A FIELD GUIDE TO SUPER VILLAINS podcast

My Nerd Nite presentation on Super Villains is available in podcast form. Play it HERE

The voice matrix was created for KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT SUPER VILLAINS, co-curated by Tenebrous Kate. She wasn't in this show, but I've included Kate's contributions.

Here are some visuals to enhance your listening experience: 

Thanks for listening. 

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Villains on First Dates comics 


ALSO: 

The next show is KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT SPACE OPERAS, co-hosted by Pete the Retailer (from the STAR WARS MINUTE podcast.)

 Click here for details/tickets. 

Kevin Geeks Out About Space Operas from Kevin Maher on Vimeo.

Kevin Geeks Out About Super Villains

Time for the next installment of KEVIN GEEKS OUT. This month's show is all about SUPER VILLAINS. 

A story is only as good as its villain, so comedian Kevin Maher takes an obsessive look at some of the best and worst super villains. This two-hour multi-media show includes a virtual parade of power-mad perverts, bald villains, cartoon criminals, Satanic weirdoes, wrestling heels and more.

Kevin is joined by co-host Tenebrous Kate (creator of My Dream Date with a Villain) and a diabolical line-up of special guests, including 
• Illustrator Becky Munich (“Monster Activity Book”) 
• Writer Nick Nadel (truTV, IFC.com),  
• Doctor Maureen Mararese 
• Filmmaker Paul Murphy (Red Obsession)
• Professor Geoff Klock (“The Future of Comics, The Future of Men”) 

All this, plus trivia prizes, lame super-villains and even some V.I.L.F.s

Trailer: KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT SUPERVILLAINS from Nitehawk Cinema on Vimeo.
KEVIN GEEKS OUT is a video variety show hosted by writer-comedian Kevin Maher – a confabulation of obscure film clips, offbeat commentary, guest experts, games and curiosities. To geek out with Kevin you don’t have to be a geek, just a pop culture-adventurer.

RELATED: 

New York Times coverage of KEVIN GEEKS OUT

DREAM DATES GONE WRONG - part 2

A version of this series originally appeared in MY DREAM DATE WITH A VILLAIN.

M.O.D.O.K.

Non of Krypton (from Superman II)

Hannibal Lecter (from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)

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KEVIN GEEKS OUT: 
COMIC CON SPECTACULAR
Saturday October 11th @ 8:00pm
Webster Hall - 125 East 11th Street, NYC


Free admission with the above flyer. 

DREAM DATES GONE WRONG -- part 1

A version of this series originally appeared in MY DREAM DATE WITH A VILLAIN.

Freddy Kruger - A Nightmare on Elm Street

Butterball the Cenobite - Hellraiser

Blue Meanie - Yellow Submarine

Comic Con P.S.A. (and show calendar)

I made this Public Service Announcement for Comic Con because I'm doing two big shows as part of New York Super Week.

1. NERD COMEDY: For Nerds, By Nerds
Wednesday October 8th @ 8:00pm
at The Way Station
683 Washington Avenue in Brooklyn

Nerdy comedy performed at a Steampunk bar with a TARDIS bathroom.

Featuring Frank Conniff (aka TV's Frank from MST3K)
comedian Liam McEneaney (Tell Your Friends podcast)

Rusty Ward as redneck-nerd comic "Jeff Balrogworthy"

Meghan O'Neill (Reductress.com, J. Crew Crew)
Manolo Blank (international clown) 
Nick Nadel (HBO, The Onion) 
Hosted by Kevin Maher

The show includes stand-up, readings, sketches and videos. All designed for nerds, by nerds. 

Tickets are just ten bucks. 
No advanced ticket sales.
Age 21+

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2. KEVIN GEEKS OUT: COMIC CON SPECTACULAR
Saturday October 11th @ 8:00pm
in The Studio at Webster Hall,

A comedy-variety show celebration of everything we love about Comic Con, featuring presentations and comedy bits about Comic Books, Collectable Toys, Horror Movies, Robots, Post-Apocaylptic Fiction, Role Playing Games, Superhero Movies and Celebrity Encounters.

with: 
Screenwriter M. Sweeney Lawless
Professor Geoff Klock
Author/artist Tenebrous Kate
Blogger Nick Nadel
Cartoonist R. Sikoryak
Rusty Ward (host of Science Friction)
With special appearance by Flat Stan Lee. 
Hosted by Kevin Maher. 

Tickets and details HERE.

Full Schedule for the BROOKLYN BRAIN JAM

This Sunday, September 7th it's the 

FIRST ANNUAL BROOKLYN BRAIN JAM

A day-long festival of entertainment from long-running shows, including KEVIN GEEKS OUT, THE STORY COLLIDER, NERD NITE and THE BIG QUIZ THING.

