Noon on a Monday. IT’S VACATION TIME.
(If you wanna reblog this or show it to your friend or your mom or somebody that would be cool I guess)
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Assembled in The East Bay of California.
Operating in Brooklyn.
-My YouTube Page holds some videos I'm pretty fond of.
-My Twitter account belongs on most "essential following" lists.
-Trend of the Century is my music blog. Everybody likes music!
I'm a comedian, a fan of many things you probably also enjoy (food, movies, music, etc.), and I'm a pretty nice guy.
In my double life I'm a robot powered by lasers. I also have rocket boots.
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A snippet of the email I have been waiting my whole life to receive.
RING THE ALARM. I got some new Vacation Jason for you. And Vacation Jason’s got something new for you too. HERE WE GO.
You know what? I’ve changed my mind. I love Vacation Jason and every single stupid video I’ve made with this character. Get ready for a boatload of tropical insanity in 90 second doses.
Introducing Vacation Jason. The stupidest fucking thing ever. I spent all day crapping out Vacation Jason videos. I will be releasing them one by one over a few days. I love them almost as much as I hate them. This is not the worst one.
I did this for a very long time today.
New Landline video! We found the key to making a viral video: Make it about viral videos.
I sorta helped with this! I was an extra (I’m a chef) and a production assistant. I blew up balloons and got sandwiches for everyone. This was filmed on a very fun and beautiful day. I want to do more of this fun stuff.
My mom shoehorns another Battlestar Galactica reference into a facebook comment about me. We have such a strong bond over BSG and I 100% love that she does this. I think I have some super extra love for this one because it’s hilariously out of nowhere.
halphillips asked: What do you think of That '70s Show?
PRO: The theme song. The actors who played the parents. Mitch Hedberg once in a while. The fact that it was a pretty safe, clean sitcom (right?), but one of its most well-known bits was that basement shot with the kids getting high.
CON: Felt like a show you watch because it’s on, not because it’s great. Launched Ashton Kutcher’s career. Launched Wilmer Valderrama’s career. Paved the way for That 80’s Show.
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Anonymous asked: What has been the BEST day you've experienced in New York to date?
Short Answer: October 15th, 2009. On the one-year anniversary of my move to New York, Erik Tanouye calls me and tells me I’ve been randomly picked to perform at the Lottery at UCB. Then, I go to the Union Square Barnes & Noble to get my Wu-Tang Manual signed by the RZA. I wrote all about it here.
Longer Answer: The greatest day of my life (since moving to NY) happened during a supernatural streak of luck. For seven days straight, something amazing would happen every single day. I will forever be grateful and blown away by that marathon of joy in my life. Here’s a quick rundown of that week.
DAY 1: I got word that there was one open slot in the very last Curtis Gwinn Improv 401 class. I had to run across town frantic action movie style to my friend’s apartment to use his computer. It was a glorious. The triumph from this victory gave me the courage to finally make dinner plans with this girl I wanted to take on a date.
DAY 2: (My 1 year anniversary of me moving to New York): RZA and the Lottery. Read all about it above.
DAY 3: My first date with that girl I asked out on DAY 1. Cool!
DAY 4: A trip to the Museum of Natural History with a bunch of UCB folks. I made a lot of friends that day. I was definitely still the new guy, but people liked me and it felt awesome.
DAY 5: Practice session with the other improvisers in The Lottery.
DAY 6: First practice session with a group that will eventually become Belgian Rattlesnake.
DAY 7: I perform in The Lottery with Jim Santangeli and Ben Rodgers. Maybe the most fun improv show I’ve done so far. A boatload of my best friends were there to see it, too.
DAY 8: Crappy day all day. My winning streak ends. My friend and I teach our annoying after-school video production class. After work, we sit on his couch exhausted. But THEN! I receive a text from that girl, asking if I want to come over and eat dinner sometime. BRAIN EXPLOSION.
Best week of my life.
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--Tagged under: rileyquestions--
You guys. I am so excited for tomorrow, July 1, which is only about ten minutes away.
I put together what is going to be a very fun improv show. I’ve gone on enough about it on Twitter and Facebook, so all I’ll say is this:
It’s fucking stacked. The Macroscene AND Badman? Come on. You can’t lose.
So whether or not you can make it, I just hope you know it’s going to be great. I also hope you are coming and you’re as excited as I am, but you might have something else going on and that’s cool too.
One last time:
Alternate Reality. Thursday the 1st. 9:30. The Creek. Hope to see you there.
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DCM: I’m new to this.
I was out of town last year, so I completely missed everything. Luckily (I guess), I’m not performing in any shows this year, so I can soak everything in. Being a total greenhorn to the festivities, I have a question about workshops and seminars:
Well, I’m signed up for Ian Roberts’ Sunday workshop from 3:00 to 6:00. The Matt Besser seminar on Sunday runs from 1:00 to 4:00. Should I sign up for and attend the seminar, even though I’ll have to leave an hour early to go to my workshop?
UPDATO:
Yeah, I bought a ticket. What’s another $10 after three $50 workshops? Thanks for your input, folkies.
--Tagged under: improvthoughts--
OEDI-WUSS: A super oversimplified retelling of Oedipus Rex.
This was turned in as a final project for my Theater as Literature class (Albany High School, senior year, class of 2006). We were given the option to do whatever we wanted. We had access to a video camera and nobody in our group wanted to make a construction paper poster and present it to the class. We had no plans before we started filming besides “funny” and “do it at Riley’s house.” We got the best grade in the class.
RILEY’S FAVORITE JOKE IN THE VIDEO THAT NOBODY GOT: The line “oh, Oedipus!” and my response. This was a nod to the dummies in our class that always pronounced it “O-edipus.” They didn’t get it.
