Eski’s first post
Posted on February 11, 2012 by Giovanni
Hi.
My name is Eski. Eski is actually the alias of one of the Hinges, but that’s not important. What’s important is for me to vent the frustrations of my experiences in the land known as The Whale’s Vagina. Another bratty Hinge member by the name of Tim suggested I used a BLOG to vent. I didn’t know what a blog was. I know it has something to do with the computer, but I own a Commodore 64 (I don’t believe in upgrading something that still works). Well, this is how my conversation went with that Tim guy:
Tim: Why don’t you blog your angry thoughts?
Eski: What’s a BLOG?
Tim: It’s short for WEBLOG.
Eski: What’s a WEBLOG?
Tim: It’s where you can type your thoughts on your computer. It’s like an online diary for the world to see.
Eski: So, it’s safe for me to put my diary out on the coffee table for all my guests to read?
Tim: Not the same thing. Just create a blog account on eBlogger and post once in a while when you have some random thought you wish to share with the universe.
Eski: Thanks, Tod.
Tim: It’s Tim. We’ve been performing improv together for 3 years now.
Eski: That’s too long.
Tim: What?
Eski: Nothing. Can you put your clothes back on? This is a Denny’s for Christ’s sake!!!
So there you have it. I will now use this blog thingy to share my ideas, frustrations, creations, patents, venereal diseases, other germs, and mostly to get some of you who would disagree with me, in a yelling match online using a lot of exclamation marks!!!!!
You may see my rants on my Friendster account as well. So add me on there. It’s like a social networking thing that seems pretty cool. Not like that new crappy MySpace piece of shit they trying to push on people now. Bunch of copycats!!!!
Xoxo XXX,
Calling It Out
Posted on August 10, 2011 by Kevin
When in doubt, call it out. Sometimes it’s really that simple.
- Mispoken words
- Shaky accents
- Forgotten names
You call it a mistake? I say it’s a wonderful offer. (Just make sure to justify.)
Thoughts on 2-person scenes
Posted on July 18, 2011 by Giovanni
There is something about doing something new on stage that gets my heart pumping. It could be my first stage combat, attempting to sing, doing wire work a la Jackie Chan, or doing a nude scene.
Don’t worry, none of those happened. Though, I wouldn’t mind streaking on stage sometime. I’m talking about the two person scene in improv. Two people act out a scene and take on the personas of multiple characters in the scene. Never seen a two person scene? Check out some of the two person improv acts in San Diego if you get the chance. Chris George and Mike McFarland are one of the funniest two person acts to catch. (Tell them I sent ya).
[VIDEO] Left on the cutting room floor…or were they?
Posted on July 17, 2011 by Jason
We just got done shooting a bunch of promo spots for our upcoming shows – this was my personal first time doing them, and it was a total blast.
Typically, the way the process works is that a few Hinges put their heads together to write scripts for some quick, 30-second sketches, then we get together in a bootstrapped studio to shoot them. What surprised the hell out of me was the sheer amount of comedy that miraculously sprang up outside of the scripted sketches.
BREAKING NEWS: We won @ iO West!!
Posted on June 18, 2011 by Jason
You may forgive us if you see smoke coming out of our ears – our brains are doing overtime right now while trying to process this one: we just heard that The Hinges have won the prestigious iO West Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival Audience Choice award!