Click HERE for tickets.

Sunday, September 7th, 12 - 6pm

at The Bell House

149 7th Street, Brooklyn NY

UPCOMING SHOWS

Updated schedule of Kevin Maher Comedy Shows/Events: 

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THE BROOKLYN BRAIN JAM
Sunday September 7th, 12 noon - 6:00 PM
at The Bell House, 149 7th Street in Brooklyn

What: A six-hour extravaganza, a buffet of entertainment from four distinct series KEVIN GEEKS OUT, THE STORY COLLIDER, NERD NITE and THE BIG QUIZ THING. 

Tickets and details HERE.


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NERD COMEDY: For Nerds, By Nerds
Wednesday October 8th @ 8:00pm
at The Way Station, 683 Washington Avenue in Brooklyn

Nerdy comedy performed at a Steampunk bar with a TARDIS bathroom, Featuring Frank Conniff (aka TV's Frank from MST3K), Rusty Ward as "Jeff Balrogworthy", Liam McEneaney, Meghan O'Neill, Manolo Blank and more. Hosted by Kevin Maher. 

Tickets and details HERE

This event is part of NEW YORK SUPER WEEK.



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KEVIN GEEKS OUT: COMIC CON SPECTACULAR
Saturday October 11th @ 8:00pm
in The Marlin Room at Webster Hall,

A comedy-variety show celebration of everything we love about Comic Con, featuring bits about Comic Books, Collectable Toys, Horror Movies, Robots, Post-Apocaylptic Fiction and Celebrity Encounters. 

with: Screenwriter M. Sweeney Lawless, Professor Geoff Klock, Blogger Nick Nadel, Cartoonist R. Sikoryak and Comedian Rusty Ward. Special Appearance by Flat Stan Lee. Hosted by Kevin Maher. 

Tickets and details HERE.

This event is part of NEW YORK SUPER WEEK. 

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KEVIN & MATT GEEK OUT ABOUT ZOMIBES
Thursday October 23rd @9:30pm
Nitehawk Cinema, 136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn

Comedian Kevin Maher is joined by Filmmaker Matt Glasson for a deep-dive into Zombie Cinema. This two-hour show features dozens of video clips, guest speakers, trivia games and prizes. 

Kevin Geeks Out About Wrestling (at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers)

Wrestling superstars and super-fans come together in Kevin Geeks Out About Wrestling. Comedian Kevin Maher hosts a pop-culture cavalcade, featuring rare clips from obscure movies, infamous matches and vintage videos.  The 2-hour show includes some of the weirdest moments in sports entertainment, plus trivia, prizes and a roundtable discussion on wrestling rumors, myths and legends.


Kevin Geeks Out About Wrestling: Saturday 3/29 at the Alamo Drafthouse from Kevin Maher on Vimeo.

Kevin Geeks Out joins The Alamo Drafthouse

Kevin Geeks Out All About Evil Trailer from Matthew Glasson on Vimeo.

The Kevin Geeks Out Show is teaming up with the coolest movie theater in America: The Alamo Drafthouse. 

The first show will be Saturday October 19th at the Yonkers Cinema. (Click HERE for tickets.) When you get tickets you'll choose a specific seat. The event starts at 7:30 but you can arrive at 7:00 and order some food or drinks, which are served during the show. 

KEVIN GEEKS OUT is a live video-variety show that obsesses over some of the greatest topics in pop culture. The event brings together rare videos, guest experts and trivia prizes. Since 2008, Kevin has geeked out with 26 different shows including Bigfoot, Robots, Alien Encounters, Professional Wrestling, Dummy Deaths and Visions of the Future. 

The October 19th show is ALL ABOUT EVIL and features film clips and special presentations about evil clowns, evil computers, evil rocks bands and more. 


Host/comedian Kevin Maher welcomes special guests: 
Clown Matt Wilson
Comedian Rusty Ward
Filmmaker Matthew Glasson
Cult Blogger Tenebrous Kate
Variety Show host Tom Blunt


This world-famous Alamo Drafthouse is the perfect home for the Kevin Geeks Out series. "I've had some excellent times seeing special events at the Drafthouse," Kevin Maher said during a recent press conference that really did happen and isn't something he just made up here. "I attended Phantasmania -- where they showed all four Phantasm movies over the course of three midnight shows, with cast and crew present. And I was there for Bruce Campbellpalooza. The Alamo Drafthouse was an influence on the Kevin Geeks Out show, so it's perfect that we team up now that they're in New York." 

