Hey! i'm on the Steve Katsos Show again, kind of!

They Visited the Pizza Monster Open Mic at 6B and I was a part of the golden glass awards.
Thanks to Mick Greenwood of the Self Proclaimed Rock Stars for doing it.
www.sprband.com

Public Figure

Hey! I caved into the immense pressure of putting immense pressure on myself and filling my brain with conspiracies that someone would take the URL http://www.facebook.com/MattKonaStandup so I got it and elected myself a comedian.

I have already "suggested you like" Matt Kona to two complete strangers who JUST WANTED TO BE MY FRIEND, and felt dirty about it.

So I'll just post it here and be done with it so you can go ahead and like this if you like.

http://www.facebook.com/MattKonaStandup

but i would LIKE it if you copy/pasted that URL since i'm too dumb to make it click-able.

A recent video

Here's a video from last night at The Comedy Studio

November and beyond

October is done! It was the first (and probably last) month I've ever did a set every day of a month, 47 sets total.
Thanks to everyone who helped me accomplish that goal.

and thanks to this guy who DJs at The Middlesex for posing for this pic

HEY! More dates, and a return to Pittsfield!

New dates! college parties!

more dates and no raisins

couple new dates

more updated dates. still no real site. it's OK.

This Saturday 8/14 at Roggie's and Sunday 8/15 at Ralph's

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=143657495661512

and the next day in Worcester at Ralph's Diner

come on out!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143657495661512#!/event.php?eid=117999754916648&ref=ts

more updated list thing +comedy studio vid

Here is a video from my first time at the Historic Comedy Studio in Harvard Square.



upcoming stuff updated for 8/4

www.facebook.com/mattkona www.twitter.com/mattkona

more lists

another bunch of shows listed

another bunch of shows listed

The Gas dates and other stuff!

another "note to self" mostly post.

But The Gas has a spot very close to my heart.

Rob Crean and co put on a weekly comedy showcase at Great Scott in Allston Every Friday night from 7:30pm-9:30pm featuring some great local comedians and out of town suprises and some of the top headliners in Boston are known to stop in and do an early set, so don't get there late!

It's only $5 and is a great way to kick off the weekend. I'm going to be performing there a few times this summer, and am usually there on Fridays anyhow to hang out and check out the show.


I will be there on June 25th, the day that the film "Grownups" premiers. I was cast as an extra in it and I play the part of the person in charge of running a fashion show. (FITTINGLY, i would say)

So after the show I'm going to try to round up a crew and go check the movie out. Come along.

SPOILER ALERT: I LOOK LIKE THIS IN IT.



Other summer dates at the Gas (all Fridays, FYI)

July 30th, August 13th and August 27th

www.greatscottboston.com
1222 Commonwealth Avenue
Allston, MA 02134-4618
(617) 566-9014



p.s. some "Basque Girls" took my sticker on a tribute to a nice little island in Spain.

It looks a lot like this...





p.s. again

go to this on Friday

another note to self/upcoming stuff again

Mottley's Show

Mottley's is a great comedy club in Boston located at 61 Chatham st. in Boston, by Fanuel Hall and right by the Government Center T stop and Aquarium on the Blue line.

I'm performing there next week for the first time as part of the Dave Rattigan Presents...5 New Jokes night.

It's a thing he's done at the Burren on Wednesdays at 10pm where for a month local comics work out and revise new jokes in the middle segment of the comedy contest. It's been a lot of fun and is a great way to workshop some new material.

Dave is also headlining there coming soon this weekend on the 21st and 22nd with Matt D, Dan Crohn (Friday) and Josh Gondelman (Saturday).

On Friday be sure to stick around for The Good Stuff Live with Tom Dustin, a talk and variety show that happens weekly at 10pm

Go here and buy advanced tickets for 5 new jokes on 5/27 at 8pm.

http://www.ticketfusion.com/store/one/index.html?store_id=13353&master_store_id=13353&page_type=ticket&show_id=512452&qid=10324200810&cid=

The Week that Will be 5/17-5/23

I dont' usually post about open mics

especially open mics that are kind of far away.

so this may just be a "note to self" (sorry loyal foursome of my blog followers)

Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
at....CAPE ANN ART HAVEN on 180B Main St in Gloucester, MA

Gloucester is a great city to hang out in, especially the summer time. I have a lot of fond memories of going to the Greasy Pole Celebration there (google it if you think it's an amateur stripper night, it's not) and they have a great record store called Mystery Train Records, as well as plenty of good bars and food.

