Lisa Jolley did in 2001

--Check out this Wall Street Journal review of Lisa jolley's one-woman improvised cabaret show. It's from 2001. I don't know if she's still doing it or not. But how cool that we had the same idea...but she had it first. Props to Jolley. I am a bit taken back though. I know I am not in the improv world very deep, so i guess I shouldn't have thought this, but I seriously thought I had come up with something original. I am a little dissappointed. However, if you read the article you will see she does something totally different from me. She gets info from the audience and sings about their lives. Then she does a musical using those characters. I am talking to the audience and singing songs out of whatever we talk about. Mine is less structured. So I guess it's the same idea, different execution.

--The magazine called Tuesday night. They wanted to check if I indeed lived in orlando because the phone number I gave them was not an Orlando number. I still use my NYC number. I could change it, but why? If this day job pans out and I actually end up staying here long-term, I'll change it.

--The Crane's Comedy event went well for me and the show. I sat on the edge of the stage and just talked about whatever came into my head. The audience was very old and didn't laugh much, but the people backstage did. The people backstage are more like the regular fringe crowd, so I call it a success.

--I volunteered to perform for the Fringe volunteers May 3. Chase and his guitar will be there. I also sent out a bulletin on myspace asking for more opportunities to perform the show before Fringe. If you need some wacky entertainment, email me. I want to do my show.

-Mark

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