In December of 2010 I made a bet with Hal Phillips (no relation) about the 2012 Republican nominee. We have been smack-talking and debating the issue sporadically over the ensuing 15 months, and I’m probably on the verge of losing the bet.
Hal went with the conventional wisdom, that the nominee would be Mitt Romney. Mitt was ahead in the polls, mostly(?) on the strength of the GOP tendency to nominate the perceived “next in line.”
I bet on not-Romney. Please note: this was before “not-Romney” was a thing. Based on my sense of the Republican electorate, Mitt Romney seemed like the absolute worst possible candidate. In a nutshell: Uncharismatic, RomneyCare, Mormon, inconsistent on key social issues. (Didn’t even know yet that he was a hopelessly out-of-touch Rich Guy cartoon.)
I’m not conceding. I still think there’s a slim chance I’ll win. Lots of time between now and the convention. But I’m lowering expectations. Just like Romney’s staffers before most of the primaries. Because everybody hates him, and he is a terrible candidate.
If Romney gets the nomination, I have to make a youtube video saying that Hal is right about everything. And I owe him $20.
We were going to go with $10K, but neither of us is a buffoonish millionaire who will be eaten alive by Obama in the general election.
(via morganpolitics)
Tonight! I will be doing something weird! As part of this!
This is happening!
Valentine’s Day (A David Lynch Experience)
Monday, Feb. 13 at 10 p.m.
UCB East (153 W. 3rd Street)
Tickets: $5 or click here for reservations
This Saturday, February 11th! 7pm! UCBeast! The Fascinator!
Super-duper excited to be part of Katey Healy-Wurzburg’s British-style comedy quiz show!
Katey will attempt to stump a panel made up of me, Ellena Chmielewski, Moujan Zolfaghari and Amy Whitehouse!
http://www.youtube.com/user/GetPaidVideo
My improv team “Get Paid” did a Secret Santa thing where instead of exchanging gifts, we wrote videos for each other. Then we nagged each other mercilessly until they were all recorded and uploaded. Then we had a virtual viewing party on Google+. Then we created this youtube channel.
2012, you guys! Futuretimes!
(Source: kellyqehudson)
Hey, make your reservations for the CageMatch finals, 1/19/12 at 11pm.
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This show is happening tomorrow at midnight. This show is being written and rehearsed tomorrow in the hours leading up to midnight.
I will be one of the actors. I hope the writers write stuff for me that mostly involves goofy faces and wacky noises, because I am not a strong memorizer.
I also hope I get to wear fake glasses for one or more of the sketches! I am a huge fan of wearing fake glasses. They make me feel smart and/or creepy.
This is going to be super fun, and you should attend!
tall, dark & handsome.: Kaleidoscope 10/24 -
This is happening next Monday, 10/24 at 7.30, yall! Save your pennies and come support improv for a great cause! Spread the word …bring friends, co-workers, and your rich great-uncle, the shipping tycoon.
Poupak Sepehri is co-hosting the show, and she has…
Even if you’re pro-cancer, the raffle prizes make this event worth attending. (Watch SNL from the writer’s room? Sure, okay, I’d be willing to do that.) Part of me doesn’t want anybody else to buy tickets, so I can buy twenty or thirty and win everything.
The improv should be pretty great, too. When you see the team I’ve put together, you’ll be all like, “DAMN, Morgan knows how to put together a TEAM.”
Only improv addicts will truly understand how deliciously nerdy my night will be.
Doing both class shows at UCB tonight, before and after Harold Night:
6:30pm - Anthony Atamanuik class in which he’s been emphasizing super-committed, realistic behavior and passionately arguing against an emphasis on premise.
11pm - Will Hines “Immediately Great” class, in which our opening and first beats are a variation of the “Premise Keepers” form.
I’m in love with both approaches, and can’t wait.
If only to enjoy this picture, taken by the phenomenal Cate Hellman, please follow DiamondLionNY.tumblr.com. We’ll update it with the week’s guests and other supercool stuff.
Also COME CHECK OUT THE SHOW. Fridays at 730 at UCBEAST, 3rd Street and Avenue A. We’ve added Ben Rameaka (Airwolf) and Connor Ratliff (the newest Stepfather!) for this week’s show. Will there be more guests? WHO KNOWS!?
Buy tickets here: http://east.ucbtheatre.com/performances/view/20782 (performers haven’t been updated on the website yet)
OK BYE. SEE YOU FRIDAY.
If I was not me, I would be jealous of me.
Every Friday, 7:30pm, UCBeast (Avenue A between 3rd and 4th Streets, NYC).
Special guests galore.
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4 improv shows this week, with 4 different groups:
Tuesday 7/19, 11pm: The final performance of 12 Angry Improvisers, my “improvise a 1-act play” UCB class. At UCB.
Thursday 7/21, 11pm: Diamond Lion, the UCB musical improv group of which I was recently made an official member(!), competes in CageMatch at UCB.
Friday 7/22, 8pm: Get Paid, my funny/crazy indie improv team, performs in the basement of the Triple Crown.
Friday 7/22, 10pm: The Made-Up Musical does its weekly show at Magnet Theater.
You’re not really going to go wrong with any of these, friend.