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August 29, 2005
IO Anniversary Show plagued by sound problems
The sold-out and highly anticipated IO 25th Anniversary Show was marred by a malfunctioning sound system.
Chicago Tribune: Sound system failure spoils ImprovOlympic.
Chicago Sun-Times: IO show suffers snafus improv can't cover
Posted by Fuzzy at 9:13 AM
August 17, 2005
Groups and Performers Updates
Groups Added:
ACME Comedy Theatre (USA - California)
GreenRoom Productions (USA - Illinois)
Impro' Improvvisazione Teatrale Italiana (World - Italy)
The Incorrigibles (USA - Colorado)
Mayday Players (World - UK)
The Meddling Kids (USA - Florida)
mR cindY (USA - Illinois)
Norsk Sceneskrekk (World - Norway)
Pimps 'N Ho's of 'F That Live!' (USA - California)
Relapse Theatre (USA - Georgia)
Some Assembly Required (USA - Colorado)
Some Assembly Required (USA - New York)
Performers Added:
Pat Caporuscio (Florida)
Marianne Steinsrud (Norway)
Posted by Fuzzy at 5:31 PM
August 15, 2005
Snubfest '06
Snubfest '06 has been announced for January 12-15, 2006 in Chicago, IL. Applications are now being for the festival -- to apply you must have been rejected from another festival sometime in 2005.
Posted by Fuzzy at 11:13 PM
St. Louis (Improv) Fringe Festival
The St. Louis (Improv) Fringe Festival [that's the official title with the parentheses and all] will be September 9-10, 2005 in St. Louis, MO at COCA in University City - The Loop. Scheduled performances include Paper Slip Theatre, Homoerratic Comedy, Project Improv, Ed Reggi’s "A Cell Phone Story" and a fully improvised live film.
Posted by Fuzzy at 10:42 PM
Wild and Out
MTV is airing Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out -- a show that features freestyle rap battles and short-form improv games.
Posted by Fuzzy at 10:22 PM
UCB on TV
The Upright Citizens Brigade will have a one-hour ASSSSCAT Improv Special on Bravo on September 7, 2005 at 11 pm (10 Central). The fully improvised one-hour special features the founding members of UCB -- Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh -- and special guest performers including SNL's Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Horatio Sanz, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien's Kevin Dorff and Andy Richter.
Posted by Fuzzy at 10:15 PM
Toronto Improv Fest
The Toronto Improv Fest begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday, August 21. If you can't make it to Toronto, the Jamboree crew will be live-blogging the festival. The festival has received some coverage in the Toronto Star and Eye Weekly.
Posted by Fuzzy at 8:54 AM