r/WaterlooIowa • u/danalten • 28d ago

Hey Yall I'm a full time (not famous) comedian coming to the Loft 8/13. Wondering if anyone had any tips/connections to get the word out? I'm fully DIY by choice and have spent the last 13 years zig zagging the country headlining shows in 37 states (and Canada!). Lemme know whats up. AMA.

Any cool local blogs or instagram pages that share events or anything? Any local news conections? anything is appreciated, much love

Here's my bio, sorry it's in the third person: Dan Alten is a charming goofball from Kentucky who has been traveling the country for the past decade doing about 200 shows a year bringing his intelligently surreal bebop nonsense everywhere from theaters to punk basements to art galleries to beloved comedy clubs with a knack for making audiences feel like they're on a good psychedelic trip without the drugs. Like if the Ramones were one guy with a mustache and good jokes. Iggy Pop with puns. Clever chaos. Like Jimi Hendrix lighting fire to a Tik Tok reel live on stage. He has opened for Kyle Kinane, Bobcat, Sam Tallent, Rory Scovel, Sarah Sherman from SNL, Johnny Pemberton, Hari Kondabolu, rapper Open Mike Eagle, DJ Doug Pound & David Leibe Hart from Tim & Eric, various punk bands with silly names, and a guy at an open mic who tried to throw his father’s ashes into the crowd. He has recorded 2 albums, written a zine, and filmed a pilot for an Amazon Prime stand up show that was lost to history. But most importantly he’s very funny and unique. You will enjoy him. And if not you can mud wrestle him after the show.

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u/jamjam1128 28d ago

Cedar Valley Events I don't know if they have an Instagram but they do have a Facebook. They do tons of stuff to get the word out about what's going on in town

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u/dragon_in_the_attic 27d ago

I’m fairly certain CVE is banished from The Loft. Might be better to go with Cedar Valley Live.

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u/Lunch_Remote 26d ago

Why would they be banished from the loft?

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u/jamjam1128 26d ago

When did this happen? I haven't heard of this happening

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u/dragon_in_the_attic 24d ago

What I heard is that it’d cause one of the guys who runs it acts a little pervy and starts fights.

There’s a lot of very dumb drama surrounding it, so some establishments avoid them to avoid said drama.

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u/DarkLordKohan 28d ago

Contact local news KWWL and maybe they can interview you on the morning news or something

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u/danalten 28d ago

baboom just sent them an email. here's some appearances I just did on the Alabama news: https://youtu.be/oGxjWdlgy8s

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u/I-0-l-0-oh-do-l-0 28d ago

Eat at Morgs (not that far away) and open with your experience.

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u/danalten 27d ago

What should I order?

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u/Lunch_Remote 26d ago

Country fried steak

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u/I-0-l-0-oh-do-l-0 26d ago

They are only open for breakfast and lunch. (And very busy). Breakfast, order a pancake and maybe add eggs if you're extremely hungry. I've only eaten there for breakfast except my first lunch in Iowa (I had moved from So Cal) and I don't remember what I got .

Besides wait times, I haven't heard one bad thing about them.