Friday, March 12, 2010
| 6:00PM | Happy Hour! FREE |
| 7:00PM | Gentleman Caller Presents: Yours Truly, Gentleman Caller $8 online $10 at the door |
| 8:00PM | Centralia: We Were Supposed To Have Flying Cars By Now. $10 |
| 9:30PM | Swords! + The Nathan & Joe Show $10 |
| 11:00PM | Never Have (I)mprov Ever $5 |
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| 6:00PM FREE | Happy Hour! The jam we've all been waiting for! Happy Hour! is The PIT's answer
to all those out there thinking, "I wanna see a free show at 6:00 on
Fridays with $3 drinks where I might be randomly picked to jump up
onstage to perform without a script." There are four rotating formats
with different hosts. So Happy Hour! never falls down and in a
crumpled heap in the john, it just stays buzzed and bubbly.
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| 7:00PM $8 online $10 at the door | Gentleman Caller Presents: Yours Truly, Gentleman Caller Gentleman Caller is back with our new show, Yours Truly, Gentleman Caller. We want to share with you our travels, our memories and our deepest secrets! Open our super secret journal (not the rubber decoy we leave on the dresser for Mom to read) and find out what's inside. Guys--it's laughter. It's laughter. Gentleman Caller is Emily Altman, Aaron Burdette, Kathy Salerno, Michael Solis and Evan Thompson. Directed by Liz Black.
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| 8:00PM $10 | Centralia: We Were Supposed To Have Flying Cars By Now. For years, Centralia has been celebrated as one of New York's must see theatrical comedy events. Now they embark on their latest escapade - Centralia: We Were Supposed To Have Flying Cars By Now. Featuring three of New York's most daring improvisors and special guests added to the mix each week. It's improvised comedy so good you'd swear it's scripted. Centralia: We Were Supposed To Have Flying Cars By Now is Friday Night's must see event!
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| 9:30PM $10 | Swords! + The Nathan & Joe Show Fresh off their huge SketchProv Tournament win, this amazing New York based duo gears up for their run in the new year by throwing down some of the most honest improv comedy in the city.
Swords! is Lucas Kavner and Bradford Jordan. The Nathan & Joe Show (formerly Project:Projekt) returns to The PIT after a successful run at COMIX NY. Remember the last time you saw their fast-paced, character-based, genre-bending, always funny, two man improvisational show and you were like "Wow, they are way better at this than I am."? Well, they still are.
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| 11:00PM $5 | Never Have (I)mprov Ever NEVER HAVE (I)MPROV EVER mixes a beloved party game with some of the cities best improvisers to reveal hidden secrets and create gut-busting scenes you won't soon forget. Come drink along.
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"You're Funny, Now What?"
Instructor: The Savvy Actor
Like a business, performers who want to be successful need a focused, strategic plan to get what they want. This workshop shows you how to tap into your entrepreneurial spirit, specify and prioritize goals and action steps, and create a personal plan of attack. You’ll visualize & solidify the big picture for your career, begin the foundation of a one-year business plan, take action immediately with clear and defined steps, touch on financial planning, and clarify your career priorities. *If you sign up by Monday at 10am, you can take any career seminar with The Savvy Actor in March for $50, or $125 for the combo! Check it out!
Become a Student at the PIT
The PIT offers unparalleled perks for students:
- Practice Improv For Free
The PIT is the only theater in the country that gives students 5 opportunities a week to practice improv/stand-up and sketch for FREE infront of a live audience: The Sketch Lab (Mondays at 11pm), Bring It! (Tuesdays at 11pm), Improdome (Wednesdays at 11:15pm), New Team Lunacy (Thursdays at 11pm) or Happy Hour (Fridays at 6pm).
- Free Shows
Students can see any show at The PIT for FREE during the duration of their class (as long as seats are available)
- Internships/Work Study Available
Students have the option of applying for an internship here at the PIT. In exchange, you can take an Improv class for $50!
- Referrals
If you refer a new student, you will receive $50 off your next class, or $30 in cash! (Valid on Improv classes only. Not valid for electives or writing classes.)
- Discounts
Many of the restaurants and bars in our area offer discounts to PIT students!
- Matt Oberg - One to Watch!
- Big Black Car's own Matt Oberg in this weeks Time Out NY!
Check out the details.
HERE! - The PIT - ECNY Awards
- Congrats to all ECNY winners. Big congrats to Pitizen winners:
Best Sketch Group: Murderfist
Best Stand-up: Hannibal Buress
Best One Person Show: Supernormal – Tom Shillue
Best Variety Show: Risk! True Tales Boldly Told - Kevin Allison
Emerging Comic Award: Myq Kaplan
Congrats!!
- It's Tax Time! Try Harvey Altman and Company
- If you're looking for an amazing accountant for this tax season, look no further than Harvey Altman and Company. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is at a place in their entertainment career where they need guidance. Harvey loves the world of entertainment and entertainers. They will give a fifty dollar discount for first time clients if you mention The PIT. I have worked with Harvey since 1999. He's the best. Give them a call today!" -Ali Farahnakian (212) 867-3580 hr@altmancpa.com
- Swords - St. Johns University Review
- Swords gets reviewed by the lovely students at St. Johns University. Read it
HERE! - $100 Headshots!
- Ali Farahnakian and Keith Huang want to help you get headhshots. Check out the details.
HERE! - Time Out Chicago Interviews Ali!
- Time Out Chicago Interviews Ali about his time with Second City! Check it out
HERE! - Improv-focused rehearsal space
Simple Studios rehearsal space is open. It is just down the street from the theater, where everyone is welcome to practice their craft.
Sign-up for the mailing list at SimpleStudiosNYC.com- The PIT Featured on NYCgo.com!
- The PIT is named one of the NYC's best comedy clubs! Check it Out!
- The PIT Goes Green!!
- We are going green! After a very successful "Improv The Environment" night, The PIT and Carrotmob will now start working on making The PIT more eco-friendly! You can follow all of the changes on the Carrotmob blog - HERE!
- Hi-Tech Comedy: Ali Farahnakian
- Check out Ali's interview on bigbencomedy.com. Read it
HERE! - Ali interviewed about his improv journey at Improvisation News
IMPROVISATION NEWS: So what's the origin of the PIT name?
ALI: When we were coming up with a name, I wanted to have improv in the title and I wanted to have theater in the title. I went to school at UNC – Chapel Hill and they had a place called "The Pit” where people would gather to read something called the Daily Tarheel and they would say that everybody in a 24-hour period would walk through, “The Pit”...
Read more:
The Man Behind the Curtain (part 1)- Learn About
PIT Founder
Ali Reza Farahnakian
See his YouTube page, Interview about the PIT with Scene Interactive, and Online Reel & Resume
Find out how to bring PIT Founder and Owner Ali Reza Farahnakian to your town to teach Improv Workshops, Sketch/SNL Writing Workshops, Corporate Team Building Workshops, or to Perform with your Improv group
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