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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The Big Drug Bust

This is based on an actual drug bust that happened in the Lower East Side in January of 1978. For more info check Wikipedia.

Mitchell and Chico



This may be my finale.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Freshman Roommates

xtranormal is the best site ever. Check out my new video.

I made this one myself. I think it shows.

Brent's Suit

I also made a film at http://www.xtranormal.com with my girlfriend, well actually just my friend, well really I made it by myself, but you can imagine, or well at least I can.

Professor Ghostly's New Student

A video Meryl and I made at www.xtranormal.com.


Saturday, December 13, 2008

Vote For Change

Atom.com chose our video, Rory and Craig Go to a Concert, for their “Showdown.” If we win we get $500 (which we will put towards more videos) and it will be shown on Comedy Central. If you enjoy the video, or value us as a friends, please follow this link (www.atom.com/showdown/) and vote for us. You have to sign up to vote.

If you do not like the video, or don’t like us, vote against us and ruin our future.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Last Best Night Ever of 2008

Here's my final Best Night Ever of the year 2008. I've made some good friends -- Great American Dog, Speeders, 2 different Survivors, Big Brother, and all the rest of my new pals. Hopefully next year, there'll be some new prime time 'The Price is Right,' or something.


Thursday, December 11, 2008

Revolutionary Road Spin-Offs

A new post for 23/6. Check it out here. And Digg it if you like it.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Mustache Mania

Channel 101 had their award show this past week, and although they were not nominated, and could not attend, Rory, Craig and Damian reunited to talk about the use of facial hair in their show Beyond Fact. Click the picture below to check out the discussion of hair-of-the-face. We appear towards the beginning and towards the end.



Thanks to the guys at Escape Pod Films for getting us involved.

Youtube Salute

It's that time again. Time to pick out the best cover of Iron Maiden's Flight of Icarus on Youtube. The winner is...These kids.



Forget Presidential politics, these kids are the hope for this country. When I was these kids age, if I was even able to play the guitar at that point, I was barely able to get out the chords of Smells Like Teen Spirit on my yamaha guitar. These kids are ripping face, blasting the solos on an entire Iron Maiden song. Also let us not forget the warlock, real flame job and arcane futuristic guitars. Keep it up dudes.

Also for the first time we have special acknowledgment for bass covers. And the winner of Best bass cover of Iron Maiden's Flight of Icarus goes to...This guy.



I originally was not into this cover. I thought it was a sultry delusion of a metal classic. But right around 1:35, things really take a turn. This guy totally flips it and commences with the thunder bass. Oh and he unfurls his mighty locks just in case you aren't totally convinced of the power shift. I respect his cockiness after the shift because hey, he had me fooled.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The One Word Woody Allen Impression

Craig's famed 'One Word Woody Allen Impression,' finally captured on film.


Friday, December 5, 2008

Robert Zemeckis Strikes Back

A Letter from Robert Zemeckis to His Fans. This is something that I wrote that the website www.236.com put up. 23/6 is the Huffington Post's comedy site. Please enjoy.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Wikipedia Lesser Known Facts - DMX

The real truth from Wikipedia: DMX is awesome.



From Rory and Craig: Our Internet Knowledge at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Giving Thanx

Here's a video from Comedy Central's Thanxgiveaway Wiikend that I appeared in. I'm "Mikey from Brooklyn".

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Bangs Williams

This past Tuesday was one of most amazing nights of my life. Robin Williams dropped in at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater wanting to perform, and joined my improv group, Bangs, for our show. Unbelievable.

At first I thought it was a joke. Sean Clements whispered to me in the greenroom, "Robin Williams is performing with us," and I thought, "great...we're playing a trick on Tricia." Then someone said, "look who's sitting on the couch in the green shirt." Then it all came together in my head. Bangs is performing with Robin Williams.


It's hard to sum up the night, because it had an infinite amount of highlights, so I'll just mention a few.

-- Warming up with Robin Williams was amazing. He participated in all our silliness and at the end when we did our ritual of chanting and putting our hands in the middle, we all followed his hands up and had them raised in the air chanting. When it was over he said something like "The Hitler youth returns."

-- Coming out on stage. The crowd had no idea what they were in for, and when people realized what was going on, it was a wall of sound. Clapping and yelling. We all had huge smiles on our faces -- it was pure joy.

