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The new improv troupe I’ve joined, Trapper John, is performing in THE ARENA, The Creek’s improv tournament at 8 p.m. at The Creek in Long Island City, NY, AND THEN we’re flying over (actually flying, self-propelled) to open for Bombardo at Gotham City Improv at 10 p.m. ALL on Friday, Feb 5th! The Arena is a FREE SHOW and our Gotham City Improv Show will only set you back $6 and you will see Trapper PLUS “Bombardo”, that all-female kick-ass team with the member who was in the movie “Funny People”. And we’re ALL FUNNY PEOPLE, so be there!
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Well, this past Thursday night was the second night of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s 9th Annual 3-On-3 Tournement. My team, Character J. Cartoon, was lucky enough to get a spot in the tourney. We had the awesome misfortune of going on first, ensuring that not only would we be the least memorable, but we would also get to judge ourselves against all seven subsequent teams who got up to perform.
As my teammates, Joe and Ashley, and I practiced in the secret concrete labyrinth that is the hallway in back of UCB (like we own the f’ing place), the creator and host of the tourney, Pat Baer, came and told us when he’d give the signal to go on. We were excited, but not really nervous. We stood backstage as Pat opened up the show and introduced us, and we had the honor of Pat telling the crowd that our team has a “really great name.”
We got on stage and performed a solid 7 minute set. The edits were good, there was plenty-o-agreement, and the laughs kept coming. When the buzzer rang and our time was up we got a big round of applause and were proud of what we did. It was only a few weeks ago that we had our 101 class show, and we were now walking off the UCB stage during a REAL show with a packed house, It was awesome.
And then we were quickly blown away. The next group up was comprised of UCB vets, and all of the following acts were good. We were also up against the champions of the tourney from the previous year, and the powerhouse that is Shannon O’Neill and her team Roman Polanski (they had a minute long sound and lights intro…) They did an interesting style that involved two of the members narrating the third’s actions from the back line. It brought the house down. Even the “Wildcard Team”, comprised of audience members thrown together that night, had a decent 7 minutes with plenty of laughs. Interestingly, all of the other teams did monoscenes (longform improv taking place in one location) as opposed to our 5 or 6 short scenes.
After a long wait tallying the audience votes, Pat announced the 3 teams who would move on to the quarter finals. He said it was neck and neck and neck and neck and neck and neck until the very end of tallying, as 6 of the teams votes were close. (I like to think we were in that 6.) So, Character J. Cartoon didnt walk away with the gold (or silver.. or bronze…) but we did walk away with a great night of improv under our belts.
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My new improv team, Character J. Cartoon, is performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre’s 9th Annual 3 on 3 Improv Tournement!
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THE FACEBOOK EVENTNation Undead is an ambitious online project to bring movie makers together to tell stories stemming from a single basic plotline– that the U.S. has been infected with a virus that brings the dead back to life.
Just in time for Hallowe’en, here is my submission. It is called “Game Over,” and it is about two slackers who must make their way to an airport-turned-fortress to save themselves… but first they have to put down the controllers.
When news broke today that President Barack HUSSEIN Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, people were all like, “Huh?”
But no one was all more like, “HUH?!?” than Twitter. Apparently 69% of Tweeters were all, “WTF?” when they heard the news.
One woman, a Ms. SJWright64, was quoted as saying, “Are you kidding me? Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize?? That’s ridiculous”
Mr. digged, of New York City, had this to say, “Finds it absolutely hilarious that the socialist norweigans are going to give the Noble Peace Prize to the chocolate jesus, pple r stupid”
Reactions from the White House have been similar, with HUSSEIN Osbama reportedly saying, “What a jackass.”
–Fox News
An Amber Alert has been issued for the disappearance of a 6-Year-Old girl named Dora Marquez in the Mountain-River-Circus-Magic-Forest region.
Police say the girl went missing early Saturday morning. The alert was issued later that afternoon after all the kids in town had been asked of her whereabouts, and they just responded with silence.
“I’m so scared,” says Dora’s mother Mrs. Marquez, “This isn’t the first time mija has wandered into the forest, and she’s so bad about talking to strangers.”
The family describes the little girl as always happy and very curious. She speaks both English and Spanish. In 2004, her doctors diagnosed Dora with a rare form of schizophrenia that may have contributed to her disappearance.
“Dora is always talking to inanimate objects and stuff,” says her cousin, Diego. “I mean, I talk to animals and play around for fun, but you can just tell by the blank look in her eyes that she isn’t playing. Anyway, I gotta go save a toucan.”
Amber Alerts are triggered when police believe a child under 18 has been abducted and is in danger. The criteria for an alert stipulates there be information on a suspect or vehicle so the information can be broadcast by the media or be posted on electronic highway-condition signs.
Authorities say Dora was last spotted by security cameras, walking into the jungle with a monkey wearing bright red boots.
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“I knew this might happen to Dora one day, considering her nature to explore,” said Mrs. Marquez, “So I gave her a map just in case. I’m not entirely sure she understands how to use it. I have only ever seen her singing to it. Though, she manages to keep a lot of stuff in her backpack, so maybe she has enough to survive.”
A suspect in the disappearance has been brought in for questioning. Sources tell us he is a fox wearing a blue mask and gloves, and a known thief. He is referred to by the gang-community as “Swiper.” Police let the vulpine villain go after confirming that, though he had seen Dora in the woods, he had to leave the scene as she had successfully shouted “Swiper no swiping” three times.
