> I slept so restlessly all night worrying that I would oversleep. ARGH, the irony! The Today Show segment went off without a hitch. In fact, it was the Best Segment Ever! (Sorry.) Matt Lauer was the segment host this time as Katie is on vacation. A joke I co-wrote made it on the air, … More >I’m Running on Fumes!
>First: Tune in to the Today Show this morning at 7:41 AM when Christian Finnegan, Chuck Nice and someone else (Rachael Harris, maybe? She’s in town but she was just on the Today Show yesterday.) do a Best Week Ever segment. In case you miss it, I’ll take photos and recap as usual. (I’ll do … More >Items Number One Through Five
>Wow, has it been a year already? Tonight is the taping of yet another season of Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. Christian and I will be hanging back in the green room watching our pal Todd Levin kill. —KambriAnother after party. Oof.
>The show has officially wrapped. There was at least one reviewer in the audience and a casting agent from Warner Brothers, too. Frank Marciuliano (Francesco’s father) was there. Frank is an award-winning graphic designer, one-time pornography T-shirt illustrator and self-described Renaissance Man. He gave me a t-shirt that reads “Tits” on the front. Frank is … More >Hallelujah!
>40 Year Old Virgin was just what I had expected. I thought it was genuinely funny with sincerity and likeability despite the overt sexism, bawdyness and a few jokes that fell a bit flat. It was really well done all around. A great summer comedy. Hustle & Flow was also good. Amazing performances were turned … More >Since I’m into reviewing things lately…
The Glass Castle is a beautiful example of how to write the story of a life. Jay Mohr‘s Gasping for Airtime is not. In brief, the book is about his two years as a featured player on Saturday Night Live. Mohr breezes too quickly through anything that has the potential to be remotely interesting or … More How NOT to Write a Memoir
>Woke up today to read this awesome interview with Francesco Marciuliano, author of the oft discussed (by me, at least) This Isn’t Working, the comic strips Sally Forth and Medium Large, and contributor to DrinkatWork.com. He talks about his comic strips, the Fringe Festival and lots of other stuff. This Wednesday marks the final performance … More >Gothamist Interview
>Since our trip was mostly all business, I have nothing more exciting to share* than this photo from one of our all too numerous drives: —Kambri*Not true but the exciting things aren’t for public consumption. Sad face.
>Last night’s showcase was terrific. Christian did well considering he hasn’t done stand up in over two weeks due to his film shoot in Chicago. I was disappointed, though, that he had to open the show. The audience wasn’t fully warmed up and some industry hadn’t gotten there yet. But, overall, it was a success. … More >Laugh Factory Showcase
>Since June 23rd, I’ve completed four books (Glass Castle, The Tipping Point, Washingtonienne and Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince {Good, but this is the second consecutive time JK Rowling has killed off a major character and second consecutive time I guessed it — officially and out loud –before starting page one. Bummer.}) and … More >Summer Reading
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