Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (12/01/07)

Brody Stevens and the folks at Comedy Death Ray have posted another installment of the Brody Stevens Interview Challenge, my new favorite video series on the internet. This episode features David Cross. Sadly, this episode is shorter than the premiere episode, but it's still pretty decent. Watch it.

Speaking of David Cross, a recent gander at IMDB indicates that he's busy doing scads of voiceover work. One movie, The Toe Tactic, caught my eye as it features people like Jon Benjamin, Jon Glaser, Eugene Mirman as well as an original score by Yo La Tengo (not the first time she's used them). A mixture of live action and animation, this will be director Emily Hubley's first feature film.

Speaking of speaking of David Cross. I was unfortunately unable to attend a screening of a Zak Penn film called The Grand which not only features David Cross, but also features my man Werner Herzog. Billed as An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament., the cast also includes Chris Parnell, Woody Harrelson, Gabe Kaplan, Michael McKean, Ray Romano, Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, and many many more. If anyone knows when this is coming out, please tell me.

LIVE EVENTS

• 12/1/07, 9:00pm, Phil Coltoff Ctr.: Moonwork Presents: Featuring Christian Finnegan, Andrea Rosen, John Oliver, Chris Lowe, Livia Scott and Tom Shillue .
• 12/2/07, 7:30pm, Union Hall: Tearing The Veil of Maya: Featuring Eugene Mirman, Jessi Klein, Larry Murphy and Special Guests. Very special guests.
• 12/2/07 - 12/5/07, Union Hall: DANIEL KITSON: A favorite comic of my favorite comics comes to the US.
• 12/3/07, 6:30pm, UCB Theater: The Colbert Report LIVE: Stephen Colbert and the writers of THE COLBERT REPORT perform LIVE. Waaaaayyyy sold out. Maybe wait in stand-by and see what happens.
• 12/6/07 8:00pm, Comix: The Onion Presents a Show Benefiting "Stockings With Care": Featuring Eugene Mirman, Dave Hill, Giulia Rozzi, Anthony DeVito, Jessi Klein, and more. This extraordinary night will make you laugh for a great cause
• 12/6/07 9:30pm, UCB Theater: Variety Shac: Guests TBD, but the Shac is always a blast
• 12/7/07 8:00pm, UCB Theater: God's Pottery Saves the World: I've said it before and I'll say it again; seeing these guys is absolutely essential.
• 12/10/07 8:00pm, : It is It: Hosted by the Daily Show's Adam Lowitt and featuring awesome guests. Always FREE.

And what's going on with the State?

AND HERE'S HOW TO WIN (the contests at the very top of this post): Simply e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: KITSON or NYMAGUCB). Include your first and last name for guestlist. Winners will be selected at random and notified.

-Klaus