Punch 59 and Starr-Reich-Hunter Improv to Play the Broadway Comedy Club

Punch 59 returns! Here are the details...

PUNCH 59 SKETCH COMEDY
and
STARR-REICH-HUNTER Improv

to appear at

BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13th, 2009
8:00 pm
318 W 53rd St. (8th Ave)

Tickets just $5.00 with a one drink minimum!

FREE ADMISSION to current UCB and PIT students!

PUNCH 59 is intelligent, irreverent sketch comedy and STARR REICH HUNTER is some damn funny improv. For five bucks, who could ask for more?

In addition to sketches like “Duane Rude,” “BBC’s Baby Time,” and “I Woke Up Racist,” PUNCH 59 features a Thomas Meehan one-act, "Movie, Movie". Originally published in the New Yorker, "Movie, Movie" features the characters Bonnie and Clyde, who meet "in Coney Island, in shadows and fog...” Their ensuing dialogue consists only of movie titles.

Thomas Meehan received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book for Annie, his Broadway debut, and subsequently won for The Producers (2001) and Hairspray (2002). He is the writer of the Broadway versions of Cry-Baby and Young Frankenstein, a longtime contributor of humor to the New Yorker, an Emmy Award winner, and the co-writer of the screenplays for Spaceballs and To Be or Not to Be.

PUNCH 59’s cast is Jen Ryan (NYC Fringe Outstanding Performance Award), Rik Sansone (Summer of ’69), Adam P. Murphy (the voice of Sean John’s “I Am King”), Melisa Breiner-Sanders (“The Knot”), Rebecca Lewis-Whitson, Carlos Espada (KISS Nation), and Marek Sapieyevski (“Easy Outs”). Directed by Jen Ryan.

STARR-REICH-HUNTER is Noah Starr (co-star of the Food Network’s "Ask Aida"), Mikal Reich, and Lauren Hunter. Their shared love of improv based in reality inspires them to create their ninja-less, pirate-less, trips-to-mars-less form. Directed by Alex Marino.

Tickets are available at the door or by calling the BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB at 212-757-2323.

UCB and PIT students, bring proof of current enrollment and GET IN FREE (drink minimum applies).

For industry comps please email punch59comedy@yahoo.com.

www.broadwaycomedyclub.com

www.punch59comedy.com

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I missed the show but love these guys to death.

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Punch 59 Returns

Visit Punch 59's website for details.

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Punch 59 is Back!

Here's the 411:

PUNCH 59 SKETCH COMEDY is back with Saturday night shows in June featuring a one-act from Tony-winner Thomas Meehan

SAT. JUNE 14TH, 10pm
SAT., JUNE 21ST, 10pm
Gene Frankel Underground
24 Bond Street
New York, NY
Cost:$10 (no drink minimum)

The June 14th performance will feature “Movie, Movie,” written by Tony-winner Thomas Meehan (The Producers, Annie, Young Frankenstein, Cry Baby). Originally published in The New Yorker, "Movie, Movie" features the characters Bonnie and Clyde, who meet “in Coney Island; in shadows and fog,” and their ensuing dialogue consists only of movie titles.

With sketches like “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Confused Actors,” “I Woke Up Racist,” and “Interfaith Understandings from Rev. Bill and Betty,” PUNCH 59 is sketch comedy the way it should be: funny. Featuring a rotating cast of 11 of New York’s most talented actors, including Jen Ryan (FringeNYC Outstanding Performance Award), Rik Sansone (Summer ’69) Jill Butterfield, Rachael Marie Shaffer, Ray Chao, Noel Hunter, Adam P. Murphy, Johnny McCarthy, and Melisa Breiner-Sanders.

Thomas Meehan received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book for Annie (1977), his Broadway debut; he subsequently won for The Producers (2001) and Hairspray (2003). He is the writer of the Broadway versions of Cry Baby, Young Frankenstein, I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand and Bombay Dreams. Mr. Meehan is a longtime contributor of humor to The New Yorker, an Emmy Award-winning writer of television comedy, and a collaborator on a number of screenplays including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and To Be or Not to Be.

Tickets for all performances are available at the box-office day of show. Industry comps are always available. Please email us at punch59comedy@yahoo.com.

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Punch 59 is Back!

And while we're waiting for all the advocates of change and "new models" to actually comment as to whether they're going to put their money where their mouths are and go to the National Performing Arts Convention (as per my post yesterday)...


Punch 59 is Back!

You've got THREE chances to see New York's BEST SKETCH COMEDY in MARCH! Punch 59!

Tuesday, March 11th &
Wednesday, March 26th

@ 8:00pm
Gene Frankel Theatre, Downstairs
24 Bond Street
(#6 train to Bleecker, F/V to B'Way Lafayette)
Tickets $10

Its a "SKETCH & IMPROV THUNDERDOME"
as NYC's gutsiest comedy troupes
go head-to-head in a
winner-take-all throwdown...
and YOU decide the winner!

and

Monday, March 31st

@ 7:30pm
The Sage Theatre
777 Seventh AvenueIn the heart of Times Square, at 48th Street
Tickets $15

It's the return of AMERICAN MIDOL,
NYC'S favorite variety show,
featuring twisted magic, music,
and sketch comedy from PUNCH 59!

