Urban Slang, Episode Two

Gary and I just started shooting the next Urban Slang short with Pete and Josh. And since the L-Bomb got such a great response, I can't wait for this one to be done!

The shoot is a little more complicated. We need to find a bar or a nightclub for one of the shoots, and since we have no budget and are relying only on people who love us, this is a little tricky. But it's a huge amount of fun.

Our first shoot was at the Presidential Suite of the Waldorf Towers. You needed a key to use the elevator. Two of my friends were in the shoot as well, and they saw Ben Kingsley on their way up to the room. I was like, "How did I even get in here?"

It was absolutely gorgeous. And for a small shining moment, I pretended that I was an important enough person to actually stay in one of these rooms.

Last week Josh and Pete screened the L-Bomb for over 500 people. The Youtube video has over 1300 views in 3 months, and the Funny or Die page has almost another 300, with a 96% vote saying it's funny. Huzzah!

So I'm extremely excited that we're continuing with the series, in the midst of shooting and editing the pilot, Max August: Private Eye, which is the entire reason I got involved with these guys in the first place.


After I wrapped, before I left the hotel for the day, I went into the bedroom and jumped on the bed. I figured it was my last chance to jump on the bed in a Presidential Suite.

I mean, here's hoping it's not, but it might be.

Open Calls

Every once in a while I decide that going to an Open Call is a good idea, even though it means waking up at 5am, standing in line for six hours, and then singing for less that a minute, trying to stand out in a group of 700 people.

This morning, the new production of Godspell on Broadway is holding an open call. Like, a true open call. No union affiliation will be given priority. It's first come, first serve, from 10am to 5pm.

10am? I decided to get there at 6am.

Unfortunately everyone else decided this was a Justin Beiber concert, and camped out overnight, and by the time I got out there, there were already over 200 people on the sign-up sheet.

And if I had all day, that wouldn't be too much of a problem, but I have a pilot to shoot today. So I came back home, got McDonald's breakfast, and returned the concept of the Open Call back to the "just out of college" years of my career.