Burt's Maintenance at Avenue Theater

Last night Sam performed at the Avenue Theater with Burt's Maintenance who opened for the incredible Plays Well With Others.

Bug Theater

Most of Club Sensationzzz (Sam; Galloway Allbright) participated in the Bug Theatre's monthly "Freak Train" last night. Sam was heartened that CS's sketch comedy was politely received given the audience's "NASCAR-esque" thirst for humiliating flameouts early and often by the open mike participants. Besides, the two burlesque dancers and the guy who did one of Peter Finch's monologues from Network were "impossible to follow..."

• Freak Train review, Spin, April 2007
  

Sam moves into second round

Sam will take part in round two of the Comedy Works New Faces Contest '07 sometime the second week of August (a highly placed audience member speaking anonymously about tonight's set said Sam was "hilarious"). More details to follow.

Burt's Maintenance get their own show

Burt's Maintenance, the most recent "Battle Royale" champions, have been given a three week run (Friday, July 13, 20; 27, 8 p.m.) at the Bovine Metropolis to perform original sketch material on a co-bill with Earth, Wind and Fire...and Water.

Playpen advances

Sam will perform with Playpen (Galloway Allbright, Chris Gallegos, Yvette Rebik, Rick Rothenberg, Meredith Winfield; Shannon Wood) in the "Battle Royale" at the Bovine Metropolis every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ($5) unless defeated in this weekly donnybrook of local long-form improvisation troupes (they won tonight, by the way).

June gigs

Bovine Metropolis Theatre:

• Bleu Cow5 II, adult-oriented, comedy variety show; June 8 (Friday / 11:00 p.m. / $5). Sam will be performing with Club Sensationzzz.
• Improv Hootenanny, game, comedic, environmental, dramatic and/or long-form improvisation; June 11 (Monday / 7:30 p.m. / $5). Sam performs with Brother Benjamin.
• Battle Royale, long-form improvisation; June 12; 19 (Tuesday / 7:30 p.m. / $5). Sam will perform with Playpen.

Comedy Works:

• New Faces Contest Round 1, stand-up comedy; June 18 (Monday / 8:00 p.m. / $12).
  

Avenue Theater:

• Burt's Maintenance (Sam's troupe) and Plays Well With Others will perform long-form improvisation sometime near the end of June. Stay tuned.
  

Brother Benjamin suffers defeat at hands of wily teenaged troupe

This evening's reconfigured Brother Benjamin--Sam, Eric Farone, Dave Karasik; Ryan Williams--murdered but still failed to defend its Battle Royale (Tuesdays / 7:30 p.m. / $5) title at the Bovine Metropolis.