2009
Pushing Your Team Past Bad Habits Notes
Every year, ComedySportz has a tournament where all of the city teams get together to play, take workshops and hang out. This workshop was part of ComedySportz Tournament 2009 and covers tips on coaching improvisers through bad habits, for both shortform and longform improv. These notes came from a previous workshop I talked about, Truth, Emotion and Courage, […]
Read MoreShoot From the Hip Filmmaking Intensive Notes
After working on a short-film with a friend, I decided I wanted to learn more about the filmmaking process. A number of people associated with The Magnet Theater decided to do a filmmaking intensive in the Catskills that brought improvisers and filmmakers together to shoot a feature-length film in 10 days. I learned a ton […]
Read MoreTruth, Emotion and Courage Workshop Notes
Instructor: Matt Elwell (CSz Chicago)Date Taken: July 2009 Every year, ComedySportz has a tournament where all of the city teams get together to play, take workshops and hang out. This workshop was part of ComedySportz Tournament 2009 and covers tips on adding more emotion to scenes, for both shortform and longform improv. Workshop Notes It’s important to […]
Read More26 Single Pane Cartoon Ideas
26 ideas for single pane cartoons (a la the Far Side), from A-Z: Anthropomorphized office supplies stage a coup at work Baseball bans all substances but bread and water Carrot Top meets his arch-rival, Steak Bottom Denim pants, shirts, jackets, shoes, and glasses come back in style Etch-a-Sketch art museum ruined in Earthquake Fireflies and […]
Read MoreCareer Builder Commercial
Commercial entry for a CareerBuilder.com contest.
Read MoreHappy Birthday Mom
A birthday rap for my Mom.
Read MoreUCB Improv 501 Class Notes
Instructor: Zach WoodsDate Taken: June 2009 I was fortunate to make it into 501 after my first 401 and immediately went into another class with Zach.  It felt like an extension of my 401 class and was nice to have the consistency of an instructor that already had a sense of how I played—logically. Find […]
Read MoreMichael Jackson – Number One
In honor of the late King of Pop, I thought I’d rehash a bit I worked on 2 years ago. This one is a little more positive and taken from, in order, from his Number Ones album. You can find the original bit at King of Pop Dreams. Michael Jackson said “Don’t Stop Til You […]
Read MoreUCB Sketch 201 Class Notes
Instructor: Michael DelaneyDate Taken: May 2009 After about 9 months off from writing any sketch, I decided to take the 201 class at UCB. This class (and Delaney specifically) made me hate my workduring the class but also made me a much stronger writer after the class. Below are the notes. Find out more about UCB’s training program here. […]
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