April 2010
26 posts
“When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living...”
– Leviticus 19:33-34
Just sayin’…
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“MARC MARON: You’ve performed at the UCB, I think, a couple of times.
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– Marc Maron’s “WTF” Podcast
“And even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every...”
– Barack Obama (via agirlcalledchris) (via robot-heart-politics) (via chos) (via abcsoupdot)
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Comedy's Bright Future →
“My philosophy…is don’t try to be funny, don’t play up the comedy…You have to trust the writing.” - Eric Appel
erockappel:
Check it out, guys! The Huffington Post interviewed me and wrote an article that makes it seem like I’m the future of comedy and I didn’t even have to pay anyone off or blackmail anybody!
I think it's time to let the south be its own... →
Money quote:
“Ma’am, did you say you have a microchip?” state Rep. Tom Weldon (R) asked the woman.
“Yes, I do. This microchip was put in my vaginal-rectum area,” she replied.
No one laughed. State Rep. Wendell Willard (R), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, asked her who had implanted the chip.
“The Department of Defense,” she said.
Willard...
UCBCOMEDY BLOG →
If you’re not following the UCBCOMEDY.COM blog, you’re missing out. Todd Bieber is KILLING IT.
Watchkevhines:
A clip from a recent Reuben Williams show.
UCBComedy.com is showing more and more live stuff from our theater, which is really cool. And they’ve started showing some improv clips. I wonder how well they translate to video. Does miming, and the lurking backline of improvisers, and the people tagging into scenes make sense if you don’t watch improv all the time? I don’t know the answer....
Improv Nonsense: Physical Matching At The Top →
Now YOU’RE changing the topic! Or maybe you’re making the point that matching is a great choice when your scene partner’s initiation isn’t super specific?
If there was an opening, I agree that PLAYER 1’s initiation is weak. But if it’s a scene from a word? I think it’s totally valid. PLAYER 2 doesn’t have to make all the choices - just the next...
“I believe that for today’s theatergoing audience, for young people, particularly...”
– Alex Timbers (via nicolemarietherese)
Improv Nonsense: Physical Matching At The Top →
Will and I discussed this topic in the UCBT office last week, but Will can only learn about improv from his brother.
However for the un-Hines masses who may be interested in the debate, I’ll print what I said here: Matching isn’t the problem, it’s the lack of AND (as Kevin also said). In fact, I’d argue, if we all agree that making choices at the top of the scene is the...
WatchBAD BOYFRIEND
This video (also directed by me) is written by Dan Bookbinder and stars Ben Rodgers & Kate Riley.
Watch44-LETTER CROSSWORD
Leading up to the awesome new relaunch of UCBCOMEDY.COM (check it out!) I directed a couple quick blackout videos.
This one is written by Brandon Gulya and stars Kevin & Will Hines.