Tomorrow and Thursday night, Gene and Jamil will be appearing in the Insecurity Guards, a show of the highest sketchery at the Tank. Woncha come in and join in for the fun?
The Insecurity Guards
$5
9:30pm Wed Jun 24
9:30pm Thu Jun 25
The Tank
354 W 45th St (bet 8th and 9th Ave)
Performed and written primarily by Itamar Moses and Gene Perelson
Featuring special guest star Jamil Ellis
Directed by Sam Turich
Lighting by Emma Rivera
Sound by Quinn Raymond and Adam Chimera
Considering the title you might think that this video will have a gruesome ending. It doesn’t. Just a good, long look at a couple of dudes, one in a Speedo, rockin out at a lake, trying to keep a fire going.
1976: The Bicentennial! The Big Red Machine! Swine Flu!
Here’s a PSA from a retro pandemic that is SO hot right now.
Only a matter of time before Land of the Lost is made into a big-budget movie.
(Found here via Like a Throttle)
Several cruel eighth-graders taunted a moose to injury and eventual suicide in Alaska.
Before teachers realized there was a moose on the grounds, a class of eighth-graders was released for P.E., said Mat-Su School District spokeswoman Catherine Esary. By all accounts, a group of students proceeded to taunt the moose, said Esary.
Two to three minutes after the class was let out, the teacher saw the moose, caught the students who were taunting it, and sent the rest of the class inside, Esary said. She would not be more specific about what exactly the students did.
An Alaska State Trooper responded to the school. According to spokeswoman Megan Peters, the trooper arrived right as the students were let out. The moose was injured upon his arrival and was so frightened it threw itself into a wall repeatedly until it died, Peters said.
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The principal held an assembly to reinforce proper actions and behavior around moose, actions and behaviors the students already knew, said Esary.
My guess is that these little bastards were making fun of the moose’s braces. I wonder what the assembly entailed. I hope “don’t make fun of moose until they die.” was a key takeaway.
Springtime is here! The flowers are blooming, the birds and bees are fucking, and, best of all, Justin and Gene are singing!
I Can Do Better – Gene and Justin from etc… on Vimeo.
Has springtime made your eyes swell, your nose drip and your throat itch? A bellyful of improvisation will cure what ails you. Coincidentally a single bellyful will be available, courtesy of etc…, at the PIT this Saturday night at 7pm. Not only will the show make you laugh, but it will also probably cure you of all your allergies forever.
Starring
Jackie Danziger
Jamil Ellis
Trevor Foley
Rob Penty
Gene Perelson
Chris Chan Roberson
Sarah Spigelman
7pm April 25th, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
This brings to mind an advertising campaign, George Will for Calvin Klein. Picture this: George, bare-chested on all fours draped over a dude. The tagline: “GEORGE WILL DOESN’T WEAR JEANS. HE WEARS CALVIN KLEIN.” Put that bad boy on Lafayette and Houston, and send me the check, please.
A lot of times I have sat down to a hearty beef stew and thought to myself: “yeah, this is all right and all, but it would be so much more AWESOME if I could enjoy it in my car!”
My wish has come true. This crockpot plugs into the cigarette lighter in your car! Put some onions, carrots, parsley and a hunk of meat, and you’ll have a frickin’ party by the time you get to Altoona. (via Gizmodo)
“I think if anybody in any business had known where the economy was going to go, they would have done things differently,” Hal Steinbrenner, the team’s general managing partner, told reporters. “There’s no doubt that small amounts of our tickets might be overpriced.”
Tickets for the premium Legends Suites run as high as $2,500. Some of those seats remain unsold, and the Yankees have been forced to market them aggressively.
Uh…you think? Of course I’m with you Hank: this would have been a totally reasonable price if there weren’t a recession. It’s only $202,500 for a season’s worth of tickets! Extensive surveys have indicated that, before December 2007, the average American routinely found that amount in the crevices of their couch.
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The Inside Word with MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly known as MRSA or drug-resistant staph infection, is spreading as you read these words. etc3dot sent MRSA to report on the economics summit in London this week |
A trillion to the IMF? Will China get more influence? Tax havens! Who gives a stimulus? It’s photo time!
Everyone, please be quiet! This is going in the yearbook
Some observations:
Gossip
etc3dot sources indicate that right after the photo was taken, Silvio Berlusconi jumped off the podium and put Hu Jintao in a headlock. The following conversation was overheard:
Berlusconi: “What’s your name, pal?”
Hu: “Hu.”
Berlusconi: You! I’m asking your name! You crazy Chinese! I love your women, though.
Hu: Uh…thank you. I love your women too, I guess.
Berlusconi: Seriously, though, dude. I’d fuck anyone of them anytime. Right now, tomorrow, whenever.
The other leaders sat around uncomfortably at this point. Hu moved to the buffet table to grab a cheese danish. Berlusconi smacked Dmitri Mendeleev on the ass, and adjourned to the can.
(Photo: LA Times)
The Smile Contest from etc… on Vimeo.
etc… at the PIT
7pm March 28th, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
The Handstand Contest from etc… on Vimeo.
etc… at the PIT
7pm March 28th, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
The Push-Up Contest from etc… on Vimeo.
etc… at the PIT
7pm March 28th, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
Rock, Paper, Scissors Contest from etc… on Vimeo.
etc… at the PIT
7pm March 28th, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
Amidst a financial crisis, two wars and the imminent return of Dancing with the Stars, the country’s morale is at an ebb. In this dark hour, etc… perseveres in its somber civic duty to entertain America with laughs, #2 pencils, and little farts.
So, come get your hearty hunk of comedic stimulus this Saturday night! America will be better for it.
etc… (Experimental Troupe Comedy): the 15th season
Starring
Amy Albert
Jackie Danziger
Jamil Ellis
Kevin Flinn
Trevor Foley
Justin Leahy
Rob Penty
Gene Perelson
Chris Chan Roberson
Sarah Spigelman
7pm February 28th, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
etc… kicks off its 15th season this Saturday night.
Dang. That’s a long time. Consider all that has happened since the troupe was founded all those years ago:
Believe it or not, the improv is STILL FRESH after a decade and a half! Taste the difference this Saturday night.
Starring
Jamil Ellis
Kevin Flinn
Trevor Foley
Justin Leahy
Rob Penty
Gene Perelson
Chris Chan Roberson
Sarah Spigelman
7pm January 31st, 2009
$10
The People’s Improv Theater
154 West 29th street (between 6th and 7th ave)
Pretty penetrating analysis, if you ask me.
HOORAY FOR YOU, etc3dot reader.
For those who didn’t see it:
He does seem a lot more comfortable. It’s the best conference he ever gave.
2009 promises to be a fantastic season for etc… Expect old friends (Gandhi, Babe Ruth) to join new allies (Iceland) as etc… celebrates its 15th year of performing comedy to pay alimony!
Also, be sure to mark your calendars now for the first four shows of the 2009 season.
Saturday January 31, 2009 at 7 PM
Saturday February 28, 2009 at 7 PM
Saturday March 28, 2009 at 7 PM
Saturday April 25, 2009 at 7 PM
All shows will be at the PIT (154 W 29th St bet 6th and 7th avenue).
See you in the new year, suckers!
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FLAME, Burger King’s beef-scented body spray, is the perfect gift for the person who doesn’t want to through a day without smelling like meat.
The item is sold out unfortunately at Ricky’s, but keep the faith alive, people! We shall be delivered! Direct to your door in 15 minutes!
P.S.: Yes, I am aware by posting this I have succumbed to Burger King’s vile viral campaign. But…it’s so gross! Forgive me.
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