THE CAST
Jen Ryan*, Erika Woods, Rik Sansone*,
Adam P. Murphy, Noel Hunter, Jill Butterfield,
Melisa Breiner-Sanders, Rachael Marie Shaffer
(*AEA member)

http://www.punch59comedy.com/

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Yet Another Shameless Plug for Punch 59

Here's the press release:

PUNCH 59 Sketch Comedy presents
The Rev. Bill and Betty Holland’s Interfaith Christmas Show

10:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 6th
Friday, December 7th
Saturday, December 8th

45th Street Theatre
354 W. 45th Street

Tickets $15
No Drink Minimum
Buy tickets at www.punch59comedy.com

With:
Punch 59 Sketch Comedy
The music of Sudden Death (Dr. Demento’s Funny #1 of the Year)
Leybia Rodgers (a.k.a. Mindy Raf)

PUNCH 59 SKETCH COMEDY is proud to present Rev. Bill and Betty Holland and their timeless message of intolerance and misunderstanding with an INTERFAITH CHRISTMAS SHOW.

Bill and Betty’s “Interfaith Understandings” give a twisted, satirical, ultra-right-wing take on an array of topics, including Passover (“it seems like the Jews aren’t even trying to be Christian”), Rock 'n' Roll (“Mick Jagger and Satan are Mexicans who have come to steal American jobs”), and Mormons (who are “singlehandedly ruining the American institution of starter wives and trophy wives”).

Rev. Bill and Betty Holland are the creation of PUNCH 59’s founder, Marty Hill, and have been a staple of the sketch comedy troupe since 1995.

Punch 59 and Sudden Death ask that everyone attending the show bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps’ annual “TOYS FOR TOTS” campaign (www.toysfortots.com)

Sudden Death is a comedy rap trio from New Jersey and they have twice been Dr. Demento’s “Funny #1” of the year. They are currently the top contender for Dr. Demento's Funny #1 of 2007, with the two most popular comedy hits of the year (“Getting Old Sucks”and “Pillagers #1”).

Leybia Rodgers (a.k.a. Mindy Raf) is glad to be bringing her sexy tofu nipples back to Punch 59! Mindy writes a weekly advice column on Collegehumor.com and has been featured in the New Yorker. www.mindyraf.com

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Please Watch This Totally Shameless Commercial for Punch 59

My favorite sketch comedy group.

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Congratulations to Punch 59!!

PUNCH 59 SKETCH COMEDY SELECTED TO COMPETE IN
THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL SKETCH COMEDY COMPETITION

Performance to be held at the Laugh Factory NYC; Finals in Los Angeles, Sept. 25th

PUNCH 59 Sketch Comedy has been selected to compete in the annual International Sketch Comedy Competition™, which showcases some of the world’s best sketch comedy talent.

The first round will be held in New York City at 7pm, August 28th, 2007 at the Laugh Factory, 303 W. 42nd Street. Tickets are available by calling the Laugh Factory at 212-586-7829, x1. Industry comps are available.

Two more rounds will be held in both Chicago and LA in the coming weeks, and one troupe from each city will be selected to compete in the I.S.C.C. finals at the new 500-seat Laugh Factory in Los Angeles on September 25, 2007, with a celebrity judges’ panel and hosts (last year’s panel included Adam West). Winners receive a representation contract from a Los Angeles-based comedy booking agency and other prizes.

Past winners of the International Sketch Comedy Competition include Chicago’s Competitive Awesome and San Francisco’s 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. This years’ I.S.C.C. will be taped for a reality-TV pilot and a portion of all proceeds will benefit charity.

“We are thrilled to be part of this festival,” says Jen Ryan, PUNCH 59’s Artistic Director. “The I.S.C.C. is a great opportunity for our amazing cast and writers, and we look forward to cleaning the floor with our competition.”

Performing with PUNCH 59 at the Laugh Factory show will be Jen Ryan (FringeNYC ’04 Outstanding Performance Award), Rik Sansone (Summer ’69), Amir Darvish (Mercury: Life and Times of a Rock God) Melanie Keegan and Erika Woods.

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May Day: Show Alert

My dearest friends Jen Ryan and Rik Sansone are doing a show. Here's the poop:

LionHearted Players present “AMERICAN MIDOL”
An emotional evening of Comedy, Music, Cannibalism, and Magic

Monday, May 21 @ 7:00pm, Broadway Comedy Club
318 West 53rd Street (@ 8th Ave.)
NO COVER (2 drink minimum)—reservations suggested - 212-757-2323
Complimentary Admission for Industry Professionals – call (718) 482-8790

Join The LionHearted Players as they present their latest twisted comedy /
variety show, featuring the New York City debut of Miami sketch comedy troupe PUNCH 59, “The Rob And Mark Show” (SpikeTV’s “Geek Ray Vision”) and out-of-this-world magical comedy with Magician Dave Cremin!

PUNCH 59 (1996-2001) was South Florida’s only sketch comedy troupe, logging
over 165 performances. The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel calls PUNCH 59 randy, rowdy, scathing satire" and the Miami New Times hailed them as "bold, original, sophisticated sketch comedy." After a large dose of electricity, PUNCH 59 is proud to be revived and performing again in New York City and features Jen Ryan (original PUNCH 59 castmember & FringeNYC ’04 Outstanding Performance Award), Rik Sansone (Summer ’69), Amir Darvish (Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God), and Kate Stuetzel. PUNCH 59 alums have appeared in theatre, TV, commercials, films, and voice-overs, and include Jill Michele-Melian (MAD-TV & Reno 911!), Karen Gordon (Legally Blonde II), Larry Robinson (Sergeant Kabukiman) and David Brownstein (The West Wing).

http://www.punch59comedy.com

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