Email Author Nate Patrin

2010 Stories by Nate Patrin

• Dr. Mambo's Combo

  published December 29, 2010

  1987 was a notable year for Minnesota: the Twins won the World Series, Prince released one of his best albums in Sign 'O' the Times, and... More >>

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  2010: The Year in Whatever

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Who has time to catch up with everythingr Seeing movies, reading comics, following comedy, watching TV--each of these activities can be a full-time job in itself, and when it comes time to sum it all ... More >>

• Metallagher's New Year's Dyer's Eve

  published December 22, 2010

  If there's one thing the existence of Metallagher proves, it's that portmanteau-based novelty bands are only as good as what their name promises.... More >>

• Yo Gotti

  published December 22, 2010

  Yeah, it's Christmas Eve -- but it's also Friday night, and hitting the clubs isn't necessarily out of the question. In that event, Karma's scored... More >>

• Stocking Stuffers

  published December 22, 2010

  It's never fun having to go through Christmas without getting a single thing you've asked for. You were good all year -- comparatively speaking --... More >>

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  Five movies to watch instead if 'Tron: Legacy' sucks

  published Dec 16, 2010

  Let's be fair here: I haven't seen Tron: Legacy yet, and it's likely you haven't, either. And despite the suspicion that so often swirls around CGI-filled blockbusters--especially remakes, reboots, an... More >>

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  Keep the receipt: the gifts that make our holidays awkward

  published Dec 09, 2010

  In an ideal scenario, giving gifts to a friend or loved one during the holiday season is laughably easy. You find out what they want when they drop an obvious hint, or you know them well enough to rea... More >>

• Spot On: Choice clips from the British Television Advertising Awards

  published Dec 02, 2010

  For two dozen years now, the Walker has staged an annual symposium on the idea that television commercials can actually be entertaining -- at least if they're from Britain. Like a somewhat artsier boo... More >>

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  Scott Pilgrim and the hipster-geek divide

  published Nov 23, 2010

  If you had to save a pop-culture artifact to show people 25 years from now in order to help them make sense of what this decade's youth culture was like, you could do a lot worse than the Scott Pilgri... More >>

• Tim and Eric Awesome Tour, Great Job! Chrimbus Spectacular 2010

  published November 17, 2010

  Christmas is stressful enough as it is without television getting in the way—the faux-heartwarming holiday moments shoehorned into usually... More >>

• The Upright Citizens Brigade's sketchy characters visit the Varsity

  published Nov 16, 2010

  It's not easy to come up with inspired nonsense off the top of your head, even when you've got some outside sources of inspiration. (Hell, I spent 10 minutes trying to figure out how to start this blo... More >>

• Prof

  published November 17, 2010

  Prof is one of those MCs who teeters on the borderline between making any beat sound good and making it sound irrelevant. Sometimes he rides a... More >>

• Upright Citizens Brigade

  published November 10, 2010

  If traditional sketch comedy is tricky enough to get right, then the spontaneous, unpredictable art of improv sketch comedy is downright perilous.... More >>

• Doug Stanhope rants, 'blorts,' and more at the Varsity

  published Nov 08, 2010

  Doug Stanhope is not interested in your approval. He might be owed some -- at least if mortified horror can fuel approval -- but he will not make it easy for you. "I wish the road down was faster," he... More >>

• Takin' it to the Tweets: Five Comedy Feeds to Follow on Twitter

  published Nov 04, 2010

  So you've got Conan, Kanye, and Colbert on your feed. You were one of the first 1,500 people to follow Aziz Ansari. You're keeping tabs on everyone who ever wrote and performed on Mystery Science Thea... More >>

• Bill Burr, human Molotov cocktail

  published Oct 25, 2010

  A lot of comedians like to justify their edgier material with an arrogant disclaimer: "I'm actually up here sayin' what you only think." Veteran provocateur Bill Burr might as well offer an addendum t... More >>

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  Alternative monster ideas for when zombies, vampires, and werewolves don't cut it

  published Oct 21, 2010

  People, we are currently depleting one of our most precious natural pop-culture resources: monsters. In an era where the tenor of the times seems to be "everyone around me is a mindless automaton who... More >>

• Rayguns, Robots and Tattooed Philosophers: Comic Creators to Watch at Fallcon

  published Oct 14, 2010

  If you've ever been to a comics convention, you probably have a good idea as what to expect from the 23rd annual installation of the Midwest Comic Book Association's gathering, FallCon. And sure, it's... More >>

• Mallman Marathon 3

  published September 29, 2010

  Most musicians never manage to write 400 pages of lyrics and 78 hours' worth of songs in their entire careers. But Mark Mallman? He tends to see... More >>

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  Patton vs. Audience: Whoever Wins, We Laugh

  published Sep 20, 2010

  The crowd that came to the Pantages to see Patton Oswalt on Saturday night expected an edgy, provocative yet giddily enthusiastic set from one of the top comedians in the business. What they didn't ba... More >>

• Patton Oswalt

  published September 8, 2010

  In old-time Hollywood, being a triple threat meant you were a talented singer, dancer, and actor. But in the comedy world, it means you can kill a... More >>

• Gizmonic Institute: Sidehackers

  published August 25, 2010

  After two successful months regaling the Clown Lounge with classic episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Gizmonic Institute is going... More >>

• E.L.nO.

  published August 18, 2010

  For far too long we've been told that Electric Light Orchestra were insufferable '70s cheese, a bloated prog-rock monstrosity that valued... More >>

• E.L.nO.

  published July 21, 2010

  For far too long we've been told that Electric Light Orchestra were insufferable '70s cheese, a bloated prog-rock monstrosity that valued... More >>

• III Kings Soundsystem

  published July 21, 2010

  Anyone can throw on a red-green-and-gold ensemble, guzzle Red Stripe after Red Stripe and natter on about how they had a real deep experience... More >>