--The performance was unreal from beginning to end. Everyone was so supportive and made huge moves. Robin Williams injected a ridiculous sense of fun and confidence. Seeing him on the back line watching us perform was so great. He was smiling and laughing the entire time.


-- During the performance I both squeezed Robin Williams face, and got him to flip me off...this is just as funny to me out of context as it is in context.



-- Afterwards he asked us if we should get notes, which we all thought was pretty awesome. We didn't get notes, but we talked about the show. He loved our opening, the scene painting, and said how great it was for drawing information for new scenes. He also said how great it was to do improv since he's been doing stand-up a lot recently (his next stop is Ottawa to do some shows).


--A note on how cool he is: He knows everyone. After the show he was trying to figure out the name of the "other famous Australian actor" -- because he was trying to think of another reference he could have used in a scene where we all played Hugh Jackman. Sean said "Paul Hogan." Robin Williams was like "no a current actor," and I jokingly said "Yahoo Serious," expecting a chuckle from him, instead, he looked down and said "he's a good guy." That was amazing...and he was trying to think of Russell Crowe.


Photos Courtesy of Ari Scott and Devlyn Corrigan
To check out all of Ari's photos go here.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Friday, November 14, 2008

Best Height (difference) Ever

Good friend, and fellow Best Night Everer, Brian Faas dropped in on the podcast last night. Look at how much taller he is than me. They had me stand on 7 phone books and and 2 cell phone contact lists and I still looked really short.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Viral Ad 7. Cloverfield 2: Contact

Our next show on November 20, may indeed be our last, so please come check it out if you haven't yet. Details here.

Charlie Sanders helped us imagineer this latest viral ad. Be sure to check out his one man show, which is absolutely amazing. Details here.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Rory and Craig Go to a Concert

This is the video that we made for the New York Comedy Festival's Web Video Cram-Off. We were given one week to write shoot and edit a video based on the word "Bait." This is what we came up with. Please enjoy.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Best Election Ever (Ever)

Good choice America. We did it.

Here's some stupid moments from CNN and NBC.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Who Knew?

So today, I found out via internet radio, that the song "Flying High Again" by Ozzy Osbourne is actually called "Flying High Again"and not "Like Pioneers," which is what I had always thought and sung along to. Here's a video so you can see for yourself, just listen to the chorus and you'll agree. If not, you still get to watch an awesome Ozzy clip.

Fun With Editing

Trip Compton's back with some friends. This was an insane one to edit. Enjoy.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Web Cram Off


Our newest short "Rory and Craig Go to a Concert," was selected as a finalist for the The New York Comedy Festival Web Video Cram-Off. Come check it out this Wednesday at 7:30pm at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Info and tickets here.

We're really happy with the video. Here's a teaser pic:

Friday, October 31, 2008

Best Fright Ever

We got into the Halloween spirit. Josh and Cory make amazing cameos at the end, wearing mesh shirts.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Deal or no Deal

Deal or no Deal Howie Mandel: You can make your very own music video, but it has to be this.


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Video For Killgore

I got to make this video for UCB's Halloween show, Killgore: The Resurrection. The song is hilarious, and it was a ton of fun to make. I can't wait to see the show, it should be extremely bloody and awesome.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Sully's Vintage Pornography

Tired of all the glitz and glamor of new age porn? Come to Sully's for all your vintage porn needs.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Best Friends Ever

Rory lost his job on Wall Street this week. So I invited him to join me on Best Night Ever. Check it out.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Wookieepedia Lesser Known Facts

Wookieepedia lesser known facts. Wookieepedia says that “Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, was the last Chancellor of the Galactic Republic and the first Emperor of the Galactic Empire.” The lesser known Wookieepedia fact is that “At an unknown point in time prior to his death at the Battle of Endor Palpatine had found a different way to cheat death by preserving his spirit after the death of his body, by the method of spirit transference. He arranged for a series of clones of himself to be created for his spirit to possess, in the event that he would perish. His primary supply of clones was kept on Byss, guarded by loyal Dark Jedi and immense genetically-altered guards and maintained by a trusted private physician. Unfortunately, the clones were heavily ravaged by the dark side and not sustained by the Force. Each body he took would age and deteriorate more quickly than the last. But the Dark Lord wasn't concerned; he had an endless supply of clones which he could use to rule the Empire.”


Come see Wikipedia Lesser Known Facts, this Saturday 10/18 at 7:30pm. Tickets here.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Beatles homage viral ad.

