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July 3, 2008
GIVEAWAY | My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black's new collection of essays, My Custom Van, comes out next week and we have THREE copies to hurl from our hands to yours.
Amy Sedaris, the sister of the man whom Michael is literary feuding with, writes:
"Like all custom vans, Michael Ian black's book is customized to fit all your needs and wants for the journey of your life. It's luxurious, entertaining, spooky, disturbing, and hilarious. Devil's in the details! It's stocked with tacos, vampires, squirrels, a cleaning lady, scented candles, salami, tundra, and a foreword by Abe Lincoln himself--now that's Class with a capital C. Enjoy the ride of your lifetime."
My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black
HOW TO WIN
1) Put "My Custom Van by Michael Ian Black" in the subject line of an email addressed to theapiary@gmail.com
2) Send that email before the end of this weekend, SUNDAY @ MIDNIGHT (7/6)
3) If you win, tell your friends via blog/MySpace/or Facebook bulletin that this site made you a winner.
Three winners will be selected at random and notified of their winnings shortly after.
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The Honey Shot
Aalap Patel, Chelsea White and Matteson Perry are the fresh-faced producers behind the brand new "New Young Comedians" show | Photo submitted by Aalap Patel (via Chelsea White)
THE PLUG
"New Young Comedians is a monthly comedy show at the Karma Lounge, featuring the funniest comedians we can find. We also have cupcakes!"
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July 2, 2008
I Wanna Write Anchorman 2 - Kevin Tor
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How Not to Kiss - BestWeekEver.tv featuring Alex Blagg
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New Video Wednesday!
The Best Improv Suggestor - The UCB Universe, John Dardenne
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The Honey Shot
Photo: ozekone
NOTES
"Painted a Comedy Central Logo in a studio in Brooklyn. This was a bit of a struggle. We meant to shoot me doing this 3 times in a day. And in the end it took us 16 hours to shoot it just the once. All shot on a high speed stills camera, that was only able to shoot around 30 photos in one go, so it was a lot of paint - freeze - paint - freeze!" (via flickr)
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July 1, 2008
Reviewers Wanted
Hey! What do you think about new movies? And what's your take on books and digital media? Perhaps you'd like to write about topics such as these?
The Apiary is looking for 2 regular contributors for its Reviews and Appraisals features. It's pretty easy: the write-ups are limited to 1 paragraph and a picture review. If you're already consuming media at an alarming rate and you have a sense of the site's voice and style, this is an ideal position! We'll also set you up with press screenings and advance copies of stuff.
The biggest potential benefit though is EVERLASTING FAME. Think about it. Imagine writing the only positive review for The Love Guru. That could totally be your name below the blaring quote, "What a thrillride!" Every time you pass a large stack of unsold Love Guru Blu-Ray discs at Best Buy, the remainder of your shopping spree will be filled with the kind of pride that goes with achievement. For consideration, please email theapiary@gmail.com with a brief introduction and any links to your online work.
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The Honey Shot
America's Radio Sweetheart Jesse Thorn at the Eureka Theater in San Francisco | Photo: nuzz
FUN FACTS
• Thorn was "socially promoted" out of middle school.
• During the first ever Sound of Young America, a fellow KZSC programmer named "The Folk Goddess" called to say the show represented everything that was wrong with the station.
• In August, Thorn will marry his high school sweetheart.
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June 30, 2008
Daily Bee-log
--A long time ago, someone told us that Magic Johnson and P. Diddy live together at the top of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank. Since neither of them appear in these photos, our search for the truth continues. [Curbed]
--Dave Rubin discusses finding his niche and his upcoming sitcom. [Rubinville]
--The editors of Jezebel get railroaded into an unending rape dialogue at Shoot The Messenger. [Jess and Josh]
--Derrick just wrapped their first feature film. [DC Pierson]
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The Honey Shot
Livia Scott glams it up outside Comix after the Drink at Work show | Photo: Mindy Tucker
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June 27, 2008
Colours
Billy Scafuri and Tim Bierbaum, creators of the webcomic The Librarianist, take you to the strange town of Colours every Friday on The Apiary.
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Sara Schaefer's One Sara Show @ Ars Nova - 6.17.8
Sara Schaefer premiered her One Sara Show at Ars Nova as part of its Tragedy Tomorrow venture, an ongoing series of new works encouraging creative risk-taking by showcasing a wide-ranging spectrum of emerging comedic talent.
NOTES
--Sara Schaefer delivered the most artistically mature and developed performance we've ever seen of her. It might have had something to do with the production elements or the cool pirate scenery (thanks to the Jollyship The Whiz-Bang residency) or the packed and supportive audience, but there was a confidence and presence in this outing that we haven't seen from Schaefer before. It was as if she transcended herself.
--The gist of the story is A DICKENSIAN REDEMPTION SAGA of self-absorption broken up by humorous home videos and ephemera of Sara in her formative years. One such video cruelly depicts Minnie Mouse on a hug rampage at Disney World, doling out doting embraces to everyone except an awkward, star-struck Schaefer. The video was appropriately freezed at the exact moment that disappointment and angst wash over her face.
