It is Monday Morning – Must be Time to Gloat
It’s been over a month since we recorded a Vilification Tennis podcast and even though we were tired as hell, we decided we should record it after the Fearless launch party on Saturday. This could have been a horrible decision had the event been a disastrous failure.
The event was instead a huge success. Thanks to a great many people, we raised better than half of our operating budget for the year and it is rumored that the wacky comedy to which we subjected our audience was both wacky and comedic.
All things considered, we were blown away by the success of the event. That meant we were pretty euphoric when we recorded the podcast. Which beats the alternative. Eric had also prepared humus and salsa. That goes a long way to creating a positive podcasting environment.
So if you are a fan of the podcast, you should listen to this week’s episode. I think we were somewhat amusing.
Monday morning comedy – The Flashback version
I have a new Movie Dick article up over at the Vilification Tennis website today.
Actually, it was up last Monday but the site was down for the majority of the week so you didn’t have the pleasure of reading my witty observations on last year’s most popular movies. Now you can do so!
I know you are sick of 2012 “best of” lists and that is really what the article is all about. So please read and have a chuckle or two.
Art for January’s Vilification Tennis Show
So for January, our theme is gambling. I’m actually looking forward to some of the crazy structures we’ll come up with for that show. As a f’rinstance, all of the participants will be determined by drawing ping pong balls. Theoretically, someone could show up for the show and never perfrom.
I’d laugh my ass off if that happened.
I’ve managed to toss artwork to a few extra people this year and Geoffrey Brown came up with the logo for this show. Check it!
Monday Morning Comedy Orgy!
Lots of new content over at Vilification Tennis this morning and I had a hand in most of it!
First, you can check out an article I wrote about the aftermath of the recent election.
You can also read a new Movie Dick article that explores the most important reason for the success of Skyfall.
And finally, we have recorded a Vilification Tennis Podcast at the convention. It was recorded late at night and everyone was pretty drunk. And by “pretty drunk,” I mean “completely wasted.”
So please listen, read and enjoy!
I Wrote Something “Funny”
I’m still contributing content to the Vilification Tennis website on a pseudo regular basis. For those unaware, I write columns as The Movie Dick approximately every other week.
This week, I wrote an article about the movie Flight. The idea came to me in the shower yesterday morning. I’m not sure if that will make it more or less likely anyone will read the article.
I am Fearless
So if you look at the right hand side of the page, you will see a new button that says I’m a proud supporter of Fearless. You probably don’t care what that means but I’m going to tell you anyway.
Fearless Comedy Productions is a new theatre company conceived to bring together several different comedy companies under a single umbrella that will, we hope, help increase the visibility of all of the. It is also a company that will be producing and supporting new work.
The idea for this company was mine but I was lucky enough to be working with a bunch of other comedians who thought the idea was a good one. We’ve been talking about the idea for about six months now and we’ve finally reached a point where we can tell everyone about it.
Some Art for Upcoming Vilification Tennis Shows
I have completed art for the next two Vilification Tennis shows and I thought I would show it off. Both are by the lovely and talented John Newstrom.
First up is the November show, The Civilification Tennis War. Yes, the pun is horrible. The art is great! Check it out!
Understanding the Difference Between Stupidity and Apathy
There. Are. THIRTEEN stripes!
This weekend, I decided that we’d play a game called “Are you more American than a Vilifer” with our audience. I figured I’d ask two audience volunteers questions about Minnesota and American politics to see which one of them knew more.
Several of the questions I asked are standard questions on the naturalization test. They are things people who want to become citizens of our country are expected to know.
Now understand, I expected that they would do poorly. I had several “easy” questions prepared just to ensure that they got a few answers right.
The results were worse than I expected.
I’ve Written and Recorded more Stuff you can Listen to and Read!
New content day over at Vilification Tennis. I’ve written a new Movie Dick article about the upcoming “Oscar season” in the movie theatres.
Additionally, I’ve recorded a new podcast with a few of the vilifiers in which we discuss disparate topics like the price of Brazilian virginity, the most badass American Presidents and Halloween costumes. It’s a pretty funny podcast, which is good because that was the goal.
So please, listen and/or read! Thanks!
New Silliness over at Vilification Tennis
I’ve haven’t been feeling The Movie Dick column for the last six weeks or so, which is a bad thing. If there is one important lesson about writing, it’s that you just need to write.
So this weekend I just sat down and wrote an article about Sinister. Reading it again this morning, it’s not that bad. You can read it yourself if you like!
There’s also some other new content over at Vilification Tennis written by my comedy compadres. Read and enjoy!
Grail Diary 