Category: Special Announcements

Greg Morton Enjoys a Zany Christmas

by gregmorton, posted in Special Announcements

This weekend, December 9th and 10th, Greg Morton makes a special guest appearance on the ‘One Man 2 Chicks & a Bay-bee Show.  It’s a special Toys for Tots benefit brought to you by comedian Bob Zany.  Author of the Zany Report heard weekly on The Bob and Tom Show!

Join Bob Zany, Greg Morton, Illusionist Keith West, and the Zanettes at the Argosy Casino Music Hall for a very special evening of laughter and entertainment.  Wow!  Someone pinch me, I feel like I’m in Vegas!  Now that’s how you put a show together bay-bee!

Showtimes are at 7:00 and 9:00 pm and anyone donating an new unwrapped toy gets in free!

Argosy Casino Music Hall

1 Piasa Street, Alton IL

Call 800 711 GAME for more info!

Trust me.  You don’t want to miss this show!

Movember is Over

by gregmorton, posted in pictures, Special Announcements
Morton Movember

We may have come to the official end of Movember, but there is still time to help out.  Please support our efforts by making a donation at http://mobro.co/MovemberIndy or at the very least I encourage everyone of you even if you don’t donate, PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET YOURSELF CHECKED!  It’s the least you can do to avoid being the 1 in 6 men worldwide that are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in their lifetime.  Let’s work together and change attitudes towards men’s health.

For all you ‘Mo-Bro’s out there don’t shave just yet! You can also help out by coming to this year’s End of Movember Gala which is THIS FRIDAY!!! (that is if you live near Indy).

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  Friday December 2nd – The 3rd annual End of Movember Gala Party!!

o    Back for 2011 we’ll be at Tomlinson Tap Room inside Historic Indianapolis City Market. Be there at 6pm and we’ll party until 10 or so!

o    Entry will be $10 with all proceeds raised going straight to Movember.

o    Remember to bring cash or checks! We have some great raffle prizes and sweet silent auctions again this for year!

o    We’ll have wonderful craft beer from all over the state of Indiana and beyond. Including beer from Sun King, Flat 12 Bierwerks, Rock Bottom, The Ram, Fountain Square Brewing, Upland, Twisted Crew, New Belgium and Triton Brewing!

o    There will also be delicious food from City Market vendors Papa Roux and Three Days in Paris!

o    Don’t forget to dress up in your finest costume to accompany your moustache, there will be rewards for that too!!
o    There is FREE parking available to the public via the surface lot on the NORTHEAST corner of Market and Alabama.
 I’d like to extend a special thanks to everyone who came out to the Movember fundraiser at Crackers Comedy Club.  Keep laughing!

KAREN RONTOWSKI, PAUL LYONS, GREG MORTON (A lineup to be thankful for)

by gregmorton, posted in Special Announcements

Does your family tradition include staring at other family members while  in a Tryptophan coma?  Are you tired of lining up for limited quantity Black Friday specials, only to be trampled by deal crazed shoppers?  There is a solution.

This week, Nov. 21 – 27 is Thanksgiving week.  One of the most stressful weeks of the year and producer Bob Kephart has put together a laugh inducing, stress relieving line-up at the Comedy Stop, Cafe and Cabaret.  Karen Rontowski, Paul Lyons, and Greg Morton!  All three are well seasoned and ready to bust your gut this holiday weekend.  Please join us.

The Comedy Stop, Cafe and Cabaret is located on the third floor in The Quarter entertainment and retail complex at the Tropicana.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Greg Morton, Cracking Up at Crackers NOV.16 – 19 / 2011

by gregmorton, posted in Special Announcements, Uncategorized, video

This week, Greg Morton will be cracking up audiences at Crackers Comedy Club in Indianapolis with Jamille Harlley.

This is a very special week for me.  It marks my return to one of my favourite clubs and the place where I first debuted the Obama Man song.  4.2 million hits later, the song has become a major part of my show.  I try to tweak the lyrics with each new event in the Obama presidency.

