Improv Tweets for 9/27/08

• mypalal: just finished his last Level 1 Improv class. it went great for beginners. see me tonight 7:30 9:45 improv (5:44 PM)
• mypalal: just finished a really good first show. Did an awesome blind line. Missed you Tom improv (9:30 PM)
• mypalal: just finished the 2nd show early. I had to ref, but was fun, but I still hate it. Time to go home. Will miss midnight show. improv (11:20 PM)

Improv Tweets for 9/21/08

• mypalal: is making the 100 mile drive home. improv (12:04 AM)

Improv Tweets for 9/20/08

• mypalal: is heading to SD for workshop and show improv (1:57 PM)
• mypalal: traffic was horrible in Oceanside. I'm so late. improv (3:16 PM)
• mypalal: I'm in such a rush. will be barely on time improv (3:25 PM)
• mypalal: Just finished level 1. One more class next week. If you're in San Diego, come see me 7:30 and 9:45. improv (5:46 PM)
• mypalal: finished 2nd show. for once did not play a woman and made a customer scene work. improv (9:29 PM)
• mypalal: is about to start 2nd show. I'm captain again. improv (9:47 PM)
• mypalal: is done performing for a drunk crowd. improv (11:24 PM)

Improv Tweets for 9/19/08

• mypalal: is looking foward to performing on Saturday, 7:30 and 9:45 in San Diego. improv (3:44 PM)

Palin/Clinton Opener on SNL

The opener to Saturday Night Live was freakin' hilarious. As a conservative, I couldn't help but laugh. The sketch was a nice jab at both sides and Tiny Fey has the impersonation down perfectly. Politics aside, if there is a level of honest to the person you're impersonating you have comedy gold. Where political comedy often fails is when you rely on stereotypes that don't necessarily apply to the actual person.

Enjoy!!!

Obama Jokes Taboo?

I was just watching the season premiere of Saturday Night Live with Michael Phelps.  Overall it was pretty funny. Tiny Fey was spot on with her impersonation of Sarah Palin. Even as a Republican, I had to laugh.

I found it interesting that amongst the barrage of McCain and Palin jokes, there was not one joke that entire night that made fun of Obama.  Even during the race between Hillary Clinton and Obama, there were very few jokes poking fun at Barak Obama.

My first thought was that this could be a race thing.  There are certainly comedy taboos that apply to Obama and other African American public figures, but none of those taboos are funny, nor apply to Obama. They will also make fun of Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton.

My second thought is obviously the liberal media and SNL writers really want Obama to win so their attacks are solely on McCain and Palin. But then again, they were pretty ruthless to Hillary Clinton and she certainly has a lot of issues in her life to poke fun.  SNL certainly has had a lot of fun at Hillary’s expense.

My conclusion is that Barak Obama is a boring guy.  Much that came up during the RNC was the fact that Barak has not done anything in his career. And we know very little about his personal life, except that he attends churches where the pastors have questionable character. Aside from that, who is Barak Obama? We don’t know enough about him to make fun of him.  He’s just a middle-aged African-American from the Midwest who has sat in the Senate and voted on legislation.  He’s never headed a committee nor written a piece of legislation.  Really, what do we know if this guy.

My next question is who will be the brave comedian to make the first Barak Obama joke?

Improv Tweets for 9/7/08

• mypalal: had a great second show for about 60. Now drive 100 miles home. improv (12:04 AM)

Improv Tweets for 9/6/08

• mypalal: is about to perform for about 80 people. I'm DJ first show. improv (7:40 PM)
• mypalal: Just finished the level 1 improv class. Great class. We talked about thinking quickly and establishing relationships. improv (6:06 PM)
• mypalal: is getting ready for Level 1 improv. He's performing tonight in San Diego at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45. improv (9:52 AM)