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Happy Monday!
This past Saturday night, I saw the Second City touring company with my improv group: A Group of Strangers. The 2-hour show (a mixture of sketch comedy and improvisation) was incredible. The scenes were clever and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Plus, the writing was superb. There was never any doubt that professionals were on stage. And they did impressive research on Columbus. There was no better evidence of this than a dinner meeting between a husband and wife who were die hard Ohio State fans (so, normal OSU fans) and their daughter’s new boyfriend: a fan of that Team Up North.
Quite frankly, it was all too real!
The improv was remarkably quick, smooth and funny when reacting to random suggestions from the audience and themselves. Doing improvisational comedy is immensely difficult. It requires extensive training and practice and takes a lot of hard work to make it look easy. There is no time for silence, breaking character or the word “no,” so it was a special sight to see masters of this craft at work.
Speaking of which, here a couple Second City alums (if only the public knew their comedic talents) who got together at their old training grounds a few years back…
Have a Happy Monday…Yes, And a Great Week!
The 5th Arrest is Best with Jest
High-fives all around as it’s been reported that the brilliantly written and entertainingly acted sitcom, Arrested Development will officially be returning with (a randomly selected?) 17 new episodes sometime in the foreseeable future.
For the longest time, demand for more Arrested Development has been high. Fortunately, a fifth season will illuminate the world in laughter.
Three seasons on network television was just the beginning.
To the men and women behind this second revival: Thank you!
One thing to remember is that you may need Netflix (like season 4) to watch the highly-anticipated 5th season of Arrested Development.
The show’s a cross between realism and absurdity…and the result is golden.
The Season’s Over
Some devils went up to Indianapolis (in the Indiana) and were able to stage a late game flurry of offense to neutralize Frank “The Tank” Kaminsky and his fellow Badgers to win the men’s college basketball national championship last night. As a basketball fan, it was an exciting game. As a fan of the Tar Heels who lives in Columbus, Ohio with family from Wisconsin, it was excruciating watching Coach K jump up and down in pure exuberance after the clock ticked down to all zeros. Wisconsin and the Big Ten were so close, but the summit was just too steep to reach.
Baskets are only worth so many points in the final 30 seconds.
Yesterday was fascinating, though. Aside from the grand finale of March Madness, it was also Opening Day for baseball. Quite the transition from one indoor sport with a time limit to an outdoor sport with no time limit. From a sport with nail-biting plays to a sport with no shortage of yawns, sports made one of its transitions on Monday. The occasional experience of a baseball game is fun. I have a few great memories of being at a baseball game in a new park every several years. There is an entertaining dynamic. But like hot dogs and beer, a steady diet is not recommended.
Regardless, in ballparks across the country, hot dogs and beer were purchased, jerseys were taken off the hanger in the closest and America’s pastime (some may say literally…) began its 162-game marathon of strikeouts, home runs and, well, what the New York Mets do:
That’s funny every year.
Bazinga!
College kids today face countless challenges, some of which are incredibly daunting. There’s no telling what the future will hold.
“Will I pass the test?”
“Is there going to be an opportunity for me to do what I love for a living?”
“How will I pay for this?”
“I’m going to be in debt for the rest of my life.”
Fortunately, college kids show absolutely no shortage in the creativity department. Specifically, the young men and women at Aquinas College.
And teachers think students don’t pay attention to their rules…
Happy April Fools’ Day!
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