We put a lot of thought into this one. Send this around to make it go even more viral.



And check out our show Saturday @ 7:30pm at The UCB theater.

Friday, October 10, 2008

The New Little House on the Prairie

I shot and edited this video for the sketch group Penny. I also put the original TV show's intro below it, if you want to compare and contrast.



Friday, October 3, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 2008

NBA Jams

In the early 1990’s, the console gaming market was absolutely flooded with NBA titles. The NBA was enjoying a pre-lockout, post-really short shorts renaissance, and video game consoles were finally becoming a commercially and socially acceptable reason for avoiding sunlight.

A Sega Genesis man myself, here are some of my favorite, although lesser-known, titles from that era:

Karl Malone Wolf Fighter!





How does Karl Malone train in the off-season? He fights armies of genetically crazed wolves in the Wilderness of Utah. The game play and wolf physics in this game were years ahead of their time. The only downfall was the amount of levels. There were literally 200 hundred levels of non-stop wolf fighting without save points, a truly Herculean trial.

Grant “Hamburger” Hill: War at its worst. Basketball at its best.





The game Hamburger Hill was originally released as a graphically violent port of the 1987 Vietnam War film. The game was deemed too disturbing for the youth market and pulled from the shelves. Looking to cut their losses, Sega reskinned the game into a jungle basketball adventure. They replaced the M-16 with a gun that shot basketballs, turned the Vietcong into cartoon walking basketball hoops, and interchanged dying Vietnamese villagers with cheerleaders. This was a great side scroller on par with Contra.

Bill Laimbeer’s Laimbeard Growth Simulator





Sega wanted to capitalize on the success of Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball for the SNES. Unfortunately Laimbeer’s contract with Hudson Soft gave them exclusive rights to any basketball game featuring the bruising center. Sega scrambled and came up with this game, wherein the goal is to induce beard growth on a 16-bit version of Laimbeer’s face by pressing a sequence of buttons. This is still the all time best selling basketball videogame in Japan.

La Picturas

Our friend Amanda, who is good at Guitar Hero, took some pictures of our last show. Today, one of the pictures is featured as "The Honey Shot" on the Apiary. Here are some other pics she took.







Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Monday, September 29, 2008

Personal Bank

We made appearances in Landline TV's new video. Take this video, Economy.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Hewlett Packard - Great Computers

New web ads I was in for HP computer gear. Check out some more here. There are a couple more we shot that should be out soon.


"Pickup Artist"


"The Young and The Wireless"

The other people in the videos are Andrée Vermeulen from UCB and Patrick Shepard and Eliza Bent from The PIT.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Fun With a Greenscreen

I had a lot of fun shooting this video for Trip Compton. Now you can have fun with a greenscreen.


Fun with a Greenscreen from Eugene Cordero on Vimeo.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Regular Shopper Viral Testimonial

A regular shopper talks about our sketch show, "Our Internet Knowledge." Check it out this Thursday at 8pm, at UCB.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Shamu Sandwich

Rory made this a while back. A cartoon based on a short excerpt from our radio show in college.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

New York Mets Press Release


FLUSHING -- The New York Mets announced today that they are changing the name of their new stadium. The brand new facility, which is to open in Spring of 2009, was set to be named Citi Field. Today Citigroup officials announced that they recently realized that the logo for Citi Field looks strikingly similar to that of fast food pizza chain, Domino's Pizza, and decided to merge companies.

The new stadium is now to be dubbed Citi Domino's Pizza Field.

Mets Manager Jerry Manuel, reached by phone, said, "man I like those Domino's Oreo Dessert Pizzas."

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Truth

Check out this new sketch I'm in. It was written by Charlie Sanders.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Funemployment - Oprah's Book Club

Another new Funemployment segment. Robert Orben is one of the greatest authors of our time.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

RodCrast - Rory and Craig's Podcast

Check out our new podcast. We talk about our wardrobe, Michael Phelps vs. Mark Spitz's Mustache, Looney Tunes, etc. Just push play below.



UPDATE: Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes here.

Funemployment - Craig's Kold Kalls

New Funemployment segment. Remember that your friends are one of your best assets in the unemployed world. Call them up during work.

Friday, August 22, 2008

"Play On Words" Paul

This guy named Paul loves plays on words -- he wrote my jokes for Best Night Ever.




