Robber Barons Comedy http://robberbaronscomedy.com The Robber Barons are Stanford's sketch comedy group, creating original comedy at Stanford and beyond. We write and perform all of our own material, and we love making you laugh---whether or not you like it. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:36:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 End Of Quarter Show! March 2 and 3 http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2012/02/23/end-of-quarter-show-march-2-and-3/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2012/02/23/end-of-quarter-show-march-2-and-3/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:09:33 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=457 Our End of Quarter Show is coming around again, Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, at 8PM. Woot Woot! Reserve your tickets here: https://www.wepay.com/events/robber-barons-sketch-comedy-presents:-now-that-s-what-i

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]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/12/01/fall-show-dec-2-3-in-the-geo-corner/feed/ 0 Robber Barons application is now available! http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/09/26/robber-barons-application-is-now-available/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/09/26/robber-barons-application-is-now-available/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:25:04 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=420 So what are you waiting for? Head over to the apply page and fill out an application. Apps are due Monday, October 3 @ 5PM, and you can send them in to our email address robberbaronscomedy@gmail.com, and if you have any questions that’s the place to ask ‘em.

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The main one:

Black and whites:

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Get ‘em here: http://robberbaronscomedy.ticketleap.com/aggressive

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]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/04/12/spring-show-may-19-20-21-in-geo-corner/feed/ 0 Seat Reservations Available for Winter Show http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/02/27/seat-reservations-available-for-winter-show/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/02/27/seat-reservations-available-for-winter-show/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:30:46 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=353 Get ‘em here:

http://robberbaronscomedy.ticketleap.com/lolcatraz/

]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/02/27/seat-reservations-available-for-winter-show/feed/ 0 Winter Show: Escape from LOLcatraz! March 3, 4, 5 http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/02/22/winter-show-escape-from-lolcatraz-march-3-4-5/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2011/02/22/winter-show-escape-from-lolcatraz-march-3-4-5/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:57:47 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=338 Never fear: the Winter Show is here. Ever seen “The Rock,” starring Nicolas Cage? Yeah, me too. This is like that, but with more explosions.

DETAILS:
Sneak Preview Show: Thursday, March 3. 8pm. Location: TBD
Friday, March 4. 8pm. Location: Geology Corner Lecture Hall (320-105)
Saturday, March 5. 8pm. Location: Geology Corner Lecture Hall (320-105)

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166287116754269

Reserve Tickets: http://robberbaronscomedy.ticketleap.com/lolcatraz

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This Friday, the Robber Barons are performing alongside Talisman, Spoken Word, SImps, and Spiked Punchline in Jubalance, a benefit show for Sudan. The event is co-hosted by STAND. $5 donation goes entirely to Genocide Intervention Network.

Cheap, quality entertainment for a good cause? If you say no, you’re probably a bad person.

Details:
10pm
Friday, Jan 28th
Elliot Programming Center (EPC–next to Lake Lag)

Email acon@stanford.edu with any questions!

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Come or you’ll feel guilty for not helping the world.

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Click Here to Get Seat Reservations

If you do have a reservation, make sure to show up at least five minutes before scheduled show time to claim your reservation; otherwise it, like any chance of meaningful reform after these midterm elections, will disappear.

]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/11/03/robber-barons-show-reserve-a-seat/feed/ 0 Fall Show: Nov 11-13 in the Nitery http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/10/28/fall-show-nov-11-13-in-the-nitery/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/10/28/fall-show-nov-11-13-in-the-nitery/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:10:51 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=249 Put that on your calendars, people. That will be a total of 5 shows (1 Thursday, 2 Fri and Sat). More info about Seat Reservations and things along those lines will come soon. This will be the first show for our new members John, Lauren, Joseph, Carlo, Catherine, and Sophie!

]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/10/28/fall-show-nov-11-13-in-the-nitery/feed/ 0 Apply to be in the Robber Barons! http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/09/21/apply-to-be-in-the-robber-barons/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/09/21/apply-to-be-in-the-robber-barons/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:39:44 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=245 Our 2010 application is online: download it now! We welcome all types of applicants and encourage you to apply regardless of your previous formal humor experience. We are looking for all different types of group members, so apply!

Robber Barons Application 2010

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us at robberbaronscomedy@gmail.com or visit us at the Activities Fair this Friday in White Plaza.

We look forward to reading your application!

]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/09/21/apply-to-be-in-the-robber-barons/feed/ 0 Robber Barons: Olympic Athletes. Brand new show up THIS WEEK! http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/03/01/robber-barons-olympic-athletes-brand-new-show-up-this-week/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/03/01/robber-barons-olympic-athletes-brand-new-show-up-this-week/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:21:31 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=215 Hello potential spectator,

We, the Stanford Robber Barons, are celebrating our second birthday with our seventh all-new sketch comedy show, Robber Barons: Olympic Athletes. The comedy is pure gold, and after watching us perform, we’re sure we’ll at the very least place in your hearts. Does this last sentence not [Olympic] ring[s] true? Feel free to torch a building in protest. We suggest one of the international houses, or perhaps Escondido [Olympic] Village. We’ve shown a lot of promise at previous outings at the Laugh Factory and our recent San Francisco SketchFest exhibition, and we’ve been training all Winter quarter for the big event. In the comedy world, we’re proud to represent ourselves, to represent Stanford, and, most of all, to represent America. USA! USA! USA!

For the first time ever, you can reserve your seats in advance–make sure that you have a spot! We’ve sold out before, and we could well do it again.

Here’s a poster:

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We made this video in one action-packed take. The Stanford Fund is a Stanford-run organization that collects money from donors that supports financial aid, undergraduate academic initiatives, and student organizations like the Robber Barons. We’re pretty indebted to it and were happy to put so much effort into this video.

]]> http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2010/02/26/robber-barons-thank-the-stanford-fund/feed/ 0 Tickets available for SketchFest shows! http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2009/12/14/tickets-available-for-sketchfest-shows/ http://robberbaronscomedy.com/blog/2009/12/14/tickets-available-for-sketchfest-shows/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:44:55 +0000 admin http://robberbaronscomedy.com/?p=147 Here’s the rundown of our show dates for SketchFest. We’ll be performing the closing weekend–if you want to check out the rest of this incredible festival, which features Weird Al, SNL alum like Tim Meadows and Rachel Dratch, the entire cast of Reno 911, and oh-so-many more, click here.

SHOW #1: Thursday, January 28. BUY TICKETS
8pm @ The Dark Room $12
SF Sketchfest at the Dark Room, presented by Atom.com
Robber Barons / The Skinny / Sidecar / The Internet
Note: this show will be our third at the Dark Room. We will be performing a half hour set.

SHOW #2: Friday, January 29. BUY TICKETS
10:30pm @ The Eureka Theater $15
Robber Barons / A Kiss From Daddy / Doug Jones: How To Enterprise
Note: this will be a 45 minute set, and we will be following “Theme Park Improv,” with Rachel Dratch, Community’s Danny Pudi, Jessica Makinson, Janet Varney and Cole Stratton. To buy tickets for that show (8PM, $25), click here.

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The exact schedule has not been set, but we will likely be performing one 30-minute set at a venue in San Francisco towards the latter part of January. If you around, stay tuned for details and be sure to check out our performance!

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The sketches from our Fall 2009 show are up!

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