A recently reworked lyric in the song goes as follows.

Who can buy an ipod?  

Give it to the Queen.  

Who can shoot Bin Laden while he’s sleeping in his dreams?  Obama Man.

Fans of this song and others like ‘Mom Jeans’ won’t be disappointed.  A handful of new songs will make their debut on stage and on the air at the Bob & Tom Show.  Herman Cain anyone?

GREG MORTON RETURNS TO THE DEBATERS

by gregmorton, posted in news, radio, Special Announcements

Attention all Star Wars geeks and comedy freaks! You don’t want to miss this show.

On Sat Jun 19, Greg Morton makes his second appearance on CBC’s The Debaters show, hosted by Steve Paterson. The topics will be, Darth Vader, Best or Worst Dad & Stay at Home Dads.

The Debaters celebrate dads this week as new father David Pryde tries to convince Star Wars fan and Dark Lord devotee Greg Morton that even though he did try to get his son to join the family business, Darth Vader remains the worst dad of all time.

Next up, domestic daddy Tim Nutt doffs his apron and throws down an oven mitt as he tries to prove to patriarchy propagator David Hemstad that “stay at home dad” is a job title any man can be proud of. We may be talking about fathers this week. but The Debaters remains the “mother” of all radio comedy shows. Catch the action Saturday at 1:00 PM on Radio One. It’s a good one!

Fans of The Debaters may recall the Greg Morton’s last debaters topic. Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings. This knock down drag ’em out fight between comedians Greg Morton and Ron Sparks, now available on itunes.

Air Times

CBC
Network Times
Radio One
Saturdays at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT), Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (noon NT)
Sirius 137
Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 3 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m., Sundays at 12:30 a.m. ET

VEGAS BABY!!!

by gregmorton, posted in Special Announcements

Greg Morton performs all this week at the Comedy Stop, Sahara
Greg Morton is back in Vegas for the third time this year! Performing at the Comedy Stop at the Sahara Hotel in a brand new showroom. The Comedy Stop is not gone. They’ve moved us into this huge theatre. The same theatre where the fabulous Rick Thomas, and Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack show perform.. If your hotel is on the other end of the strip, don’t worry. Take the monorail. It’s the quickest and cheapest way to get up and down the strip. You pay $5, or $28 for a three-day pass. That’s cheaper and faster than a cab and it drops you off at the Sahara’s back door.

How do I like the new digs? The sound and lighting in this room are incredible and the stage is huge! Most stand-ups would be intimidated, by its size, but not me. That just gives me more real estate to gyrate, rotate, and lose weight!

That is, if I can stay away from the buffet. 😉

Also appearing on the show…
Cork Procktor and Greg Vaccariello
Show time is at 9:00. See you then!

PS. My Wii weight was down to 175 this week. Try wearing 4 layers of pants in 110 degree weather. I probably sweat most of that weight off.

BOB & TOM ALL STARS VISIT JOPLIN & CINNCI

by gregmorton, posted in news, Special Announcements

This week, the Bob and Tom All Stars visit Joplin, MO and Cincinnati, OH on another Canadian Mist sponsored tour!

Friday, March 12, Henry Phillips, Greg Hahn, Donnie Baker, Auggie Smith, and myself will be appearing at the Joplin Memorial Hall with host Chick McGee. Showtime is at 7:30 with a special meet and greet for a group of lucky show listeners at 6:45.

Saturday, March 13, the same crew are off to the 20th Century Theatre in Cincinnati, OH for two shows at 7:00 and 9:45! If you’ve never been to one of these shows before, I would highly recommend it.

What can you expect from me? Well, I certainly can’t pass up an opportunity to perform OBAMA MAN live. I may do OBAMA WANTS TO PULL THE PLUG ON GRANDMA. It was such a hit at the last All Star show and the audience really gets into it. I’ll also have a few surprises for anyone who has never seen my show before.

