Miami Highway Construction Will Never End (Until GTA 6)
Miami highway construction took years for one arch, then GTA 6 showed up and suddenly everything got finished. I have a theory.
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Comedy shows in Miami this week
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THU19FRI20This week
Nov 9 – 15
2 podcast bits
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Miami-Dade Commissioner Salary: $6,000 or $154,000?
The Miami-Dade commissioner salary is six thousand dollars on paper and way more in real life. Here is how Miami got bait and switched into a raise.
6 min read
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Sawgrass Mills Flooding: Swimming Back to Your Car
Sawgrass Mills flooding turned the parking lot into a lake, and somehow the tow trucks got stuck too. Here is how locals and tourists handle a South Florida flood.
7 min read
Last week
Nov 2 – 8
7 podcast bits · 1 newsletter
Podcast bit
Offended at a Comedy Show in Miami? Sit Further Back
A young couple in the front row got offended at a comedy show in Miami. Here is why that happens and how to actually enjoy a live show in this city.
7 min read
Podcast bit
Miami Beach Mounted Police: Cops on Horses Are a Flex
Half a million dollars for cops on horses on Miami Beach. If your neighborhood has horse cops, it does not have enough crime. Here is why I think the horses are a distraction.
7 min read
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UFO Sightings in Miami: The Night I Saw the Orb
A bright orb doing laps over my neighborhood at 3 in the morning, a shaking bed and a mark on my back. Here is my UFO sighting in Miami, and why nobody ever believes us.
7 min read
MIAMI COMEDY WEEKLYNov 6 – Nov 12
Newsletter
Miami's dry season forgot to show up
15 inches of rain, one stuck tow truck, and five rain-proof nights out.
- SAT 11/7SO LIT Saturday
- SUN 11/8Alex Edelman
- TUE 11/10TOO LIT Tuesday
- WED 11/11Wingman Wednesdays
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Aguardiente in Miami: Colombian Moonshine in a Horse Pouch
Aguardiente is worse than tequila, and I can say that because I am Colombian. Here is what it is, why Miami bars never have it, and how to survive your first family party.
6 min read
Podcast bit
Who Pays for the Uber After a Date in Miami?
Him or her, who is tapping the button at 2 in the morning? The Uber after a date in Miami tells you exactly what kind of night it was.
6 min read
Podcast bit
Is Art Basel Leaving Miami? The Rent Got Cut in Half
Art Basel threatened to move to Las Vegas and Miami Beach cut the rent in half. So can the rest of us try that with our landlords?
6 min read
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Miami-Dade Commissioner Bodyguards: Who Pays for the SUVs?
Miami-Dade commissioner bodyguards cost millions to drive about 14 people around in black SUVs with the lights on. I have questions, and a backup plan involving the jail.
6 min read
2 weeks ago
Oct 26 – Nov 1
7 podcast bits · 1 newsletter
Podcast bit
King Tide in Miami: The Flood That Shows Up on a Sunny Day
King tide in Miami is the only flood that shows up under blue skies. Here's what it is, who it hits the hardest, and why Miami turns every flood into content.
6 min read
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Halloween Parties in Miami: Even the Ghosts Go Out
Halloween parties in Miami aren't scary. They're just regular Miami nights with a theme, and even the ghosts skip the afterlife to come out.
6 min read
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Tipping in Miami: When to Tip, When to Skip
Tipping in Miami has gotten out of control. Here's when the tip is undeniable, when the napkin is the plate, and why nobody should be guarding the spicy mayo.
7 min read
MIAMI COMEDY WEEKLYOct 30 – Nov 5
Newsletter
Miami gets a 25-hour Halloween this year
Clocks fall back at 2 AM Saturday night. Here's what to do with the bonus hour.
- SAT 10/31SO LIT Saturday, Halloween at Blackbird Ordinary
- TUE 11/3Daniel Sloss at The Parker
- TUE 11/3TOO LIT Tuesday
- WED 11/4Wingman Wednesday
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Real Miami for Tourists: Skip South Beach, Go to Hialeah
Looking for the real Miami as a tourist? Skip Ocean Drive. A local comedian on Hialeah, Calle Ocho, Dolphin Mall, Doral and why everybody here stays in their lane.
6 min read
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Ladies Night in Miami: So Where Is Men’s Night?
Ladies get free wine and tequila, and the men get a bucket of domestic beer for thirty bucks. Miami needs a real men's night, with a gentleman's test at the door.
6 min read
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Trick or Treating in Miami: A Neighborhood Guide
Kendall gives you two, Pinecrest gives you full-size, Hialeah gives you a pastelito, and Brickell gives you a protein bar and a QR code.
