Ian Karmel and Emily Heller Celebrate Upcoming Album Releases
Punk label Kill Rock Stars,will release new albums from Ian Karmel and Emily Heller on Friday November 13th and will celebrate the releases with a joint show at Nerdmelt in Los Angeles on the same night. Both Karmel and Heller are national comedy treasures, loved by fans and other comedians. Both comics are releasing their debut albums; Heller with an album titled Good for Her, and Karmel with 9.2 on Pitchfork.
Emily Heller recorded Good For Her in Brooklyn, taking the crowd on a ride through her awkward teenage years in San Francisco, misadventures in housesitting, being single, her love of hip-hop and more. She has been named Comic to Watch by both Variety and Comedy Central and featured in Marie Claire’s “Funniest Women of 2015.” She has performed on CONAN and appeared on @midnight frequently, is the creator and star of the Above Average series The Future, co-hosts the podcast Baby Geniuses. She is currently a series regular on the TBS comedy Ground Floor.
Karmel is a Portland comic who landed the title ‘Funniest Person in Portland.’ This month he’s releasing his debut stand up album 9.2 on Pitchfork, which he recorded in front of a hometown crowd. Ian talks about Pimp My Ride, his differences with Harry Styles, hot sauce at Taco Bell, being Jewish (but atheist) and plenty more. Ian’s credits include Conan, Chelsea Lately, Portlandia and Best Sandwich in America and currently writes for CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Listen to Ian talk about Hot Sauce and Napkins in this track release.
