reunion

My Sketch Comedy group is back. Last year we did mulitple online sketches for MUTV and we also had a live show. But after the show was done, we just kind of fell apart. But over the weekend, we shot another video for one of the members final projects and after editing it, threw Ultra Boom on the beginning credits. After we watched it, we brainstormed for a few hours about potential sketches for next semester. So make sure to watch for updates on YouTube.

here is a link to some of our stuff from last year: http://www.youtube.com/user/johngal33

the new video should be up by the end of this week. Its a new twist on the Chirstmas song I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus.

Study Break... again

Someone just sent me this website for free improv comedy "jam" sesions in Milwaukee. the website is here: http://www.alchemisttheatre.com/. It seems like a cool idea, for three bucks you get to do improv with a bunch of people and from what I understand its a wide range of skill levels.

Next time you think about going to ComedySportz, check this place out first. It seems like they haven't sold out yet and are way cheeper. Plus 100% of the ticket fees go into helping independent theater in Milwaukee.


jimmy

Comedy week to Hell week

Man last week was the best! A sketch show and an Improv show all in a 6 day period with two improv practices in between. Fun times. This week, not so much. As of this moment, I am supposed to be doing research on the Cold War. So far its not going that great. And to top that off, I have two papers and two tests to go. This is for sure not comedy week.

Wish me luck. I don't think I can use improv to get me out of finals week.

jimmy

That's a long time

Second City had it's 50th anniversary celebration this weekend. 50th. That is unbelievable for a comedy group. Fifty years really means something and for Second City it is pretty evident. They helped produce almost every great comedian for the last well, the last 50 years. And they still are doing it. Four years ago I went to go see a show, and the guy that I thought was the funniest is now a writer for SNL and on Sonic Commercials. I remember the first time I saw him and just thought that it was the coolest thing.

But I am real happy for Second City. I think its great that they can still stay afloat in these times. It just goes to show that laughter may really be the best medicine out there.

Here is an article with some great pictures from the festivities:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-091211-second-city-reunion-pictures,0,3913056.photogallery

jimmy

salted pork

I talked to an alum of MU the other day who pretty much introduced me to sketch comedy when he was here. He was able to make it up for Carpe Denim and loved it. It was awesome to hear that good of news from a guy like him. I really hold him in high regard and have loved his shows in the past, so it was a huge deal when he told me it was great.

Throughout the week a lot of people have come up to me and said it was great, and it just makes me look forward to doing another show.

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