Kevin Geeks Out: All About Evil
Saturday October 19th @ 7:30
The Alamo Drafthouse
2548 Central Park West
Yonkers, New York 

Get tickets HERE

*video edited by Matt Glasson
**poster created by Tenebrous Kate

Kevin Geeks Out About Rip-Off Cinema

We've got a new KEVIN GEEKS OUT show coming up. 

This month's theme is RIP-OFF CINEMA, chronicling the "knockbusters" that attempt to capture the magic of big-budget movies. Buy tickets HERE (NOTE: We're an editor's pick at Gothamist as one of the 20 Fun Things to do in May, so the show will likely sell-out.) 

KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT RIP-OFF CINEMA
Friday May 10th @ 8pm
92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NYC
just ten bucks

Here's the line-up: 

This Saturday - Kevin Geeks Out About Wrestling

KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT... 
WRESTLING
a multi-media show dedicated to the greatest sport on earth

This Saturday March 23rd at 8:00
at the 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street

Buy tickets HERE

with special guests:

BRIAN SOLOMON (telling stories about working with WWE for 7 years) 

MIKE EDISON (asking the question "Was Andy Kaufman the Greatest Wrestler Ever?")

TENEBROUS KATE (celebrating Luche Libre cinema) 

BRANDON ROHWER (sharing the best and worst tWEEts -- wrestling twitter account)

NOAH TARNOW (from "The Big Quiz Thing" doing a super-special wrestling quiz)

plus:

* a panel discussion on Wrestling rumors, myths and legends
* rare TV and film clips
* Kevin Maher reads from Leaping Lanny Poffo's book of poetry


Buy tickets HERE

Lastly, here's the video with its ORIGINAL audio: 

Kevin Geeks Out About...Wrestling

Kevin Geeks Out is the comedy-variety show hosted by writer-comedian Kevin Maher—a confabulation of vintage film clips and videos, new finds, guest experts, games and curiosities. To geek out with Kevin you don’t need to be a geek, you just need to love cool stuff.

This March, in anticipation of Wrestlemania, Kevin Geeks Out about WRESTLING, celebrating some of the weirdest, wildest moments in sports entertainment. The two-hour cultural cavalcade includes guest speakers presenting rare film footage and TV clips you won’t find on YouTube or Netflix. 

The all-star line-up includes:


* Former WWE Magazine editor BRIAN SOLOMON shares his surreal retrospective "7 Years in the Tower: What I Learned Working for WWE" and presents a clip of Rowdy Roddy Piper discussing his role in John Carpenter's They Live!

* Author and raconteur MIKE EDISON grapples with that great existential conundrum, Was Andy Kaufman the Greatest Wrestler of All Time?

* Cult-movie film blogger TENEBROUS KATE celebrates the odd sub-genre of Lucha Libre movies from the ‘60s and ‘70s.

* Pop Culture enthusiast BRANDON ROHWER looks at Wrestling’s Greatest tweets (or tWWEets) where the heels maintain their personas over social media.

* Quizmaster NOAH TARNOW (The Big Quiz Thing) tests the crowd's knowledge of iconic wrestlers.

* Host KEVIN MAHER delivers dramatic readings from Leaping Lanny Poffo’s poetry collection.

* Plus a roundtable discussion on Wrestling rumors, myths and legends.

Part of the monthly series KEVIN GEEKS OUT.

Click HERE for tickets

Kevin Geeks Out About Dream Sequences (sort of)

How often do you get to produce a show with one of your favorite people/ inspiring peers?

Next Friday I'm getting to do just that, with the always wonderful Tom Blunt.  He's has been hosting MEET THE LADY an excellent video variety show.  (named after Tom's photo blog about women he would like to meet.) 

This month he invited me to co-host and co-curate the show.

MEET THE LADY is like my "Kevin Geeks Out" series, a video variety show arranged around a theme, with guest speakers/performers, rare film clips, trivia and prizes.

The March 25th show is all about that wonderful trope: THE  DREAM SEQUENCE.  Our 2-hour extravaganza will include dozens of clips, plus:

Kevin Geeks Out About Visions of the Future: Show Recap

Each month I host a theme night at the 92Y Tribeca in New York City, the show is called KEVIN GEEKS OUT.  

January's sold-out show celebrated the year 2010 with a collection of speculative visions of tomorrow.  (In honor of this occasion, I dressed as Orson Welles when he hosted the sensationalist Nostradamus documentary: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, more on that later...) We started off with a grab-bag of video footage from a variety of films (and TV shows) that showcased: a police state that enforced mandatory dancing (The Apple), a fully-realized 3-D chess game aboard a spaceship (Futureworld), the most popular cable channel of the 22nd century (Idiocracy), and a time-travelling spaceman who taught the people of the future all about funk (Buck Rogers). 

