In an effort to raise awareness, the new Found Theater Company is organizing a benefit concert at Quig’s Pub on Friday August 13.
It looks like the line-up is:
Pete Bradley
Robert Carlton III
Claire Fuller (of American Idol)
Victor Gennaro
and DJ Sara Cederberg
With special performances by Found Theater Company members and friends; Kathryn Sullivan, Lee Minora, Claire Lenahan, and Sara Doherty.
It is certainly an eclectic mix of performers, ranging from the bluesy style of Fuller to Gennaro’s rock n’roll upbeat anthems. What’s exciting about the event is the fact that it is basically Found’s premiere event. Their 2010 production titled Tales is set to open on September 3rd, as a part of the Philly Fringe Festival. Under the directorship of Fullbright Scholar Felipe Vergara (Something with Wings), the show is sure to be a total mind-fuck.
On August 13, you can drink up and mingle with company members and the cream of the Philly Theatre crop. Only $7.00 gets you in the door and the event lasts from 7:00-10:00 PM. Also raffles will be given out (which should definitely include free tickets to Tales!).
Quig’s Pub is located at 1714 Delancey Pl. (above Plays and Players), Philadelphia, PA 19103. For more info go to talesatthefringe.blogspot.com.
Fans of dry humor, Ricky Gervais’ fans, and Anglophiles rejoice! Karl Pilkington, of Ricky Gervais Show fame, is now taking his stupidity across the globe. Gervais apparently wondered what all of us wondered: what if you took an extremely xenophobic, somewhat thick, but good humored man (a nice chap) and sent him around the world? Absolute and complete comedy:
So, will we get this lovely export? Of course not. But that’s never stopped us before.
It’s called, AN IDIOT ABROAD. Karl is not happy. Perfect. I actually reveal it to him in show 7. It’s hilarious. All the way round the world up to then he thinks it’s called “Karl Pilkington’s Seven Wonders.
YouTube UK has made a ‘landmark’ deal with Channel 4 to bring full episode of their shows to YouTube. Shows like Skins and Peep Show will be available for free, in its entirety, starting from the first season forward. In the three year deal with YouTube, Channel 4 plans to release shows whole seasons at a time. They also plan to have their full catalogue available by early 2010 and most programs available throughout this year.
Everybody loves the BBC… and it’s many offshoots. One of the newest additions to the family of comedy coming from Britain is IT Crown; a show about a group of computer nerds and their “social manager” in a billion (Billions) dollar company. When it first starts, it’s just a situation comedy and sadly, as anyone who watches enough of the BBC may agree, British sitcoms are terrible. They play the formula to such a tee as to offer no practicality; it’s so practical, it’s unfunny. One can find it hard to gain focus with this verfrumdons effekt of shitty writing, stiff actors, and terrible one-liners. Somewhere around the third episode starts the change in the series into a very funny and very entertaining piece with witty writing and interesting characters. Add another Britcom to the addiction list.
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