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There’s some mighty fine comedy in Seattle this weekend. Mighty fine. We begin with the latest Seattle excursion from SketchFest favorites The Cody Rivers Show and their all-new show, Tangle, which opens Friday! Like frosty Hobbits departing the comforts of their home in Bellinghamshire, they’ll be braving the icy dangers Sauron’s I-5 corridor to fulfill their mission…
…you are reading this today (November 27th 2006) from somewhere in or around LA, then go see this show tonight: All American Push Up Party All American Push Up Party is a character-based solo show performed by Dusty Warren (of Flaming Box of Stuff). He has performed the show in…
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…
