Monthly Archives: October 2007

Class Clowns - UCBNY Gets a HUGE Write Up in the New York Times

Monday, October 29, 2007 – 10:05 am

Photographs courtesy of Brendan McMullen
In an article entitled Class Clowns, the New York Times talks about Human Giant and the amazing alum coming out of UCBNY at the moment. It’s a pretty extensive article that really goes into great detail about the incredible talent currently performing at the theater. As a student and performer [...]

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Improvoker on the Haroldcast

Saturday, October 27, 2007 – 3:17 pm

I was a guest on the last Haroldcast #3 hosted by Del Far last week. We talked about a lot of things comedy related including the importance of Funny or Die, Derrick Comedy, my first YouTube sketch, zombies in Williamsburg, Metrocards, ECNY Awards, and Improv Everywhere shirts off.
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-43661/TS-52932.mp3]
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And I Thought It Was Going To Be A Slow News Day

Thursday, October 4, 2007 – 4:03 pm

Well smack me up and call me Susan. More reports are trickling in that the UCB has gone topsy turvey and added people to teams left and right. You talk about a shake up? I’ll give you a shake up.
Alright here’s the dilly with recap:

Adam Pally (Hotsauce, Beverly Hills) is now a member 1985
Chelsea Clarke [...]

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Chelsea Clarke and Adam Pally do the Shuffle

Thursday, October 4, 2007 – 10:47 am

Da, da, da, da. Do the the shuffle…
Okay now I’m ahead of the curve, rumor through the grapevine is Chelsea Clarke, of Tantrum, will be filling Shannon O’Neill’s spot on fwänd and Adam Pally, formerly of Beverly Hills, will be filling Will Hines’ spot on 1985.
How was that for a run on sentence?
These are both really [...]

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I do something to you which makes you do something to me

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 – 2:02 pm

Simple, I do something to you which makes you do something to me, etc. that’s it.
Peter Gwinn on “what is the game of the scene?”

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Shannon O’Neill and Will Hines Join Stepfathers

Monday, October 1, 2007 – 5:12 pm

Wow, really behind on this post. Shannon O’Neill and Will Hines have joined The Stepfathers! I had just been thinking I wonder who’ll be joining onto the Stepfathers now that Billy Merritt has left for UCBLA. I had thought either Will Hines or Shannon O’Neill might have been added.
It’s a pretty incredible line up and [...]

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