Ha. Pretty accurate about New York Bar Mitzvahs. 

Only thing missing is the crazy dedication that comes with keeping to the Bar Mitzvah themes.

brianglidewell:

Tomorrow! We’ve been working on this show in some form or another for a year and half, and it’s pretty great! Come see what the New York Times calls “                !”

A certain famous person from “Les Mis” makes an appearance, too!

Come! Thursday (tomorrow/maybe by now today)! 6:30. UCB (26th st. between 8th and 9th ave.). $5!

jonbershad:

thedorseyshawexperience:

HAHAHWHAAAAAAAT?

I laughed way too hard while looking at this in the bathroom. Now people in the office think I’m a Laugh Shitter.*

*A thing I just made up.

<3

ducktastic:

Tasteless to the point of astounding.

This is wonderful.

ucbdifference:

Upcoming Shows and Events

Hello,

Here are some of the upcoming shows and events.  Don’t forget to submit yours following these guidelines!

The UCB Difference Team

Shows:

• RuBin Presents Couples’ Retreat
  Friday, Jan. 13, 8pm at the PIT Underground (123 E. 24th Street bet. Park Ave. & Lexington Ave.) - $5
  Join your hosts RuBin as they showcase some of the funniest improv duos playing in NYC today. Some of them may be seriously funny, other duos may be beautifully tragic. We can promise you that all of them will be equally memorable. WithRuby Marez & Binu Paulose.
• Spank: Newsadoozies
  Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:30 PM, UCB Chelsea (26th st. between 8th & 9th), $5 (Free with UCB Student ID)
  If you are a fan of Newsies you should check out this new fucked up musical unassociated with the Walt Disney Co. or the movie Newsies.
  Written by Brian Glidewell & Marcy Jarreau; Music and Additional Lyrics by Kevin Carter; 
  Starring Brian Glidewell, Dan Hoddap, Aaron Jackson, Megan Maes, Kevin Murphy, Katie Schorr and Stephanie Streisand

Events:

• The next UCB Diversity meet-up is Saturday, Jan. 28 1-3 pm at the UCB Training Center (145 W 30th st).
• The next UCB Diversity practice session is Sunday, Jan. 29, 7-9 pm, at the UCB Training Center (145 W 30th st).

Other: 
Andrew Fafoutakis: “Hello all! Introducing a brand new show at the Magnet Theater called There’s No Place Like Home! A GLTBQ improv event! This is what we hope to be the first of many GLBTQ improv shows at the Magnet. Where you come in is we need improvisers of all skills and levels to join our rotating cast! Our first show is January 16th, (Mon.) 10PM, and we’re already booked with a full cast. If you’d like to join us for future shows, email afafou@gmail.com with your information. Also if you can’t please spread the word! We need a full house that night to guarantee future shows on a once a month basis. So excited to do this, and we hope you can join us!”

Thank you, UCB Diversity, for posting about Newsadoozies.

This show is so freaking funny! Newsadoozies is paired with Rory & Craig’s Dog Fleet, which, if you haven’t heard through the grapevine, is a hilarious show, too. If I was not in Newsadoozies, I would probably be plugging it just as much. It is just a really good and really funny musical.

Reserve tickets here.

And if you want, let us know you are coming by clicking here!

Of course. Occupy Newsies remix.

improvnonsense:

I get in trouble for saying that because I deliberately say it in a jerk manner. KNOW EVERYTHING. When someone says “I didn’t know the movie my partner was mentioning” I’ll sometimes say “Well, you don’t HAVE to know it but it would be easier if you knew it.”

And then people are like “Why do I have to like Star Wars?”

And I say “Who said anything about Star Wars?”

“All these improv nerd boys love Star Wars and can’t stop mentioning it. I hate that HAVE to know it.”

I know. It’s annoying.

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My boyfriend is a programmer. I didn’t know anything about programming when I first started dating him. I didn’t end up learning how to program (God knows I wouldn’t enjoy being a programmer. It’s just not my thing). However, I asked and read about what he basically does. I know basics, like there are coding languages, the names of the coding languages, the difference between a front end developer and a back end developer. I know these things so when he has a bad day at work, a good day at work, or makes fun of a website, I can understand, relate and carry out a basic conversation with him about it. Was it annoying to read up about it? Not really. It only took, like, ten minutes and I care about my relationship with him. If I refused to learn about programming I would have never been able to understand an aspect of my boyfriend.

You can take that anecdote and apply it to this topic being discussed.

We are improvisers. We have to portray many types of people in our shows/sets and play off of many types of people. Part of our job is to understand and relate to as many types of human beings as possible. We definitely cannot afford to be ignorant on a topic that comes up often on our teams, in our classes, in our culture and on our planet. Strive to be that improviser that can improvise with anyone. Part of being able to do that is being able to relate and understand many aspects and types of people on a basic level.

It doesn’t take that long to watch a movie and it takes even shorter to read about the plot or watch an often referenced scene from that movie. It doesn’t take that long to read up on any reference. So if you are annoyed that you have to learn about, the common example, “Star Wars,” suck it up. You’re an improviser. You have to.

Oh my god, you guys. Aren’t calendars awesome? I started using one for the first time yesterday. It’s so great. I don’t have to remember what I need to do everyday anymore; it remembers it for me! Ah! You guys have to try it, if you haven’t yet.

(via ducktastic)