So, being that I update this website by myself, one of the many tricks up my sleeve for creating content out of thin air, is to write a bulleted list of things which I am entirely too lazy to write about in more detail. This is the trick in my bag I will use today to get you all up on what’s been happening in the New York improv scene. It should be noted, however, that all of these bulleted points probably deserve far more fleshing out than they shall be giving here.I apologize for not getting this information out earlier but I was in England and Ireland on a well deserved vacation (6 years) and had put improv on the back burner for a bit. Sorry.So, lets recap this bitch:
- UCBComedy.com, the long awaited streaming video component of the Upright CItizens Brigade website, launches with sketches from UCB’s biggest and brightest.
- Word on the street is UCB New York has tightened up their approval system for getting into upper level classes. The majority of comments in the community is positive, aside from people who didn’t get into said higher level classes.
- UCBNY Harold Night’s 2008 season debuts with some strong performances and enough references to masturbation to appease any high school student.
- The independent scene has been strengthened by teams creating repeating showcases of newer groups at independent venues. This is giving rise to improvisers who are getting very good at performing earlier in their improv training.
- Improv Anywhere looses it’s pants for 2008 across the country.
- MySpace starts looking for Improv Groups
Alright, anything I’m forgetting?
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Improv Everywhere either “loses” or “loosens” its pants, but nobody “looses” anything.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. If I stopped to correct that - it would make all my other crap spelling mistakes that much more difficult to stomach… and when you get down to it, it’s still grammatically and contextually correct. if a bit pretentious.