September 14, 2007

  • A Student Once Again

    It's official:  after five years of a lethal combination of shyness, trepidation, and procrastination, I've enrolled in the BATS improv beginner's course.  Saturday classes starting in October.  Do I still have it? Did I ever? We shall see!

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  • WOO HOO! Awesome.

  • Looking forward to your 1st public performance!!  Remind me again about she who sits in the cabbage garden or something like that???

  • congrats...glad you still enjoy improv!

  • Good luck!

    Personally I find the idea of having to walk up in front of a group of strangers to perform horrifying, but I like to watch, so glad someone is willing.

    One of my favorite improv moments was when you and Jenn were performing with Visitor(?) and the building wasn't wired to handle the juice your instruments were drawing. Loud rocking tunes were suddenly intersperced with moments of utter silence in the dark as we waited for someone to reset the electrical box.

    Enter Jenn and Samael with instant improve in the dark. Jenn with fast and snarky one-liners up front, Samael carefully crafting a joke in the back.

    We won't mention the crushed twinky incident. (shudder!)

  • I like to watch

    Voyeur!

  • And that was at the Acrosstown Repertory Theater, yes, with Visitor.  GREAT show, despite electricity woes.

  • FINALLY. You're much, much funnier - and calmer on stage - than most semi-pros I've seen. I have no doubt you'll be brilliant. And NO ONE, of course, has ever been able to surpass your commitment to a joke. I've certainly never looked at mayo the same again. As soon as I have some vacation time I'd love to come out and see you in action!

    "...Enter Jenn and Samael with instant improve in the dark. Jenn with fast and snarky one-liners up front, Samael carefully crafting a joke in the back."

    Ah, the ART show! Good times. Yes, we rocked too hard for that little black box theater. And Samael's and my improv was largely born of necessity, as the rest of the band FLED THE STAGE to find the breaker box so the RAWK could ensue.

    I don't know what inspired Matthew and me to stay behind. I do vaguely remember immediately saying something like, "A priest, a rabbi, and an alien rock band walk into a bar..."

    What was the joke you were crafting in the back, Samael? I can't recall specifics, although I do remember it was hilarious, per usual.

  • and I will go EVERY NIGHT and bring LOTS of people. :)

    Oh, wait - this is a class not an audition. Damn.

    Say - any answer on the Buffy sing-along on Friday?

  • I think I told some stinker of a joke.  Not off the cuff or anything.  I think it was just banter.

    Oh.  Oh, god, I remember.  I told the Schwartz's Nails joke.

  • See, I told you it was a carefully crafted joke. It even had a NAME.

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