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"One name, but a whole lot of laughs with Landry"

Even though it’s an art that should usually be interpreted individually, stand-up comedy can be competitive. Television shows like “Last Comic Standing” and comedy festivals with judges who decide on a winner exist for this reason. Landry, who I had the pleasure of seeing recently at the non-competitive Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, is an Atlanta-based stand-up who has won two fests — the 2011 Boston Comedy Festival and the 2012 World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. Despite his festival success, the Canada native said during a Tuesday interview that he might stay away from competitions for a while, but that he still enjoys festivals. So do I. I’ve been to two in a four-month span and now I’m pretty sure I want to go to all of them. Discovering comics like Landry is a big reason why. Of the 20 or so comedians I saw at LYAO, Landry left one of the most lasting impressions and not just because of his hair or his Jamaican father-Canadian mother lineage. Both of those things are memorable but, truth be told, Landry had me laughing so loud during the interview that I couldn’t hear parts of a couple of his answers. Don’t worry though, there is plenty left for you to enjoy, dear reader. Among other things, we discussed the aforementioned festivals, Vegas distractions, getting heckled by your mom and why Gallagher is to blame for there not being any successful one-name white comics. For more Landry, visit his website, find him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. Enjoy the interview and don’t forget The Best Tweet I Can Find In Five Minutes at the end. TC: I can immediately think of three really good one-name comics — you, Earthquake and Godfrey. Will a white comic ever pull off the one-name thing successfully? L: I think so. I’m half white so I guess I’m halfway there and the name — Landry — is a French name so it sounds white. Maybe that’s the trick. Do it in small increments. You can’t go all the way yet. I’m the stepping stone to the white comic with one name. You’ve got Earthquake, then you’ve got Landry and then you’ve got Harold. TC: (laughs) Seriously though, the only one I could think of when I was coming up with that question is Gallagher, man, and he can’t count. L: Yeah! (laughs) Maybe that’s why (there hasn’t been one), because Gallagher put you guys back a long way in the one-name comedy game. You guys have to dig yourselves out of that hole he created. TC: You’re a comedy festival veteran. What are your favorite and least favorite things about festival scenes? L: That’s easy. The best part is being able to socialize with comics. You rub elbows with guys from across the country that you probably wouldn’t typically meet or that you might meet down the line, but (at a festival), you get them all in the same group. The downside is that a lot of (festivals) are competitions. That’s what I like about Asheville. It’s not a competition. You just go there to showcase what you want to say, your style of comedy and you have fun with it. There’s no pressure of wondering, “Oh, there’s a judge. I wonder if he’s going to like this joke?” or whatever the case is. Competition festivals…a lot of times you have to fly somewhere and they put you up in a place and, if you get put out the first round, it feels like a wasted trip. You spent all this money to get five minutes (on stage) or six minutes or whatever it is in the first round and if you don’t advance, then you’re bummed out for the rest of the trip. The thing with those festivals too is you have to string together three or four flawless sets. Sets where you walk away happy. I’m rarely happy with a set. There’s always something that sticks out in my head like, “Ah, I messed up this word” or “I should have done this instead.” I’m focused on the one thing that didn’t go right. Competitions are insane. I think I’m gonna take some time off from the competitions. I’ll still do festivals, but I’m going to take a break. TC: That being said, you won in Boston, a legendary comedy town. That had to feel great. L: Oh, it was phenomenal. It was the most elation I’ve felt in a long time. It’s a crazy, crazy thing to make it. There’s so many good comics (that) the probability is very slim that you’re going to make it to the final. You go in there hoping that you’ll advance, but you can’t really know what’s going to happen because, what if you go up after a comic that crushed? It’s going to take you 30 seconds to a minute to get the crowd on your side. Well, that’s a minute out of five minutes and that minute is used differently. If you go up after somebody that didn’t do very well, now you’ve got to get the crowd hyped again and you’ve lost another minute. To make it to the final was all I wanted to do. It was like, “There’s eight good comics here. I feel like I’ve succeeded already. I don’t have to win this. I feel like I’ve already won.” So to be crowned the winner, I was pretty happy, man. It’s always going to be one of the top things in my comedy career. What w - The Man FAQ