Editor's (Craig's) note: I, no joke, got invested in the show "Tabitha's Salon Takeover." Those people had invested a crap load of money, that they didn't have, into their salon, and were very close to losing it all.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Viral Ad Campaign #2

Haven't seen our new sketch show yet? Come out Monday night at 9:30pm to The UCB Theater (tickets here). Or at least watch our high quality ad for the show.



Thanks to Mike Still for being patient with our tedious stage directions.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Back-Up Night Ever

Big ups to Early 90s back-up singer, Josh Lay.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Astrology

We here at roryandcraig.com are constantly being hounded with questions like; "What's your sign," "Hey, what's your sign," "What sign of the zodiac are you," and so on. So we decided to finally put a definitive end to these questions. We commissioned our friend Harvey Sid Fisher to write songs answering these questions for us.

Rory is a:


Craig is a:


Well there you have it. If you would like to commission your own song, just go to astrologysongs.com

Thursday, August 7, 2008

TruVue Contact Lenses

I shot this video for Eugene Cordero last week. It was a bunch of fun to shoot, and I'm now am proud to say I sport these contacts. (NSFW)




Also, DEL CLOSE MARATHON THIS WEEKEND. Check out the schedule here, and what shows I'm doing here.*

*Note: My tumblr blog is very similar to this one so far.

Friday, August 1, 2008

A Fish and a Shark

I worked at an after school program recently and helped Amey Goerlich make some pretty awesome videos written and starring the kids. This is one I helped shoot. Both kids actually turned into fish to prepare for their roles.

The Ol' Monkey Arm Gag

I wish I could explain this better. Basically Josh, who directs these videos, said "you could wear monkey arms." And I said "That makes sense."

Monday, July 28, 2008

Viral Ad Campaign

See our viral ad for our new show.

Indie Cup



Rory and I got to play a couple of hipsters in this new UCB Original video. We hung out in Williamsburg all day, and Rory got pretty attached to that kite by the end. This sketch was written by Caitlin Tegart, and Directed by Nick Paley (director of Episode 2 of Beyond Fact).

Friday, July 25, 2008

Beast Night Ever.

Here's my Best Night Ever from Thursday July 24th.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Family Sercus

Our friend Brian Sercus has been making cartoons recently. The drawings are hilarious. Eat your heart out Jim Davis.

Here are two of them. Click to view larger version.

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Anchor Action

Here's a video that I did with the guys from Lynn Lynn (Cory Cavin and Josh Lay). I work with these guys when I do the Best Night Ever podcast. They are cool, and asked me to be in their funny video. Enjoy.


Monday, July 14, 2008

Text Book Graffiti

Today while I was at work, I saw a collage of photos, that included this image of Teddy Roosevelt.




This picture also appeared in my High School US History Book. Coincidentally, the version in my book was accompanied by the best text book graffiti I have ever encountered. It appeared as follows.


"Teddy Roosevelt Getting a Blowjob."

Brilliant in it's simplicity, perfect in its accuracy. Thank you whoever wrote that, you made my day many times. Do you have a favorite piece of text book graffiti? Drop us a line.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Greatest American Dog

Check out my new Best Night Ever. Wow, summer TV ain't the best thing out there.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Ringo Harper and the Beatle Criminals

This is it. Finally Ringo Starr and Ben Harper together at last, in an amazing interview. Ringo Starr is Rory's favorite musician ever and Ben Harper is my musician idol. Thanks so much to Myspace.com for following musicians who are exploring new and exciting territory. Kudos to myspace 'Artist on Artist.'

Ben Harper is a great interviewer: "Is the loudest thing you've ever heard Shea Stadium?" Thanks Ben Harper; I always wanted to know the loudest thing Ringo Starr has ever heard. And now I know that it was in fact Shea Stadium.

Also, Ringo describes keeping time for The Beatles as "Keep[ing] the Whack On."

Artist on Artist Ringo Starr - Ben Harper

Monday, July 7, 2008

Bad Company Fudge Company

Here's the newest UCBComedy.com original video, Bad Company Fudge Company. Written by Geoff Garlock, shot by Todd Bieber, and starring Jim Santangeli. I directed and edited it. Big props to Will Hines', who is doing a great job of producing all these new UCB Original videos.



If you want to get updates on when new UCB videos are coming out, check the UCBComedy Production Blog.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Fandamonium

This is the first fan video we have received on YouTube.

