The flyer...

I finally got on to a computer with photo-shop on it, but due to some time constraints, I probably could have done this in paint. But whatevs. Check it out, it is the flyer for "Carpe Denim: Jeans the Day!"

Hopefully, I will be able to get another one out by this weekend.

Keep an eye out for our promo video coming sometime this week.

A couple days off.

I bet most of you thought that we would stay in Milwaukee over Thanksgiving Break to rehearse the sketch show. Well, we didn't, but what we did do, was decide that by the time we get back, we have to have all of our scripts memorized. I'll let you know how that goes. Going over the ones I wrote is pretty easy, but with so many crazy characters, and different writing styles, the rest may be a bit harder. Any tips?

Fugee Thanksgiving

Last night was a Studio 013 Refugee tradition called "Fugee Thanksgiving." Every year, the Sunday before Thanksgiving my improv group gets together and has a Thanksgiving dinner of sorts. The menu last night included pizza, pasta, chicken nuggets, cabbage, chips and salsa and we finished it off with drumsticks. Yum. It was a blast. Check out our family picture.

Finalilized!

All the sketches are finally in. Our first run was yesterday and took just over and hour and a half. That will be trimmed for sure, but it is nice know exactly what we are doing. I'll have a list of the sketch names sometime this week, so that will whet your appetite until the show. Check back for more updates throughout the next couple of weeks.

jimmy

2nd Sketch Show

Men and Women,

As of this moment, I am gearing up for my second sketch show. Last semester I did an all musical one which was a fantastic experience. The show is called "Carpe Denim: Jeans the Day!"

I think as of now, we have about 9 scenes, which were all written by the performers in the show. So the material is all ours, and because of that we have complete creative control on how everything is done.

Right now, we are just in the initial rehearsal, so nothing spectacular has happened so far, but we have had some great moments in improvisation within the written scenes. That kind of stuff keeps me excited for practices and eventually for the final show.

I'll be doing more updates as we go along, but I hope to see you there on December 6th.

jimmy

some deep shit

I heart comedy. I do.

Comedy is the only thing that has remained consistent in my life. I have always loved to laugh and I have always loved to make people laugh. This love of mine is the sole reason that I have met the people I know call my Friends. My college improv group, The Studio 013 Refugees, is how I met my best friends and the people who have the most influence on my comedic style. The years I have spent working with them have been some of my best.

Now, in my third year in the group, my comedy has grown. I have reached far beyond my comfort level and by doing that, I have made my pastime even more apart of my life.

Doing comedy in college is a very odd feeling. During parts, all I can think about is how much I would love to do comedy for the rest of my life. Then at others, a feeling sets in that I'm going to college for a reason and that its not comedy. It doesn't really get me down, but it gives me more freedom to explore because I know that i may not be doing this forever.


For that reason, I consider college comedians some of the most experimental group out there, and that is what this blog is for, to showcase that freedom to experiment.

jimmy