An exciting line up this week. John Riggi, Brian Singleton, Rebecca Corry, Chris Thayer, Cheri Oteri, Moon Zappa and Allee Willis!
Yay for our good friend John Riggi (Director/Executive Producer “30 Rock”) who just got the green light from ABC for the Rebel Wilson (“Bridesmaids”) ”Super Fun Night”. We can’t wait to hear all his super fun updates from the Upfronts! Check out the trailer here. John will be performing with….
Moms! You can’t live with them, you can’t get born without them.
UnCab is more than a show, it’s a family affair.
So bring your Mom for free. Better than chocolates, flowers or guilt trips — a night of comedy, music and unconditional love from the show that the LA Weekly calls “The Mother Show of Alternative Comedy”. USE CODE MOM for two for ones.
And Mama Mia what a show! Laura Kightlinger, Julie Goldman, Tim Bagley, James Adomian and Christy Stratton, plus musical guests Sabrina Chap and The Dustbowl Revival! Plus it’s Suzanna’s birthday! So we will have cake!
A beloved member of the UnCabaret family, Laura Kightlinger is a true original in the world of comedy.Her individual style and vision echoes through her writing, acting and stand up. She was a consulting producer on “Will and Grace,” on which she played ”Nurse Shelia.” She also wrote for “Roseanne” and “Saturday Night Live, where she was also a featured performer. Her first book, entitled “Quick Shots of False Hope,” was described by The New York Times Book Review as a “memorable, disturbing and darkly comic debut.”
Laura’s recent tweet about Mother’s Day : It’s hard to find a Mother’s Day card that isn’t overtly sentimental. I’d like to find one that reads: “Hey, we all make mistakes.” She is as dry as a dry martini! And almost as intoxicating.
The super sweet and sly Tim Bagley has won two LA Weekly Awards as a member of The Groundlings. He’s been cracking people up on TV (“Monk,” “Pushing Daisies, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and in movies like Judd Apatow’s “This is 40″ and “Knocked Up”. But nowhere is he more wonderful and more Tim than at UnCabaret, where his revealing stories about being an actor, a son and, well, a human, make our hearts sing. Oh yes, and there are those blue eyes!
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Lenny Bruce committed his life to telling the truth, but his truth pissed off a lot of people. To those attending his brilliantly profane rants in small clubs and lounges his words were not only sharp and incisive, they were a light in the dark repression of the early 1960s.
Fifty years ago, in April of 1963, Lenny Bruce was in a downward spiral. Considering the night club stage as “the last frontier” of uninhibited entertainment, he uttered his provocative words and was arrested for obscenity in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City and Chicago.
George Carlin was present at Lenny Bruce’s arrest for obscenity. As the police detained members of the audience for questioning and asked for ID, Carlin said he did not believe in government-issued IDs. He was arrested and taken to jail with Bruce in the same car. George Carlin would later be arrested in July, 1972, by Wisconsin police and charged with public indecency for violating obscenity laws by performing the routineSeven Words You Can Never Say on Television, which would become central to the 1978 Supreme Court case in which the justices affirmed the government’s power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves.
Lenny Bruce and George Carlin weren’t the first artists to be convicted for obscenity. Eighty-six years ago, in April, 1927, Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail for Sex, a play she wrote, produced, directed and starred in. The theater was raided and West was arrested and prosecuted on morals charges for “corrupting the morals of youth.” She served eight days with two days off for good behavior and the media attention turned her notorious and only enhanced her career.
It is always a treat to drop in at UnCabaret and see what sort of stellar line-up Beth has lined-up. One of the distinguishing elements of UnCabaret at First & Hope is that everyone is so friendly. From Suzanna’s warm greeting at the door when you arrive to Beth’s curtain speech, the vibe of the night always feels a little bit show and a little bit party.
¡Dios mío! UnCabaret’s Cinco de Mayo show is going to be more fun than a piñata party!
We’ll be spicing things up with Sam Pancake, who rescheduled his recently cancelled appearance for reasons to be revealed in a new story definitely worth waiting for!
Sam’s latest sold out show “Wasted on a Boy” proved his talent is definitely not wasted on this boy. Whether he’s stealing scenes on TV and in movies like “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde,” making YouTube relevant with videos like “My Drunk Aunts” Sam Pancake is always delightfully delicious. But never more so than at UnCabaret.
Also returning to UnCabaret this Sunday are hot tamale Kira Soltanovich (the voice of the phone booth on Leno), Emmy Award-winning writer Greg Fitzsimmons (see him in Episode 3 of UnCabaret Amazon) and comic in residence Rebecca Corry – who may finally follow through on her threat to tell her story of being locked in Courteney Cox’s bathroom. Plus soulful music from Sam Morrow! And funny tunes from Karen Kilgariff (look for her in Episode 1 of UnCabaret Amazon) who will be sing new songs.
Grab your serape and help us turn Cinco de Mayo turn into Cinco de My-oh-my-oh!
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We’re very excited to have 3 UnCabaret Debuts this Sunday April 28! New new new! It’s spring, a time when stuff sprouts and blooms and explodes and, you know, just grows! Tickets!
Missi Pyle, Tom Lenk, Shelby Fero!
Today The Nerdist called Shelby Fero one of the 4 women comics you should know about! Do you know about her? You should! Not to make you feel bad. There are so many things you should know about. We are here to help! They also say you should know about Tig Notaro who is featured on our UnCabaret Amazon shows.
Tom Lenk’s YouTube video of his call to Tim Gunn is one of the funniest and most endearing videos we have ever seen. You may have loved him on Buffy but you will love him more on UnCab!
Missi Pyle is the rare exception of the blonde bombshell who doesnlt just get by on her looks. In the tradition of one of our other fave blonde bombshells, Jennifer Coolidge!
We’re also thrilled to have Rebecca Corry, Melanie Mayron (30 Something), Kelly Carlin (yes, she of Dad George Carlin) and Raspin!
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