| 50 States, 50 Laughs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 26:36 | |||
| Label | Million Dollar Performances | |||
| Producer | Neil Hamburger | |||
| Neil Hamburger chronology | ||||
| ||||
50 States, 50 Laughs is the name of a 2000 album by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It was a limited release by Million Dollar Performances and was sold exclusively during Neil Hamburger's 2000 tour.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alabama" | 0:32 |
| 2. | "Alaska" | 0:20 |
| 3. | "Arizona" | 1:10 |
| 4. | "Arkansas" | 0:34 |
| 5. | "California" | 0:28 |
| 6. | "Colorado" | 0:19 |
| 7. | "Connecticut" | 0:22 |
| 8. | "Delaware" | 0:18 |
| 9. | "Florida" | 0:46 |
| 10. | "Georgia" | 0:56 |
| 11. | "Hawaii" | 0:18 |
| 12. | "Idaho" | 0:18 |
| 13. | "Illinois" | 0:21 |
| 14. | "Indiana" | 0:20 |
| 15. | "Iowa" | 0:35 |
| 16. | "Kansas" | 0:45 |
| 17. | "Kentucky" | 0:16 |
| 18. | "Louisiana" | 0:20 |
| 19. | "Maine" | 0:23 |
| 20. | "Maryland" | 0:38 |
| 21. | "Massachusetts" | 0:22 |
| 22. | "Michigan" | 0:25 |
| 23. | "Minnesota" | 0:19 |
| 24. | "Mississippi" | 0:44 |
| 25. | "Missouri" | 0:49 |
| 26. | "Montana" | 0:28 |
| 27. | "Nebraska" | 1:08 |
| 28. | "Nevada" | 1:42 |
| 29. | "New Hampshire" | 0:38 |
| 30. | "New Jersey" | 0:39 |
| 31. | "New Mexico" | 0:52 |
| 32. | "New York" | 0:15 |
| 33. | "North Carolina" | 0:15 |
| 34. | "North Dakota" | 0:41 |
| 35. | "Ohio" | 0:17 |
| 36. | "Oklahoma" | 0:27 |
| 37. | "Oregon" | 0:15 |
| 38. | "Pennsylvania" | 0:30 |
| 39. | "Rhode Island" | 0:11 |
| 40. | "South Carolina" | 0:09 |
| 41. | "South Dakota" | 0:46 |
| 42. | "Tennessee" | 0:57 |
| 43. | "Texas" | 0:24 |
| 44. | "Utah" | 0:18 |
| 45. | "Vermont" | 0:22 |
| 46. | "Virginia" | 0:28 |
| 47. | "Washington" | 0:59 |
| 48. | "West Virginia" | 0:16 |
| 49. | "Wisconsin" | 0:24 |
| 50. | "Wyoming" | 1:04 |
Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony Award nominations than any other writer.
A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, smoked or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chiles; condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, or a "special sauce", often a variation of Thousand Island dressing; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger.
A cheeseburger is a hamburger topped with cheese. Traditionally, the slice of cheese is placed on top of the meat patty. The cheese is usually added to the cooking hamburger patty shortly before serving, which allows the cheese to melt. Cheeseburgers can include variations in structure, ingredients and composition. As with other hamburgers, a cheeseburger may include toppings such as lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard.
Neil Hamburger is a fictional standup comedian and singer, created and portrayed by Australian-American entertainer Gregg Turkington, who is characterized by his misanthropic jokes and anti-comedy style. Turkington has released a number of albums as Hamburger and has appeared as the character in various films, television shows, and other media. In 2015, the act inspired the feature-length film Entertainment, which stars Turkington as a "variant" of the Neil Hamburger character.
White Castle is an American regional hamburger restaurant chain with 377 locations across 13 states, with its greatest presence in the Midwest. It has been generally credited as the world's first fast-food hamburger chain. It is known for its small, square hamburgers referred to as "sliders". The burgers were initially priced at five cents until 1929 and remained at 10 cents until 1949. In the 1940s, White Castle periodically ran promotional ads in local newspapers which contained coupons offering five burgers for ten cents, takeout only.