--Though it's billed as a one-Sara show, it is not a one-person show. She's backed by the genteel and chatty back-up band, Meowskers, who serve as both supporting actors and a bounce wall to Schaefer's compulsive navel gazing. We like seeing performances that show off the time spent getting it to its current incarnation and Meowskers did that. Dan McCoy let us know, "She was also backed by a couple of actors. My own contribution was a glorified cameo, but you should take a moment to mention the awesome Tamara Malaga who played Sara's Honduran orphan pen-pal Dinora, who contributed one of the major through-lines of the show."
--When asked about the show's progression and the band, Sara tells The Apiary, "I've been developing the show for a year, I started writing it last August. Meowskers and I have been 2 ships passing in the night for a while. Jeff, the drummer, was also by chance my tech guy at Union Hall for the workshop of the show. When The Lisps (the original band that performed w/me in it) couldn't do the show at Ars Nova, Meowskers came up. No offense to The Lisps at all--but Meowskers, it turns out, are totally and completely on my wave length, and brought the show to a whole new level."
Posted by The Apiary in Show Recap at 4:40 PM | Comments (3)
The Honey Shot
Heather Fink and Adam Newman host Street Meat @ Cake Shop | Photo: Brian Van.
FUN FACTS
Birthday gal Fink tells us she's fancied up in Brooklyn fashion designer Mandate of Heaven. And Jake and Amir make their debut.
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June 26, 2008
Story Time
Last week, I sent in a resume in response to an ad for an entry-level spot at "a top talent talent agency". Yesterday, the most laughably pompous woman in America calls me up without announcing who she is, or what she does, immediately demanding that I speak louder and more clearly into the handset. I quickly gather that she's calling about the agency position and she asks about my experience, cutting off my response a few moments later to degrade me for saying "like" too much and that it is driving her up a wall. She says she's trying to imagine me on the phone with one of her agency's well heeled clients and she's just not seeing it. That made me want to die, so I carefully navigated the rest of the conversation, keeping responses short but sufficient. It was apparent this crazed woman was mental and anything besides the exact words she wanted to hear would bring down the axe. The way I see it, a job interview is yours to lose.
I expressed that I am mostly interested in working at an agency that deals with comedy because that is where my interests and abilities collide. Would her non-disclosed agency be a good fit? This fantasy was met with a verbal pee stream, her telling me the opportunity is a $13 an hour, 2 month temp assignment to start (one that might not extend beyond) and that it could take as much as 2 years on mail room duty before advancing to the role of agent's assistant. I don't think I'm above any of that, it just wasn't what I was expecting to hear. Despite my deflated responses to her increasingly bullying jabs, by the end our conversation, she does a 180 and says I have a great energy, but that I need to revise and forward to her a new resume without all the creative stuff, but with broader descriptions of the clerical. "You have worked in an office before, right?"
She continues talking down to me and says they're looking to fill the position ASAP and she wants to meet immediately for an interview at an Au Bon Pain in Midtown (an unlikely place for anyone to go to). I told her, "Uh, I can't meet tonight, I have a class later today." This response set off another round of me having to assure this ninny that I'm up for any challenges ahead. She then rattled off all sorts of weird meet-up instructions and follow-up tasks. Before hanging up, I asked her to email a confirmation so I know who she is and where I'm supposed to be going. It still wasn't clear who this lady was.
This was her email:
Nate,Attached is info for our meeting at 11:15am tomorrow
Thanks
Robin
The attached Word document titled "Au Bon Pain.doc" said:
Au Bon Pain CafeSouthwest corner of 40th Street and Third Ave
Please enter through Third Ave entrance, make a left through both doors and wait for me by the set of chairs and counter facing Third Ave.
Please call my cell phone when you're within 5-10 minutes of location.
A Google search revealed this person doesn't even work for an agency. She's just some batty, and possibly violent, independent headhunter with a God complex and no office. I could not picture this maniac cobbling together the necessary paperwork--I9s and temp contracts--and me filling them out at a horrid airport bakery chain.
I entertained the idea that it's possible that she might be totally legit and that she is just a nasty hurdle to something that could actually be really great. After weighing the probabilities, I concluded that meeting with her would likely be an exercise in further humiliation. I assume she was also planning on stealing my identity or robbing me at Au Bon Pain.
Anyways, I sent her an email about an hour before we were supposed to meet regretting my ability to see her.
--Nate
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The Honey Shot
Team Submarine's Nate Fernald performs standup at Parkside Lounge | Photo submitted by David Angelo
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June 25, 2008
Time Travel Expedition - Brett Gelman, Jon Daly, Craig Rowin
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Space Party - Lynn Lynn
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Becky! - Serious Lunch
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New Video Wednesday!
