With apologies to Ben, this picture cracked me up.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Somewhere, in deepest darkest Woodfin...
The demise of the Woodfin Theater Shack caused a move of Chihuahua H.Q. to a newer, even less-disclosed location.
We're hard at work rehearsing for the shows, four rehearsals a week. The new H.Q. is nice, well-appointed, has a working fridge and is carpeted in places, which is good because we all seem to be writing sketches where falling over is an integral part of the piece.
The only drawback is that it is open to the outside world, which is people driving by in their cars, and the people across the road. I would like to write a sit-com about the people who live across the road from Feral H.Q.
One of them likes to drink beer and water his garden shirtless at night. There's either a really skanky son or a really skanky daughter, or both who are dating each other. If there's a mother, she's locked in an upstairs room with a single window. There is a dog, but it appears to change every night. Dogsformer.
I hope they are dealing well with us singing songs about pedophilia or shouting "nipples" at late hours.
We're hard at work rehearsing for the shows, four rehearsals a week. The new H.Q. is nice, well-appointed, has a working fridge and is carpeted in places, which is good because we all seem to be writing sketches where falling over is an integral part of the piece.
The only drawback is that it is open to the outside world, which is people driving by in their cars, and the people across the road. I would like to write a sit-com about the people who live across the road from Feral H.Q.
One of them likes to drink beer and water his garden shirtless at night. There's either a really skanky son or a really skanky daughter, or both who are dating each other. If there's a mother, she's locked in an upstairs room with a single window. There is a dog, but it appears to change every night. Dogsformer.
I hope they are dealing well with us singing songs about pedophilia or shouting "nipples" at late hours.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Week 1 is in the books!
Both shows were sellouts with turn-away crowds and a LOT of people who hadn't seen us before!
Tommy, Andrew, Dick and I spent Saturday afternoon painting the Chihuahuas logos on the set at 35 Below. I am a truly horrible artist and this was the first painting I'd done that didn't involve my fingers. After Tommy touched it up, it was presentable, and I loved the way they looked for the show last night.
First time performing sketches since the Halloween show last year, and the new rehearsal schedule paid off well. I got most of my lines right on cue, didn't mess anything up on the sketches and those of you who were there got a rare opportunity to hear me sing.
First show was an interesting crowd, a real mix of people. Stand-up went over well, and I knew we were going to have a good time. Technical problems fouled up one of the videos we had planned on showing, which was a pity, but the final video piece of the night was a real winner. Our new Chihuahuas each took the stage for the first time, and did a great job. I really enjoyed working with Drew on our sketch about how improv is lazy, he got through what could have been a dicey situation.
Second show was an interesting one. I think that all our performances were better on the second show, but it was much more a smile audience (in a few cases a "walk out" audience, thanks for the vertical applause!) than a laugh audience. They went for the visual gags more. I think everyone that stayed for the whole show had a good time.
New show next week that I'm really excited about, and I'm going to go straight from our second show to the Best of No Shame at NC Stage (George "the" Bastard dominating the Asheville theater scene by having pieces performed at two venues at the same night!).
If you want to see us, you're really going to have to get tickets in advance! You can order tickets now for any show in the season through the Asheville Community Theatre website (click on "Buy Tickets Now" when you get there).
Make sure you catch some of the other acts in the series as well - I went to the OxyMorons show on Friday night and they just keep getting sharper and more funny. This slimmed-down version of the group is tight!
Tommy, Andrew, Dick and I spent Saturday afternoon painting the Chihuahuas logos on the set at 35 Below. I am a truly horrible artist and this was the first painting I'd done that didn't involve my fingers. After Tommy touched it up, it was presentable, and I loved the way they looked for the show last night.
First time performing sketches since the Halloween show last year, and the new rehearsal schedule paid off well. I got most of my lines right on cue, didn't mess anything up on the sketches and those of you who were there got a rare opportunity to hear me sing.
First show was an interesting crowd, a real mix of people. Stand-up went over well, and I knew we were going to have a good time. Technical problems fouled up one of the videos we had planned on showing, which was a pity, but the final video piece of the night was a real winner. Our new Chihuahuas each took the stage for the first time, and did a great job. I really enjoyed working with Drew on our sketch about how improv is lazy, he got through what could have been a dicey situation.
Second show was an interesting one. I think that all our performances were better on the second show, but it was much more a smile audience (in a few cases a "walk out" audience, thanks for the vertical applause!) than a laugh audience. They went for the visual gags more. I think everyone that stayed for the whole show had a good time.
New show next week that I'm really excited about, and I'm going to go straight from our second show to the Best of No Shame at NC Stage (George "the" Bastard dominating the Asheville theater scene by having pieces performed at two venues at the same night!).
If you want to see us, you're really going to have to get tickets in advance! You can order tickets now for any show in the season through the Asheville Community Theatre website (click on "Buy Tickets Now" when you get there).
Make sure you catch some of the other acts in the series as well - I went to the OxyMorons show on Friday night and they just keep getting sharper and more funny. This slimmed-down version of the group is tight!
Friday, June 13, 2008
More publicity
There's a terrific article in this week's Take 5.
It's worth finding a copy of the freebie edition of this, mad props to whoever did the cover and did the shadow pictures of our mug shots from the web site (if whoever did that happens to be reading this, let me know if I can get a copy), and to see a shot from the Halloween Carol special last year as a centerfold.
The Bastard is a centerfold. Na na nanana na na nanana na na naaaaaa...
It's worth finding a copy of the freebie edition of this, mad props to whoever did the cover and did the shadow pictures of our mug shots from the web site (if whoever did that happens to be reading this, let me know if I can get a copy), and to see a shot from the Halloween Carol special last year as a centerfold.
The Bastard is a centerfold. Na na nanana na na nanana na na naaaaaa...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Feral Chihuahuas in Mountain Xpress today
While doing this interview, I tried to creep out Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt by sitting really close to her and shouting obscenities in her face. I was expecting her to wear a pork-pie hat with a little "Press" ticket in it and she wasn't.
It worked.
It worked.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Feral Chihuahuas Onslaught Begins
Check out the new Feral Chihuahuas website - major overhaul, sexy new look and lots of blue.
For more Feral Pictures, we're on flickr
The (appropriately) last picture on the flickr site is this shot of me doing stand-up, apparently quite constipated. And being stalked by a TV.
It all starts this week!
A huge success last year, and it's back again. Feral Chihuahuas shows most Saturday nights, a lot of super improv with the OxyMorons, regulars LYLAS and Scott Bunn with Tom Chalmers, and a few newcomers. 35 Below is the place to be!
You can buy tickets online from the main ACT page, or by calling ACT at 828-254-1320
I took a few days to head out of town before rehearsals started - one of the highlights of my trip was a visit to Yankee Stadium to watch the Blue Jays play the Yankees. Here's a possibly drunk bastard after a game.
It's a little different to McCormick field.
So get your tickets now to see the Feral Chihuahuas debut! New chihuahuas, film pieces, musical guests and all the sketch comedy you can handle - finally sketch comedy has come back to Saturday Night!
Since we're one Chihuahua fewer than last year, expect to see a bit more of George "the" Bastard's acting chops. And just like last year, each show will start with new, never-before seen stand-up from the Bastard.
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