Big Fun Logo Funtime
So one of the things I’m doing in conjunction with the launch of Fearless Comedy is launching a new show called Big Fun Radio Funtime. I’m getting local comedy writers to work with me to produce a comedy radio show that we’ll perform and record live about once every three months. I’m a big fan of the old radio show format so I’m looking forward to this project. I think it will be a lot of fun!
That might be why I used the word “fun” in the title of the show. Twice.
Our first show is going to be on the 18th of January at 10:00 PM and ticket prices are a super reasonable $6.00 in advance and $8.00 at the door ($6 with a Fringe Button). It will feature scripts by me, David Walbridge, Jerry Stearns and Matt Allex. It’ll also feature original songs by Geoffrey Brown (and also possibly me)! Salsa Sterling will also be providing live sound effects for the show.
Currently, I have Dawn Krosnowski, Windy Bowlsby, Gordon Smuder, Don Cosgrove and myself lined up as voice actors for the innaugural performance. So, you know, people with actual talent! And me!
This is also the first “purely” Fearless production on our calendar. Rather than a partner event, this show will be produced by Fearless Comedy as part of our annual show schedule.
And we have a sweet logo for the show by Melissa Kaercher! I mostly made this post for the purpose of showing off the logo so put your appreciation goggles on and appreciate it!
If you are interested in other theatrical stuff I’m doing, you can always look at my Upcoming Performances page.
Alphabetical Movie – The Karate Kid
I’ve always enjoyed the song “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama.
I would imagine that is the reason that I’ve had fond memories of the Karate Kid soundtrack. With “Cruel Summer” on there, the whole thing must be golden, right?
It’s been a while since I watched the film. I watched it a lot in the 80’s and 90’s and I remember every dramatic beat in the movie. I can recite huge sections of the film from memory and not just the parts about the Crane Technique. I know the film pretty darn well.
Geeks Without God is Sober this week!
We have a guest on our podcast this week! And, unlike last week’s podcast, everyone is sober! Matt Allex, of the Apropos of Nothing podcast, joined us to talk about atheism and how talking about his beliefs convinced one of his listeners to come out of the closet.
As a personal aside here, I always hope that talking about my atheism will help others be more out about theirs. Being an atheist doesn’t have to be about activism or convincing others that god doesn’t exist. I feel like we all need to take a moment to cry “we are here, we are here, we are here” in a Wholike fashion because – well – we are here.
I’m quite inspired by Matt’s story because he did exactly what I want to do. He talked about his atheism in a way that helped someone else start to cry out that he is here. Good for him.
Our conversation was great. Matt is very smart and very funny and he has a favorite sandwich that will kill you if you eat it. Have a listen!
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!
Fearless Fringe Sponsorship
When we started talking about Fearless Comedy, one of the things I was really interested in doing was a sponsorship program for the Minnesota Fringe.
The idea was pretty simple. I wanted to help encourage comedy producers to give the Fringe a try. I know that navigating the Fringe for the first time can be pretty challenging and the costs can look a little daunting. If we could make navigating that experience a little easier, I felt that it would be a great initiative for our new company and for the Twin Cities theatre community.
Today we announced the Fearless Fringe Sponsorship program and I couldn’t be happier.
Shit that Pissed me Off This Week – 11/16
This is not all of the members of the Wisconsin Legislature, mind you. Just nine of them. One of them says the Affordable care act is “unconstitutional” (even though the Supreme Court said it wasn’t) and that is his justification for supporting a law that would get a federal employee arrested for trying to do his job.
You can’t make something unconstitutional by saying so. That isn’t the way the system works. If it did, I’d say the Citizens’ United ruling was unconstitutional and Super Pac’s would be instantly dissolved.
As a lawmaker, you don’t get to pick which laws you follow. That’s not the job you got hired to do.
You can try to change laws. You can try to make laws better. You can’t decide that the supreme court got it wrong (even if you believe they did) and then start enacting laws based on what you think they should have ruled.
Aw fuck it! We can just assume that whoever wrote the dissent got it right, can’t we?
Either you believe in our system of government and you work within the rules or you shouldn’t have run for office.
New Geeks Without God – now With More Liquor
This weeks Geeks Without God was recorded live at Omegacon and we were pretty drunk. Actually, Nick and Molly were pretty drunk. So drunk, in fact, that I think it is fair to qualify that we were all drunk even though I technically wasn’t drunk at all. We recorded in front of a live audience and shared booze with them. I even tried some. Boy was that a mistake.
We talk about games and movies and a little bit about the gay marriage amendment. Also annoying mega churches. There’s a little bit for everyone! Please listen!
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!
Shit that Pissed me off This Week – 11/9
Pakistani Couple Killed Their Daughter Because She Looked at a Boy
A 15-year-old girl looked at a boy on a motorcycle twice. Her parents feared she was going to turn out like her older sister who had already “disgraced” the family. She promised she wouldn’t do it again but it was too late because her mother had already thrown acid on her.
The good news is that her parents figure it was her destiny to die like that. It wasn’t really their fault, you see. They were just tools of destiny.
It was also apparently her destiny to die because her parents waited almost 12 hours to take her to the hospital after they threw acid on her face. They would have taken her right away, you see, but it was her destiny to wait.
Let’s be clear: religious fanaticism didn’t kill that girl.
But it sure didn’t help keep her alive, either.
Grail Diary 