Barry was Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "It Standup" selection on their "It List". He's appeared on Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Comedy Central's Friar's Roast of Chevy Chase, "Space Ghost Coast To Coast", and in h... more »is own "Comedy Central Presents" special. His acting credits include "The Larry Sanders Show", "Sex And The City", "Spin City", "Chappelle's Show", "Road Trip" and "Pootie Tang". He's done cartoon voice work on "Dr. Katz", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "Home Movies", and "Hey Monie". Todd has even opened for Yo La Tengo, The Shins, They Might Be Giants, and Luna. At the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, he won the Jury Award for Best Stand Up Comic. This is his sophomore release, following his self-released "Medium Energy". Forty-five minutes of new material recorded live at Pianos in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The DVD compiles his best Comedy Central performances, including his highly rated "Comedy Central Presents".« less
Barry was Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "It Standup" selection on their "It List". He's appeared on Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Comedy Central's Friar's Roast of Chevy Chase, "Space Ghost Coast To Coast", and in his own "Comedy Central Presents" special. His acting credits include "The Larry Sanders Show", "Sex And The City", "Spin City", "Chappelle's Show", "Road Trip" and "Pootie Tang". He's done cartoon voice work on "Dr. Katz", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "Home Movies", and "Hey Monie". Todd has even opened for Yo La Tengo, The Shins, They Might Be Giants, and Luna. At the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, he won the Jury Award for Best Stand Up Comic. This is his sophomore release, following his self-released "Medium Energy". Forty-five minutes of new material recorded live at Pianos in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The DVD compiles his best Comedy Central performances, including his highly rated "Comedy Central Presents".
Comedy may never see another album that rocks this hard
Koren M. Zailckas | New York, NY | 01/23/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Falling Off the Bone" is filled with multi-textured, deeply melodic humor with psychedelic overtones. Some have said this is Todd's futuristic concept album. In truth, "Bone" is folkier than "Medium Energy," but it is still rooted in posturing and excess, as evidenced by "Michael Jackson and Jose" and "Malaysian Restaurant." This is not to say that Todd has abandoned his relentlessly hypnotic sound. Slicker synth-driven cuts like "I Heart Roe vs. Wade" have plenty of feral wail in them. And the vocal harmonies of "Scotland" and the beautifully sprawling "Australia" are additional high points, but there's nary a duff track on the album. Plus, if you listen to "Bone" on an iPod you will hear it in Blue Öyster Cult-like surround sound, a lightening bolt of high-end sonics."
Brilliant stuff - not defective in the slightest
G. Cosloy | Austin, TX | 12/27/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"the key to Todd Barry's standup act lies in the delivery. In this case, I'd recomend Fed Ex as DHL are always losing stuff. But seriously, does anyone really give a hoot that Nitwit From Nowhere couldn't get their copy of 'Falling Off The Bone' to work properly in their K-Mart DVD player? Hey, not only does my copy play just fine, but I think the sound and video quality of every other DVD in my collection has improved since. Thank you, Todd Barry. And thank you, Comedy Central (for not showing "Mad TV" in a 24 hour loop)."
Slobbering on the bone
Megan Jasper | seattle, wa | 12/28/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
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"Falling Off the Bone" had me slobbering all over it. It's everything a comedy cd should be--hillarious, smart, and it sends both the small and large intestines on the roller coaster ride of their lives. double up on the depends. this one's a doozy.
i would tell the lady below not to play with electronics after going on a holiday booze cruise. i don't think she realizes that one disc is an audio cd and the other is a dvd. and, both work just fine."
It Fell Off My Bone
Arthur Kicker | Your Mom's House | 04/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Todd Barry is a pretty prolific guy doing tons of stand-up and many television shows. It also happens that I really dig this comedian and was super-excited to see a follow-up CD to his previously released 'Medium Energy'(which is also great by the way).
'Falling Off The Bone' is very solid from front to back. Barry is a very funny and obviously intelligent man with a different style and approach to comedy from a lot of other comedians. Apparently his style was once described as "a step above hypnosis" and that about hits the nail on the head. He is completely monotone at all times, which is one of the things about his delivery that is so great.
This is a great album. He's not a foul as Dave Attell or Patton Oswalt, but Barry gets a little nasty now and then. Barry is a very funny, very intelligent comedian who is really hard to compare to any others working today. Take my word for it and pick this album up. You won't be disappointed. And as an added bonus to the CD, there's an extra DVD included that has a couple specials and various other amusing stuff. Two disks for a price you can't beat. Just buy it already.
Also, check out his official website(toddbarry.com)which has tour dates, etc. and is very amusing. His 'Receipt Museum' on there is hilarious."