All the Industry is abuzz. Though reservations are still available for tonight’s Live Pilot, they’re goin’ fast. The reservation line is: 212-252-5553. And yes, it’s free.
How does an actor prepare for such an emotionally taxing performance? What is the focussing ritual that enables me to tread the boards with such aplomb? For me, tomorrow’s pre-show regimen will involve:
- purchasing a large hunk of cheese.
- ensuring that the alien head and accompanying shower curtain are in reasonably good shape.
- making certain that all our Mulgravian extras are authentically outfitted.
- checking on the location of a variety of props, including 2 gigantic bones, 2 cans of Guinness, a gun, a simulated stone slab, a few boxes of instant mashed potatoes, and a cunningly distressed stuffed monkey.
Ah, the theater! I think it was Sir Lawrence Olivier himself who said, “Remember, dear actors, if you stride into the footlights without the cunningly distressed stuffed monkey, what then?” How right he was, and how those words still ring true today.
Fanny Roborat
8 comments
boozy
October 9, 2003 at 12:40 am
1How does one say “Break a leg, Adam” in the Mulgravian language? Oh well, break a leg!
michael (in DC)
October 9, 2003 at 1:20 pm
2“cunningly distressed”?
I’m not sure I want to know…
Elayne Riggs
October 9, 2003 at 2:38 pm
3Good luck tonight! Afraid I have to miss this one too, I got very little sleep last night…
Sara J
October 9, 2003 at 5:02 pm
4I’m having way too much fun today reading things through the Shizzolator. Here’s a translation of Adam’s latest:
All da Industry is abuzz, know what I’m sayin’? Though reservations are still available fo’ tonight’s Live Pilot, they’re goin’ fast.” The reservation line is: 212-252-5553. And yes, that shiznit’s free n’ shit.
How does an actor prepare fo’ such an emotionally taxing performance? What is da focussing ritual that enables me tread da boards wit such aplomb? For me, tomorrow’s pre-show regimen will involve:
- purchasing a large hunk of cheese, know what I’m sayin’?
- ensuring that da alien heezee ‘n accompanying shower curtain are in reasonably gravy shape.”
- making certain that izzall izzle Mulgravian extras are authentically outfitted n’ shit.
- checking on da location of a variety of props, including 2 gigantic bones, 2 cans of Guinness, a gat, a simulated stone slab, a few boxes of instant mashed potatoes, ‘n a cunningly distressed stuffed monkey n’ shit.
Ah, da theater! I think that shiznit wuz Sir Lawrence Olivier himself who be like, “Remember, dear actors, if yo’ ass stride into da footlights without da cunningly distressed stuffed monkey, what then?” How right tha dude wuz, ‘n how those words still ring true today n’ shit.
try CNN, it’s amazing.
boozy
October 9, 2003 at 5:54 pm
5i be lovin’ dat shizzolator
Grace
October 10, 2003 at 12:42 am
6Hillarious, hysterical hijinks! But I think I recognized that witness. I’m pretty sure it was Mr Brie and not Mr Stilton!
craig
October 10, 2003 at 8:29 pm
7sorry i missed the show. how’d it go? anyone want to give a review?
Steve G.
October 11, 2003 at 2:59 pm
8Congrats to Adam on winning on “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me!” this week!