My improv group, Yum Yum Bangkok, has been gathering steam lately, drawing crowds and putting on some very fun shows. If you haven't seen us, come on out!
Dates:
Wednesday, March 5th @ 8:30 pm Wednesday, March 26th @ 8:30 pm
At the Magnet Theater, 254 West 29th St (near 8th ave).
Admission: $5.
And, less importantly but still extremely important, I am also performing in another show called "Guess Who's in My Class?", in which seasoned improvisers perform with fledgling audience participants. They haven't told me which one I am yet, but either way it should be a good time!
Thursday, March 6th, @ 11:30 pm Thursday, March 20th, @ 11:30 pm Thursday, March 26th, @ 11:30 pm
Episode Written by: Matt Koff Additional Material by: The Captains in Space writing staff
Director/ Cinematography/ Audio:Brad Bergbom Producer/ Assistant Director/ Editor/ Special Effects:Fed Hatoum 3D Modeling: Winston Johnson Head Writer:Dan McCoy Writing Staff: Matt Koff, Fed Hatoum, Andrew Dickerson Writing Consultants:Erik Marcisak, Adam Walden
Look what critics are saying about the new sketch show I'm in, The Summer Funtime Special!
"[I just saw the Summer Funtime Special and] Nothing will ever be the same again." - Ronaldo Martinez
...Wow, how bout that!!!!!!
The show runs this Thursday (today) through Sunday, and it's a great time, so come on out!
THE SUMMER FUNTIME SPECIAL!
Thursday - Sunday at 8:00pm July 26, 27, 28 & 29 at the Sage Theater 711 7th Avenue (between 47th St. and 48th St.), Times Square
Starring Rob Bates, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy and Stacy Mayer Written by Rob Bates, Matt Koff and Dan McCoy Directed by Jeremy Westphal Artistic Director: Stacy Mayer Stage Manager: Karie Hunt Part of MC2's The Big Bang
Ticket price: $15*
Hope to see you there!
*TWO FOR ONE DEAL: You and a friend can each get in for $7.50. All you have to do is email me at matt dot koff at gmail dot com, and tell me which night you're coming.
Come on out to the Manhattan's The Magnet Theater this Sunday night and see me do a sketch in the hot new variety show "Casual Sketch," despite the fact that they didn't go with my title suggestion ("Tango & Sketch"). I will be performing with Seasoned Comedy Professional Mr. Dan McCoy, in the newly Christened sketch group Tunnel to Passaic. Doesn't it look fun?
Hey readers, I'm writing for a new weekly sketch show that premieres this Monday. It's called 8 Track, and features a gaggle of talented individuals. Not a group, A GAGGLE. So come on out and see it!
(Just for clarification, though--I'm only writing for this show, not performing. So don't whine at me if you schlepped all the way in from Passaic and I wasn't even in the damn show. IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR SKIPPING OVER MY PARENTHETICAL BLOG COMMENTS!!!!
...Sorry. Check out the pretty flyer!)
"The 8-Track"A Seamless Blend of Music and Comedy
Mondays at 8pm.First show May 21st. No show Memorial Day.
Location:The Green Room45 Bleecker Street(Previously of "The Culture Project")North side of Bleecker St.,between Lafayette & Mott,New York, NY Closest subway: 6 to Bleecker
Tickets:$12.00 - available at the door or in advance.
For now, BYOB -- Discounts at "Astor Wines".
Next/First Show: MAY 21st, 8pm The Mother's Day Show
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The 8-Track: A Seamless Blend of Music and Comedy
Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan of Freestyle Love Supreme and Off-Book Productions arrange the hottest comedic writers, actors and musicians in New York City's newest hotbed of downtown comedy and music. The 8-Track creates a brand new sketch comedy show every week directed by AJ Morales ( Wicked Wicked HammerKatz) and combines it with a guest host, musicians, standup comedy, films and a house band- integrating words and music seamlessly!
Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan (Creator and Producer), can be seen in the improv comedy hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme which has been performed at The Aspen Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival and regularly at The Ars Nova Theater, NYC. He currently produces and performs Shockwave: THE MIXTAPE at Ars Nova Theater and The BEATdown: A Comedy Rap Battle at Mo Pitkins every 4th Saturday. He has trained with Chicago's Joe Bill, Miles Stroth, Mick Napier, NYC's Upright Citizen's Brigade and The People's Improv Theater. Sullivan has production managed Saturday Night Rewritten at Juvie Hall and co-created Character Dogville with Manhattan Comedy Collective. Additionally, he is co-founder of long-form improv troupe TOAST! at UMass Amherst and alumni/director of short-form improv troupe Mission:IMPROVable.
AJ Morales (Director) is Emerging Comics of New York Best Director of 2005, and the proud founder of Wicked Wicked HammerKatz (T.O.N.Y . 'Critics Pick'). Hailing originally from Arizona, he began his sketch comedy career with the legendary Arizona State University group Farce Side, where he performed and wrote for their widely attended weekly show and received 5 Audience Choice awards for his writing. Over the past 8 years, he has directed over 35 theatrical productions and has studied improv under The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater.
Off-Book Productions
The entity known as Off-Book Productions is currently a birthing brainchild of Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan, the creator of The 8-Track. It was created to help define and promote a loose networking of performers of stage and studio, individuals and companies, and the hard work that gets them there. Created to help collaborate and network musicians and actors, this show is their first official project. Company/Project Affiliations: Beatboxer Entertainment, Goldishack Recordings, Freestyle Love Supreme, The BEATdown, The MIXTAPE, Manhattan Comedy Collective and Character Dogville and JagCo. Productions.
Well Thanksgiving may have past, but as far as I know there's no rule against eating Turkey on Christmas, Hannukah, or Kwanzaa-- well maybe Kwanzaa, I don't know too much about that one.
Anyway, if you haven't already, check out the Average Joe Cooking Show Thanksgiving Special, directed by Mr. Dennis Stemplinski and starring ME. Tell your friends:
The Average Joe Cooking Show Thanksgiving Special.
And make sure you see the first one, too, or else you won't know what the hell is going on in the Thanksgiving special (that's actually not true):
And if you still haven't gotten aמ X-mas gift for that special someone, let me remind you that these shows make great gifts. All you have to do is find some way to turn them into tangible objects, wrap 'em up, and you're all set. Have a good one, folks.
Calling all HAHA fans! Me and some comedy chums are doing a very special sketch show called "The Summer Funtime Special" next Thursday, May 18th at 10pm!!! The show is part of the Manhattan Comedy Collective.
Here's the blurb on the MC2 website:
"Barbecues, bikinis, beachballs, and blockbusters. Finally, a sketch show that celebrates what Time Magazine calls 'The World's Hottest Season.'
Starring Rob Bates, Matt Koff, Stacy Mayer, and Dan McCoy. With special guests and other surprises!"
The show will be written by Dan, Rob, and myself, and you can see it at:
The Gene Frankel Theater Underground 24 Bond Street (AKA East 2nd St.) It's on the north side of Bond Street, between Bowery & Lafayette, in the basement space. $5 for the 10 PM show, or you can see the whole MC2 Thursday line up for $10 (includes a drink ticket).
Hi everyone, it's the holidays again and you know what THAT means! Eggnogeggnogeggnog!!!! Hahahaha, ROTFLMAO! Just kidding, it means PRESENTS. The time to show that special someone that you truly care about them by bestowing an earthly object at the alter of his or her fancy! That's why Mattkoff.com is teaming up with SweetMilfs.com to bring you a new line of designer wrapping paper that we'll be showcasing here on the site, so stay tuned!
1. "Plump Puss Parade"
This is one of my favorites. The background depicts a metallic-white gradient sky, while in the foreground perfectly-shaped snowflakes and plump pusses fall from the sky. If this doesn't say "Happy Holidays, Pastor Paul" I don't know what does.
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