August 2009
32 posts
“Six years ago, I moved from Chicago to New York to work at Saturday Night Live....”
– Tina Fey (continuing the “improv rules are life rules” meme) (via Jen)
“Say “yes.” In fact, say “yes” as often as you can. When I was starting out in...”
– Stephen Colbert’s Address to the Graduates | Media and Technology | AlterNet (via heyjb) (via coreybrown)
DCM XI
Posting my show schedule for easy reference…for myself:
Sat 4am The Straight Men - UCBT
Sat 445am Worst Heckle Ever - UCBT
Sat 1030pm Reuben Williams - UCBT
Sun 245am WUCB - Urban
Sun 4pm Let’s Have A Ball - UCBT
Sun 6pm Redux - Hudson Guild
Del Close is Close! →
The press frenzy begins…with an email interview I did for Sharilyn Johnson’s comedy blog.
Converging Philosophies?
My provocative title to this post has kickstarted the discussion I was hoping to start (though, perhaps, in a more heated manner than I intended). I actually agree that Jean and Ian are, in essence, saying the same thing. I posted their comments because, like so many improv notes, they seem to contradict each other (e.g. “React truthfully!” and “Don’t be coy!”). ...
Re: Dueling Philosophies
shortmikeshort:
On a side note, I feel that attempting to frame the argument as “differing philosophies” only serves to strengthen the schism that exists in the New York improv community. The schism is slowly going away, but certain old stereotypes continue to persist. I’ll never begrudge anyone for prefering one theater over another; there are always a hundred million personal factors why a...
Dueling Philosophies?
“I always tell my students, the things that make us successful adults in the real world don’t help us to be better improvisers.” - Jean Villepique (from web interview about Camp Magnet)
“Improv rules tend to be life rules. They exist to make our work look more like life.” - Ian Roberts (from UCBT Level 101 Scenework Notes Handout)
DISCUSS!
(P.S. The question...
“Long ago I said that if liberals said the Earth was round, while conservatives...”
– Shape of planet blogging - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com (via robot-heart-politics) (via apsies)
I very much believe that this is the reason the MSM did not initially cover the election protests in Iran. Until the Republicans started complaining about Obama’s reaction to the protests, our...
UCBT NY Inbox #5
This letter actually came in the mail. All weird grammar, punctuation, and word choices are verbatim.
Mr. King
My name is STRANGER and I am currently a student at UCB training center. I could go on about my experience but I will not, Ill just invite you to my next student show DATE at TIME. I NEED and want an audition with a Harold team. I cannot afford to take classes and travel back and...
Gutenberg's Travels →
Writing a musical and watching it run Off-Broadway? That was a dream come true.
But this? This is amazing.
WatchWIG AWARDS
One of my favorite UCBCOMEDY ORIGINALS in awhile.
Directed by Mitch Magee. Written by Gavin Speiller & Gil Ozeri. Cinematography by Todd Bieber. Starring a ton of great people.
“Reuben Williams knows first-hand how dangerous seals can be.”
– Tim Lambourne