Comedian Profile: Jason Stockdale

Editors Note: In celebration of The 2010 ComedySportz World Championship, this week we’ll be profiling comedians from the local ComedySportz roster.

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JASON STOCKDALE

Might have seen him in: ComedySportz, The Ones Your Moms Warned You About

Hangs his hat in: Chestnut Hill

Stomping Grounds: Neptune, NJ

Pays the Bills: Hotel Reservations Manager/Baseball Stadium Hot Dog Launcher and Birthday Greeter/All Around Swell Guy

Projects: Director of Ladies And Gentlemen, fresh off of Rodgers And Hammerstein Are Dead.

Other Hobbies: No time, must keep working and improvising! (Actually, I enjoy comic books, video games and bouncing erratically around between different kinds of music – currently ensconced in nerdcore).

Why Improv?

Would you ask a bee “why honey”? Or a kangaroo “why pouches”? (digress)

Actually my love of improv extends from my love of theatre – the love of watching something happening in front of you, alive, energetic – something that moves and bounces. Something that will never be the same again – even if its a scripted work, the experience changes from night to night, due to the fact that the viewers change from night to night. Improv just moves that to a more dangerous and exciting level – it won’t ever be the same not only from the audience perspective, but from the performers perspective as well. Improv is made of moments, as is life. I also like performing improv because I get to simultaneously hide and be exposed.

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Comedian Profile: Alan Williams

Editors Note: In this segment, we step away from the stage and take a look at comedians in the Philadelphia area… Learn a little more about where they come from, what they do while not performing and of course the question we all ask ourselves… Why do we do it?

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ALAN WILLIAMS

Might have seen him in: The N Crowd, Ladies & Gentlemen, Meadowbrook Public Library Storybook Players (2nd place overall for 2010 Troika)

Hangs his hat in: Old City

Stomping Grounds: Ithaca, NY

Pays the Bills: Biopharmaceutical Marketing

Other Hobbies: reading, writing, ‘rithmetic… and karaoke

Why Improv?

Improv is my sanity saver. When the drudgery of my day-to-day life starts to bring me down, improv lifts me up again.

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If you know someone who you think should be profiled, we’d love to hear about them.

Comedian Profile: Kelly Vrooman

Editors Note: In this segment, we step away from the stage and take a look at comedians in the Philadelphia area… Learn a little more about where they come from, what they do while not performing and of course the question we all ask ourselves… Why do we do it?

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KELLY VROOMAN

Might have seen her in: ComedySportz, Ladies & Gentlemen in Rodgers & Hammerstein Are Dead

Hangs her hat in: South Philly (Point Breeze)

Stomping Grounds: Mansfield, OH

Pays the Bills as: Actor. Yeah, that’s right mom, I’m doin’ it.

Other Hobbies: Painting, gardening, dancing, singing,  stopping my cat from scratching the furniture.

Why Improv?

An old boyfriend told me he didn’t think girls were funny.  I took that as a personal challenge.  Improv introduced me to some of the funniest women I know… and maybe I’m funny too.   Why improv?  Because girls are funny, because boys are funny and when we all work together to create something out of nothing, it’s genius.  My life has taken so many interesting detours because I’ve simply said, “Yes, and…”!

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If you know someone who you think should be profiled, we’d love to hear about them.

Comedy for the Weekend Warrior

Here’s the comedy that’s happening around you this weekend:

FRIDAY

• 8PM – The N Crowd | Actors Center | $15
• 8PM – Epsilon Faction & Friends | PHIT @ The Shubin | $10
• 8PM – Rodgers & Hammerstein Are Dead | Latvian Society | $20
• 8PM – Keith Robinson | Helium Comedy Club | $20-$25
• 8:30PM – Corey “Zooman” Miller | Laff House | $15
• 9:30PM – King Friday | PHIT @ The Shubin | $10
• 10:30PM – Keith Robinson | Helium Comedy Club | $20-$25
• 10:45PM – Corey “Zooman” Miller | Laff House | $15

SATURDAY

• 7:30PM – ComedySportz Philadelphia | Playground @ Adrienne | $15
• 8PM – Screening: Love Is A Battlefield | PHIT @ The Shubin | $10
• 8PM – PJI & Camp Woods: 11 Years of Space Docking | Connie’s | $10
• 8PM – Rodgers & Hammerstein Are Dead | Latvian Society | $20
• 8PM – Keith Robinson | Helium Comedy Club | $20-$25
• 8PM – Corey “Zooman” Miller | Laff House | $15
• 9:30PM – Activity Book & Friends | PHIT @ The Shubin | $10
• 10PM – ComedySportz Philadelphia | Playground @ Adrienne | $15
• 10PM – Corey “Zooman” Miller | Laff House | $15
• 10:30PM – Keith Robinson | Helium Comedy Club | $20-$25
• 11PM – Flying Leap Improv Jam | PHIT @ The Shubin | FREE
• 11:55PM – Corey “Zooman” Miller | Laff House | $15

SUNDAY

• 6PM – PHIT Level 3 Class Show | PHIT @ The Shubin | FREE
• 7PM – Rock*u*bator | Community Education Center | DONATIONS

Comedy for the Weekend Warrior

FRIDAY

• 8:00PM – Rodgers & Hammerstein Are Dead w/ The Musicians of Comedy | Latvian Society | $15-$20
• 8:00PM – The N Crowd bids farewell to The Buckleys | Actors Center | $10-$15
• 8:00PM – Catch improviser Rob Cutler in Gravedigger | Walking Fish | $12-$18
• 8:15PM – Whipsuit | O’Neals Irish Pub | $5
• 9:00PM – Leo Callahan w/ Dunk (NYC) | Arts Parlor | $5
• 9:00PM – Catch improviser Jessica Snow in Memorial Day | Avant Gentlemen’s Lodge | FREE

SATURDAY

• 7:30PM – ComedySportz Philadelphia | Playground at the Adrienne | $15
• 8:00PM – Rodgers & Hammerstein Are Dead w/ The Imposters (NYC) | Latvian Society | $15-$20
• 8:00PM – Catch improviser Rob Cutler in Gravedigger | Walking Fish | $12-$18
• 8:00PM – Standup from comedian Bobcat Goldthwait | Helium | $25-$30
• 9:00PM – Catch improviser Jessica Snow in Memorial Day | Cycle Studios | FREE
• 10:00PM – ComedySportz Philadelphia | Playground at the Adrienne | $15
• 10:30PM – Standup from comedian Bobcat Goldthwait | Helium | $25-$30

SUNDAY

• 7:00PM – Rodgers & Hammerstein Are Dead w/ The Imposters (NYC) | Latvian Society | $12-$15
• 7:00PM – Improv Incubator | Community Education Center | DONATIONS ACCEPTED