May 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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Equally Irrelevant & Necessary Oscar Two Zero Thirteen Predictions
This weekend there will be a program on television that people call the “Oscars.” This event has nothing to do with green monsters who live in trash barrels or murderous Olympians. It is about giving pretty gold statues to movies lots of people didn’t see and the people who worked on these movies. Since people love competition, it will be widely speculated and televised upon. Here’s a few things you can expect:
- The event will be hosted by a man named Seth. He will sing as if he were in a pretty Rogers & Hammerstein musical, say a joke that will be what everyone was really thinking about a celebrity in the crowd, and people will say mean things to him on Twitter.
- There will be a carpet. It will be red.
- There will be a performance of a song from a musical about the French Revolution sung by American sounding people, some you will recognize and others you won’t.
- If you are at a party where this event is on, everyone there will say “I don’t know what any of these are… Oh haha the Simpsons!” when they announce nominees for a category called Best Short Film.
- Some braggart will post a Vine from the front row.
- Movies about or are based on past events will get many statues from people wearing nice clothes.
- A man named Michael Douglas will help out somehow.
- A website called IMDb will be where everyone goes on Monday morning when trying to recount all winners to their coworkers.
- They will try it all again next year.
Now that you’ve learned this much, I might as well tell you who all the winners of these Academy Awards will or should be:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Artist
Should Win: Richard Parker, Life Of Pi
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Should Win: Helen Hunt, Mad About You Reruns
BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Should Win: Katy Perry, Part Of Me
BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Should Win: The Lorax, The Lorax
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Steven Speilberg
Should Win: Whoever made Step Up 4
BEST PICTURE
Will Win: Argo
Should Win: This one ——>
Happy Oscar season, everyone!
January 2013
11 posts
Support P.O.O.P. The Movie! →
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This is a Kickstarter campaign to help fund my short form improv company’s first feature length film. We are going to need all the help we can get!
The film, “Professional Organization Of POGS,” is a partially scripted but mostly improvised mockumentary on the underground nerd culture of people who still play POGS.
The story follows the national champions at the P.O.O.P. competition in New York City, and features a cast of comedians both new and hopefully some familier cameos. You can help, you lucky devil you! All it takes is a dollar. Holler!
And in case you were wondering, yes. I indeed play a homosexual.
“My rock hero on WTF. Watch him as he goes. Hear the ‘Sound City’ director’s full ‘WTF’ podcast episode:”
—Dave Grohl on Nirvana: ‘We Were Three Shitty Fucking Dirtbags’
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December 2012
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Improv Nonsense: You must appreciate the good in what you do →
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Beating yourself up is easy and natural for an improviser. You must learn to see the good in the scenes you do and hold onto it. It is an essential tool of getting better and an emotional survival skill.
You will do many scenes like this:
Suggestion: “dartboard.” Already, you’re panicking. …
Pat's [Untitled] Christmas
Pat Reidy
Need more Christmas jams?!? Here’s a little improvised holiday jingle I made with the piano stylings of the amazingly talented Nate Weida a few holidays ago. Enjoy!
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October 2012
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3 chances to see Patrick this weekend!
Full weekend of shows lined up! Hope to see you there:
Friday! “The Saddest Sketch Show” // 11pm @ The People’s Improv Theater
Saturday! “Improv 4 Kids: Halloween Show!” // 3pm @ Broadway Comedy Club
Sunday! “LMAO: Musical Improv Comedy Show” // 8pm @ Broadway Comedy Club
As always, tweet me for more info @thepatreidy
September 2012
4 posts
Baby Grrl
Harlem's Finest
I’ve been in New York for over 3 years now, and with that also comes the 3 year anniversary of the birth of Harlem’s Finest. Enjoy our first recording, “Baby Grrl.”
All music and lyrics written and performed by Harlem’s Finest.
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May 2012
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April 2012
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ONE LOVE PRESENTS: COMEDY NIGHT FUNDRAISER →
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Hey Comedy Cowboys! This Thursday night I’ll be performing a fundraiser comedy show at the Broadway Comedy Club with my improv troupe Eight Is Never Enough as well as comedians Jamar Johnson [http://iamjamarr.com/] & Carlos Gonzalez [http://thecarlosgonzalez.com/]. Tickets are still on sale so get them while they are hot! We want to pack this sucker. All profits benefit the Mustard Seed Communities. [www.mustardseed.com]
