It’s Not Funny Yet

I was in the audience for an improv show the other day and overheard my new favorite under-the-breath comment from a fellow audience member. I was all the way in the back of a show where the audience would vote on their favorite improv team. With voting on the line, this meant that the audience was full of friends and family of the performers. These people probably have less experience going to improv shows than a typical improv audience member would, they are there for support and otherwise probably wouldn’t have come out…

My First New York Anniversary

I’ve lived in New York City for a year now (my anniversary was a couple of days ago)! Kind of ridiculous, really. This has not felt like a whole year but too bad, it has been. Now, what have I learned? For starters, I’m glad I moved specifically to Brooklyn and not Manhattan. I’m not… Continue reading My First New York Anniversary

2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem

Matt Aromando, Emily Laverdiere, Sara Burns, Lauren Magnuson, Mickey McCauley, Tao Yang. Photo by Laura Miner.

The Del Close Marathon (DCM) is an annual improv festival put on by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City since 1999. It now offers several concurrent shows running across multiple venues for 48 straight hours with acts from all over the world. When I took my first improv class back in 2011 at… Continue reading 2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem

Preview: 6th Annual Women in Comedy Festival

This year is the 6th annual Women in Comedy Festival and I’m very excited for it! After a couple of years as just an observer, this year I’m also performing in a couple of shows.

Here I come Buffalo!

This weekend, I’m flying to Buffalo, NY! I’m part of the ComedySportz Boston delegation to ComedySportz Buffalo‘s 6th Annual Improvathon. Coming with me is Andrew Barlow, Matt Bistany, and Francesca Villa. We will perform/compete in several shows over the course of 49.5 strait hours of improv shows. In our free time, we’ll be visiting Niagara… Continue reading Here I come Buffalo!