15 April 2004
Significant Others at the Improv
The cast of Significant Others performed standup comedy at the Improv, 8162 Melrose Ave.
We showed up with a posse, for sure. Keith Johnson, Tracy Eliott, Eric Halasz, Jonathan Spencer, Rachel Scheer, Rachel Hardy, Mitchell Fink, Pamela Newlands, Scott Ritchie, hooked up with Louie Maggiotto, Brant Rose, Toochis Morin, Allison Kingsley, Francene Selkirk, Rob Roy Thomas, Fred Goss, Eric Beck, Mary Pat Dowhy, Nicole Randall Johnson, and the legendary Bud Friedman.
Performers on stage included Stephanie Courtney (pinch-hitting for Brian Palermo, who got a last-minute commercial booking in New York), Gary Lucy, Jane Edith Wilson, Andy Kindler (the guy who plays Fred's best friend on the show who is really brilliant and was one of my favorite comics of the night), Faith Salie (on the day after her birthday, no less), Andrea Savage (who organized the awesome event), Herschel Bleefeld, Chris Spencer, and very funny redheaded former Navy guy Jamie Kanler (sp?).
Really funny show. Some amazing talent and lots of good, happy vibes, despite the NBC/Bravo exec-heavy room. That much weight tends to make comics nervous, but this group just really shined and celebrated their season two pickup. So great!
An aside: various candids from the Perfect casting process and the night at the Improv are here, if you're interested. Also went to Amagi for karaoke and connected with Bill Lippincott, Eitan Loewenstein, Vida Ghaffari, Hal Perry, and Rich Eck there. Big fun.
We showed up with a posse, for sure. Keith Johnson, Tracy Eliott, Eric Halasz, Jonathan Spencer, Rachel Scheer, Rachel Hardy, Mitchell Fink, Pamela Newlands, Scott Ritchie, hooked up with Louie Maggiotto, Brant Rose, Toochis Morin, Allison Kingsley, Francene Selkirk, Rob Roy Thomas, Fred Goss, Eric Beck, Mary Pat Dowhy, Nicole Randall Johnson, and the legendary Bud Friedman.
Performers on stage included Stephanie Courtney (pinch-hitting for Brian Palermo, who got a last-minute commercial booking in New York), Gary Lucy, Jane Edith Wilson, Andy Kindler (the guy who plays Fred's best friend on the show who is really brilliant and was one of my favorite comics of the night), Faith Salie (on the day after her birthday, no less), Andrea Savage (who organized the awesome event), Herschel Bleefeld, Chris Spencer, and very funny redheaded former Navy guy Jamie Kanler (sp?).
Really funny show. Some amazing talent and lots of good, happy vibes, despite the NBC/Bravo exec-heavy room. That much weight tends to make comics nervous, but this group just really shined and celebrated their season two pickup. So great!
An aside: various candids from the Perfect casting process and the night at the Improv are here, if you're interested. Also went to Amagi for karaoke and connected with Bill Lippincott, Eitan Loewenstein, Vida Ghaffari, Hal Perry, and Rich Eck there. Big fun.
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