Kanellis and Armstrong

01/21/2010

"You can bring the kids, but you can also scar them for life."

From experience, we can tell you that it's a lot more enjoyable to watch a marathon than to run one. Sure, those runners will tell you three days later that it was a terrific experience, but the words they're spouting as they hit the 13th mile is nothing that we can print here.

01/21/2010

"Literally made us laugh until we cried."

We're sorry to say that last weekend was the first time we'd ventured to Chicago Sketchfest - we had no idea what we were missing. Now in its ninth year, the two-weekend event is the largest sketch-comedy festival in the country. ...

01/17/2010

Kanellis and Armstrong will be wrapping up our north American tour with a stop in South Carolina for the Charleston Comedy Festival, won't ya join us?

The 7th Annual Charleston Comedy FestivalJanuary 20-23, 20104 Nights • 9 Venues • 38 ShowsStand Up • Improv • SketchTickets on sale now. Click here for the schedule.

01/17/2010

Off to Charleston, SC! If you're in the area.....

Hot-new-thing NYC comedians Nick Kanellis and Russ Armstrong’s No Swallow is a fast, fluid collection of smart, juicy comedy woven into a crisp, tasty package. A wild range of thumpingly hilarious characters and junkyard fantasies — and all the wrong birds. ...

01/12/2010

"I'm from Brooklyn, so I'm
poor," says Russ Armstrong, a performer in the sketch group Kanellis
and Armstrong. "I'm drinking as many as I can."

It is midnight Saturday, after the paying public has left. The court jesters who entertained their audiences are now entertaining themselves, and they're chugging free Sam Adams."I'm from Brooklyn, so I'm poor," says Russ Armstrong, a performer in the sketch group Kanellis and Armstrong. ...

01/12/2010

"R-rated humor was on the docket per usual, but dirty doesn't have to be
dumb. Many of this year's contributions were smartly executed,
particularly a memorably explicit sketch from Kanellis and Armstrong..."

Members of GayCo perform a skit in which women give each other breast exams at the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival. (Tribune photo by Chris Sweda / January 9, 2010)

01/12/2010

"...prominently funny accents, physical comedy, energetic audience
participation, and p**p. The duo had very good comedic chemistry and
timing...Another positive
aspect of their comedy was the range and depth of characters they
played..."

Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival Part 2: The Skinny, Kanellis & Armstrong, and Skule Night : posted on blogUT - A blog about University of Toronto events, news, university groups, clubs, campus life, and toronto student life: written by U of T students.

01/12/2010

"These sharp performers can claim one of the most thought provoking (and yet still funny) sketches of the festival..."

Toronto’s fifth annual Sketch Comedy Festival has (long) come and gone, leaving behind a wake of satisfied audiences and enthused sketch artists. There is never a shortage of sketch performances in Toronto, ...

01/12/2010

wild thanks to everyone who came out to see K&A in Chicago! You made our first homecoming so incredible, we soiled the stage a bit...huge ups to the CSF crew, Brian, Tim and Jill, you guys are incredible! Catch the final weekend this weekend, weekend!

12/28/2009

Catch Kanellis and Armstrong at the Charleston Comedy Festival January 22nd and 23rd! http://www.charlestoncomedyfestival.com/

12/28/2009

Catch Kanellis And Armstrong at the Chicago Sketchfest January 8th and 9th
http://chicagosketchfest.com/

11/14/2009

Are in Toronto at the Sketchfest!!!! If you're around, check it ouuuuut! http://www.torontosketchfest.com