My cheeks are generally pink, so I will say that I am tickled fuchsia that my sketch pilot Sit For Glory is a selection in the fantastic L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival in May. Big thanks to Steve Delahoyde, Jason Beaumont, Laura Leigh Smith, Patrick Wimp, Nikki Cole, Crystal Portillo, Marcela AndradeJet Eveleth, Brian Babylon, Dave Siegel, Jay Washington, Mark Bratton, Aaron Foster, Christina Kyriakakis, Sean Parris, Timmy Mayse, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Mike Lebovitz, Cate Freedman, Aasia Bullock, Anjee Oliver, Sherman Edwards, Chad Briggs, Adam Burke, Melissa DuPrey, Daniel Feriera, Sean Mahoney, John Hotvedt, Zach Ward, Dan Riley, John Wittmershaus, James Vacek, Rich Seng, Josh Aliesch, John Schwartz, Brian Sherman, and all the Kickstarter backers. Monster thank you to Chad Wilson, producer who can do everything, and the LA Comedy Shorts great people, whom I will thank non-specifically right now, but come May I will get up in their specific faces and say it. I ain't scared. On Tuesday, April 22 there shall be a staged reading of a sitcom pilot, nay, 2 pilots I have written. It shall occur at The Public House Theater at 7:30 p.m. I won't give you the loglines so that I can get some solid feedback (and surprise) on how they unfold, but here are the names. (1) Beverly Hills Charter High School (2) First Church of Darren I cannot tell you how supportive of me the good folk are there. I can, actually, but I will only do so at their bar. Some of your favorite Chicago comedians will be reading, so maybe think about coming, eh? http://pubhousetheatre.com/put-em-up/ March 11 Chicago Underground Comedy @ Beat Kitchen March 18 Hoo Ha Comedy @ Rockit Bar March 25 Get Up Stand Up @ Public House Theater March 29 Two-Hour Comedy Hour @ Gallery Cabaret Also, just got this: "Dear Paul, We are excited to let you know that your submission for "Lola Balatro" has been approved. We'll reach out to you again when it has been added to the Music Genome Project and begins playing on Pandora. Thanks, -The Pandora Curation Team Hey look at my big head on that nifty poster. I'll be performing at the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival February 14th. This is always a great time and the audiences are superb.If you live there and are reading this and would like to take some solo classes, I'll be teaching some workshops on that Friday and Saturday.Last, and most important, I will be gaining weight eating Southern cooking. UPDATE: So due to the lovely weather on the east coast, I can't make it out there, so hopefully I'll be out there again soon. Here's some nice pre-press for the show, though: INDYWEEK CHAPELBORO.COM WE ALL HAVE DREAMS. HIS WAS TO BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. Fix your sockets on the venerable Daniel Shar star in this new spot. P Produced and edited by Chad Wilson. Shot by Jason "Feta" Beaumont. Someone from the marketing company that made this contest found Ped Crossing on Vimeo and thought we'd be great for it, so we made this - Please take a minute to vote for our 2-minute Byron reel for the Shameless Film Fest by Showtime. They're looking for unsavory comedy characters, so let's go ahead and say that Ped Crossing fits the bill. (we're at over 80 votes- it will say a lower number because we had to re-upload) Here 'tis: http://shamelessfilmfest.com/videos/ped-crossing-moments-1
Funny (/depressing) how people's emotional investment in the debate prevents them from thinking this might just be a neutral-minded comedy video. Enjoy! Produced and edited by Chad Wilson. Shot by Jason Beaumont. Thanks to Wendy Mateo, Patricia Tinsley, Paul Tinsley, and Anjee Oliver for tacting greatness.
Mark your faces for Chicago Sketchfest January 16 at 8pm Stage 773 for The Dan Peff Show of Excessive Force, an old-school variety show that will beat you silly. The spectacularious sketch group Phat Beethoven joins Good Drinking host and stand-up sensation Dan Peff in this classic throwback that will throw you back. Get your tickets. Here is the online debut of a 12-minute short film we did a few years ago that has screened at some film festivals. Open a warm beer, take the chip clip of those stale sour cream and onion chips, and put her full screen. "In this brutal comedy, Terry is out of prison and needs to settle a score, no matter the consequences. He'll do anything to get even...depending on... the Illinois state statute." Watchy watch this Hipster Holiday PSA. Thanks to the very talented Sarah Shook and Ken Witzgall. Produced by the All-American Chad Wilson and shot by Diamond Jason Beaumont. |
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