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Pick of the Day: Picture This! 6/23

May 28, 2021

atsuko okatsuka, brandie posey, live animation, mike hollingsworth, mike l mayfield, naked comedy, picture this, rushtix, stand up comedy, virtual comedy

Yes, live in-person comedy is coming back. That doesn’t mean that worthwhile virtual comedy is going away. In fact, there still is and will be plenty of great shows to be viewed from anywhere so long as you’ve got Internet for a long time to come.

One such upcoming show is the always genuinely fantastic Picture This! that combines splendid animation and stand-up all into one, in real time. It has toured everywhere and featured both many of your favorite comedians and animators from your favorite animated series for years, both pre-pandemic and during lockdown.

This virtual edition of Picture This! is being presented by RushTix on Wed. June 23rd at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET. and is set to feature Mike Hollingsworth, Mike L. Mayfield, Bryan Brinkman, Victoria Montes, Rotimi Olowu, comedy from Atsuko Okatsuka, and host Brandie Posey and more! Honestly, as the screen will be shared, you’ll have a better shot of seeing what the animators are up to than you might have if you were sitting in the back in person.

Tickets are only $10 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Picture This! 9 to 5 Anniversary 4/17

March 17, 2021

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One of the best shows that we went to in or out of the pandemic was the live animation/live comedy hybrid experience lovingly known as Picture This! For the uninitiated (or those who have spent so much time in quarantine that they’ve forgotten the before times), some of the best animators around would live-animate based on stand-up comedy that was being performed and their animations would be projected on a screen behind the comedian. The results were, with no irony at all, magical (and, of course, hysterical).

There have been a number of virtual versions of the show throughout lockdown, but Picture This! has been on a bit of a break. That all ends next month when they simultaneously celebrate a 9 year anniversary in LA and a 5 five year anniversary in NYC.

To mark the occasion, they have a stellar line-up of comedians and artists, which include:

Baron Vaughn (Superstore)
Joel Kim Booster (Search Party)
Mike Hollingsworth (BoJack Horseman)
Mike L. Mayfield (Midnight Gospel)
Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady)
Kati Prescott (Showtime)
Bryan Brinkman (SNL)
Dan Pinto (Nickelodeon)
& more!

The Picture This! 9 to 5 Anniversary is set to stream Sat. Apr. 17th at 6PM PT/9PM ET and tickets are only, GASP, $10. Go get them here right now.

Pick of the Day: Picture This! 7/11

July 3, 2020

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Picture This has taken more than a little bit of break since their last live-stream show, but the best in animation and stand-up teaming up to create a wild, hilarious blend of the two is back next weekend. It’ll be another round of the freshest animation from some of the best comedians sourced from anywhere from the likes of:

Aparna Nancherla (Comedy Central)
Pendelton Ward (Adventure Time)
Naomi Ekperigin (Mythic Quest)
Mike L. Mayfield (Big Mouth, Midnight Gospel)
Myq Kaplan (Conan)
Victoria Montes (Showtime)
Ian Fidance (Sirius XM)
Sapphire Sandalo (Stories with Sapphire)
Mike Hollingsworth (Bojack Horseman)
& your host Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady)

This edition of Picture This is set for Saturday, July 11th at 4PM PT/7PM ET. Get your tickets for $10 here (proceeds go to supporting performers, venue Littlefield NYC, and The Okra Project.

Pick of the Day: Picture This! 5/9

May 7, 2020

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One of the LA comedy scene’s most unique and marvelous shows has been, for quite awhile now actually, the live-animated comedy show, Picture This. For those unfamiliar or those so distanced from what happened in the before times, comedians perform and, in real time, animators would draw/sketch/animate based on their set.

We’re so thankful to hear that Picture This is coming to the comedy live-stream realm and, given the way Zoom is set up, all the comedians will likely have a better eye on the animator (as opposed to standing facing away from the screen where the animation is projected). Also, having another line-up including many of the best animators and illustrators in comedy paired with the comedy stylings of Kate Willett, Paul Danke, Irene Tu gets pretty damn close to putting on the show you would have gotten to see in LA or in several places along the comedy festival circuit.

So, look forward to having quite the Saturday afternoon this weekend with a brand spankin’ new edition of Picture This! Go get your tickets for $10 before they sell out!

THIS SAT 5/9 2p PT / 5p ET
LIVE ANIMATED COMEDY IS COMING TO A DESKTOP NEAR YOU ON @zoom_us with @Brandazzle @katewillett @Jason_Chatfield @MikeLMayfield & more!

$10 at https://t.co/9hZ7UEapTK OR https://t.co/EFdm8fkQxg
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— Picture This! ? ? (@PictureThisShow) May 6, 2020

March 25, 2019

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alice wetterlund, ashlyn anstee, brandie posey, chris fairbanks, dave child, erin kim, james adomian, marty cooper, mike l mayfield, neisje morrell, sasheer zamata, sean keeton

Picture This! has been, far and away, the leader and live comedy being live animated in real time for seven years. It’s a one-of-a-kind thing that we’re so glad to see be born in LA and then tour the globe.

Come celebrate the 7th anniversary of comedians’ jokes being illustrated on a screen behind them next month with this ridiculously good line-up. Tickets can be snagged here (do so quick because they’ll probably sell out).