Monthly Archives: March 2011

Follow Fridays

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Follow Friday is a trending topic on Twitter that, unlike most topics, persists every week (obviously on Fridays). It normally involves a person using the hashtag #ff and listing one or more people on Twitter that they think others would … Continue reading →


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What is TheMTA.com?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Matt Aromando

When I started this website, I confused a lot of people. For starters, people wondering “Who is this guy to make a blog about comedy?” and “Why does he keep bothering me on Facebook about it?” Well I can’t explain … Continue reading →


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Trending Topic Tuesdays

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Twitter gets a bad rap sometimes because it seems unnecessary and a lot of the time it is. Though it can be useful too, especially in identifying breaking news or cultural trends. This is what makes trending topics on Twitter … Continue reading →


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hi, jim. – Available Now!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Matt Aromando

My friend and fellow stand-up comedian Ryan Staples has just published his second book, called hi, jim. (available on amazon.com), I just got my copy today: I obviously haven’t read it yet, but I have read his first book, The … Continue reading →


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Two Hour Mic Check – March 2011

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Matt Aromando

This Thursday at 8pm I’m hosting Two Hour Mic Check at Beatnik’s in Worcester, MA. It’s a free comedy show featuring stand-up comedians booked from all over New England. This is my first month of hosting after being a performer … Continue reading →


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Doug Loves Movies

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Matt Aromando

This is the beginning of a series of blog posts about podcasts, for some background on why, check out my original post on podcasts. The first podcast I ever listened to was Doug Benson’s Doug Loves Movies (iTunes link). I’m … Continue reading →


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A Rejection Letter

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Every industry has its politics, lingo, red tape, etc. and stand-up comedy is no different. I’m not a fan of that kind of stuff but to some extent I have to “play the game.” So I won’t mention the club’s … Continue reading →


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Podcasts

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Matt Aromando

In the same way people listen to most of their music on portable media players now, podcasts are becoming more popular by the day and are at the cutting edge of spoken audio content. They’re gaining listeners where it’s well … Continue reading →


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Two Hour Mic Check

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Since December, Ryan Staples has been putting together and hosting a monthly comedy show called Two Hour Mic Check and he has been kind enough to let me perform at each of them. Starting this month, however, due to a … Continue reading →


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Comments!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Hey, I’ve opened the site up for comments! You can leave comments on posts, pages, events, whatever! The site was created using WordPress, so if you’re already logged into your WordPress account then you don’t have anything to worry about. … Continue reading →


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First Time at Grandma’s Basement

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Matt Aromando

I’ve been to many of the venues for open mics in (and around) Boston, but I feel like every time I do a show I hear of at least one place I haven’t been yet. About a month ago I … Continue reading →


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Matt’s Art

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Matt Aromando

Just about every Tuesday I try to draw a silly little cartoon for TheMTA.com in an album called Matt’s Art which as you can imagine is art by me, Matt. Well here is yesterday’s drawing to hopefully pique your interest … Continue reading →


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