It's also one of the first places I performed a long set at, and I'm looking forward to going back to it!

Sharkee Katz in the Valley Advocate/show with Ben Kronberg May 21st.

Check out this article published today about Sharkee Katz.

http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=11732

http://www.sharkeekatz.com

And we'll be doing a show together on Friday May 21st at BLVD in Boston at 251 Newbury Street 8pm w/Ben Kronberg (Denver comic, very funny guy who has been on Jimmy Kimmel Live) Sameer Naseem and more!

Also, last night in softball I played 1st base (reasonably well) and went 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored, but we lost to The Comedy Lounge.

Updated list of shows.

BBQTips

here's a tip to enhance your barbecue: allow me and a couple other boston comics tell jokes in exchange for beers and prostitute business cards at your house. we would have ate food but we weren't hungry/concentrating on drinking.



John Paul Rivera hosted.



Erik Levi was the feature



and I headlined. I really owned that porch.



Erik did some crowd work, well it was more like "yark work" oh! (he also raked) and the best thing I overheard was during my set a mother explaining to her young son "Oh he's just trying to be funny." and then after my set when John Paul got back on the mic the elderly neighbors from the other yard said "SHUT IT OFF!!"

Anyhow, hosting an open mic at RAZZY's in Somerville 585 Somerville Ave at 10pm tonight and every Monday for the rest of May (at the least) So come out to it!

Razzy's Viking Funeral (Open Mic Monday May 3rd)

I went to Razzy's after Sally O'Briens last night, and was told by Adam Azia it would be the last night for him having the night there but if anyone wanted to try their hand at it, to talk to Nancy at the bar. So after the show I did and asked to give it a shot next week, through at least the end of May.

I figured it was due a proper send off/roast of some sort.

It's a really cool spot for trivia and karaoke and I think it could (and has, at times been) still pretty good for comedy. (As well as cheap pitchers of beer, free popcorn, and the famous "mac and cheese bites")

So this is a trial period until the end of May, so come out after Sally O's, or wherever you may be before 10pm on a Monday night.

585 Somerville Avenue
Somerville, MA

NEW HAMPSHIRE TOUR 2010

After the roaring success of last week's "Various Places in Massachusetts and one in New Hampshire Tour" I'm going back to New Hampshire. XL T-shirts Available in sizes X and L only.

Day 1: Monday 4/19
"Punchlines and Penuches" w/Shea Spillane
6 Pleasant st.
Concord, NH
8:30pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114520161900674&ref=ts

Directions because it's hard to find...
It CANNOT be seen from the street. Your best bet is to park in the Warren Street parking garage across the street from Margaritas. Walk like you're going "behind" Margaritas, that opening is Bicentennial Square. Penuches is all the way across the square from Margaritas. Marked with a green awning that says "Penuches". You can also go to "6 Pleasant Street" (Indian place) and park on the street. Penuches is essentially behind and under the Indian restaurant.

Day 2: Tuesday 4/20
*Special Massachusetts Date
"The Laugh Dungeon at Roggies"
www.roggies.com
356 Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brighton, MA
8:00pm

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=308677834894&ref=ts

Then I play softball with Team Cheers vs. Mottleys

Day 3: Wednesday 4/21
"Comedy Contest" w/Michael Abramson
The Shaskeen
909 Elm St
Manchester, NH 03101
9pm

Day 4: Thursday 4/22
Comedy Showcase w/Erik Abramowitz
Milly’s Tavern
500 North Commercial St
Manchester NH
$10 (you will receive a free ticket to Headliner's Comedy Club with purchase)
http://www.northshorecomedy.com/millys_comedy.html
8pm

Day 4: Friday 4/23
*Massachusetts Date
Ricky's Pizza and Deli w/Michael Abramson
63b south Main street
Assonet, MA

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114564898561030&ref=mf

Day 5: Saturday 4/24
OFF (Mourning the loss of The Old Man on the Mountain, on the anniversary of his fall)

Day 6: Sunday 4/25
6B Lounge Open Mic
6 Beacon St.
Boston, MA
9pm

Day 8A: Tuesday 4/27
The Winner's Circle w/Scott Oddo
211 Main St. (Rt 110) Salisbury, MA
http://www.winnerscirclema.com/
8pm

Day 8B: Tuesday 4/27
Murphy's Tap Room w/Scott Oddo
494 Elm Street
Manchester, NH, 03101
9pm

TOUR IS OVER, TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK

Go out to this show! Tues April 13th

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112704558741674&ref=ts

http://www.myspace.com/batlhaus

also read Ted Pettingell's blog
http://tedpettingzoo.blogspot.com/

I can't link properly so just copy and paste or something!

