONY DELOIS (il Buco) - Fastest Time To Lead A Group Mad Lib And Have Mother Read Aloud
* Strong Man ZAFAR GILL! (Guinness Book of World Records) - Greatest Weight Lifted by One's Ear
* Comedienne GLENNIS MCMURRAY! (I Eat Pandas) - Most Personalized Love Notes to Audience Members in 3-minutes
* Multiple URDB Record Holder ALEXANDRA YOUNG! - Longest Origami Balloon Chain Assembled In One Hour
* Comedians AUGGIE SMITH and PATRICK SAUER! (Last Comic Standing) - Record TBA
PLUS:
Live illustrations by MICHAEL ARTHUR! (New York Times, Balthrop Alabama)
We'll also save space at the end of the night for an open mic.
As with all of our events at Joe's, proceeds from the night will benefit a charity partner. This month's partner is Livestrong. Visit
http://urdb.org/breakcancer to learn about the URDB and Livestrong partnership.
Advance $12 tickets are HIGHLY recommended, as the show will sell out:
http://bit.ly/6uXWPR
Attending? Tweet about it using the #hashtag #WRAS19.
Watch this episode of The URDB World Record Show to see footage of a previous event:
http://bit.ly/d0nc6M
About URDB:
Named "2009 Site of the Year" by URLesque.com, the Universal Record Database is an open platform for world records. Launched in November 2008, URDB.org hosts over 5,000 world records. The site has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, The Tyra Show, Fox and Friends and CBS Sunday Morning, and makes regular appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They have a book deal with Workman Publishing, and a TV pilot in development with NBC.