Hi, my name is Ashley, and I love validation. Let’s not front, almost all of us vie for validation in some manner, and it’s totally fascinating, but I am also totally trying to wean myself off it. There are nerdy boys vying for validation from prom queens, interns in cheap suits vying for validation from […]
I was reading an essay written by Harry Houdini called “Helpful Hints for Young Magicians Under Eighty” and as someone who only thinks about comedy, I’d say most of the hints apply to improv. See below: “In winning your audience, remember that ‘manners make fortunes,’ so don’t be impertinent.” “An old trick well done is […]
Yeah, I like to wear clothes made in my neighborhood, but there is still something very satisfying about yelling “I am gonna stab a bitch!” Yesterday was my level 5 class show at iO, and I did not get out on the team I wanted. Don’t worry, this is a post about getting over my […]
The jump, the flip, the uncertainty of the landing. Also, the overuse of Olympic metaphors during the past few weeks. The point being, when you post your work on the Internet, you hope for the best, but have idea how it will go down. Also, if you take the metaphor of writing and olympic training […]
I’ve always tried to not ascribe to cliches, and I usually roll my eyes when people say them and spend the rest of the conversation retweeting Nietzsche. Well, that’s what I would do if I had a smart phone and if improv hadn’t made me a better person. Guys and gals, improv making people better […]
Summer Hair: First Half of Summer Shows: Team: Spaceman’s Promise coached by Bob Ladewig Shows: First Tuesday of every month at The Neon Venus; 10:30 pm 6/25 at iO West in the Loft: 10:30pm 7/8 at iO West MAIN STAGE: 11 pm 7/10 at iO West in the DCT; 10:30 pm 7/22 at iO West MAIN […]
Hope everyone is having an amazing holiday weekend! I’m finally caught up on the books I’ve bought, or close enough to it. I’d appreciate it a whole lot if you could recommend me your absolute favorite books/authors. For what it’s worth, my favorite authors are all people with really specific voices and points of view. […]
Sat in on a friend’s podcast this week, it can be found here: Philistine Radio I put a shows page up last week, something I probably should have done awhile ago. I’ll try to keep it updated real good. p.s. I do all this other stuff, but humor writing is my favorite form of comedy. […]
I had to book a room in a theatre complex for my improv team as none of us have large living rooms/we wanted to be able to yell, sing and jump as much as we wanted – something important to consider when booking space for an improv team, and also something important to consider in […]
- performing at UCB Feb. 4 – The Old Spice guy played the sassy mother I always secretly wanted in a scene last night – My UCB team is up and running; My iO team is almost up and running – I forgot the definition of “free time” – Real blog post tomorrow, not going […]
