DIE ACTOR DIE

See Don speak in run-on sentences about tonight’s DIRTIEST SKETCH IN PHILADELPHIA, and other sundry topics.
Thanks to Dave at Comic Vs. Audience for the interview and getting drunk on beers and vegan Mexican food with me.

Possibly.
Money shot:
One undisputed fact is that, come August, the demand for a good laugh remains undiminished. Comedy on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has enjoyed the largest growth of any genre within the Festival over the past ten years.
Just another example of comedy’s continued resurgence.
Photo by Jungleboy

Featuring Me as Glenn!!!!
(oh, and David Dritsas as Hipster)
From Bedtime Stories presents: Cocaine Sex Jamz, A Tribute to Hipsters. You can get a recap here. P.S. It was a great and funny show!!!
Here’s a snippet:

Glenn: Say there Mr. Hipster, I heard you work as a bartender.
Hipster: That’s right Mr. Glenn.
Glenn: But I also hear you [...]

And the Comic’s Comic was there.
Wish I was
It’s shows like these that really excite me as to the potential of live comedy. It is so not just about stand-up or sketch or even improv, it’s about being entertaining and clever. So I might disagree with Rob when he said we are not in [...]

Hey you!
Yeah you! Funny guy.
Think you wanna make a webseries that’ll be seen by, and make you, millions?
Read this first.
Money shot:
So far, there’s one general rule of thumb: Shorter is better — but it’s got to be good, or viewers will quickly bail.

Dave over at Comic vs. Audience shows you:
Doogie Horner (one of my favorite local comedians).
Meg and Rob.
Coming soon: magic!

Luckily my friend Dave over at Comic vs. Audience taped last month’s show and is putting up clips all week.
Check it out!

Holy crap that’s this Monday!
Come see some local (i.e. Philly) actors and comedians talk about their time working with the thrill master of the years 1999-2002, Manoj N. Shyamalan!
Featuring:
Eoin O’Shea (The Happening)
Tony Lawton (Unbreakable)
Gwen Rooker and Gwen Witherspoon (Lady in the Water)
Juliette Pryor (N/A)
and Greg Wood (The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening)
Hosted by Don Montrey [...]

Tonight @ 9 PMTix: $10.
With Special Guests ANIMOSITY PIERRE at 10 PM!!! See both shows for only $15!!!

I wrote this piece for the Philadelphia City Paper 3 weeks ago in the hopes it would help promote “Dirtiest Sketch.” They held off because, in addition to their article on the show (which was very cool), they felt it was “too much Don Montrey” for one issue.
“Too much Don Montrey.”
It sounds like I am [...]