This is another Canadian Mist tour that should not be missed. Or should I say, another Canadian who should not be missed? 😉

Apple’s iPad, DO I NEED THIS THING?

by gregmorton, posted in diary, Special Announcements

Yesterday, Steve Jobs introduced his latest and greatest innovation to the world. The iPad. Yeah! Christmas is finally here!

After watching the keynote speech I was left wondering, do I need this thing? Maybe the recession has brought out my frugal side. Hey, wait a minute, I don’t have a frugal side! My wife and I have seven iPods, Four Mac computers and an iPhone between us. We need a Mac Museum.

I need to talk myself down off the ledge. This is what the conversation in my head sounded like yesterday.

FRUGAL SELF
What do you need that for?

ME
Look at it.

FURGAL SELF
It just looks like a big iPod Touch to me.

ME
It’s beautiful!

FRUGAL SELF
It’s 500 BUCKS!

ME
It’s $499. and I can put all my books on there.
I can display them on a virtual bookshelf like the trophies they are.

FRUGAL SELF
You haven’t even read all the books you have now.
For $500. you could almost buy two Kindles.

ME
Kindle? That thing looks like an Atari 1000 next to this thing.
With the iPad,I could surf the internet,
write email, listen to music, write notes, play games…

FRUGAL SELF
Your MacBook does all of those things.

ME
I could feel like one of the ship’s officers
on the flight deck of the Starship Enterprise.

FRUGAL SELF
You might feel like an ass
after spending that much money
on an oversized iPod Touch.

ME
It does look like an iPod Touch doesn’t it?

FRUGAL SELF
Or half an MacBook Air.

ME
But, I’ve been waiting for this thing for a whole year!

FRUGAL SELF
Wait another year and Jobs will come out
with another one that has twice as much memory
for half the price.

ME
I can’t wait that long.
I need an e-book reader.
It’s part of my plan to de-clutter.

FRUGAL SELF
De-clutter, what, your wallet?

ME
Shut up! I’m not listening. LA LA LA LA LA!
I want this. I want it. I want to live in the future.

FRUGAL SELF
What if you sent that money to Haiti?

ME
…

FRUGAL SELF
…

ME
…
…
…

I don’t need an iPad.

HELLO? LADY? I’M ON TV!

by gregmorton, posted in news, Special Announcements

South Point Casino, Host Venue of the Jerry Lewis Telethon
JerryLewisTelethon copyOn Sept. 7th,  between 3:00 and 4:00 am Pacific Time, I will be  appearing on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon!  That’s 6:00  and 7:00 for you East Coasters!

I’ve been watching the telethon, every Labor Day since I  was a kid.

Special thanks to Tony Camacho and Lorraine at Top  Draw Entertainment for helping make a life long dream  come true.

*check is in the mail Tony

Obama Man Goes Viral! 2 Million Views on YouTube!

by gregmorton, posted in diary, news, radio, Special Announcements

Well, it’s happened. Obama Man, the song parody about President Obama performed on The Bob and Tom Show just two months ago has reached over 2 million views. It’s simply mind boggling!

I have a few other clips that have been posted on YouTube like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Hurricane MOFO, but none of them have surpassed 100,000 views.

2 weeks ago, I got a call from Tom of the Bob and Tom Show telling me the clip had gone viral. “Have you seen this thing?” I don’t know if you’re aware, but this clip has a million hits on YouTube.” Now, it’s a week later and it has reached over 2 MILLION. I’m simply gob smacked.

Since then, I’ve performed the song live at numerous venues across the county to a very positive response.

So what’s next? Well, there’s talk of a more visually elaborate version with revamped lyrics. I guess I’ll just ride the train and see where it takes me. I just hope I don’t have some kind of Susan Boyle breakdown!

Special thanks to everyone at the Bob and Tom Show! Without them, this wouldn’t be possible.