Wanderlust

So allow me to have a comedy nerd moment: In the middle of working on my 3rd feature length script, I've been doing some sketch writing and discovered a new love/hate for improv. 

Anyways... as always, when I watch a movie, I study/dissect it as a screenwriter. Except recently when I watched "Wanderlust" written by Ken Marino (Wet Hot American Summer). I guess since I didn't expect much out of it, I decided to study it as a sketch writer/improv student just to see what I could come up with. 

I was impressed. Every. Scene. Was. A sketch. And all the sketches (or plots - A plot, B plot, C plot) came together and intertwined like a Harold. Wow. Mind blown. And I actually enjoyed this sleeper comedy.

If you're familiar with improv and the Harold as popularized by Del Close, you get what I'm saying. They even had somewhat of a group game. See video...

Even if you have no idea what I'm talking about but like comedies. Check it out. It's no Anchorman or Old School. But I do think you'll be pleasantly surprised and entertained. And one more video of my favorite scene to entice you...

Nerd Alert!

As testimony to convince myself that I haven't been bullshitting on my writing, here's some art from a new sketch comedy and improv troupe I was recruited into, Nerd Alert! Dec. 2 we opened for our friends, Absolute Uncertainty. All of us have in some way been trained or associated with The Pushers Sketch Comedy and Improv troupe or with The Muse Writers Center out of Norfolk, VA. Our show, with a hefty load of inappropriateness and undeniable talent, was a true success...

New Year, New Comedy Adventures

I've taken a lot of last year off from writing to focus more on developing my comedic performance. Aside from sketch writing, I've worked on finding character and motive through improv. And not to sound arrogant, but I feel I have a good footing so far, so early that this may be a breakout year for me. It will also help me write better, more engaging characters and story. I'll keep the laughs coming... after all, it's part of my resolution...