Thanks Natalie and Caitlin for all the LOLz.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Time Travel Expedition

I made this video for Brett Gelman and Jon Daly. This mixes two of my favorite things in the world: Time Travel and Farts. It is insane, and was a ton of fun to shoot and edit. Please enjoy. We hope this video finally starts a real discussion on the ethics of time travel.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Anything is Possible

The Celtics just won the NBA Championship. This has not happened since I was 3 years old. I am so pumped. The Celtics took a definitive game six over the Lakers winning by nearly 40 points. Kevin Garnett gave the best post game interview I have ever scene, it wraps the moment up rather perfectly.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Hollywood Insider

Here's my Best Night Ever from last night. Let's just say things were pretty Hollywood.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

If you are anything like me you cannot wait for August 8th 2008 (8.8.08). The magical day when we will see the second installment of the movie adaptation of Ann Brashares’ beloved young adult novel series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. In preparation for the film I did a little research on the origin of those mystical jeans, that seem to fit everyone perfectly. What I found was a pleasant surprise.


It seems that the history of the “Traveling Pants” goes much further than the spooky attic where the girls found them. Some believe that the jeans were the handy work of Jesus Christ Himself. Legend has it that the Messiah passed the magical jeans on to Mary Magdalene because, “she just couldn’t find anything that didn’t make her but look huge.”

Mary Magdalene Trembles at the thought of trying on another pair of jeans.

The story of the Traveling Pants does not end there. The Priory of Sion was a secret society set up in 1099 to protect the secret of the jeans. Priory of Sion loosely translates to Sisterhood of Traveling Pants. Former grandmasters of the Priory of Sion include Leonardo Da Vinci. If you examine the sculpture below, you may notice a hint to the secret of the jeans. Looks like in addition to tanks and flying machines, Da Vinci also invented a few fashion trends (skirt with jeans under it anyone).

Evidence of Da Vinci's involvement with the Priory of Sion?
The Priory of Sion was responsible for installing the Merovingian line of Frank kings. The Merovingians are believed to be descendants of the original Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Mary Magdalene and her 3 friends Bridget, Carmen and Tibby, the rebel.

A Merovingian king is initiated into the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
The jeans have been kept a secret for so long by the Merovingian run fashion industry. If everyone looked great in every pair of jeans, it would be the end of fashion, as we know it. But who knows what will happen now that the new Sisterhood has the pants in their hands.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Stand-Up for Yourself

Last night I worked on some stand-up comedy during my Best Night Ever podcast. The jokes were flying, and the crowd was dying. See for yourself.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Fartrix

Rory and I got stuck in the matrix a couple months ago...and this is what happened.



Rory might have good comic timing, but he has perfect fart timing.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Back In Time

I wrote a Back to The Future related sketch for a show, and in my research I found this, which is great.

Huey Lewis - Back in Time - BTTF Tribute


Also, much Back to the Future news in the past two weeks. The Clock Tower set from the trilogy, burned down this past week (full article). And Bob Gale makes it completely official that there will not be a Back to the Future IV (full article). Kind of good to know they won't be soiling the BTTF franchise, but I can't help but wonder when the remakes will go down (Shia Labeouf as Marty McFly anyone?).

Also, check out this fake trailer for Back to the Future IV that someone made. Does anyone else get tingles?


Note: by far the nerdiest blog post I have ever written. Is it nerdier than Rory's Optimus Prime/Darth Vader blog...we will never know.

Check out my Back to the Future related sketch at The Upright Citizens Brigade on Monday June 9th at 6:30pm. It's my Sketch 201 class show and there are a lot of great writers in the class and all the sketches will make you laugh.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Dogpocalypse (D-Day Plus a Million)

Finally. Disney is harking back to the days when The Taco Bell Chihuahua was all the rage. They are releasing the much anticipated (by me) movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

Did you know that Chihuahua's fought alongside Aztec Warriors back in the day?

Did you know that when Chihuahuas intermingle, they wear headdresses, while dancing and rapping together?

Did you know that the Paris-Hilton-looking Chihuahua pictured below is considered 'hot 'among Chihuahuas, and that they expect humans to be jealous of said hotness?



You Can find out for yourself by clicking this link: Beverly Hills Chihuahua Trailer.

If you're not already sold on this movie, check out the all-star cast that voices these amazing animals: Salma Hayek (Wild Wild West), Drew Barrymore (50 First Dates), Jamie Lee Curtis (My Girl 2), Andy Garcia (Godfather: Part III), and many more.

