robmichaelhugel:

Mark your callys! Big Ass Movie spank is Monday January 25th at 9:30pm! Team features: Mackenzie Condon James Dwyer Don Fanelli Jocelyn Guest Dan Hodapp Rob Michael Hugel Justin Noble John Timothy

This show is gonna rip your face off and sell it back to you for 13 dollars in a large popcorn bucket covered in butter! BAM! (show is only 5 dollars)

fortnightly presents Trust Us, This Is All Made Up, with an improv performance from the Richmond Comedy Coalition.

At 9:30pm I finally breathed a sigh of relief when the entire event was over, I was down the street eating dinner, and I could deem it a success. As a promoter I think there are very few occasions where I’ve not gotten nervous; even when the venue sold out in advance, or there was a line around the block 30 minutes before doors (both were extremely rare occasions, I promise).

Gallery 5 had everything in place for me when I got there, the improvisers all arrived early and were a pleasure to meet and work with, and the fact that people showed up 20 minutes before the doors opened is always a great sign. I was especially self-conscious of the film, which documents the story of TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi, two longtime Chicago improvisers Second City veterans. While insightful, funny and interesting to comedy geeks, how would the general public perceive a film where one of the main subjects states that he’d die without improv?

Luckily the crowd that came out was fully supportive and laughed throughout the entire night. It seemed like everyone enjoyed the live performance as well as the insight and performances in the film, and got just a taste at just how nuanced performing improv is. I consider the crowd of strangers a statement to the diverse makeup of Richmond. Hopefully some of these fresh faces saw that comedy truly can exist in Richmond, and word will continue to spread about the talents of the city. I’m also hoping this will also allow me to continue to bring new and unique events to town. I was eyeing The Room, but it looks like Movieland caught wind of it and snatched it up (Jan 29th & 30th) . I guess I need to keep my other goals under wraps.

Oh, and I created a facebook fan page to track future fortnightly events. Become a fan and stay in the know.

GPOYW:Post Holiday NYC Escape

The uber-talented Andrew took this with my new camera at our brunch at Five Leaves. Note to self, NYC is not a pleasant place to visit during the winter, whether the holiday madness has faded or not. After this photo I braved the madness that is B&H, aimlessly took photos around the city, and then passed out at 9pm. I did, however, get to see the Tim Burton Moma Exhibit thanks to an awesome FOT, and see Shannon perform at Harold Night at UCB before I left town. I’ll come back when I can feel my toes at the end of the day.