Mika’s Dad is in town and tonight he took us to dinner and to go see The Groundlings:
The Groundlings is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes. The troupe moved into their current location on Melrose Avenue in 1979. Many Groundlings performers have found success in movies and television, including several who have become cast members and writers on Saturday Night Live, MAD TV, and Reno 911!.The Groundlings School sees over 1,000 students per year go through their program. The competitive program consists of 4 levels (Basic,Intermediate, Writing Lab and Advanced). Participants must be successfully advanced from each level by the instructor. After completing the Advanced level, one may be voted into the Sunday Company, which performs on Sunday. Members of the Main Company are selected from members of the Sunday Company. The current ExecutiveDirector of The Groundlings is Dan Fishbach who has led the company since December, 2006. Source: Wikipedia
The name Groundlings dates back to Shakespeare’s time, when it referred to poorer theater-goers who sat on the ground between the stage and the costly seats. Mika’s friend Jovanna (watch for her on Saturday Night Live some day) went with us. She’s actually a student at The Groundlings, so it was fascinating to hear her insight into the entire improv process. The show was really funny. Unfortunately, since my camera is broken, I had to use Mika’s which, well, let’s just say it wasn’t my G9. I took a couple of videos, and since I wasn’t familiar with her camera and it was dark, I held my finger over the microphone on the best video (they were pretending to be Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with lots of genitalia jokes.) The one video I did get, was a bit about Brazilian Lesbian Ninjas. You kind of had to be there though, but this will give you a little taste of it. If you’re into improv comedy, you can watch more Groundlings videos here.
This guy was the funniest. His name is Jordan Black
hahaha… funny videos! especially Why are our heroes… lol
Merry Thor’s Day
ok, finally got to the vids – definitely my kinda humor! – a very entertaining post – looks like a good time was had by all! peace, Al
yes. i do notice the poster of the dude in the bathing suit with the hairy arms and legs behind you and your friend hugging. lovely background in my book!
@Dezinerdreams - Glad you liked them Dez. Hope your weekend is starting out better than mine!
The Groundlings is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes. The troupe moved into their current location on Melrose Avenue in 1979. Many Groundlings performers have found success in movies and television, including several who have become cast members and writers on Saturday Night Live, MAD TV, and Reno 911!.The Groundlings School sees over 1,000 students per year go through their program. The competitive program consists of 4 levels (Basic,Intermediate, Writing Lab and Advanced). Participants must be successfully advanced from each level by the instructor. After completing the Advanced level, one may be voted into the Sunday Company, which performs on Sunday. Members of the Main Company are selected from members of the Sunday Company. The current ExecutiveDirector of The Groundlings is Dan Fishbach who has led the company since December, 2006. Source: Wikipedia
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hahaha… funny videos! especially Why are our heroes… lol
Merry Thor’s Day
ok, finally got to the vids – definitely my kinda humor! – a very entertaining post – looks like a good time was had by all! peace, Al
yes. i do notice the poster of the dude in the bathing suit with the hairy arms and legs behind you and your friend hugging. lovely background in my book!
@Dezinerdreams - Glad you liked them Dez. Hope your weekend is starting out better than mine!
@qccan - I LOVE Thor!
@pukemeister - Yeah, long form improv is really amazing!
@MaximMan - LOL…you were the only one who noticed :)