“Let’s tell him we’re going to mail the black ones to him, and then send these instead, because he’ll be too depressed about unrelated things to go through the hassle of sending them back.”
-My hometown shoe store
THE BLENDER
This Friday (1/4/13). Midnight. UCBeast.
TEAM A:
Matt Dennie - Guthrie
Molly Gaebe - Spooky Ghost
Allie Kokesh - City Mouse
Jesse Lee - Huxtable
Silvija Ozols - The Stepfathers
Johnna Scrabis - Graceland
Charlie Todd - The Curfew
Laura Willcox - Bucky
TEAM B:
Sarah Burton - City Mouse
Matthew Brian Cohen - Spooky Ghost
Fran Gillespie - The Law Firm
Frank Hejl - Bucky
Morgan Phillips - KOSMOS
Riley Soloner - Rocks
Erik Tanouye - The Curfew
Joel Weidl - Graceland
TEAM BUCKET:
Fran Gillespie - The Stepfathers & (MAYBE YOU???)
TEAM C:
Lauren Adams - Sherlock & Cookies
Claire Ayoub - City Mouse
Caroline Cotter - Rocks
James Dwyer - Goodgirl
John Frusciante - Airwolf
Michael Kayne - KOSMOS
Brennan Mulligan - Guthrie
Zack Poitras - The Regulars
Hope to see you there!
Don’t chew that gum. It is hot gum.
Narrative improv that is both funny and good
Do a scene. Not a “narrative scene” or a “protagonist scene” or an “opening scene.” Do a funny scene, the best way you know how.
Congratulations! That was the PERFECT first scene for this particular story you are telling.
If that was the perfect first scene, what story does it feel like you’re telling? What would you expect to see next in that story? Initiate the second scene with that.
After the initiation, let the scene go where it wants to go. Follow the fun.
Wow! Those were the PERFECT first two scenes for this particular story you are telling. So what would come next? Initiate with that, and then follow the fun.
ETC.
(I’ve got a ton more to say about this, lots of refinements and tricks and techniques, but that’s the basic idea.)
“ANOTHER CHRISTMAS ALONE” - 2011
Maybe don’t watch this music video if you’re already in a dark place, emotionally?
Started this Facebook group recently. We had one (successful!) meeting a week ago, and there’s another in the works for next week. If you’re an improviser, and you’re sometimes available to jam during the day, join us!
From the official group description:
A group of people hypothetically interested in NYC weekday daytime improv jams.
Mostly aimed at experienced improv folks looking to “hone” their “craft” by getting in more stage time with people outside their regular teams, practice groups and classes.
Hopefully for free. And hopefully with slightly longer sets than typical improv jams. Because it will be during the day, when there ARE NO RULES.
No big deal, just the BEST COMEDY CLUB OF 2012 according to the Village Voice.
(As in, “Come see Diamond Lion every Friday at 9pm at the Best Comedy Club of 2012.”)
I improvised another piano song at Tesla’s final (???) “The Lab” show. It’s about a tragic little fellow named Sean, and it features some of my finest keyboard work to date.
Reblog if you agree?
The last and latest video from The Brig! Enjoy.
TGIF’s Hart and Home. This cast is so happy to meet you.
This is funny, and I had no beard and I got to hold the little doggy at the end!
One cool thing about the internet is that maybe you helped create a children’s theater piece 15 years ago and then stepped in for a couple of performances when the regular guy couldn’t do it, and then you get an email about a gallery showing of materials from the theater company that formed out of that production, and you click through and see a picture like this. (I’m in the turban.)
Improvised another song for piano and voice at Tesla’s show on Saturday. Still don’t know how to play the piano. Or record things well with my iPad.
Inspired by the title “Cornelius Shut The Door.”
My little sister, being awesome again. (Make sure to watch until the end. Or start around 2:00, if you’re impatient.)