This is the perfect formula for a movie that will freak out a generation of young children. I see many sequels on the horizon.


Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Andromeda Strain - Brain Drain

A&E made a new TV Movie of Michael Crichton's book Andromeda Strain. It was totally graphic and violent, so my evil personae, Greg Lowin, took over during the taping of last night's Best Night Ever. Enjoy.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

What to Do With Your Stimulus Check

Well it has been a few weeks since the economic stimulus checks went out. If you still haven’t spent yours, it’s probably because you couldn’t think of what to buy. To help indecisive taxpayers, I’ve prepared a list of some of this season’s hottest items retailing for around $300.

Four Honey Baked Hams - Whether you’re stocking up for future holidays or just want to have a big fe ast today, these hams look and taste great.


A Nice Bull Whip - A must have for any cattle rancher. Not a cattle rancher? Well, pick one of these up to show your enthusiasm for the new Indiana Jones Picture: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.


A 1947 Cadillac Flying Goddess Hood Ornament - Whether you are restoring a 1947 Cadillac or you’re just a big fan of the art deco design aesthetic, your collection wont be complete without this little beauty.



A Custom 2 on 1 style, Bobble Head Set - Do you have a best friend, spouse or other loved one, who you would like to cartoonishly immortalize standing next to you? Then you’ll want to get yourself one of these. What's that, No one loves you? How about two of you!



A Gold Plated Basketball Trophy – Whether you recently won a basketball championship, or want to highlight the poetic form of a regulation size basketball, you’ll want to save a place on the mantle for one of these.



I hope I represented all demographics. Happy Shopping!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Family Feud, Dude (or Survey Says: Awesome)

It was recently announced that Al Roker will be the new host of the Prime Time 'Celebrity Family Feud.' To prep for his new hosting duties, Al Roker and a group of rag-tag New Yorkers met at the Hilton Hotel yesterday, to do some practice rounds of the Feud. I was one of the lucky few.


This was the coolest thing ever. A bunch of other people from the UCB Theater were there as well, and we got to pretend we were celebrity families playing Family Feud. I felt pretty good about my performance in the first game of the morning, and got to play the Fast Money round with Jon Gutierrez...and we rocked the crap out of it. Al Roker was making puns left and right, and I appreciated every one of them. It was a day to remember.

Also, I got a video of us together; Al Roker thinks we're taking a still photo. Note: after we took the picture, he said 'groovy.' It's below.


Friday, May 16, 2008

Bangs

Bangs, my new group at The UCB Theater, had its first show this week, and it was a great time. A video of the show was put online, so if you want to watch 26 minutes of improv on your computer screen, you now have the chance to do that. Good Luck.



Note: Part of the opening is cut off for some reason.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Buy This Product

This is an actual product, and I truly support it. Let's face it, kids hate brushing their teeth (kids are so precious), and we really can't blame them. Number one, brushing your teeth is very physical, and who wants to do a physical activity right when you wake up, or right before bed. And secondly, toothpaste doesn't taste like candy. That's where Travel Candy Toothbrush comes in. It's like training wheels for the teeth of the youth.

Kids will stop complaining that their arms hurt while brushing, because they'll be too focused on grating the sour candy over their teeth and gums. And after a couple of months of using this product, they'll be ready to move on to the real thing. Kudos to the candy corporation!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Politics as Usuals

Here's a new Best Night Ever for May 12th. It took me and Josh Lay, the producer at BNE, about 45 minutes to come up with a joke about the man with the prosthetic leg going up that electronic ramp on American Gladiator. It was definitely a notable TV moment of the night, but I really didn't want to be insulting to that guy (who happened to be a paralympic gold medalist). Hope it came out ok.

Another note: American Gladiator is still a ton of fun to watch.



Also, below is a video I helped Mike Still write. It's an ad for Moveon.org's Bush McCain Challenge. I love important scientists.

Friday, May 9, 2008

This Video is Sick (Literally)

Here's my new Best Night Ever. My allergies have been bothering me all this week, and while writing and filming this podcast my allergies turned on me and became a full-on cold. The things I do for my art (art = watching TV and making fun of it).


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Also some news: My improv group Twelve Thousand Dollars has been dissolved. I am bummed that I won't get to perform with a lot of the great people from 12K, but am excited about my new group, Bangs (which is a group of awesomely hilarious people). We will be performing on Tuesday Nights at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Check out show dates and reserve tickets here.