May 2012
7 posts
Alex French: "The most important thing an... →
thematthewbriancohen:
alexfrench:
nicolemarietherese:
- Gethard
I don’t want to quote him out of context, so let me provide some background.
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I have to be honest and go against the grain here: this quote sort of annoys me. I’m glad Nicole gave some background, or else it would just seem inaccurate to me. I…
“Boring” not in the sense of actually boring, but trusting that...
"The most important thing an improviser can be is...
nicolemarietherese:
- Gethard
I don’t want to quote him out of context, so let me provide some background.
Read More
I have to be honest and go against the grain here: this quote sort of annoys me. I’m glad Nicole gave some background, or else it would just seem inaccurate to me. I think her later phrasing of “good, quiet, unflashy, [and] meaty” is more accurate to what I...
Lifescrapers Episode #3 - Robbie Cruise
This is me! I’m Robbie Cruise! I did this podcast with Matt a couple weeks ago and I’m really happy with how it turned out. Also, the big surprise that comes up at the 21 minute mark was completely genuine and came about when Matt started searching online to check on everything I was saying. Listen to it on your commute home or while you’re cooking a pasta dinner tonight!
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Matthew Brian Cohen - Tumblr Fun Edition: On Fun... →
I’m in both of these groups with Matt and I couldn’t agree more. Also, Matt failed to mention that if you bring a Fuddruckers receipt for at least $50 to either show, you get in for free.
thematthewbriancohen:
Fun Fun Fun is a complete blast to play with. I’ve never meshed so quickly and seamlessly with a team before. We instantly started playing with each other and became best...
April 2012
7 posts
“They got into it to become grease monkeys, but little did they realize they’d...”
– NY1 news (via thetrifler)
This is ridiculous and hilarious. And reminds me of my favorite sitcom opening, courtesy of Ben Rodgers.
April 4, 2012
schoolnight:
Joe Stanton
Scott Dooley
The Establishment
Vivana Olen
Alex French
Marshall Stratton & James Coker
Nivedita Kulkarni
and more!
I’m in school night tonight! It’s the first time I’m doing school night for a solo piece. If you come, here’s what I have in store:
- lots of laughs
- a really fun time
- some kooky characters
SNEAK PEAK: First Spooky Ghost Exit Track →
johneveretttrowbridge:
Come see Spooky Ghost and Hoops at Lloyd Night Tonight! 7PM! Sing along when we leave!!!
OoooooOOOOOooooOOOOoooo!!! Very spooky!
March 2012
8 posts
Alex French: Lost & Found →
kellyqehudson:
Last week as I was leaving a Beta team meeting at the Moonstruck Diner I found a wad of cash (maybe $30 or so) on the ground and immediately was like “WHOA COOL” and then I imagined it being a delivery boys’ money and I felt bad. I asked the guy getting on his bike and he said “Check inside!” I went inside to give the money to the cash register guy and a lady next to him said “Oh...
Lost & Found
Last night I found an iPhone on a park bench in Union Square. After a couple phone calls, the owner — who lives in Philly — called his phone and met me a few minutes later. It was so obvious that he never expected to get it back (or even more so, to have someone return it) based on how excited he was and the fact that when he met me, he shoved a wad of cash money into my hand ($40!)...
kellysingsong:
In this next song, Cram Pohl...
Bananagrams Solitaire: March 14, 2012 →
khealywu:
gilmoregurlz:
yourfriendmitch:
schoolnight:
Fresh Hamburger Morgan Phillips Project Former Business Partners Sasheer Zamata Still Michelle Manzolerno …and more…
Hosted by Justin Purnell
OOOOOOOOOOOH, MAN! I am so excited about this. You don’t even…
I’m doing this too! Improv with Morgan Phillips and Diana Kolsky! One night only!
February 2012
3 posts
Watchcoolshitweirdshit:
Johnny Cash performs some of his favorite 90s hits at the December COOL SHIT/WEIRD SHIT.
Filmed and color graded by Tom Levin with special thanks to Matthew Brian Cohen and Mike Lane.
