A Guy Walks In A Bar

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A cast of Upright Citizens Brigade taped a pilot in Santa Cruz called This Show Will Get You High. I had the chance to interview two of the members, Brett Gelman and Matt Besser (one of the founding members of the UCB Theaters). Here is the interview.

The whole cast was wonderful to meet and they even allowed me to jump into a cast picture or two.

Maybe I’ll hunt down my solo interview of John Gemberling and cut that down to some clips and upload them. It’s way too big to upload as one file.

The entire cast was:

Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, Walk Hard)
Paul Rust (I Love You Beth Cooper, Inglorious Basterds)
John Gemberling (Fat Guy Stuck in the Internet)
Brett Gelman (Human Giant)
Betsy Sodaro (UCB Theatre)
Jessica Williams (Just for Kicks)

This Show Will Get You High, UCB Theater does a Show in Santa Cruz

Upright Citizens Brigade and Comedy Central are doing a live show that will be taped at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz.

I repeat.

Upright Citizens Brigade and Comedy Central are doing a live show that will be taped at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz.

AND IT’S FREE. Dear sweet baby Jesus, you do not want to pass this up. GO. There is no way you can be disappointed with this show.

It’s on Monday April 19th at 8pm.

Who is going to be there, you may be asking yourself quietly in your room alone, wonder no more:

Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, Walk Hard)

Paul Rust (I Love You Beth Cooper, Inglorious Basterds)

John Gemberling (Fat Guy Stuck in the Internet)

Brett Gelman (Human Giant)

Betsy Sodaro (UCB Theatre)

Jessica Williams (Just for kicks)

The Rio Theatre is located at:

1205 Soquel Ave. in Santa Cruz, Ca.

Box office (831) 423-8209

ALL AGES WELCOME AND NO TICKETS REQUIRED. JUST SHOW UP AND LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF.

Spread the word of this event please.

Shows! Shows! Shows!

Tune in tomorrow night at 12:30AM to hear A Guy Walks Into A Bar…

It’s going to be an awesome show. I’ve got an interview with comedian Sandra Valls in the first half hour of the show.

She’s done comedy specials like The Latin Divas of Comedy. Sandra is promoting a show happening in March in Santa Cruz called The Queer Queens of Comedy. I’ve already had another comedian, Poppy Champlin, call into the show for an interview.

Not only that, but there’s still plenty of stand up and the like to hear tomorrow night.

Tell your friends!

Also pulled word for word (for I am lazy, and they explain themselves better than I):

You Had To Be There has found itself in the midst of a spine-tingling mystery! Prominent member David “Mr. Body” Rudesill has been slain, and the culprit is too close for comfort! Was it Daniel Ruiz, the innocent butler? Or Brennan Marquez, the ruthless explorer? Or was it Bob Nasr, the unpredictable countess? Or perhaps it was the mystery guest performer, eager to carve his name into the improv scene? Come to the show, October 23rd at the Broadway Playhouse, and help detective Davis Banta crack the case!

E-mail for reservations at hadtobethereimprov@hotmail.com , before tickets sell out!

The Improvathon!

Pulled this word for word from the Facebook event:

The Improvathon is Actors’ Theatre’s biggest fund-raiser of the year! Improvers from all over the county crawl out of the cracks and take to the stage in support of the Actors’ Theatre.

Here’s how it works: For a whole day, various Improv Troupes take the stage for sets of around 45 minutes, and audiences can rotate in and out of the theatre whenever they want!

For a minimum donation of $10, you get a free all-day ticket that lets you see any of the shows. Drop by and catch a few shows, step out for a bite to eat, and return to polish the day off with another helping of improv fun! Or stick around the whole time, its up to you!

Already confirmed troops include local favorites like Loose Cannon, You Had To Be There, The Funatics, and Scriptease!

You can even form a troupe and perform at the Improvathon on Sunday, November 1st, if you want to. But, you don’t have to perform to take advantage of the 3 Free Classes every Saturday Oct 17th-Oct 31st! We just think you might want to once you get started.

There will be lots of prizes, laughter, and audience interaction! It’s a blast!

Must be 13 or over to participate.