June 1, 15 and 29th. 8:00pm. Gotham City Improv, 48 W. 21st, 8th floor (buzzer 801), btwn 5th and 6th Ave.
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RISK! is a live show and podcast “where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public” hosted by Kevin Allison, of the legendary TV sketch comedy troupe The State. The award-winning live show happens monthly in New York and Los Angeles. It’s featured people like Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Lili Taylor, Rachel Dratch, Andy Borowitz and more, dropping the act and showing a side of themselves we’ve never seen before. The weekly podcast gets hundreds of thousands of downloads each month. Slate.com called it “jaw-dropping, hysterically funny, and just plain touching.”
Thurs. May 23rd, 9:30pm
$10
]]>Movies and TV shows re-written to star the comedians who love them.
Featuring:
Colton Dunn (Parks and Rec, writer for Key and Peele) reading “Star Trek: Voyager”
Chris Walsh (The Walsh Bros’ Great and Secret Comedy Show) reading “Big Trouble in Little China”
Douglas Sarine (Ask a Ninja, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm) reading “Person of Interest”
Robyn Lynne Norris (Second City, Mission IMPROVable) reading “Lost”
Hosted by Mike Betette (Epic Rap Battles of History, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) reading “The Wire”
Tickets are just $5. You can get there here. http://westsidecomedy.com/show.cfm?id=240160&cart;
Before the show, at 8PM, is the Improv Diary…Uh Show where comedians read from their real old diaries and improvisers show them what their lives could have been.
And after the show, at 10PM, is PBR’s Ed Galvez Punk House, the longest running standup show on the westside. With $2 PBR’s!
Come for one show stay for the rest for free!
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Day 1 consists of exercises that will help you identify and refine a story to tell to the class. Day 2 is when students will perform their stories in class and receive in-depth feedback from their instructor and classmates.
This class is open to all students. No experience required.
Saturday May 18, 10am-2pm and Sunday May 19, 12-2:30pm
Visit thestorystudio.org/workshops for more information.
]]>Brave enough to see what’s behind the closet door? Here is the chance to prove it! Check out “Never Open The Closet” by the Bunny Doom Squad.
We hope you enjoy it!
Bunny Doom SquadNever Open The Closet
Website - http://www.bunnydoomsquad.com
In one day, participants will get a chance to share and receive feedback on one short story of their choosing. The instructor confers with each student via email prior to the day of the workshop to help the student prepare appropriate story content to workshop.
This class is open to all students. No experience required.
This class will meet from 10am-5pm on Sunday May 12, with a one hour break for lunch. The class location will be CAP 21, 18 West 18th St, room 604.
Visit thestorystudio.org/workshops for more information.
]]>Age restriction: 18 years and over
2 drink minimum per person (can be non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverage)
Ticket Links:
Thursday June 20th 8pm: http://bit.ly/12C4Yod
Friday June 21st 8pm&10pm;: http://bit.ly/zzt7RI