And being actors, we couldn’t resist the chance to dress ridiculously. Seriously, no one knows who the cast actually was tonight, they were that thorough. Rumored to be in attendance were Ken ‘El Frijole Frio’ B, Disco Barbie Beth, Baby Dan W, Jimmy Travolta, and John Cougar Melonsmasher, but don’t hold us to that. 

Yes And … multitasking ROCKS.

IM … Zombies,  Global Python Systems, and fun with cryo. Woo.

EC … brought to you with much holiday enthusiasm (or, one could say an extra spark) … Fart jokes, cheers and innuendo. Hey! It really IS the BYOI cast!

TCSM … a gory take on this house favorite! Who knew slinkys were so universally dangerous? Must be why they went plastic … And personally, I never would have guessed the hippie was the most astute.

PQ … butt jokes brought to you by Baby Dan’s (ongoing) onsie wardrobe malfunction. Otherwise, there was a game here, and it was funny, and Clue may have been referenced. It was awesome.

And after a quick pumpkin-carving break:

PO … (it’s been an awesome show so far)

FT … 1) Bringing back the poultry dowry, The Neverending Story (again? still?), and Hippie Bones. Woo. 2) For the record, no, that’s not what ‘mouth to mouth resuscitation’ means. Ever. And 3) BYOI is proud to present the first EVER Human Rorschach Test.    PS: the hot ref IS full of sheet.

R … MORE butt-flap jokes. Cross breeding is good for nature. Cockapoopoos, Shihzberns and Sporkies, what is this world coming to? Hey Mikey, I think he … uh, he’s high?

FLW … First rule of FLW? You all belong to Disco Barbie Beth. Second rule of … anyway, moving on. A frightful (adorable?)  amount of puns were enjoyed by all. Especially Jimmy T. And a whole lot of ‘too soons’. What a treat. Too bad you’ll have to wait ’till next year to get this spooky-themed awesomeness, trick’s on you. 

Get it? Haha? No? Well, come on by for our show next Wednesday (remember, no Friday show this week!). Less costuming, but all the same Funnyhaha!

… 14 days, if you’re counting along with our (overly?) eager cast. ‘Cause, really, what’s funnier than pumpkins? We are.

Yes, and … Italian’s don’t buy pizza sauce.

IM … Ben Clarendon Lad Mibbs* the News! Woo.

HS … Libs, blorch and semaphore. Oh my!

A … The Curse of the Never Ending Alphabet! Brought to you by: Vodka, Plantains and Kudzu. But not together. ‘Cause, eew.

DRGS … I think the first part of this game was really overshadowed by Jon’s efforts in proving the structural stability of his stool. But there were, like, penguins or something?

Minterission

FT … So we’ve reached the game where players were too aghast at the action to actually call freeze. Perpetual human hula hoop. And, it wouldn’t be Freeze Tag without everyone’s favorite prop … Jimmy! Today, demonstrating the dangers of answering Lraigs Cist* adds from improvers.

MC … Rocking the joys of Public Access. We all know it, we all love it. But we can’t all carry a scene with the vocal stylings of Posie Rerez*. That’s what the pros are for. The rest of this game was probably a little too edgy to relate on the interwebs. Edgy and neverending. That’ll teach you to miss a Wednesday show. Next week, people!

WW … A Picasso For Change. Ipicac shots. And by the end of tonights show, I’m pretty sure we’re all confident in our understanding of the political leanings of the cast. Just sayin’.

*Names have been (very slightly) changed to avoid violation of copyright infringement laws. Because we’re professionals, people.

Thanks to Elise {poses with hands behind head} and Jackie {brings arms in front of self and then up into the air}.  I really enjoyed working with you two last night.

I can’t wait to go up in another Whirly-Bird with Elise.

And I apologize to Jackie for ruining her Curds and Whey both as a waiter and as a spider.

So until my next LAN party, I bid the Silent Movie Star Jackie and the Blue Loving Elise adu.

I leave today for a trip of epic proportions. I am returning to where I got my start in improv comedy. I am flying out to Milwaukee to see the ComedySportz World Championship and celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of the ComedySportz organization. CSz started in Milwaukee in 1984 in the back of a small restaurant, and they are represented by 21 teams worldwide and are still growing.

I took my first improv workshop in the fall of 2007 under the amazing guidance of Alan Guszkowski. I learned the basics of performing improv {Yes And; Stage Presence; Stage Voice etc}.

I also learned some of the basic CSz games {Blind Line aka Lines from a Hat, Countdown aka 60-30-10, Freeze etc}. The workshop was great and that’s when I learned that I loved being on stage, and I love performing improv. I learned a lot in the workshop, but I think my improv repertoire had the most benefit from the free shows. With the workshop I got free entry to all of the CSz shows. Each week, on top of my three hours of workshop, I went to four shows and occasionally saw the RecLeague shows. For the little time I had in Milwaukee, I spent a large portion of it in the ComedySportz arena living and learning the improv life.

I was sad to have to leave Milwaukee and leave ComedySportz behind, but after two years I am making my return for what is sure to be a weekend of laughter, learning, and lots of fun. On my return I hope to have plenty of stories to tell and games, tips, and tricks to share.

Now that I have spilled mine, why don’t you spill yours? Where did you get your start with the improv world, performing or audiencing? What are some of your favorite first moments of improv? Who is the teacher/improviser that you learned the most from or owe the greatest thanks?

See you guys in a week!

Jimmy “Time-Zone Traveler” Sorel

America and Canada both celebrated birthdays last week; so this week I want to know, what are some of the best or worst birthdays you have had?  Tell me a story…did you get to go play lazertag?  Did you get so drunk you can’t remember anything…except lazertag? Or did you have a horrible time and cry at your party…while playing lazertag?

Tell me anything, even if it doesn’t relate to lazertag

Please comment and let me know because…Jimmy Wants To Know

You know what doesn’t make me laugh? Clowns.

And for the record CIRCUS, I would really enjoy it if in between the amazing trapeze artists and super cute lions you wouldn’t bring out a car full of my childhood fear. Thanks.

Hey everybody,

Fireworks will soon be in the air, and I am thinking about some of my great Independence Days of the past.

So, let me know about some of your Independence Days of the past.  What is your favorite thing to do on July 4th?  Do you usually travel?  Do you have any great/funny/comically sad/inspirational stories?

I generally like to spend my 4th in New Hampshire with my family sitting back and relaxing with the small fireworks set off by families around the lake, and either on the 3rd or the 4th there is a huge bonfire.  There is a small island in the lake that gets covered with pallets and wood and whatnot and all the boats of the lake drive out and sit on the lake to enjoy the fire…family, friends, food, laughs, and a big-ass fire, that’s why i enjoy my independence.

Please leave a comment telling me anything that the upcoming holiday makes you think of; because when fireworks are flying…Jimmy Wants To Know

Hey everybody…I don’t know what is going on in this picture, please help me out.

Download the picture, add some text, and post a link to your picture in the comments section.

Hey everybody,

Games are a great thing and we at BYOI play a lot of them.  But I want to know…

What is your favorite improv game?  It can be a game we play or one we don’t

I love Freeze and 60-30-10 {or, as I learned it from ComedySportz Milwaukee, Countdown, where the only difference is starting at 2minutes, then 1minute, 30seconds, 15seconds, and 7.5seconds}

So please leave your comments because…Jimmy Wants To Know!