May 2012
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popculturebrain: Watch Reggie Watts and Will Forte make beautiful music. (via IFC) I guess the secret is out: We shot all of Comedy Bang Bang during a month-long dance party. We would have gotten away with it if Dave Ferguson didn’t insist on jamming while we shot this very, VERY serious piece of comedy.
May 22nd
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“Comedy Bang Bang was as close to the way I’d want to do a show, at least...”
– Reggie Watts YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
May 16th
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ListenA good 90% of my childhood and adolescence was...
May 16th
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BIG NEWS!
I’m really proud to inform you guys that myself and Megan Baker are starting an indie improv show! It’s called Hot Improv Dick, and we’ll be choosing teams based on the hotness of their collective dick. I’m really proud of this project. So much planning and hard work have gone into it since Meg and I started a text chain about the same time I started drinking red wine a...
May 16th
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elephantsandlazers: Bunheads Promo (With Elephants and Lazers) I feel like at this point, the FOD staff is actively seeking to please me. If there is ONE THING IN THE WORLD I love more than teen dramas about ballerinas, it’s ELEPHANTS AND LAZERS!
May 15th
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May 14th
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What a 75% female improv class sounds like
Teacher: Did you get up and jam? Me: I did. Teacher: What did you think? Me: I was very anxious and I don’t think I performed very well, but I learned a lot and I’m glad I did it. At least seven voices in unison: Good for you! 
May 14th
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Someday I will win a writing Emmy for my sitcom...
Mark my words.
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Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
So I’m figuring out who the pirates, ninjas, and robots are in each of the Harold teams. Wait, is that not how the song goes? Fuck, what am I SUPPOSED to be doing on a Saturday night? NOT reading improv blogs and listening to improv podcats? That sounds dumb.
May 13th
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Thoughts on jamming from a first time jammer.
Webster’s dictionary defines jamming as blah blah blah dumb bit. For those that don’t know, an improv jam is the improv equivalent of an open mic. And I did one for the first time today. Here are some thoughts: 1. In 201, the focus is on finding the game of the scene. It’s 90% of what we work on. In a jam, when you’re on a backline with 15 other people, if you aren’t...
May 12th
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May 11th
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Anonymous asked: what would be the best UCB show to attend for a first timer, or to bring friends too? also, if i'm too cheap for valet, where should i park? sorry i know these are questions i could call the theatre with but you seem nice :)
May 11th
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I THINK I'm Going To Attend My First Improv Jam...
I say “think” because there is a great chance that as I throw my i.d. into the Bucket of Truth, I will compulsively vomit into said bucket. I’m nervous. Very nervous. But I just have to do it. Anyone else jamming today?
May 11th
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May 10th
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Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler to Star in David Wain's... →
“Wet Hot American Summer” stars Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler are coming together to reteam with director David Wain on “They Came Together,” a romantic comedy parody that will be produced through Lionsgate’s microbudget division. Wain and his longtime collaborator Michael Showalter wrote the script shortly after “Wet Hot American Summer,” though the project never got made. Lionsgate is now gearing up...
May 9th
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How your warm-ups usually go
whatshouldwecallucb: I like that this has actually uses a .gif of a UCB’r (although this Tumblr seems to be based out of NYC and they might not know about Nathan/Keith).
May 8th
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Improv Is Easy!: Who are the Avengers among the... →
mullaney: The Hulk The Hulk is an improvisor who is shy and quiet offstage, but when he is onstage, he becomes a rampaging uncontrollable force of comedy, smashing scenes with his unbridled joy. A team of hulks might be awful to watch, but a team with one Hulk and several other improvisors… BRB, doing this for every house team at UCB. The Smokes is pretty easy, Sentimental Lady is next!
May 8th
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popculturebrain: Jon Hamm & Reggie Watts Sing About ‘Taxi’ In ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ Webisode | HuffPost Comedy Nothing you will see today is more important than this.
May 8th
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The brilliantly talented Chris Vanartsdalen and Jefferson Dutton made these and they’re so bonkers good. Jon Hamm and Reggie Watts make beautiful music on the set of Comedy Bang Bang.
May 8th
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Listenjakefogelnest: hahafuckyou.mp3 
May 8th
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ListenI hate a capella groups basically more than...
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May 6th
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Crowdsourcing Racial Sensitivity Advice
A lot of my followers are sketch writers, performers, teachers, or have been in some sort of a “comedy classroom” scenario before. So I need your advice. This week’s assignment in sketch class is to write a topical sketch. I’m writing a few because I want to be able to bring the best one in to class. One of them is based on Ashton Kutcher’s brownface Pop Chips ad. ...
May 5th
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ListenI may have fallen out of love with singing, but...
May 5th
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“We love Olympic athletes because they are able to push the limits of what the...”
– A huffpo article about myths and misunderstandings about opera singers. I read it because I’m not over it.
May 5th
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Just throwing this out there
I wonder if I could get Funny or Die to sponsor me to get a half-sleeve tattoo that is a montage of a bunch of my favorite Funny or Die videos. Possible images/references: A cup for Cup Stuff Productions “It’s prank time!” - Guy Talk Two ferns An elephant and lazers Some sort of flask for drunk history A staircase for “The Stairs” Some sort of a Sugar Rush logo A...
May 5th
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annabar: What? YOU WILL ALSO DO THIS WITH YOUR MOUTH ON JUNE 8TH!
May 5th
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ifc: kurtbraunohler: A new Bunk spot! Look at all these familiar faces! Tom Lennon, Eugene Mirman, Kumail Nanjiani, Bobby Moynihan and so many more!  Get excited! Ugh, IFC, I keep telling you: I ALREADY AM EXCITED! People are going to have to go visit funeral homes and watch Titanic at 11 every Friday night OR ELSE THEY’LL BURST FROM ALL THE COMEDY THEY’VE JUST INGESTED!
May 5th
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I started to write a fake Craigslist hookup listing with the title “If you’re funny I’ll suck your dick” with a list of essay questions that the prospective sexual candidate would need to answer, such as: -In many ways, The Ben Stiller Show was the comedic predecessor to Mr. Show. What other shows were influenced by The Ben Stiller Show: -Compare and contrast SCTV and...
May 4th
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Fashion
What’s going to be the “cool dude” look once the plaid shirt/cardigan/horn-rimmed glasses look goes out of vogue? PLEASE NOTHING PLEASE LET THIS BE THE WAY DUDEZ DRESS FOREVER PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!
May 3rd
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