Or at least I am one, technically. See me tonight at iO West in The Loft at 8pm with my baller 3-(wo)men team, The Heathers. If you’re busy tonight, that’s OK because my very talented and quirky improv team, Richard’s Kittens has a show tomorrow night (Sunday 5/26) in the DCT at iO West. Let’s […]
Please share your tips and/or bits below!! <3 1. Sleep in 2. Blast “Come Sail Away” by Styx while you brush your hair until it gets way frizzy. End your hair brushing during the last major chorus, then use it as a microphone. Bonus points if you stay committed to the song even though the […]
The problem with being iconic, is that you are too easy to recognize and that can lead to a whole lot of TMI. Here is to you, Lindsay Lohan and your bad decisions and bad luck, here is to you, Apollo Anton Ohno and your making out with a random girl at Gold’s Gym and […]
“That one,” I said timidly pointing at the top corner of the back wall. The corner was a bit dark and dusty. My request was met with a glare of judgment that only a 32 year-old man with an impressive beard in an independent record can give. Though, not too dissimilar to the glare you […]
The past few weeks I’ve been making jumps towards making my dreams come true, I also got new glasses, which is a big deal, because they are like — part of your face. They are like my old ones, but a different color. My favorite ice cream flavor is french vanilla. I swear I am […]
Rushing up to the undertaker’s office, I am hoping to see some rusted old-fashioned medical tools. With a hand on the door, I notice an old man with an overweight golden retriever and an oversized cowboy hat. “The undertaker died” he said in his gravelly voice. I summon a nervous pity laugh, and wait for […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of boredom in our lives, or more specifically, how I should let myself get bored more often. I thought that I am probably at my most bored when I am sitting in LA’s famed traffic. But, I am listening to my iPod on shuffle and getting giddy […]
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 […]
“Damn it, Hugh, the cigarette lighter, where did you leave the G-d damned cigarette lighter?” Phillip thrust his hands in his back pockets, “Damn it, Hugh, never mind!” Phillip lit up a packaged cigarette, grabbed the TV remote and joined a Law and Order: SVU marathon, despite not being predispositioned to join anything. “Damn it, […]
Little is more of a mark of normalcy than being one of Robert Downey Jr’s cigarettes. Sure, some burn out faster than others, others fade on exact pace, but a majority of them are largely forgettable. The black tar becomes the black hole. A Marlboro left a small burn on your formally favorite sweater, an […]
