April 2010
17 posts
I love SciAm →
So, Scientific American responds to Stephen Hawking. Which I also did, a few days ago.
But they are smarter, and answer this question: “But notwithstanding the fact that intelligent life appears to be extremely rare, what are the odds that space aliens would really want something from our planet?”
Spoiler Alert: No!
Stephen Hawking is a Jerk!
So, this article is making the AP rounds, in which Stephen Hawking states that if we find aliens they likely will be more advanced then us, and that the more advanced species generally KILLS the less advanced species. Citing the Europeans destroying all the American Indians.
This upsets me for 2 big reasons.
1) Scientists are supposed to push the boundaries of what we know and what we can do....
Conversation with Kev?
Dedicated to Deb!
Kevin is walking down the street. A short old woman approaches him.
Woman: Do you know what time it is? Kevin: It’s about 6:15 Woman: Are you sure? Kevin: Not exactly. (Checks phone). It’s 6:20 Woman: Are you Irish or Polish? Kevin: A little of both actually. Woman: You have a handsome face. Kevin: Thank you. Woman: I’m the palm reader.
*The palm reader...
Watchcaitlintime:
new Diamonds, Wow! product starring Sara Chase and John Timothy, written by Melinda Taub!
Check it out! Other then sitting in on meetings where we discussed this video, I had nothing to do with this little gem.
I don't know what the Radar is! Third Base!
Last week I came home to find that a recent tumblr post had rocketed from a dozen or so notes to over a hundred. I tried to check out the reblogs to see what blog had sent that post beyond my meager 150 or so followers.
I couldn’t figure it out. Then my friend Pat sent me a message telling me “your post about @ircmullaney’s improv notes is showing up on Tumblr’s radar….”
I wrote...
Spectacular Spider-Man No More!
The most recent Spider-Man cartoon, titled Spectular Spider-Man, was my favorite adaption of Spider-Man ever.
I talked about it before briefly and I commented how if it ran at least 4 season it could have an impact like the Animated Batman series of the 90’s had.
But this cartoon sadly was made for the Kids WB, which ended it’s existence. The 2nd season aired on Disney XD. And then...
WatchA clip from a recent Reuben Williams show.
UCBComedy.com is showing more and more live stuff from our theater, which is really cool. And they’ve started showing some improv clips. I wonder how well they translate to video. Does miming, and the lurking backline of improvisers, and the people tagging into scenes make sense if you don’t watch improv all the time? I don’t know the...
Kevin Mullaney discusses "agreement in improv" →
I hope all my current and future students follow this link and read the whole post.
In particular his points about some of the naunces of agreement are key.
This part about eating spinach is great.
For instance, your scene partner begins a scene by saying, “Finish your spinach, or you won’t get dessert.” Well, first thing to know is that you shouldn’t argue about it. Be agreeable, eat your...
WatchStalker Pitchman is the latest Diamonds, Wow video.
I wrote this one and pitched as something relatively simple. Basically one person in the cast in front of a green screen. I liked the script, but didn’t love it.
Then I saw Ben’s performance and I started to like it more. Then I saw Zach’s first cut of Ryan’s direction and really liked it.
Then they did even more work...
Asteroid's Flying By... →
So Thursday a large asteroid, with a diameter of 20-40 meters flew between the moon and the Earth. I didn’t hear about it until late Thursday night, after it had already passed.
I am shocked stuff like that doesn’t get more attention. That’s close! Right? The moon is close. As a friend mentioned to me, the news about it not being a big deal is probably the same news you’d...
Improv Nonsense: Physical Matching At The Top →
Kevin Hines and I debated via email.
Subject: PHYSICAL MATCHING AT THE TOP OF A SCENE
Will: When two people step out at the top of a scene and start matching each other physically I think “THIS SCENE WILL BE BORING FOR AT LEAST 60 SECONDS.”
One person comes out and chops carrots. Then a…
I forced Will to let discuss this topic on his blog. Then I take it off topic and distract him...
Watchanthonyking:
Leading up to the awesome new relaunch of UCBCOMEDY.COM (check it out!) I directed a couple quick blackout videos.
This one is written by Brandon Gulya and stars Kevin & Will Hines.
Just a typical morning in the imaginary world where Will and I live together…
