Upright improv is alright
We toured around Manhattan today looking at various shops. I bought some new clothes (some jeans and a few nice shirts) which should keep me set for a while. We had lunch at Bubba Gumps which was ok, but not as good as when we were there back in 2004. Managed to find the Blue Moon mexican cafe that Karen, Craig and I went to last time (it’s at 18th and 8th for future reference) so we stopped in for margaritas, chips and salsa. Sean, Shae, Karen and I then went to see an Upright Citizens Brigade show (”Mother”) which was hilarious (drunk guy yelling “MITCH!”, robot-lions and Quizpod Flatscreen). I love going to watch such good improv and they are damn funny but differently funny than say, Colin Mochrie. They do things VERY different from ToTE — no character, environment or conflict establishment out of the gate, they just really jam and react lightning fast, fully explore the offers and stick to long form structure… resulting in a very tight show. Now, that said, I don’t mind the games and handles of short form improv styles, but I really do gravitate towards UCB and the Del Close’s improv methods. Maybe Karen and I should start a UCB Canada (UCB Waterloo? UCB Toronto?) — might be an interesting thing to try.
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