Tonight I went to my first show ever at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater (W. 26th Street). I was not sure what to expect because I just picked one at random and decided to check it out. I knew that they put on improv and sketch shows there, what I got was completely different, but in a good way.
I attended 'Inside Joke', which is advertised on their schedule as "a cross between Charlie Rose and This Old House, minus the interruptions and power tools.' For many, this description would have been enough for them to gather what they were about to see, however, I have never seen Charlie Rose, nor This Old House because from what I hear they are boring and for old people. Anyways, I would describe it as similar to Inside the Actor's studio, minus James Lipton. The show's host, Carl Armheiter, asked this week's guest, Janeane Garafalo questions about how she got started, her opinions on parts she has played, as well as other fun banter. I was pretty excited to watch because I've seen 'Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion' about 4 million times, not to mention having seen her on 'The Ben Stiller Show', as a kid. Also, I learned a lot about her that I would never know. One thing that really stuck out to me was that she does not have e-mail, nor use a computer. Also she hates all the negativity in the 'blogesphere', but since I don't write mean things I figured it was alright to write about this. Anywho...I find it crazy that anyone could survive without a computer, but I guess people did it for hundreds of years so to each their own.
As the show was being wrapped up, a girl in the audience screamed out "I have a question!!". She asked Garafalo if she would be interested in producing "a show like Curb, but for girls." It didn't seem that she was super interested in being the producer of this project, but she offered to speak with the girl after the show and get her in touch with her manager who probably would be interested! What a great break for that girl right? Regardless it just shows what a nice person Janeane Garafalo really is, even though she has been type-cast as a bitch.
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