Posts Tagged ‘SNL’
Talking Del Close and the Early Days of Chicago Improv with SNL’s Alex Baze
Posted by dandy | Filed under Guest Blog, Historic Improvisers
We really enjoyed this article written by Will Hines for www.splitsider.com on April 17th and wanted to share it with you all. This is the first in a series of columns and interviews in which I’ll examine improv comedy and how it affects the comedy scene in general. I’m saying “comedy scene” because even [...]
Mike O’Brien in the Chicago Tribune
Posted by dandy | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Interviews
This is a re-post of an article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on April 04, 2012 Written By Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune reporter Mike O’Brien is 35 and single, lives in New York and works as a staff writer for”Saturday Night Live.”He is earnest and polite, comes from a long line of South [...]
7 Minutes In Heaven
Posted by dandy | Filed under Outside Projects, Videos
Michael Patrick O’Brien is a writer from SNL, a great improviser and the coach of my first Harold team, Rattlesnake High School. He has created a real great web series called ’7 Minutes in Heaven’ where he interviews various celebrities in the close quarters of a closet, then they kiss at the end. Here is [...]
“The Perfect Sketch” via James
Posted by mouse | Filed under Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Mouse, The Perfect Sketch, Videos
Last week, I made a bold statement on what I considered to be “the Perfect Sketch,” not knowing what a firestorm my claim would set off. Here’s how James Kirkland responded: My perfect sketch has to be “President Reagan: Mastermind,” with Phil Hartman in 1986, his first year with the show. I remember watching this [...]
“The Perfect Sketch” via The Tuck
Posted by mouse | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Perfect Sketch, The Tuck, Videos
Last week, I made a bold statement on what I considered to be “the Perfect Sketch,” not knowing what a firestorm my claim would set off. Here’s how The Tuck responded: My idea of a perfect sketch is a little known Bill Murray sketch on SNL titled “Whip Master.” It is a tv show sketch [...]
“The Perfect Sketch” via The Mouse
Posted by mouse | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Mouse, The Perfect Sketch, Videos
I was recently re-watching the fantastic, wonderful and original version of the SNL “McLaughlin Group” sketch, and I started wondering “Is this the ‘Perfect Sketch?’ Is this the one that not only still makes me laugh but also formed my opinions on what would make me laugh in the future?” The answer is, sort of. [...]
“Your” Comedy
Posted by mouse | Filed under Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Mouse
Caution: Rambly. As the resident guy-who-watches-Netflix-streaming-movies-a-lot-and-then-writes-about-them, I recently watched “Second City: The First Family of Comedy,” a three-part series based on the idea that you should love and appreciate Second City very much. As a historic round-up, it’s pretty good, although the timing on some of its claims to fame are unintentionally funny (fresh from [...]
Cast vs. Vibe
Posted by mouse | Filed under Shows, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Mouse
Get it? As I’ve mentioned before, I recently started writing sketches for Maker Studios, which produces content for a number of YouTube-based channels as well as a consortium channel. Writing for different channels and styles works as creative exercise, where I have to bounce from different types of humor, storytelling and characterization. It has also [...]
SNL Audition Tapes
Posted by Brary | Filed under The Brary
Lately, I’ve been having fun watching some old SNL audition tapes. Here’s one of Dana Carvey.
24 hours of Improvisation!!!! This Weekend!
Posted by Trapper | Filed under News, Shows, The Trapper, Uncategorized
USS Rock N Roll is proud to be participating in the Second City That Never Sleeps. This is a 24 hour improv performance for charity. USS Rock N Roll will be doing the 6:30am to 9:30am shift. Taking the stage with improvisers who at that point have been on stage for 9 HOURS! Here are [...]
