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It was born of University of Chicago nerds at the end of McCarthyism, back when cutting-edge comedy meant jokes about your mother-in-law. It fed on the slow Chicago burn of 1960s counterculture, even though the demons of drugs and alcohol took down more...
Tags: University of Chicago, Chicago, Improvisational theatre, Entertainment Culture, Jack McBrayer, Improvisation, Sketch comedy, Harold Ramis, Tina Fey, Mick Napier, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Second City, Steve Carell, I.O., Viola Spolin, Bernard Sahlins, Del Close, 30 Rock
Iconic comedy troupe has morphed from a collection of colorful Chicago characters to the home of some shrewd entertainment entrepreneurs It was born of University of Chicago nerds at the end of McCarthyism, back when cutting-edge comedy meant jokes about...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, University of Chicago, Second City, chicago theater, celebrates alumni, Bernie Sahlins, Lincoln Park, Improvisation, Tina Fey, Improvisational theatre, Mick Napier, Bernard Sahlins, Chicago, The Second City, Del Close, Entertainment Culture
International Competition of Young Jazz Musicians, "Jojazz 2009" Havana The 2009 starts today in La Habana one of the most important events of the Cuban music: the International Competition of Young Jazz musicians, “Jojazz, dedicated this year to Jose...
Tags: jazz musician, young jazz, international competition, Los Angeles, Improvisation, Jazz, Music of Cuba, Entertainment Culture, Cuban culture
ACT's Improv troupe was formed in the spring of 2009, to give ACTors an opportunity to hone improvisation skills and perform regularly as part of a cohesive ensemble. After several months of rehearsal and preparation, the troupe is ready to start bringing...
Tags: Kalcium Fortified Comedy, ImprovBoston, Bobby Smithney, improv troupe, Boston, Improvisation, Improvisational theatre, Entertainment Culture
Bristol Fleece (29 January), Glasgow CCA (30), Gateshead The Sage (31), Birmingham Hare & Hounds (1 February), Brighton Audio (2), London The Dome (3), Manchester The Deaf Institute (4), Liverpool The Kazimier (5), Belfast Black Box (6) Posted 17/11/09...
Tags: United Kingdom, Huddersfield, Social information processing, Mailing list, Rodrigo Constanzo, The Beatles White Album, Electronic music, Experimental music, Improvisation, Mats Gustafsson, Zu, Bookmark, CONduit, Ken Vandermark, Wolter Wierbos, Postal system, Spamming, Caddy, Direct marketing
They are huddled together or locked in their rooms day and night, absorbed in an online game. Parents lead separate lives under the same roof and within a community of mirror-image suburban houses...Work longer hours. 'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of...
Tags: Bricolage, Pittsburgh, Postmodernism, Psychogeography, Subcultures, Doom, Arcade, DIY, Improvisation
If you listen closely to The Heavy Pets, you will find yourself immersed in a world of musical evolution, one that is connected to our reality, but dreamlike enough to warrant a second listening. Within the intensity of their own growing...
Tags: The Heavy Pets, Live Music, Music, Ft. Lauderdale, South Florida, Flordia, Jam Band, Pastorious, Jazz, Funk, Improvisation, Who_Leo