"One name, but a whole lot of laughs with Landry"

Even though it’s an art that should usually be interpreted individually, stand-up comedy can be competitive. Television shows like “Last Comic Standing” and comedy festivals with judges who decide on a winner exist for this reason. Landry, who I had the pleasure of seeing recently at the non-competitive Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, is an Atlanta-based stand-up who has won two fests — the 2011 Boston Comedy Festival and the 2012 World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. Despite his festival success, the Canada native said during a Tuesday interview that he might stay away from competitions for a while, but that he still enjoys festivals. So do I. I’ve been to two in a four-month span and now I’m pretty sure I want to go to all of them. Discovering comics like Landry is a big reason why. Of the 20 or so comedians I saw at LYAO, Landry left one of the most lasting impressions and not just because of his hair or his Jamaican father-Canadian mother lineage. Both of those things are memorable but, truth be told, Landry had me laughing so loud during the interview that I couldn’t hear parts of a couple of his answers. Don’t worry though, there is plenty left for you to enjoy, dear reader. Among other things, we discussed the aforementioned festivals, Vegas distractions, getting heckled by your mom and why Gallagher is to blame for there not being any successful one-name white comics. For more Landry, visit his website, find him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. Enjoy the interview and don’t forget The Best Tweet I Can Find In Five Minutes at the end. TC: I can immediately think of three really good one-name comics — you, Earthquake and Godfrey. Will a white comic ever pull off the one-name thing successfully? L: I think so. I’m half white so I guess I’m halfway there and the name — Landry — is a French name so it sounds white. Maybe that’s the trick. Do it in small increments. You can’t go all the way yet. I’m the stepping stone to the white comic with one name. You’ve got Earthquake, then you’ve got Landry and then you’ve got Harold. TC: (laughs) Seriously though, the only one I could think of when I was coming up with that question is Gallagher, man, and he can’t count. L: Yeah! (laughs) Maybe that’s why (there hasn’t been one), because Gallagher put you guys back a long way in the one-name comedy game. You guys have to dig yourselves out of that hole he created. TC: You’re a comedy festival veteran. What are your favorite and least favorite things about festival scenes? L: That’s easy. The best part is being able to socialize with comics. You rub elbows with guys from across the country that you probably wouldn’t typically meet or that you might meet down the line, but (at a festival), you get them all in the same group. The downside is that a lot of (festivals) are competitions. That’s what I like about Asheville. It’s not a competition. You just go there to showcase what you want to say, your style of comedy and you have fun with it. There’s no pressure of wondering, “Oh, there’s a judge. I wonder if he’s going to like this joke?” or whatever the case is. Competition festivals…a lot of times you have to fly somewhere and they put you up in a place and, if you get put out the first round, it feels like a wasted trip. You spent all this money to get five minutes (on stage) or six minutes or whatever it is in the first round and if you don’t advance, then you’re bummed out for the rest of the trip. The thing with those festivals too is you have to string together three or four flawless sets. Sets where you walk away happy. I’m rarely happy with a set. There’s always something that sticks out in my head like, “Ah, I messed up this word” or “I should have done this instead.” I’m focused on the one thing that didn’t go right. Competitions are insane. I think I’m gonna take some time off from the competitions. I’ll still do festivals, but I’m going to take a break. TC: That being said, you won in Boston, a legendary comedy town. That had to feel great. L: Oh, it was phenomenal. It was the most elation I’ve felt in a long time. It’s a crazy, crazy thing to make it. There’s so many good comics (that) the probability is very slim that you’re going to make it to the final. You go in there hoping that you’ll advance, but you can’t really know what’s going to happen because, what if you go up after a comic that crushed? It’s going to take you 30 seconds to a minute to get the crowd on your side. Well, that’s a minute out of five minutes and that minute is used differently. If you go up after somebody that didn’t do very well, now you’ve got to get the crowd hyped again and you’ve lost another minute. To make it to the final was all I wanted to do. It was like, “There’s eight good comics here. I feel like I’ve succeeded already. I don’t have to win this. I feel like I’ve already won.” So to be crowned the winner, I was pretty happy, man. It’s always going to be one of the top things in my comedy career. What w - The Man FAQ


"World Series of Comedy 2012"

