Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brown Stand-Up Comics


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The result was Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-03-02 08:45Z 

Brown Stand-Up Comics

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Another article about a non-notable student improv stand-up group. The best claims to notability is that they were mentioned in a roundup article Time did about college stand-up groups. Additionally, I do not feel that hiring well known comedians to perform at their school makes them notable. Finally, although it is great three of their members were semi-finalists in the student stand-up contest on nibblebox.com, I don't know those members' individual achievements in this case are notable enough to make the entire group notable. --Future Fun Jumper (TIC) 09:09, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The members' individual achievements add up, as they were the majority in a late round of a notable comedy festival. The founder of the troupe has gone on to be on comedy central. A group that has multiple people in it get onto television is notable for a college group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FalconBob (talk • contribs) 19:03, 20 February 2007
 * Comment: This is a stand up comedy troupe, which is not the same as an improv comedy group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FalconBob (talk • contribs) 19:03, 20 February 2007
 * I can't seem to find any reference to this appearance. --Future Fun Jumper (TIC) 03:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This link[] has an article titled "3 Brown U. students make final 5 in HBO's 'Best College Comedian' contest." FalconBob 14:52, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * That doesn't mention comedy central at all. --Future Fun Jumper (TIC) 09:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
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 * Delete This might merit a line or two in the Brown University article, but that's about it. I'm not convinced that the founder is very notable; I'm even tempted to afd his article. The list of "well known comedians" they have hosted is meagre and frankly not even up to what I would expect from a major university. The Time magazine article has about two paragraphs about them, it is about college stand up in general. Out!! --Brianyoumans 04:47, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete promo. The "Notable Comics Hosted by the Brown Stand-Up Comics" stuff is a dead give-away that these people are nobodies. Wile E. Heresiarch 05:46, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete. I'm not inclined to believe enough notability for an article.  Carolfrog 08:02, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete The Time profile gives them the opening two paragraphs...but other than that they have three of the five semi-finalists at the US Comedy Arts Festival's Best College Comedian contest. Semi-Finalists aren't finalists, nor are they winners. The notability is almost there but lacking. IrishGuy talk 08:28, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per substantial precedent on student societies. Inadequate references, and notability not obvious. WMMartin 13:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)


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