December 2011
73 posts
Boston Corbett (the man who killed John Wilkes... →
On July 16, 1858, in order to avoid the temptation of prostitutes, Corbett castrated himself with a pair of scissors. He then ate a meal and went to a prayer meeting, before going for medical treatment.
Anonymous asked: are you going to utilize your twitter account any day soon?
"I didn’t catch any of the lyrics, but I was... →
digsyfinallyhasa:
corypalmer:
Ever wondered what life was like for Young Cory? Read this, and replace “Peoria, Illinois” with “Mount Airy, North Carolina”, and “Moscow hotel” with “Jeff Mills’ house after basketball practice” and read a detailed description of how the first 21 or so years of my life went.
A great read. If my family hadn’t moved when I entered 6th grade, this could have very...
Improv Is Easy!: +1s →
improv-is-easy:
Here’s a couple of easy little things you can do in your scenes to make them better. Each one adds an imaginary +1 to your show, and if seven of you do them consistently, suddenly you can get +21 without any effort!
That’s pretty good!
Dress like you care, as mentioned earlier.
Change up the…
The beginning of 2012 is gonna be a fucking doozy
I had yesterday off and will have the 2nd off. As an hourly schmuck, this means a lot! Of money that I don’t get!
Also, my rates for therapy are going up!
Also, I’m going to Spain!
Also also, I want to take an improv class SOMETIME.
Help me defray the cost of having a good life by hiring me to coach your improv group or direct your sketch show.
More important than paying for my...
Appletini
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I haven't played soccer in a while
I’d like to play some indoor in the winter, but not with good like, German guys, as has been my wont lately, but rather with lazy shits like me. I have no idea how to rent a facility, I don’t own a ball, or any goals. The end.
Right now
There is probably someone sitting at their desk, twirling their pen in their hand and saying to themselves “What’s the best way to get Skrillex to tell people to drink Pepsi?”
Anonymous asked: Blue or green? How are you holding up? Does it hurt when I do this? What gift are you most ashamed of ever having given? What is your 5-year plan for becoming more awesome? Is it iced tea?
Photo help
The Clean Show needs a new promo photo, one that includes Bronson P. Bronson and his mighty axe. Anybody want to do that completely for free?
lambjustin asked: Can you get started on Kailyn’s weird stealth move-out?
gilmoregurlz asked: What did you eat for dinner?
I'm so bored...ask me stuff to keep me not bored →
Funny Girls Don't Get Dates: The Clean Show →
tougherguy:
I had the pleasure of waiting in line to see J’s show last night.
For comedy/theater folks you understand how awesome that is. In a city where pretty much everyone wants to be famous, having people line up to see your show is a pretty big deal.
Not only did I have to stand in line, but it was…
I lub yew and thank you for your patience
My brain is buzzing
From all of the prep for tonight’s Clean Show. Seriously, all three of us have been grinding, writing songs and lyrics, making and buying props, coordinating cast and acts and generally trying to make the biggest Clean Show so far.
We may have bitten off more than we can chew. But if that’s the case, you should come to The PIT tonight and see our incredible disaster!*
Of course, the...
I was in the bathroom
When one of the mailroom guys came in, talking on the phone (I think? I dunno, I was in a stall, mostly dozing off, not pooping). All of the mailroom guys at my office are Jamaican. THis guy was talking mad Jamaican-y! It was great. He used the word “bumbaclot.” He said it the way Clay Davis would say “sheeeeit.”
Remember
stophittingyourself:
joestanton:
Christopher Hitchens:
Supported the Iraq War
Helped the Clinton witch hunt
Said women aren’t funny
I wish there was a hell
god why is this making me so mad
Mind you, this is coming from Joe Stanton, a guy who once said to me while carving a swastika into the forehead of a baby deer, “Breaking Bad is stupid and anyone who likes it is Chinese.”
I was...
Remember
Christopher Hitchens:
Supported the Iraq War
Helped the Clinton witch hunt
Said women aren’t funny
I wish there was a hell
god why is this making me so mad
A moment with Prince
PRINCE weakly slaps a cup of tea out of his ASSISTANT’s hand.
PRINCE: I asked for GREEN tea, not oolong!
ASSISTANT: Terribly sorry, sir.
PRINCE: Do you know who I am? I wrote… I wrote…
ASSISTANT: “Purple Rain,” sir?
PRINCE: No, that’s not it…it’s the one, from that movie…
ASSISTANT: “Purple Rain?”
PRINCE: No!
ASSISTANT:...
“In some ways, comedy is fortifying its place in New York City culture: Theaters...”
– TimeOut NY’s summary of comedy in New York in 2011. Hm. Interesting. (via iamachilles)
Hm.
(via benjaminapple)
I wonder how many sketch or improv shows they’ve actually been seeing. I thought the past year at UCB alone has shown some good fresh sketch stuff. The Pit has been putting up some...
it's time
For my monthly Clean Show-related indigestion/lack of sleep. THIS WILL ALL BE WORTH IT WHEN YOU SEE HOW INSANE THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE.
The Clean Show - 12/19
12 19 10 pictures
HO HO HO
Or will it be?
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Reservations
I kept writing and then I heard Captain Garcia... →
Oh yeah, it's a Clean Show week
Hey everybody,
A week from today (that’s Dec 19, 8pm, for you not-abstract-thinkers), The Clean Show will be going up at The PIT mainstage! This is a really big show for us. The show is really hitting its stride and we have a DOOZY of a show planned. We’re talking music! We’re talking costumes! We’re talking free punch*! With Performances by: Josh Sharp Fred featuring...
Does anyone want to
Photograph and/or videotape the 12/19 Clean Show? 8pm. We’ll…buy you a beer. That’s all we can pay.
let me know: josephstanton at gmail dot com
Did Robyn just kill it on SNL
Or did she genocide it and salt the earth so that no one can be good on it until Kanye comes back?
Eric: did you see the 3 stooges trailer?
me: UGH yes
sexy nun
like
the three stooges weren't THAT great in the 30s
they were marx brothers with no art
Eric: yeah, i always found it pretty stupid
if i saw someone watch the 3 stooges and not be able to contain their laughter, i might think they were mentally retarded
me: hahahaha
i like slapstick
but man
give me something withs ome pathos
buster keaton
or jackie chan
like
jackie chan is basically the three stooges but he thinks about his art
Eric: hey, malcolm in the middle has great slapstick
jackie chan has been fun when i've seen his stuff
the three stooges kind of hated each other, which was the weird part
they were like a beckettian threesome. they wanted to leave each other but couldn't
me: righ
the three stooges is sort of anticomedy
Eric: i just don't understand why they would make a movie...a full movie in modern times...with that premise
me: like
witha plot?
that they are..adopted?
Eric: right
how does that add to the characters?
do they stop hitting each other and wonder about their origins?
Last night
I went to a weird open mic and the ride home had some REALLY BAD THIGH CHAFING.
But C made the best goddamn grilled cheese and I made some PRETTY DOPE dirty martinis.
domestic fuckin bliss
