January 2011
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Come this Friday! →
Mark Alderson and Colin Hughes are going to be performing some standup for the masses on Friday at 8:00. It’s produced by the “Rebels of Comedy” so they both had to stab someone just to book the show. The least you could do is come and have 2 items (*minimum.)
December 2010
4 posts
WatchMotel TV played last night. Here is our spin on “Integrity.” I’m not sure we know what that word means. Please enjoy…we did!
Can't wait for Fred Armisen's Portlandia! →
Tonight!
We have show starting at 10:30 in the Loft at iO West on Hollywood and Cosmo.
See you there?????
November 2010
40 posts
Class Yesterday
My class with Mike Betette is pretty small to begin with but with the holiday week it was down to just two of us yesterday. Joining us was a substitute teacher, Scot Robinson, and two improvers who aren’t usually in our class. We just kind of chatted and did some light drills that were, frankly, amazing!
In Steve Martin’s book Born Standing Up he talked about a time when he wrote down...
Our First Cage Match
Well, we didn’t win but it was a ton of fun and the other team was great! After we were done a few members from each team grabbed some food and talked about how awkward it is to make theater into a competition. Regardless, we’ll be back.
- Colin
“Dieter’s tea not only makes more poop happen it adds character to each...”
– Motel TV’s Colin Hughes
Motel TV's Mike Schramm's favorite quote; "I'm... →
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Tonight.
Nate and I were lucky enough to be asked to sit in on a table read and give some notes. It was a great time and we were both honored to be a part of the process.
What was funny to me was how many times we had the same exact notes and fortunately there wasn’t much need because the scripts started off great to begin with. We were coming from the same place with our suggestions; sometimes we...
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“It’s not the initiation that makes the scene, it’s the response”
– Craig Cackowski
*Light Bulb #2 in class
(feel like this one should have turned on a long time ago but I can’t help but grow at the speed I do…)
Those who don’t know Craig Cackowski, he’s a improv wizard…a true superstar. Motel TV all anxiously await having him in class at iO...
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We Booked Another Show!
This Friday Motel TV (*America’s Improv Team) will be involved in a cage match at iO’s Del Close Theater in Los Angeles. A cage match is a contest to see who can bring more audience members.**
*not really
**totally
Product Placement Taken to New Heights! →
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Don't be thrown by the performers in this line-up,... →
Should you quote Blink 182 these days? Does that... →
Watchshadow64:
Hey, check out this week’s show from Mahogany! This was our ninth straight Cherry Crush match and it was a blast. We were up against the phenomenal team Vagir and you couldn’t ask for a closer show. Awesome times. Check it out!
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Our upcoming show!!!! →
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