I have two responsibilities: to make you laugh and to make you learn something. I would go to sports bars if I wanted to do that.īoth Hollywood and our history books have a long, ugly tradition of whitewashing, which makes your dedication to inclusive storytelling and diverse casting feel even more urgent. But random drunk people? I don’t want to deal with that. That’s why I wouldn’t do it with random people. It comes with the territory but it’s not that bad. Being drunk and having someone tell you to repeat a story again and again is frustrating. Luckily, most of them are my friends and so I know it’s the poison that I fed them that is yelling at me, not them. I’m like a drunken lion tamer.ĭo you have any horror stories from when a narrator might have gotten too hammered?Ī lot of people like to pick fights with me and get very aggressive. It’s more of me getting the details out of them. Rather, I will ask, “So what else is on the boat? What is that person doing in the background?” I just have them picture it for me. I never say, “Hey, try saying it like this.” I don’t coach them at all. When the narrator is shitfaced and telling the story, are you visualizing how each beat will play out in your head? How much do you nudge them to get a better narrative out of them? It’s important to me that it still has that homemade feeling. Some of the intentionally cheap production value should remind you that this is a comedy show. At times I was like, “Man, is this starting to look a little too good?” So I decided to make the rafts on ice cubes and have cheap-looking models. A show that takes itself too seriously is something I am just not into.Ī perfect example of that was the “Washington Crossing the Delaware” segment. But I still want the show to feel spontaneous and fun. I’ve never done that before, with all those different backdrops and shifting set pieces and trying to do the interstitial it was all in one stage. With the “Christmas Carol” segment especially, I wanted it to feel like a play. I always try to make sure it stays within that same tone without it trying to be too funny.ĭid you challenge yourself in any new ways as a director from a technical standpoint? That’s what I strive for: taking ridiculousness seriously and seeing how passionate these storytellers are. But the commitment is what punches through. In Guffman, it was due to talent, but with our show it’s because the narrator’s drunk. My ultimate dream is that the show has a Waiting for Guffman quality, where people are trying really hard but for some reason, it’s just not going that well. I directed all three parts of the Christmas special. I thought that story might not be as funny but I knew he would commit to getting drunk and making such an important moment in history so messed up.ĭid you approach the material any differently this time around? Then I had Craig Ansette tell the George Washington story. It’s a simple story and in Rich’s hands it gets crazier and crazier. I think that story is cute and when something’s too cute, I’m like, “Let’s get someone that can make it funny and insane. Then there’s Rich Fulcher, who narrated the Teddy Roosevelt Christmas tree tale. I just kept picturing it being like a play where Phil Hendrie was voicing each character on stage. Phil Hendrie, who narrated the Charles Dickens’ segment for Colin Hanks, was the first person I thought of since it would require all those unique voices. I have a better grasp of which story would be great for a certain narrator more than which story would fit for a particular re-enactor. If an event is sold out online, there will be no tickets available at the door unless otherwise posted on our socials.What’s your process for matching your narrator and guest actors with a particular historical event? *Day of show tickets based on availability. TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE | We do NOT honor tickets through third party sellers Lineup subject to change | No item minimum | No late entry Tickets: $20 General Admission / $25 Day of Show Proceeds benefit West Alabama Women’s Center *lineup may include straights if they were raised by two moms For more info visit on Instagram or With Lineup Featuring. Featuring some of the best lez, bi and queer comedians* of all time. LESBIAN AGENDA - LIVE AT DYNASTY TYPEWRITER!ĭid you hear that lesbians are taking over the world? I mean, did you actually think straights making bread during quarantine was just a coincidence? Join Supreme Chancellor, Sophie Santos, who brings you her Agenda™ with this very serious show, where she tries to enforce her new world order.
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