6 min read
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Brightline Miami to Orlando: The 305 Takes Over the 407
Brightline put Miami on a direct train to Orlando, which means Disney is basically Miami now and Mickey is going by Miguelito.
6 min read
3 weeks ago
Oct 19 – 25
7 podcast bits · 1 newsletter
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Mango Season in Miami: Can You Pick Your Neighbor’s?
Every summer there's a mango hanging over somebody's fence in Hialeah, and every summer there's an abuela behind the blinds waiting for you to touch it.
6 min read
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Uber in Miami: Rating Your Driver’s Music and Aux Cord
In Miami I don't rate my Uber driver on the driving. I rate the playlist, and if you hand me the aux cord, that's trust.
6 min read
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Miami Halloween Costumes Only Locals Will Get
Skip Party City. The best Miami Halloween costumes are the afilador, the pata sucia, abuela with the chancleta, and the valet guy who lost your keys.
6 min read
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Indian Food in Miami: Bombay Darbar and Curry Pizza
I love Indian food in Miami. Go to Bombay Darbar in the Grove, order medium not hot, and when nobody's looking, turn your naan into a curry pizza.
5 min read
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Cheating on Your Barber in a Miami Barbershop
My barber went out of town for two weeks, so I had to sit in the chair of the guy I'd been walking past for years. Every Miami barbershop has a code, and he made sure I felt it.
6 min read
MIAMI COMEDYWed, Oct 21
Newsletter
Who’s next? Wingman Wednesday is tonight
New faces, unexpected matches, and comedians making the introductions. Ladies drink free 9–10 PM.
- WED 10/21Wingman Wednesday at Blackbird Ordinary
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Miami Spice: A Local’s Guide to Fine Dining Cheap
Miami Spice is the city's thank you for staying through the summer heat. Ask for the special menu even when they pretend it doesn't exist, and leave the vegans at the Food Hall.
6 min read
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A Miami Haunted House That Would Actually Scare Us
Fog machines don't scare Miami. A real Miami haunted house needs abuela with a chancleta, the IRS asking where your money came from, and soundproof walls so the reggaeton can't save you.
5 min read
4 weeks ago
Oct 12 – 18
4 podcast bits
Podcast bit
Miami Tattoos: The Most 305 Ink You Can Get
Miami tattoos tell the whole story. Palm trees, a flamingo with a gold chain, Pitbull, Scarface, and 305 Till I Die, as long as you don't evacuate.
6 min read
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Getting an Oil Change in Miami Is a Poker Game
Getting an oil change in Miami is Texas Hold'em. Lead with what you need, keep eye contact, and never let them bluff you on the timing belt.
6 min read
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Malls in Miami, Ranked by Somebody Who Grew Up in Them
The malls in Miami are beefing and they don't even know it. Dolphin Mall is still the king, Mall of the Americas is on life support, and Costco is the only one visiting.
6 min read
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If Scary Movies Were Filmed in Florida
If scary movies were filmed in Florida, Scream would end in five minutes and Jason would get eaten by a gator. Florida ruins every horror movie.
5 min read
MIAMI COMEDY WEEKLYNov 6 – Nov 12
Newsletter
Miami's dry season forgot to show up
15 inches of rain, one stuck tow truck, and five rain-proof nights out.
- SAT 11/7SO LIT Saturday
- SUN 11/8Alex Edelman
- TUE 11/10TOO LIT Tuesday
- WED 11/11Wingman Wednesdays
MIAMI COMEDY WEEKLYOct 30 – Nov 5
Newsletter
Miami gets a 25-hour Halloween this year
Clocks fall back at 2 AM Saturday night. Here's what to do with the bonus hour.
- SAT 10/31SO LIT Saturday, Halloween at Blackbird Ordinary
- TUE 11/3Daniel Sloss at The Parker
- TUE 11/3TOO LIT Tuesday
- WED 11/4Wingman Wednesday
MIAMI COMEDYWed, Oct 21
Newsletter
Who’s next? Wingman Wednesday is tonight
New faces, unexpected matches, and comedians making the introductions. Ladies drink free 9–10 PM.
- WED 10/21Wingman Wednesday at Blackbird Ordinary
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This Friday's issue
MIAMI COMEDY WEEKLY · NOV 6 – NOV 12
Miami's dry season forgot to show up.
Hey, it's Manny.Comedian, Event Host, and the guy behind Miami Comedy
November is supposed to be dry season. Nobody told the sky. So this week's list is rain-proof: five nights, all indoors, all worth the drive.
Sat · SO LITSun · Alex EdelmanTue · TOO LITWed · Wingman
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