This idea was created at the first Fun Fun Fun sleepover!
January 2012
6 posts
Indie Cage Match NYC: Indie Cage Match round 11:... →
indiecagematch:
It’s a fresh slate this weekend guys! Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, in UCB East Indie Cage Match’s spine-tingling eleventh show, a brand new crop of teams comes out to compete for Indie Cage Match glory. Three will enter, one will leave victorious - Sunday, January 29th, 7:30 PM at UCB…
Come watch us this Sunday, because I know no one is coming the following week …...
"Center of the Universe"
I like Simon Rich’s writing (this is his second New Yorker piece):
JANUARY 9, 2012
On the first day, God created the heavens and the earth.
“Let there be light,” He said, and there was light. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening—the first night.
On the second day, God separated the oceans from the sky. “Let there be a horizon,” He said. And lo: a horizon appeared and God...
December 2011
8 posts
What a Boxing Day!
For whatever reason, Boxing Day is always a big deal for my family. In no particular order, our accomplishments from this year’s boxing day:
- wrote thank-you letters to the Krampus for not punishing us this Christmas
- had a weenie roast in the backyard
- took turns wearing each others’ clothes and making humorous new year’s resolutions (in the voice of the person whose...
Worst of Both Worlds
Great idea for a movie based on my morning: a guy has to take a hobo shower using his kitchen sink because the water in his bathroom is brown and freezing cold … BUT, unlike a homeless person, he still has to go into work all day at a boring job. Riding on the success of Hannah Montana, I’m calling it Worst of Both Worlds.
A Thanksgiving miracle!
CAROLINE MABEL WU …
if you see this, I found your passport at the 28th street 1 subway stop tonight. E-mail me at apfrench2 at gmail.com! I’d really like for you to get it back, and I’d also really like to be able to say “Pay it forward.”
UPDATE: Caroline’s boyfriend saw this and at 2am on Thanksgiving I got an e-mail from her. We exchanged the passport right before the 3x3 tourney last...
This really made me laugh just now
Chrissie Gruebel posted this article about Onassis that I previously hadn’t seen, and just reading this idea made me really laugh:
“Altman is proud of a sketch where Onassis member Corey Johnson plays a dad who is angry at his kids. He is “yelling at them about their messy home but he just keeps saying ‘What do you think this is, a fucking ski lodge?’ said Altman. “Which makes no...
November 2011
6 posts
7 tags
CAROLINE MABEL WU ...
if you see this, I found your passport at the 28th street 1 subway stop tonight. E-mail me at apfrench2 at gmail.com! I’d really like for you to get it back, and I’d also really like to be able to say “Pay it forward.”
The Glide
The highlight of my marathon as a spectator this year was correctly calling out a runner’s #22 Houston Rockets jersey as being Clyde Drexler and getting a response of “Nice!” from another guy standing nearby as the runner passed and the back of his jersey confirmed that it was indeed a Drexler.
Congrats the teams advancing!
threeonthree:
What a crazy, awesome show with an INSANE crowd! Seriously, what the hell was up with that crowd.
The following teams will move on to the Semi-Finals:
According to Jim, Rory, and Craig
These Guys Look Like They Read
and your Wildcard team Dirty Sex Magic (Phil Jackson, Alex French, Casey Chew).
And finally, two years later, the cosmic debt of not getting on The Price Is Right...
October 2011
10 posts
"considering"
In honor of Halloween, the only update I’ve sent to the alumni newsletter since graduating:
Haircut?
Anyone have good Halloween suggestions where semi-longer hair (like the kind I currently have) would be useful? If not, I think I’m gonna get a cut tonight. And FYI: I’ve already been Richie Tennenbaum for Halloween.
Immediately Great
Last chance to see Immediately Great tonight (at 11 at UCB). Since it’s only been a four week class, we’ve been changing/improving the form each week, and I legitimately think tonight will be the best one yet. Oh, and remember, bring in a Subway napkin/cup and say “ANYtober” at the box office and your ticket’s only $5! And as an extra incentive, just know that in a...