Krystal is an American regional fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Dunwoody, Georgia, with restaurants in the Southeastern United States. It is known for its small, square hamburgers, called sliders in places other than the Southeast, with steamed-in onions. Krystal moved its headquarters from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where it had been based since 1932, to the Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody in early 2013.
Richard James and Maurice James McDonald were American brothers and entrepreneurs who founded the McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California, and inventors of the "Speedee Service System," now commonly known as "fast food".
John Paul Pinette was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and Broadway performer. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of Michael Jackson, The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, Hervé Villechaize, an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando, as well as various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang, for example "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Will You Be There" from Free Willy, and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," in his stand-up routines.
Fuddruckers is an American fast casual, franchised restaurant chain that specializes in hamburgers. The Fuddruckers concept is to offer large hamburgers in which the meat is ground on-site and buns are baked on the premises. As of 2019, Fuddruckers had 49 company-operated restaurants and 107 franchises across the United States and around the world. The company headquarters is in Houston, Texas. On September 8, 2020, Fuddruckers owner Luby's, Inc. announced they plan to liquidate existing assets, including Fuddruckers' assets, distributing the proceeds to investors after the proposed sale of the chains.
Neil Scott Walker is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Atom Ellis is a bass guitarist from San Francisco, California. Atom was a founding member of the Thrash Funk band Psychefunkapus from 1986-1992 and a member of the San Francisco band Dieselhed from 1993-2000. During and after his tenure with Dieselhed he also performed as a regular sideman for Link Wray from 1996-2003.
Gregg Turkington is an Australian-born American entertainer, actor, musician and writer who performs as Neil Hamburger, a stand-up comedian persona he developed in the 1990s. Alongside Tim Heidecker, Turkington also stars as a fictionalized version of himself on the comedic web series On Cinema (2011–present). In addition, he formed one-half of the band Zip Code Rapists and has collaborated on numerous projects with musicians including Trey Spruance.
Poolside Chats with Neil Hamburger was a live webcast that aired on comedian Tom Green's now defunct internet TV channel.
Laugh Out Lord is a 2002 album by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It was released jointly by Drag City and Glory Home Records on November 5, 2002.
Wimpy is the brand name of a multinational chain of former fast food restaurants that has been gradually upgrading units to become casual dining style diners with table service since a change of ownership that occurred in 2007. The brand is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The chain began in 1934 in the United States and was based in Chicago. The brand was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1954 as "Wimpy Bar". Wimpy grew to approximately 1,500 locations in several countries before narrowing to a few hundred locations in two countries. Wimpy's worldwide headquarters was located in the United States and the United Kingdom before relocating to South Africa.
Great Phone Calls Featuring Neil Hamburger is a 1992 album by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It was originally released by Amarillo Records in 1992 and then re-issued on Ipecac Recordings in 2000 with 7 extra tracks.
Inside Neil hamburger is a 2000 EP by alternative comedian Neil Hamburger. It released by Drag City on June 26, 2000.
The oldest McDonald's restaurant is a drive-up hamburger stand at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard at Florence Avenue in Downey, California. It was the third McDonald's restaurant and opened on August 18, 1953. It was also the second restaurant franchised by Richard and Maurice McDonald, prior to the involvement of Ray Kroc in the company. The restaurant is now the oldest in the chain still in existence and is one of Downey's main tourist attractions. Along with its sign, it was deemed eligible for addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, although it was not added because the owner objected.
Wayback Burgers, previously known as Jake's Wayback Burgers, is an American fast casual restaurant chain based in Cheshire, Connecticut. Wayback serves typical hamburger restaurant foods such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, milkshakes and salads along with a variety of regional selections. Originally created in Newark, Delaware, Wayback began expansion in the late 2000s; in 2013, it was announced that the chain was expanding internationally to an additional 28 countries, with locations in the Middle East and North Africa slated to open in early 2014. The second international agreement signed is with Argentina.
Entertainment is a 2015 American drama film directed by Rick Alverson, starring Gregg Turkington, Tye Sheridan, and John C. Reilly. It is loosely based on Turkington's Neil Hamburger character. The plot follows a stand-up comedian as he performs in various locations where the audience is either hostile or indifferent to him. Alverson, Turkington and Tim Heidecker co-wrote the film.