World Series of Comedy 2012
BY BRIAN MCKIM & TRACI SKENE ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2012
YOU ARE HERE: HOME ? NEWS ? WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY 2012
It’s over! The winner of the 2012 World Series of Comedy is… Landry! The one-named, Atlanta-based comedian beat out Tyler Boeh and Alycia Cooper in the finals last night at the Tuscany Suites Hotel, bringing the six-day competition to a close. - SHECKYmagazine


"World Series of Comedy 2012"

World Series of Comedy 2012
BY BRIAN MCKIM & TRACI SKENE ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2012
YOU ARE HERE: HOME ? NEWS ? WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY 2012
It’s over! The winner of the 2012 World Series of Comedy is… Landry! The one-named, Atlanta-based comedian beat out Tyler Boeh and Alycia Cooper in the finals last night at the Tuscany Suites Hotel, bringing the six-day competition to a close. - SHECKYmagazine


"Dan Soder takes NY; Landry wins Boston in dueling 2011 contest finals"

In an odd scheduling move, both the New York's Funniest competition and the Boston Comedy Festival competition held their finals on the same evening last night.

Of course, there could only be two winners, then. No chance of someone sweeping the double this year.

In New York, where the contest is integrated into the weeklong New York Comedy Festival, Dan Soder emerged as the big winner.

And in Boston, it was Atlanta-based Landry who took the top title and cash prize.

Congrats to both men on their victories! - The Comic's Comic


"Dan Soder takes NY; Landry wins Boston in dueling 2011 contest finals"

In an odd scheduling move, both the New York's Funniest competition and the Boston Comedy Festival competition held their finals on the same evening last night.

Of course, there could only be two winners, then. No chance of someone sweeping the double this year.

In New York, where the contest is integrated into the weeklong New York Comedy Festival, Dan Soder emerged as the big winner.

And in Boston, it was Atlanta-based Landry who took the top title and cash prize.

Congrats to both men on their victories! - The Comic's Comic


"Atlanta Comic Scores Big Win at National Festival"

The Boston Comedy Festival is one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country, and this year an Atlanta comic won the whole thing. Landry, who was also named Atlanta’s Best Comic at last year’s Atlanta Stands Up Awards, took top prize as the prestigious competition, and recently spoke with CL about the experience and what he hopes to come out of the win.

Tell me about the festival and the win?
It was just crazy man. I did the World Series of Comedy back in September and finished in 2nd place there, so I had good momentum going into Boston. I really felt like I had a good enough set to win the World Series of Comedy and just came up a little short, so I just got really motivated and started writing new material. Most of the material I did at the boston Comedy Festival was new stuff that I had just been doing for about a month. My goal was just to make the finals, but obviously winning the whole thing was amazing.

How many rounds were there, and how long of a set did you get to perform in each round?
There were three rounds. The first round we got five minutes, then for the semi-finals everyone got to do eight minutes, and then for the finals it went back down to five minutes a piece.

How many festivals and competitions do you try to do a year?
Well this year I’ve done three - the World Series of Comedy, the Asheville Comedy Festival and now the Boston Comedy Festival.

What did you win, and what are you hoping will come out of this as a result?
Well there was $10,000 in prize money that the finalists split, and I’m getting a lot of work out of it. I got 21 weeks of work out of the World Series of Comedy, and the festivals always help you get work, but I’m basically just going to take this credit, now that I finally have a credit, and try to move on to my next goal, which is the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival.

Who did you meet at the Boston Comedy Festival that you were excited about meeting?
Oh man, Bill Burr! He’s my favorite comic. Like, he’s the one that made me want to do this [comedy], and he was getting an award for Comedian of the Year the same night that I won the festival, so for me that was like, ‘whoa.’

What are your next immediate plans?
I’m actually flying up to Canada for two weeks to do some weekends at this comedy chain up there called Yuk Yuk’s.

Where do you like to perform when you’re back in Atlanta?
Well I’m out of town at least two weeks of every month, but the Punchline is definitely my home club. I’m the type of comedian that, I’ll do any room in the city, but the Punchline is definitely where I got the stage time that got me to where I am now. - Creative Loafing


"Atlanta Comic Scores Big Win at National Festival"

The Boston Comedy Festival is one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country, and this year an Atlanta comic won the whole thing. Landry, who was also named Atlanta’s Best Comic at last year’s Atlanta Stands Up Awards, took top prize as the prestigious competition, and recently spoke with CL about the experience and what he hopes to come out of the win.

