YouTube phenom turned Comedy Central Records recording artist Bo Burnham will embark on his first major tour in support of his recently released full length, self-titled album, hitting 38 cities from August to December.

The Fake ID Tour will kick off Aug. 14 at Wiseguy’s comedy club in Salt Lake City, UT and will end Dec. 8 at South Dakota State; in between Burnham will perform at colleges, clubs and theaters. Tickets are available for purchase at boburnham.com.

Check out Punchline Magazine’s review of Burnham’s album here and our interview with him here.

Every once in a while on Fridays, we like to treat you to something not exactly stand-up comedy related or something loosely related to stand-up. This week, Punchline Magazine writer — also a young comedian — stars in a fake singles ad for a Brooklyn, NY-specific dating service. If you don’t know anything about Brooklyn, or more specifically, the Williamsburg section of the borough, said neighborhood is known for its huge hipster community where being aloof is totally awesome– or at least, that’s what people think. Anyway, enough exposition. Enjoy the video.

A Scottish band once had a hit about walking 500 miles. Leave it to an English comedian to run 1,000.

Eddie Izzard will be running 30 miles a day for seven weeks, circling the UK, to raise money for Sport Relief – a biennial charity from Comic Relief that aids the world’s poor. He started Monday.

“I think some people are going: ‘Who is this idiot, get out of the way,’ but the majority of people are honking their horns to say hello,” said Izzard.

Follow Izzard on Twitter to get frequent updates about his journey.

Comedian Jeremy Essig thinks Barack Obama is on television too much– even for being the President. Check it out.

A frequent guest of Sirius XM’s Opie & Anthony Show, comedian Robert Kelly, got to wrestle with Brooke Hogan on a recent show. Fortunately, it was only the arm variety of wrestle. We’re not sure Bobby could’ve taken Brooke in an all out hand to hand combat situation. It’s an amusing clip for sure, but we’re kind of disappointed Bobby didn’t give her the shocker. Hulk wouldn’t have been happy.

It’s hard to pursue comedy full time, and even harder to find health coverage when you decide to go for it. Thanks to the National Association of Comedians, things are about to get a little easier for the working comic. The recently launched organization provides the opportunity for comics to purchase health insurance, as well as life, dental, accident, auto and more. It also offers a range of incentives such as discounts on CDs, DVDs, hotels and car rentals. Coverage is also available for small businesses in the comedy world.

The organization is a product of Uncle Vinnie’s and a Board of Trustees. Things just got up and running, so keep checking the NAComedy Website for updates.

On Sunday, the latest Comedy Central roast was taped in LA. As you probably know by now, Joan Rivers was the guest of honor. And as you could’ve probably guessed, the amazing Greg Giraldo was one of the roasters. We thought we’d treat you to a wee preview of Giraldo’s comments on fellow guest Tom Arnold before the roast premieres Aug. 9, and is then played incessantly for the entire month. Check it out.

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MONTREAL — Every year, self-proclaimed underdog comedian Andy Kindler delivers the State of the Industry Address at the Just For Laughs festival. If you’re unfamiliar with this comedy ritual, let me explain it; it’s pretty simple. Kindler spends an hour telling a few hundred comedians and industry folks how much of a miserable failure he is in the business. In between explaining why everyone hates him, he makes fun of the comedy industry.

To be clear, this is a performance for the industry and so a lot of his quips and jabs would not be fully appreciated by casual comedy goers. Although when he makes a comment like, “Maybe my comedy needs to be more muscular” referring to Dane Cook, I think it’s safe to say we knows he’s making fun of Cook, something he usually does every year.

So in his 14th year, Kindler did very little to change things up, because, really that’s not the point. Also, in order to appreciate his address fully, you have to suspend your disbelief— a lot. Kindler is nowhere near an unsuccessful comedian. He’s been on Letterman 17 times, appeared on 23 episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond, has had his own Comedy Central Presents, was on the Root of all Evil with Lewis Black and is a nationally touring headliner. I guess the idea is that after doing stand-up for so long he should be a superstar like Howie Mandel, who Kindler explains made $12 million last year, which got him on the “Forbes list of Horrible Celebrities.”

But Kindler is a marginal, very well respected act. His comedy style doesn’t necessarily appeal to the masses. And it never will. But most comics would kill to have his career.

That said, I wanted to share with you, a list of things Kindler told the crowd last week during his speech in Montreal that he would change if only Barack Obama would name him Secretary of Funny. Let us know what you think in the comments section.

• Recall Larry the Cable Guy
• An elimination of all song parodies
• A 20 percent cut in “shock comedy”
• Fines for using the word “retard” on stage
• A regulation on Adam Sandler movies
• High tariffs on overseas profits
• A federal option for comics not employed by Judd Apatow

Comedian Bryan Gutmann tries to get to the bottom of the contradictions that surround a healthy lifestyle. The truth will set you free, friends. Check it out.

In the two newest episodes of Rise of the Radio Show, starring the cast and crew of The Danny Lobell Show, the comicalradio.com peeps are visited by comedians Patrice O’Neal, Kyle Grooms, Emo Philips and the legendary Pat Cooper. In the first of this hilarious pair of episodes O’Neal barges in on the crew to make some serious personnel changes. And then Grooms, in the second episode, is hired to give the show a more “urban” edge. Check them both out below.