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      Michelle on December 25, 2010

      My headshot is on its way to utter debasement. Hooray! MLD

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      Helen L on December 14, 2010

      Since I don't have $500 to give, I'll merely suggest a stop: Once y'all get to Los Angeles, I highly recommend stopping at the University of Southern California. Every weekend there are many house parties and frat parties to choose from. Also, I invite all of you to sleep on my dorm floor!

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      EvilPRGuy on December 1, 2010

      I couldn't think of a cooler project to get funded than this that doesn't have scary overtones, like hunger, AIDS, and overpopulation. So I'd rather drop my cash for a good time now.. I'm amped that each day I can see some Kickstarter funded shenanigans on the web. Just keep El Debarge in your thoughts, OK? Good luck. #TheFuture

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      The GC 4 on December 1, 2010

      Congrats on reaching the goal early!!! I hope to do the same! Wish me luck! eek!

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      Chris Gethard on December 1, 2010

      Nick - I thought that was implied in the existence of this project at all.

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      Nick Packard on November 30, 2010

      I like to think that my money will help bail someone out of a small town jail.

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      Chris Gethard on November 18, 2010

      Frankie J - where do you live? Maybe on our x-country tour I can come over to hand deliver you the money and have this discussion. Also, I love that you registered for Kickstarter just to post that.

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      frankie j on November 18, 2010

      You should pay me for the 30 minutes of Big Lake i watched...just terrible.

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      Cory Palmer on November 14, 2010

      Oh man. Do we get to choose who sleeps on our pillow case?

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      Chris Trew on November 13, 2010

      Chris! I run a comedy theater in Austin and produce a lot of events in New Orleans and Dallas. We definitely want to be a part of this but I have some questions! I'm christrew@gmail.com, let's chat!

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      Chris Gethard on November 13, 2010

      Johnny - we can do that, but we'd have to break down location and possible dates before you commit.

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      Johnny Hugel on November 12, 2010

      At the $500 level will you do a live show in our small theater to which we can sell tickets, or is it a non-performance event?

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      Julia N on November 12, 2010

      THIS IS HAPPENING. As God as my witness. I need to think of what I want to write on those business cards!

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      Chris Gethard on November 12, 2010

      Tim - absolutely not a problem.

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      Tim Curcio on November 12, 2010

      You better send me photos of my photo defaced.

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      Chris Gethard on November 12, 2010

      Can't wait, Shane!

      Tim - thanks so much. Can't wait to meet you!

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      Shane Smith on November 12, 2010

      This is great! Lookin forward to seein everyone at DSI!

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      Tim DeMuth on November 12, 2010

      Chris,
      Tell Jonathan that this is his Christmas present!
      Maybe see you on the tour but definitely at the show tomorrow night. You guys rock!

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      Chris Gethard on November 11, 2010

      Thanks Nate! We'll do our best.

      Riley - sorry, man!

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      Riley Soloner on November 11, 2010

      Man, where's an essay contest when you need it?

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      Nate Dern on November 11, 2010

      I love this. Make it happen.

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      Chris Gethard on November 11, 2010

      Thanks Pat!

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      Patrick Baer on November 11, 2010

      Love it. Love it so much.

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      Chris Gethard on November 11, 2010

      Thanks Nick! I just hope we can pull it off.

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      Nick Mendillo on November 11, 2010

      This is such an awesome thing you're doing and I'm super excited for you guys. Should be a fantastic 12 days. That RV is gonna reek of balls. HAVE FUN!

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      Chris Gethard on November 11, 2010

      Now that would be the best. Maybe you can sing at it!

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      Janice Whaley on November 11, 2010

      If you can make it across the country, then surely I'll find a way to make it to LA for that show!

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      Chris Gethard on November 11, 2010

      Thanks Joey! Hope to see you there! - Chris

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      Joey Flispart on November 11, 2010

      "there's a cash-register ringing and it weighs so heavy on my back"

      Have fun crossing the country. Hope to catch a show.

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We will print ten business cards with your name and a message of your choosing on them and leave them in ten weird places around America.

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We will make a pillowcase with your face and name on it and force one of our cast members to sleep on it for 12 straight nights.

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We will make a t-shirt with your face on it and have one of the cast members wear it on a day of the tour. It will show up in our online videos. You will be able to enjoy waiting to see which cast member rocks your face and on which day.

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You get to define one of the stops on our cross country adventure. These will be the only stops we pre-determine for the entire trip. You can tell us to go anywhere - "I definitely want you to come to my house." or "Why not go to my friend's house and scare the shit out of him in the middle of the night?" or "My frat is throwing a party and we want you to come party with us so we have some nerds to make fun of." We don't care. We'll make it work. As long as you can give us an address that shows up in our GPS, we'll take you up on it.

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The Chris Gethard Show takes place once a month at the UCB Theater in New York, NY. In just over a year of existence, they've staged 13 crazy shows. One took place in Chris's apartment. Another served as a match making service that brought together three couples who are still together. Another featured an event called "The Wheel of Degradation" that will take way too long to explain. Our cast is a group of talented, creative, motivated weirdos who really want to give the audience things they don't expect, and in a way they don't expect.

Besides Chris, who is the ringmaster of the show, the cast includes Shannon O'Neill (the most badass lady in NYC), Don Fanelli (the handsomest man in Hackensack, NJ), and Will Hines (Chris's unfunny 40 year old sidekick). Bethany Hall, our stage manager, and Jon Demuth, our video director, will also make the trek, as will our house band - The Kung Fu Monkeys!

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