Tell me about the festival and the win?
It was just crazy man. I did the World Series of Comedy back in September and finished in 2nd place there, so I had good momentum going into Boston. I really felt like I had a good enough set to win the World Series of Comedy and just came up a little short, so I just got really motivated and started writing new material. Most of the material I did at the boston Comedy Festival was new stuff that I had just been doing for about a month. My goal was just to make the finals, but obviously winning the whole thing was amazing.

How many rounds were there, and how long of a set did you get to perform in each round?
There were three rounds. The first round we got five minutes, then for the semi-finals everyone got to do eight minutes, and then for the finals it went back down to five minutes a piece.

How many festivals and competitions do you try to do a year?
Well this year I’ve done three - the World Series of Comedy, the Asheville Comedy Festival and now the Boston Comedy Festival.

What did you win, and what are you hoping will come out of this as a result?
Well there was $10,000 in prize money that the finalists split, and I’m getting a lot of work out of it. I got 21 weeks of work out of the World Series of Comedy, and the festivals always help you get work, but I’m basically just going to take this credit, now that I finally have a credit, and try to move on to my next goal, which is the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival.

Who did you meet at the Boston Comedy Festival that you were excited about meeting?
Oh man, Bill Burr! He’s my favorite comic. Like, he’s the one that made me want to do this [comedy], and he was getting an award for Comedian of the Year the same night that I won the festival, so for me that was like, ‘whoa.’

What are your next immediate plans?
I’m actually flying up to Canada for two weeks to do some weekends at this comedy chain up there called Yuk Yuk’s.

Where do you like to perform when you’re back in Atlanta?
Well I’m out of town at least two weeks of every month, but the Punchline is definitely my home club. I’m the type of comedian that, I’ll do any room in the city, but the Punchline is definitely where I got the stage time that got me to where I am now. - Creative Loafing


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Landry is best recognized for his likable hair, sprouting from charismatic follicles. He is a Canadian-born interracial love child whose hybrid existence, when mixed with a little dysfunction, makes for a fantastic recipe of comedy goulash. Taking in inspiration from personal life experiences, Landry’s writing style carries a unique and passionate tone. His conversational comedy style appeals to people from all walks of life, age groups and ethnic backgrounds. Originally from Canada, Landry relocated to Atlanta in 2007 to pursue his career in the entertainment industry. After sharing a few laughs in front of a small audience, he realized he had found his calling in comedy. Since then, he has performed at comedy clubs all over the continent, as well as colleges, cruise ships and international corporate functions.

His thirst for the limelight began while still living in Toronto. Before being bit by the comedy bug, Landry landed a speaking role in an episode of Earth Final Conflict and shot a series of commercials. He realized then that he was born to entertain. Since on the comedy scene, he has added to his list of television credits. He has been seen on the Canadian Comedy Network, Season 3 of “Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes” and the latest season of “Off the Chain” on Bounce TV.

Landry has been making a name for himself in the comedy world since his arrival. He has performed in several festivals and competitions over the past few years. He was a finalist in the 2009 Great Canadian Laugh Off and in 2011 he took the win at the Boston Comedy Festival. In 2012 he won the World Series of Comedy and was a finalist in the Miller Lite Stands Up Competition, as well as the Seattle Comedy Competition. In the Spring of 2013, Landry was invited to perform at the opening gala for the prestigious Halifax Comedy Festival and later on that year, he was chosen to headline at the Laughyourashevilleoff Comedy Festival.

This energetic performer has had the opportunity to work alongside many talented comedians over the years. Some of these comics include Jon Reep, Dov Davidoff and Greg Fitzsimmons. He became an accomplished emcee by honing in on his skills during the first few years on the stage. With a natural knack for funny, he was soon headlining clubs such as The Punchline, Zanies and Goodnights, to name a few.

Landry is a force to be reckoned with. With a smile that lights up a room and a personality to match, there is no telling what great things this young artist will achieve.