May 13, 2014

EP. 198.5 — Sklarbro County 103

Incredibly hilarious stand up Hasan Minhaj bears his soul with a story about meeting his longtime hero Michael Jordan on today’s Sklarbro County! Hasan also talks about how his parents are proud ashamed about his stand up career, R. Kelly in concert, and his upcoming documentary called Stand Up Planet. As always, Daniel Van Kirk brings in some crazy stories including a Washington man enlists kids to steal purses from a Chuck E. Cheese’s, a Florida man who demands the right to marry his porn-filled Apple computer, and Salt Lake City police breaking up a couple who were performing sex acts on a church lawn. Plus, NFL analyst Doug Buffone gives us the breakdown on how the Bears during the 2014 NFL draft. Check out the premiere of Hasan’s documentary Stand Up Planet on Wednesday, May 14th on PIVOT, Link TV, & KCET. Go to www.standupplanet.org for more info!

 

Make sure to head on over to Netflix to stream The Sklar Brothers’ one hour special “What Are We Talking About” right this very minute and don’t forget to cop the album available on iTunes today!

 

Catch The Sklar Brothers LIVE at the Up Comedy Club in Chicago, IL on May 29th-31st and at the West Palm Beach Improv in West Palm Beach, FL on June 27th-28th. For tickets go to www.supersklars.com!

 

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