August 2011
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Did you know that I have started my own site right here on tumblr? Go to matthewsstarr.com and please follow me there!
Thanks, Matt
June 2011
3 posts
Watchpitchfork:
Pitchfork.tv’s Primavera Sound festival coverage continues with this video of tUnE-yArDs’ Merrill Garbus performing an impromptu version of her song “Wooly Wolly Gong” in front of Gaudi’s famed Cathedral Sagrada Familia.
1) tUnE-yArDs…listen to this album. 2) This is haunting in the best way. 3) I am all about the ukulele right now.
May 2011
3 posts
Watchwilliebhines:
I put Sock or Hat 2 on FunnyOrDie also so Chris Kelly could see it.
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April 2011
6 posts
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Chris Kelly: I Love You, UCBNY: A Drippy... →
chriskelly:
I wasn’t in New York at the time myself, but I’ve heard on numerous occasions that after the towers fell on 9/11, many UCB people immediately congregated at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. That was just where they thought to go; it was second nature for them to walk in that direction. And…
It has been such a pleasure to watch Chris Kelly’s work and to get to know...
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Excerpt from an interview with Rob Reiner at the A.V. Club:
AVC: At the time, did you see yourself more as a performer or a writer?
RR: When you do improv, you’re everything. You’re a performer, writer, and director, because you’re moving the scene in the direction you want it to go, you’re making it up as you go, and you’re acting it. You’re all of those things, so I always viewed myself...
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“I was on my own. What could I have done? Where could someone in my situation...”
– —from, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore.
I am almost done reading this book, so the people around me can breathe easy that they won’t have to endure my constantly plugging it in every conversation for much longer.
March 2011
4 posts
bucket: TheStyleBlogger Internship →
bradyocallahan:
Hey guys! I was recently interviewed to be the Social Media / Marketing Intern for The Style Blogger, one of the best menswear blogs in the game. They’re looking to expand their readership through Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc., and you all know how much I love those. The SB team worked their asses…
Help Brady! Help him!
Hollywood Greenlights "Inception" Reboot
Execs say, “Dream deal taken to the next level.”
Los Angeles - Warner Bros. announced this morning a reboot of Inception, a 4-time Oscar winner at this past weekend’s Academy Awards. The reboot comes just nine months after the film’s original theatrical release.
The announcement of greenlighting a reboot as opposed to a sequel was met with some confusion. The Warner...
February 2011
10 posts
iamdonald:
Here’s the video for Freaks and Geeks. Enjoy.
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Dweeb: Matt Starr's Pitches For March →
ucbdweeb:
Sketch Pitch #1: What Girls Like
A scene where girls talk about what they like in guys. Different beats include: What kind of clothes guys wear, where guys can buy those clothes, what guys can say that makes them attractive, and where girls enjoy meeting guys and how to get to those places. Girls…
I wrote this for the UCB Dweeb blog which you totally should follow!
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“What a joy it was to make noise purely for the sake of noisemaking. And yet out...”
– This is the best description of organic improv and its goals and intentions I have ever read.
This is an excerpt from The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin Hale. The scene taking place is the first conversation between a high-functioning mentally handicapped janitor and a...
chamberlain:
“No, but you’d better call Party...
January 2011
10 posts
WatchCheck out John Trowbridge on College Humor! He’s being the Beatles! Kind of!
WatchMy first Maude Night sketch ever!
ucbdweeb:
Here Lies A Man Who Laughs at Retards Written by Matt Starr
This one is special.
Watchcaitlintime:
totallymorgan:
THE TRAILER TO MY FILM “THE REST OF CAESAR”
With Neil Casey, Susan Casey, James Dwyer, Morgan Evans, Rob Lathan, Andrew Secunda, Addison Anderson, Craig Gilbert, Emily Hoffman, Patrick Hroncich, Jess Lane, Dyna Moe and Matt Starr. You could say it’s a veritable “who’s who” of the NY comedy scene though i’d advise against it.
This looks rad.
So much fun being a...
December 2010
2 posts
Learn how to dry hump the one you love right this instant.
November 2010
6 posts
Phone Message From Governor Ted Strickland
These messages are so fun, I am almost sad it is election day.
Hi. This is Governor, Ted Strickland calling on behalf of the Ohio Democratic Party. Because today is election day. And I’m asking you to join your friends and neighbors to get to your local pool with placed as soon as you can lines are moving quickly. The find your Polding location. Please call 87764463364, you can visit fight...
Transcribed Message From John Glenn
Here is the transcribed message from Sen. John Glenn on behalf of the Ohio Democratic Party:
Hello, this is Sundar John Glenn calling on behalf of the Ohio party. Bye. Tuesday. Yes, election day. Yeah message day we over to determine our future. Bye. I hope you join me in voting for our very good friend Governor, Ted Strickland. And all I have a Democrats. Hey has been times of great national...
October 2010
9 posts
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass (via Rabbit Write’s interview on Gala Darling)
WatchBen Kingsley’s Character from Searching for Bobby Fischer the morning after he crashes at your house.
