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Pick of the Day: Every Place I Cry 9/24

September 11, 2020

dynasty typewriter, jess mckenna, musical improv, nick mandernach, ross bryant, zach reino

Whether we like it or not, we are all in our feelings all the time in these days of COVID-19. Stuck at home, faced with the reality of the world literally and figuratively being on fire.

So, why not get in your feelings with some of the best musical improvisers out there in Every Place I Cry, a “fully improvised emo experience” that ought to satisfy your nostalgia as much as be cathartic for this truly absurd, but very real world we live in. Jess McKenna, Zach Reino, Nick Mandernach, and Ross Bryant are almost unrivaled in their improv and musical skills and form the fictional titular emo band, Every Place I Cry. Even as folks that don’t particularly care for emo, EPIC got to us.

They’ll be doing a live-stream via Dynasty Typewriter on Thurs. Sept. 24th at 6PM PT/9PM ET. Tickets start at $5 and you can (and should) get them here.

May 22, 2018

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aliya kamalova, anthony gioe, best friends show, blair socci, kim seltzer, los angeles, mano agapion, mary sasson, megan gailey, nick mandernach, open mike eagle, storytelling

The Best Friends Show, a quirky celebration of friendship, storytelling, and cake, is going to mark their third anniversary this Saturday at The Virgil.

Hosts and best friends Kim Seltzer and Aliya Kamalova will lead off an evening featuring stories from:
Blair Socci & Megan Gailey
Nick Mandernach & Anthony Gioe
Mary Sasson & Mano Agapion
and music from:
Open Mike Eagle

Tickets are $5 online and $6 at the door. Get advanced tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Please Enjoy Gioe and Mandernach’s Short Film “Coming Out” Showing How Coming Out as Gay Shouldn’t Go

August 15, 2016

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anthony gioe, coming out, kale hills, lgbtq, nick mandernach, rose o'shea, short film

While coming out to friends and family as an LGBTQ person is often welcomed with support these days, there are still knuckleheads who don’t know how to handle themselves in that situation.

This short film, Coming Out, written by and featuring Anthony Gioe and Nick Mandernach is about one of those knuckleheads who is spectacular at, spoiler alert, being a knucklehead. Also note, fine performances from Kale Hills and Rose O’Shea and direction from Ian Brennan.

Alexis Wilkinson Imagines What a Politically Correct Plantation Might Be Like So You Don’t Have To

April 28, 2016

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alexis wilkinson, baron vaughn, dean edwards, dulce sloan, funny or die, nick mandernach

PC Culture Comes To The Plantation

from

Funny Or Die

Writer/director Alexis Wilkinson managed to juxtapose the diametrically opposed concepts of a politically correct focus group and a slave plantation into this sketch. Even with non-offensive language, slavery, as you can imagine, still looks terrible.