I’m not sure if this makes a lot of sense or no sense at all.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past
A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.
I’m stumped.
Eagle-eyed etc… fan Todd informs the central office that the troupe’s NY1 piece ran on Morning Express on CNN Headline News this morning. Video forthcoming, if we can find it.
Next up, watch Gene get potty-trained by The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Milan, on The National Geographic Channel.
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The Cozy Corner with Nic Sarkozy
Editor’s Note: French President Nicholas Sarkozy has a rash under his left arm. |
Some have asked where I’ve been. Running a fucking country, you dim ass. I am the President of France, and I’ll be goddamned if some fragrant sack of shit is going to lecture me about responsibility.
As regular readers know, I have some trouble sleeping. Ambien has been a life-saver in this regard. I sleep much better now, but sometimes, you don’t know what the eff you’re doing.
Case in point, the Presidential Palace has a wicked draft, esp as the autumn rolls in. I was fast asleep the other night when a breeze roused me. I turned over to the l’il lady, and said “Could you shut the window, Cecila? It’s fucking cold.”
Carla was not amused. “Go fuck the cold, Mick” she said, presumably referring to the fling she had Mick Jagger or Mickey Mouse or Mickey Mantle, whomever the fuck.
“Shit. I mean, Carla. Carla!” I said to a slamming door.
Well, you win some, you lose some, and then, sometimes, there’s a secret enrichment facility in Iran.
Helloooo living room couch! Fuck you Ambien!
Sorry again, darling.
–Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile—
Nicholas Sarkozy
President
France
xxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
Introducing Semtex (R), brought to you by GlaxoSmithKlinePriceWaterhouseCooperSarahMichelleParker.
etc… finally makes it to NY1. And this time, no one was convicted of embezzlement. Read the article! Watch the video!
etc... is on NY1
When writing the previous entry, I toyed with a joke based on that song from several years ago about the lady tripping on the Milky Way in bunny slippers with drops of Jupiter glistening on her forehead or some such nonsense. I looked up the song on You Tube to get the precise lyrics, thinking it might fit it in with the Mars theme.
I decided against making the quip because the reference was obscure, and the song sorta sucks big-time. I seem to be alone in this assessment, though, judging from these You Tube comments:
i love this song!!!!!! omg this is like one of the bestest songs in the whole world!!!
wow, im a metal and punk guys here, and i completly love this song, never heard anything so great
man im srticly hip hop and r&b but i love the hell outta dis song
i totally agree with 2Dbloodline
Your right lol.
This song is amazing
Now that I think about it, maybe 2Dbloodline does have a point.
Photo: Kate Geraghty (from Sydney Morning Herald)
This is a photo from a big-ass red dust storm that enveloped Sydney the other day. Whoever had Australia in the etc pool as the place where the Apocalypse will start just won a dinner for two at the Cafe of Millennial Cliches. Lex Luthor, by the by, was not available for comment.
One spectator was, however: “It was like being on Mars,” she told the BBC, “I haven’t been there, obviously, but I imagine that’s what the sky would look like.”
Thanks for clarifying re: your travels to Mars!
Hale & Hearty
It’s close
It’s fast
It’s fine
I guess
Small vegetarian chili, please
Oh, the half chicken club too
Yeah, oyster crackers.
No, wait.
Sourdough.
Yeah
The sourdough.
Oyster crackers?
No. Sourdough.
Could I have the
self-loathing
on the side?
Thanks.
This is the last time
I will go to Hale & Hearty
I mean it.
The big-ass fifteenth anniversary celebration for Slovenia’s Favorite Comedy Troupe starts tomorrow night at the Tank (354 W 45th St bet 8th and 9th Ave)! Six performances featuring improv, film, sketch and a reunion of the original etc. See the full schedule at etc15.com. Your life may depend on it.
Buy tickets!
9.30pm Wednesday September 9th
7pm Thursday September 10th
9.30pm Thursday September 10th
9.30pm Friday September 11th
7pm Saturday September 12th
9.30 Saturday September 12th (Link currently not working. We’ll let you know when it’s sorted out)
Praise be the preview! Check out a special sneak peek at the manifold offerings of ETC15 this Saturday night at the PIT.
Acts including:
Improvisation from etc…!
Stand-up from Amy Albert!
Video from The Steagles (Kevin Flinn and Justin Leahy)!
Dysentery from bacteria!
Babies from storks!
Uh…that’s cool, dude, but what IS ETC15? ETC15 is the 15th anniversary celebration of the comedy troupe that made deadbeat dads cool again. Next month, the troupe will be hosting 4 nights of comedy at the Tank highlighted by a special anniversary performance featuring Sting. Except Sting can’t make it! Learn more at etc15.com.
ETC15 Preview
$10
7pm Sat Aug 29th
The PIT
154 W 29th St (bet 6th and 7th Ave)
ETC15
Sept 9 – Sept 12th
The Tank
354 W 45th St (bet 8th and 9th Ave)
And, gosh darn it, do your patriotic duty, and become a fan of etc on Facebook!
See you on Saturday!
etc…
Under the new health care initiative proposed by President Obama, will I lose access to my current doctor?
We’re a comedy troupe. We don’t really know anything about health care. This email is about our monthly show this Saturday night, July 25th, at the PIT
‘Cause I really like Dr. Johanssen. I’ve been going to him for 21 years.
We really appreciate that you are loyal to your physician. Perhaps the best way to demonstrate your loyalty to him is by enjoying about 45 min of comedy with a troupe that is in its 15th season of entertaining New York.
Laughter is the best medicine, after all.
Well, that’s a cliché. You’re not going to see stuff like that.
Except laughter doesn’t cure lupus.
Jesus. Why would you say that? That’s awful.
I don’t know. I guess I’m down.
Why don’t you come out then? In clinical trials, etc… has been shown to reduce the chance of having nothing to do with your Saturday evening by 87%*.
Do you accept insurance?
No. The show is $10.
Oh, and one more thing: can I become your fan on Facebook?
Sure! We thought you’d never ask. Sign up here!
etc… at the PIT
$10
7pm Sat July 25, 2009
The PIT
154 W 29th St
Starring
Amy Albert
Jackie Danziger
Jamil Ellis
Kevin Flinn
Justin Leahy
Gene Perelson
Chris Chan Roberson
Sarah Spigelman
* We made that up. But it seems accurate.
Check out etc… friend & cohort Dan Poliner’s trailer for his web series, The Campaign, on Funny or Die. Gene, Chris, Amy and Kevin all appear.
HAWT.
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)
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