Don’t forget that this Thursday, comedy phenoms Kasper Hauser will be playing with Dusty Warren at the “don’t call it ‘the’” rebar as a part of their national tour promoting their new book SkyMaul. We highly recommend this show! Thurs., Nov. 30, 2006 8:00 pm (7 pm doors) tix $12.00 Re-bar • 1114 Howell St. Advance tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ And now…
What’s better than Michael Black and Ian Black put together?! Three words: Free Banana Smoothies. Oh, and also Michael Ian Black is coming to town. Yes, Michael Ian Black, co-founder of MTV’s cult sketch comedy hit The State and Comedy Central’s STELLA, as well as star of Wet Hot American…
For those looking for a chance to see/hear/touch/taste comedy this weekend there are actually a slew of events to choose from. As previously mentioned both Train of Thought and The Pork Filled Players have shows this weekend. Scroll down a few entries for all the details. Elsewhere are two exciting…
Seeing how Sketchfest Seattle doesn’t have a single current staff member under thirty, we’ve taken to placing the word “the” before all proper nouns younger than ten years old. That said, we’d like to announce our new page on “the mySpace.” Yes, we’ve finally caved in and plummetted into the…
Great Scott! Sketch Comedy holding auditions Great Scott! is a brand new Seattle based sketch comedy group seeking performers. Using improv the company will develop original sketches and produce the shows for audiences at SketchFest Seattle and other local venues. Great Scott! Sketch Comedy will be holding auditions on Tuesday,…
Today we talk to Brian “Fozzy” Cross of Haiku Trout. How many people are in “Haiku Trout?” There are 5 of us. What are their names? Brian “Fozzy” Cross, Kevin Kirn, Gin Kirn, Adam Noble, & Scott Gardner How long has the group been around and how did it form?…
You’ve waited for this your entire life. Even if you didn’t know you were waiting for it – you were. It’s an innate longing hard-coded into the very fiber of all creatures big and small. Sorry. I’ve been reading “The Blogger’s Guide to Over-Stating Expectations.” Just the same, San Francisco…
Today we talk to Daniel Finkel of Quiet Monkey Fight (a group I met recently at the SketchFest PUSH event) How many people are in “Quiet Monkey Fight?” We have 8 right now. What are their names, ages, etc? In alphabetical order: Blythe, Brian, Dan, Jed, Pat, Ryan, Scott, and…
I want to take a moment from our usual sketch news and reviews to tell you a comedy-related anecdote. I was out in Washington DC this weekend visiting the wife while she’s there for work. We decided to visit a friend at her store in Bethesda on Saturday, and after…
(This is the first in an ongoing series where we will be interviewing some of Seattle’s bright new Sketch Comedy groups that you should be on the look out for when seeking laughs and/or a good time.) Fresh off a hit run at Seattle’s Open Circle Theater that featured among…