After that KGO super-producer Jay Stern shared an edited-down video of the 1930 talkie JUST IMAGINE.  This science-fiction musical showed what life would be like 50 years in the future.  (Warning: The film features lots of prohabition jokes.)





Daily Show writer Elliott Kalan shared a photo-essay on the 1939 World's Fair.  Elliott featured surprising details and photos of the world's largest cash register -- but he also got at the heart of the World's Fair's sorrow.  (Elliott's piece will be making its way to the internet soon.)

Continuing with the 1930's promise of tomorrow, KGO Super-producer M. Sweeney Lawless  gave us the ultimate profile of ELEKTRO the Moto-Man.

Elektro was the star-attraction of the '39 Fair, but after the Fair ran out of money and shut down, Elektro became the world's first has-been robot.


READ MEG'S COMPLETE ESSAY HERE.


We moved onto the 1950's with the promise of exciting advances in automobiles, highways, homes and luxury devices.  Special thanks to Matt Novak (editor of the incredible Paleofuture.com) for suggesting some of these clips...





Continuing with the march of progress, we featured a slide-show by Seth Porges (technology editor for Popular Mechanics.)  Seth shared some of the more outrageous predictions made by his employer over the years. (Video of this presentation will be coming soon to an internet near you.)

After that we welcomed a very special guest to the show: Psychic Jane Doherty.

Before the show started, we asked audience members to submit questions about life in the future, and Jane would tell us what we could expect.   The segment revealed that we would see a woman president in the United States, a vegetarian fast-food chain will be established by 2015 (it will start in New York or California), within this decade a lot of questions will be answered about finding a cure for cancer (we will find a cure!)  And finally, Jane answered a question about whether there's any truth to the prophecy that 2012 will bring the end of the world.  Jane has communicated with Mayan Elders and explained that they do not believe 2012 is the end, rather there will be a shift in consciousness. 


We turned our attention to another psychic, the infamous Nostradamus.  Sure there are dozens of Nostradamus shows on the History channel, but none of those specials could be more distrurbing and over-the-top than the documentary The Man Who Saw Tomorrow.  This 1981 movie was hosted by Orson Welles, not only did it include re-enactments of past events, but dramatizations of things that hadn't happened yet.  Needless to say this movie freaked me out as a kid:


After that traumatic bit of video, we needed a snack break!


Each month we provide a thematic treat, and what could be better than a heaping helping of DIPPIN' DOTS -- the ice cream of the future!  The good people of Dippin' Dots donated enough cryogenically frozen ice cream for each and every member of our audience.  Thanks again Dippin' Dots gang!

Moving into more recent visions of the future, I looked at five futures predicted by Saturday Morning Cartoons, including Thundarr the Barbarian, The Partridge Family 2200 A.D. and the worst Bugs Bunny cartoon I've ever seen.

SEE THE COMPLETE LIST OF CARTOON VISIONS OF THE FUTURE (with video clips) BY CLICKING HERE.

At this point we delved into the darker possibilities of tomorrow. The amazing Kriota Wilberg (aka The Cinematologist) addressed the topic of Mutants in the future.  Kriota dealt with the overthrow of the human population, viral vampirism, genetic engineering, hypertrichosis (aka Wolfman disease) and more!  I cannot do justice to her dizzying analysis of mutation, so instead here's a photo of a Martian prostitute with multiple breasts: (below)

Note: during the show we re-visited this slide, observing that the image, which had been pulled from the internet, was stamped by a someone calling himself "Sauron_2000"(!)


Now that I have your attention (or did I lose just you?) you can read Kriota's lecture here.


Our penultimate guest was a favorite, Tenebrous Kate, who edited together this very special video about lessons learned from the 1982 Italian post-nuke favorite The New Barbarians (aka Warriors of the Wasteland). Watch and learn:


Our final guest was the first person we thought to book for this event: Scott Christian Carr, a writer/filmmaker/and author of post-apocalyptic fiction.

Scott started his segment by asking the audience a thought-provoking question "If you survive the end of the world, who do you want by your side?"  Scott answered that the one person you'd want more than anyone is your brother -- and then he shared a scene from his original film The Nuke Brothers.  (CLIP COMING SOON.)


Following a brief Q&A about his movie, we watched a montage Scott edited (with his brother Jeremy) looking at the theme of "Loneliness in the Future".  (CLIP COMING SOON)


Oh, it was a splendid evening of oddball entertainment, super-cold ice cream, and fantastical futures.  What's in store for the future of Kevin Geeks Out?  Here's the trailer for February's event, KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT MONKEYS.  (Click here for tickets)




note: all photos (except for the Dippin' Dots) by Matthew Glasson.  
Additional artwork courtesy of Sauron_2000