Saturday, March 28, 2009
spring break > lonely island style
andy, akiva and jorma are geniuses.
and p.s. Hot Rod gets better every single time i watch it.
cool beans.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Taking Woodstock
the fact that Demetri Martin is starring in an Ang Lee movie brings me as much joy as not having to set my alarm to wake up in the morning.
that internet, is a lot of joy.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
yes surprises please
sometimes everything sucks....like health-wise and job-wise and friend-wise and well-being-wise and then you get to Comedy Death Ray and the surprise host is Paul F. Tompkins and life is kind of awesome for a couple hours.
the end.
(photo courtesy of this girl i've never met but seems to go to ucb as much as i do and takes amazing pictures.)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
ucb to arclight
i find it totally awesome that so many UCB comics are in I Love You, Man.
"I Love You, Man" featuring several UCBT performers opens Friday, March 20
Opening this Friday, March 20 is comedy I Love You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel and featuring several UCBT alums and performers including Aziz Ansari, Sarah Burns, Liz Cackowski, Rob Huebel, Nick Kroll, Thomas Lennon, Jerry Minor, Seth Morris, Ian Roberts, Greg Tuculescu, Kulap Vilaysack, Jean Villepique and Matt Walsh.
more pics and article from the UCB site
so awesome in fact that i am going to see it at midnight tomorrow.
reason # 9 that i miss my job: press screenings.
"I Love You, Man" featuring several UCBT performers opens Friday, March 20
Opening this Friday, March 20 is comedy I Love You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel and featuring several UCBT alums and performers including Aziz Ansari, Sarah Burns, Liz Cackowski, Rob Huebel, Nick Kroll, Thomas Lennon, Jerry Minor, Seth Morris, Ian Roberts, Greg Tuculescu, Kulap Vilaysack, Jean Villepique and Matt Walsh.
more pics and article from the UCB site
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Away We Go
Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
What's my damage?
i can't tell if i love this or hate this. i think it's love? maybe?
'Heathers' musical starring Kristen Bell?
The 1988 Winona Ryder dark comedy Heathers is being developed as a stage musical. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Race to Witch Mountain director Andy Fickman, who got his start in theater, has been developing the production with his Reefer Madness collaborator Kevin Murphy, who's writing the lyrics and book, and Tony-nominated Legally Blonde composer Larry O'Keefe. Earlier this week, Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell took part in a reading, playing the lead role. Whether or not she would take the role on stage is said to depend on her schedule. The musical is expected to be mounted as a regional production in 2010, then head to Broadway if successful.
from EW
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
an open letter
Dear Jim Gaffigan,
You made me laugh harder than Andy Daly did at Comedy Death Ray this week.
No small feat.
I heart you.
Heart,
Nicole
Dear Everyone,
Not going to Comedy Death Ray is bad for your life.
Heart,
Nicole
Monday, March 2, 2009
love love love
Laughing Matter: Comedy’s New Legends
In these tough times, America is lucky to have the community of comic talent featured here: men and women who will band together for the perfect setup, charm laughs from their audience, and seize on just about any icon—a Founding Father, a famous artist, even a V.F. cover—as ripe for gentle subversion. From Russell Brand’s Chaplin to Seth Rogen’s Frida Kahlo to an all-star update of The Honeymooners, V.F.’s photographers capture a new generation’s take on its favorite legends, and Jim Windolf figures out why their particular brand of funny fits the national mood. Plus: Behind-the-scenes video.
JONAH HILL, PAUL RUDD, SETH ROGEN, and JASON SEGEL, The Pretty Young Things
After appearing in Knocked Up and/or The 40-Year-Old Virgin, this quartet can now be considered summa cum laude graduates of the Judd Apatow school of comedy. Unlike so many comedy stars of the last two decades, they—and the other funny people depicted on the following pages—seem at their best when they work not as soloists but as part of a tightly knit ensemble. Say good-bye to the laughter of alienation and hello to a brand of comedy that fosters a feeling of community. Rather than dominate a crowd, they conspire with the people in the audience. Their strength lies in their charm. Even Rogen. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz (in tribute to her own March 2006 cover shot) on Stage 28 at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot, Los Angeles.
In these tough times, America is lucky to have the community of comic talent featured here: men and women who will band together for the perfect setup, charm laughs from their audience, and seize on just about any icon—a Founding Father, a famous artist, even a V.F. cover—as ripe for gentle subversion. From Russell Brand’s Chaplin to Seth Rogen’s Frida Kahlo to an all-star update of The Honeymooners, V.F.’s photographers capture a new generation’s take on its favorite legends, and Jim Windolf figures out why their particular brand of funny fits the national mood. Plus: Behind-the-scenes video.
JONAH HILL, PAUL RUDD, SETH ROGEN, and JASON SEGEL, The Pretty Young Things
After appearing in Knocked Up and/or The 40-Year-Old Virgin, this quartet can now be considered summa cum laude graduates of the Judd Apatow school of comedy. Unlike so many comedy stars of the last two decades, they—and the other funny people depicted on the following pages—seem at their best when they work not as soloists but as part of a tightly knit ensemble. Say good-bye to the laughter of alienation and hello to a brand of comedy that fosters a feeling of community. Rather than dominate a crowd, they conspire with the people in the audience. Their strength lies in their charm. Even Rogen. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz (in tribute to her own March 2006 cover shot) on Stage 28 at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot, Los Angeles.
