As faithful, unpaid readers well know, in the past few months I’ve participated in several shows at the marvelous UCB comedy theatre in Hollywood. In my most recent show there, SketchCram, one of the skits went well enough that UCB decided to shoot it as one of their short films. (Several shorts a month are posted on ucbcomedy.com/videos).
So apparently I just can’t get enough of the UCB Theatre. I was there a couple months ago for the ‘Lost’ skits, then last month for Assscat!, and I’m returning this Saturday night at midnight.
This time I’ll be performing in Sketch Cram, in which a sketch is written, directed, memorized and rehearsed, all within 12 hours. If it’s like the other shows at UCB, it’ll be a fantastic time. Hope to see all of you there — especially those of you from overseas.
There are just so many tempting directions to take that title… But we have ground to cover, people, so that’s a riff for another day. (sigh.)
Asssscat! is the name of a regular show at the fabulous UCB comedy theatre (which held the ‘Lost’ show two weeks ago – posts here and here).
The set-up: Using a suggestion from the audience, a guest monologist spills his guts for 5-10 minutes by sharing his thoughts, feelings, or a meaningful story from his past. Then a group of improv comedians comes up on stage, takes those guts, and spins them into comic gold. Then we do it again: Suggestion, guts, comic gold. Repeat until guest dies.
So who are these mystery monologists? UCB website: “Some guest monologists are talented celebrities, others are screwed up weirdoes.”
This Saturday’s monologist and guts-spiller? I am he. It should be loads of fun — for everyone else. (Kidding!) I’m sure it’ll be a blast.
The UCB schedule is here, and the show description and link to tickets is here.
Zap2it has a report here on last night’s “Dharma Station: UCB: A ‘Lost’ Comedy Event, the evening of ‘Lost’-themed sketches. Damn, was it a blast. No, I’m not just glad to be there: That’s a papaya in my shirt.
It’s a safe bet I’ll be hanging out a bit at the UCB for the foreseeable future. The comedians are hysterical and friendly. Sigh.
Tonight I’ll be performing on stage at the UCB (Upright Citizens Brigade), the galactically-renowned comedy theatre (well, plus the one in NYC, too..). They’re having a special show of Lost-themed skits and the tickets sold out faster than _____ (insert favorite Lost analogy here; the clock’s running on their usability). The link to the show and the comedy regulars is here.
My skit was written by Jarrad Paul; requires a good bit of improv (somebody stop me!); and will feature moi and him; and be — oh, I think you know this already — HI-larious. Also, I bought two papayas. I have no idea how I’m going to use them in the skit. But I will. Oh, I will.