George Carlin Remembered - NY Post, Mandy Stadtmiller
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The Honey Shot
Nick Kroll performs at the Greg Johnson and Larry Murphy Show @ Rififi | Photo submitted by Yvonne Gougelet
RELATED
Fabrice Fabrice
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June 24, 2008
Daily Bee-log
--A member of The Despondent Teenage Pregnancy Pact and her LTR speak to America, but it's too haaad to understand what they're saying! [Kate Spencer]
--Photos of Junior Varsity improvising at the Magnet Theater. [Improv Is Good For You]
--"We all say things we don't mean just before we get rich," says Senior Electoral Regulations Correspondent Wyatt Cenac. [TV Squad]
--Shaquille O'Neal is freestyle rapping again. Topics include: himself and his butthole. Although it's great to hear him throw down new tracks, we really wish he'd stop jerking around and get back to coding Shaq-Fu 2. [Videogum]
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The Honey Shot
Matt McCarthy at the DC Comedy Fest audition @ Ochi's Motel | Photo submitted by "Otto Focus"
RELATED
Front Page Films
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June 23, 2008
George Carlin, Dead at 71
Iconic stand up George Carlin died Sunday night at a Los Angeles area hospital of heart failure.
Carlin was especially noted for his political and black humor and his observations on language, psychology, and religion along with many taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5-4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's right to regulate Carlin's act on the public airwaves.Carlin's most recent stand-up routines focused on the flaws in modern-day America. He often took on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture.
He placed second on the Comedy Central cable television network list of the 10 greatest stand-up comedians, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and was also the first person to host Saturday Night Live. [Wikipedia]
RELATED
George Carlin, 71; Comedian Tested Limits of Speech and Society [LA Times]
7 Moments of George Carlin Greatness [Gawker]
Carlin Died [AST]
The OFFICIAL George Carlin Website [GeorgeCarlin.com]
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The Honey Shot
Comedian Hannibal Buress and Carol Hartsell of Drink at Work at the after-party for Lizz Winstead's "Shoot the Messenger" | Photo: Mindy Tucker
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June 20, 2008
Colours
Billy Scafuri and Tim Bierbaum, creators of the webcomic The Librarianist, take you to the strange town of Colours every Friday on The Apiary.
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The Sting
WORD WAR I: Can Michael Ian Black's New Tome Topple David Sedaris From His Ivory Parisian Book Loft?
Tunes Turn Rancid When Weird Al Phones It In
No Hamptons For Dave Hill, He Spends His Weekends In Italy
Who Will Go Goo Goo For Love Guru?
How To Make An Unflattering Love Guru Review Sparkle
The Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Remix
SOUNDS LIKE: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip For Comedy Clubs
Internet Gets One Step Closer to Food Blog That Opines Solely on Doritos
Merfolk, Marching Topless Ladies Invade Coney Island SATURDAY
Matt Braunger Joins Cast of Mad TV
City Gets Giddy About Joel McHale at Caroline's
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The Honey Shot
The writing staff for The Office | Photo: adrigami
FUN FACTS
The t-shirts are in honor of writer Gene Stupnitsky's (center) 30th birthday. Also, Stupnitsky and writing partner Lee Eisenberg penned the lyrics to "That One Night," which was performed and written by Todd Fancy of The New Pornographers.
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June 19, 2008
Paul Shaffer Watches the Make-Em-Ups
SPOTTED! Paul Shaffer, leader of "The World's Most Dangerous Band," front row at the People's Improv Theater last night. Afterwards, Shaffer was overheard complimenting several performers from "Vacation Island" and "The Wilhelm." He said their shows reminded him of Second City in the '70s. What an awesome thing to say! According to Wikipedia, Shaffer began his musical career in 1972 as musical director for the Toronto production of "Godspell," which starred Victor Garber, Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas and Andrea Martin.
RELATED
Shaffer was with his wife and two kids. His older daughter (above), who is 15, is interested in taking the Teen Improv Intensive in August. In one scene, after a performer yelled at her father, "Mom always said I should go to college because I'm not very smart!" Shaffer turned to his kids and smirked.
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Steve Guttenberg, Internet Sensation
Image via Best Week Ever
Alex Blagg nails it:
"Some lucky photographer happened upon Steve Guttenberg jogging in Central Park and ended up getting the Mona Lisa of paparazzi shots."
The Gute Short Circuits on The Paparazzi
IF MEMORY SERVES CORRECTLY: This is the most searing portait we've seen on The Internet since that photo of THE BOSTON-TURNER-TERRORIST from last year.
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The Honey Shot
Trevor Einhorn, younger brother of Faryn Einhorn of The Harvard Sailing Team, plays "Justin," a student who is interested in a Dunder Mifflin internship until Michael Scott drives him away.
FUN FACT
Trevor played "Frederick 'Freddy' Gaylord Crane," son of Seattle radio personality Frasier Crane and Lilith Sternin.
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June 18, 2008
Romano Sings - Front Page Films
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