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Danny McBride Q&A

Last year I was asked to moderate the Q&A with the cast of MacGruber (Dir. Jorma Taccone, Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe and John Solomon) after a screening at Varsity Theatre, an incredible opportunity and a rare privilege. Last week I was contacted to host a screening of Your Highness at NCSU, for NBC UNIVERSAL again, and to moderate the Q&A with Dir. David Gordon Green and Danny McBride. Now to breathe.

Admittedly, I can breathe easier since Natalie Portman won’t be there. I may not have been able to handle the Naboo Black Swan Baby Bump. No Zooey Deschanel; No James Franco either. So we focus our questions on the comedic geniuses behind Pineapple Express and Eastbound & Down’s Kenny Powers.

I say OUR questions because I’d love your help curating insightful comedy questions to kickoff the night.

You might have questions after the ‘Your Highness’ Trailer

I’m personally interested in Danny McBride‘s career trajectory after The Foot Fist Way and how he went from low-budget self-made comedy to working with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, writing and producing his own show (Eastbound & Down) for HBO with Gary Sanchez Productions in just 5 years.

I plan to ask David Gordon Green to compare his process working with actors in stoner adventure comedies like Your Highness and Pineapple Express with some of his more dramatic works. I’m also curious about his experience at the NC School of the Arts and what he thinks about Arts education.

(Details on location of the film screening and Q&A)

Leave your questions in the comments and I’ll make sure they get in.

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Improv for Everyone #SXSW

My friends Jordan and Amanda (TEAM HIRSCH!) are running another improv session at SXSW Interactive next week. If you are in Austin on March 15th you absolutely must crash this workshop.

From Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink to articles in Fast Company and the New York Times, improvised comedy is gaining recognition as an art form with valuable lessons for professionals of all stripes.

Come learn how improv can help you hone essential business and life skills like: communicating more effectively; responding constructively to change; making decisions; and trusting your gut instincts.

A clip from the 2010 Improv for Freelancers session:

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Women in Comedy Festival

I landed in Boston on Thursday for the Women in Comedy Festival (quick easy jetBlue flight despite the woman with the baby who cried constantly while throwing up violently right behind me).

Ahhhh, Motherhood! Female Comedy, Right? (jokes)

I’m no stranger to ImprovBoston; I’m here on a regular basis for improv workshops and comedy events like the Boston Improv Festival, but I cannot say enough about this festival. Incredible lineups and such a WARM reception. Everything the WICF Team has been able to accomplish in just a few years (did you see the Headliner lineup above?) should be recognized and celebrated.

I’ll go on record and say my entire trip was worth it just to see Somebody’s in the Doghouse. Leah Gotcsik and Marty Johnson are one of the most incredible female comedy duos I’ve ever seen perform — Smart, Twisted, and Extremely Committed — just a blast to watch. I was laughing (LOUDLY) for the entirety of their show. I also enjoyed Delilah Dix (Amy Albert) and was excited to see old friend Micah Sherman perform with both Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin (MC Mr Napkins).

I’m looking forward to another night of shows.

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