2009

Topical History Humor

By drew tarvin / June 7, 2009

I wanted to try to be like some of those topical comedians that make jokes about current events and stuff.  Unfortunately I couldn’t find any newspapers, but I did find my old high school history book.  So here goes some topical humor: You hear about this Van Gogh guy?  He cut off part of his […]

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Excerpt from Humor eBook

By drew tarvin / May 31, 2009

Below is an excerpt from the eBook I wrote for the Humor That Works site, available soon by signing up for the HTW Newsletter. Excerpt: A Personal Story When I first started performing improv and stand-up years ago, I never knew it would turn into such a huge passion of mine. In fact, it’s rather […]

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Kill Bill Sketch

By drew tarvin / May 17, 2009

The intermission sketch at The 8th Floor 50th Show (back in 2006).

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Lies My Mother Told Me

By drew tarvin / May 10, 2009

It’s Mother’s Day which means it’s the one day out of the year that we all act like the sons and daughters that we should–or at least feel bad if we don’t. And while moms certainly teach us a lot, I have discovered that not everything they taught us was true. 1. You Can Be […]

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Thoughts on a Walk Home

By drew tarvin / May 3, 2009

On Wednesday night I had sketch class at 8:15pm at UCB.  Or at least I thought it was at 8:15.  In actuality, it was at 7:15–I don’t know how or why, but I had the time wrong in my calendar.  As such, I showed up to the school ready to go, but alas had already […]

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Crackberry

By drew tarvin / April 26, 2009

INT. OFFICE – EVENING THOMAS is sitting at his cubicle at work.  His computer is on with a Blackberry Screen Saver.  Thomas is intently typing away on his Blackberry, ignoring the computer in front of him. A new text message comes in from someone labelled WIFE.  The message reads “When will you be home?” Thomas […]

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21 Tips for Performing

By drew tarvin / April 19, 2009

21 tips I picked up from watching a variety of performances this week: Monday – Acting Class Graduation Show 1. Commitment is key. If you don’t believe it, the audience won’t believe it. 2. Always think about stage picture, always. 3. Acting is reacting–to your scene partner, environment, and circumstance. Tuesday – Upper Level Improv […]

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Comedy Reel 2009

By drew tarvin / April 6, 2009

A comedy reel I put together for promotional purposes.

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UCB Improv 401 Class Notes

By drew tarvin / March 1, 2009

Instructor: Zach WoodsDate Taken: February 2009 I’m naturally a problem-solver which doesn’t necessarily bode well in improv scenes (I get caught up in solving the problem, not experiencing it as a character).  This class helped me realize there were more important things in improv scenes than fixing things.  Here are some of the improv gems […]

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Life is Like a Rubik’s Cube

By drew tarvin / February 22, 2009

As I went through the process of learning to solve a Rubik’s cube, I realized it’s much like the challenges of life.

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