OK cool.

WICF

Had a great time on Satuday at the WICF 2010
Thanks to Maria Ciampa and everyone involved.

Special thanks to Maria Bamford and Jackie Kashian for their extremely helpful and fun workshops.
Truly an experience I won't forget and that will continue to make me work harder this year.

upcoming things

Boston Comedy Open Mic'er Car Pool? Anyone?

I've been keeping a list of boston area open mics, etc. (let me know if you want to check it out, not like it's secret knowledge or anything) and have heard about a lot of stuff outside of the city that I would like to check out.

Of course, like a few other comics in the city, I don't have a car.

So I'm just putting this out there for anyone who may be interested in venturing outside the city sometime to start a car pool with a couple other comics. We'll all split the gas money and get to check out some new crowds and areas.

Anyone interested? hit me up! I have a list of potential places I'm working through now.

Live in Springfield

Me and Scott Oddo got on the pike last night to audition for a couple western mass comedy shows.

we didn't win, but thats OK. we won at Tavern at the End of the World late night.

MattKona.com is up!

check it out, it will bring you right back to this page!
that's right, no more having to type ".blogspot" between mattkona and com
that frees up so much time!

now i have to get together any other content to justify the money i spent on it.
i got coupon codes but i couldn't find out where to put them in. so the joke is on me.

i'm just about out of pins (somehow) i'll get more soon.
also i'm having stickers made.

so thats 3 more reasons i hate money, right there.

OK here's something that doesn't cost money.

Vote for The Gas as best comedy night in the Boston Phoenix

http://thephoenix.com/thebest/boston/vote/comedyclubnight

OK thats it.

The Making of cartoons, aka lost in translation.

my buddy javi drew a pic of me, check it out. it was funny because it took a few "takes" because he lives in spain and his english is bad.

this is how the process went...and i didn't make it too easy on him, i realize.

want to draw a photo of me?

from this pic



and have it say MATT KONA, English Speaking Comedian on it?

thanks!

hey matt
here you have the draw. i hope that it´s more or less that you are looking for.
one question, are you an humorist?
take care
javi



oh yeah and if you got a second, could you do one that says
MATT BREEN, Mia Rose's friend! thanks. its for my buddy mike from FTW's young daughter. kind of as a joke, you know?



hi matt again, and sorry again ahhaahahahah
here i send to you the correct version
and i hope that in the future you came with other band at europe again and you visit spain and we can drink some beers and practice my horrible english ahhaah
take care
;)



haha i would like that! we went to barcelona and basque country. both were real cool!
thanks
matt
oh yeah and can this one say Matt Breen thanks

hey, bad guy, i live in the basque country,oooooooooooooooh
maybe in the next time



but yo this time it just says mattbreen on the file name, not on the pic and the Mia Rose's Friend part isn't there!

hahaahahha incredible i have some archives from the same draw, simple crazy haahah i´m sorry dude
and now? i hope send to you the correct archive



Get in touch with Javi at http://www.myspace.com/almaltiempo

Porter Square Wednesday Morning.

this just happened to me today, so i gotta get it out there while it's still fresh in my head. I can't make this shit up.

i did standup last night at the middle east, it was fun. this morning I was getting ready to cross the street at Porter Sq going to get a coffee and I hear a voice from my left and the guy asks "Hey weren't you at the middle east last night?" I said yeah. He showed me his Middle East shirt, he told me he works there and was doing the door for downstairs. I asked him if he heard any of the comics. He said "Yeah, some of them were funny. Some of them weren't. One guy made a joke about jerking off to Brittany Murphy. That was hilarious. And I didn't know that so I went home and looked it up." I was like "That was me!" and he was psyched. I noticed while we were talking that the WALK sign was on but he wasn't crossing the street, I thought maybe because we were standing there talking. Then I didn't have to wonder anymore because he says "I'm waiting for a cop." He shows me his left wrist which was a pair of handcuffs on the one wrist. "My crazy girlfriend locked me up last night and left me there. I picked one of the cuffs with a pin, but I was picking the second one and the pin broke. I didn't want to have one cuff hanging from my wrist so I cuffed it on the same one. So now I'm waiting for a cop so i can explain this to them and ask to unlock me. I've been waiting for 45 minutes" I then introduced myself formally, shook his hand, and went to get that coffee.