ALUMNI NEWS
December 6th, 2011 | No Comments
A small note thank you to you for screening Tooty’s Wedding at the LA Comedy Fest and for giving it such generous recognition. Needless to say I am also super excited to share with you the news that Tooty’s Wedding was selected for competition at the Sundance Film Festival. You sure can pick ‘em. http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2012-festival-program-announcement-shorts/ broad smiles fred Congratulations -- [Read More]
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By Kenny Madrid | December 6th, 2011 | 1 Comment
Lately, I’ve been accidentally RecoMondaying a lot of Comedy Fest alumnus. But for once, I’m doing it on purpose. Gabe Diani and Etta Devine recently had their feature film, “The Selling,” in our competition and took home the coveted ‘Best of the Fest’ award. Well apparently cinematic gold isn’t enough for them. Their latest creative -- [Read More]
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By Kenny Madrid | November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments
I realized I have mainly been RecoMonday-ing television shows and as most of you probably know, comedy is not something strictly bound by a television show. So I thought I’d mention a stand-up comedian that has really been catching my eye for quite some time. No homo. T.J. Miller is that guy. I first noticed -- [Read More]
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By Kenny Madrid | November 7th, 2011 | No Comments
Musical comedy is nothing new. The Lonely Island, Bo Burnham, and Epic Rap Battles of History are all great examples of musical comedy. But not many comedians make an attempt at serious music. Donald Glover has done just that. He has been rapping, as he discussed in many of his songs, since he was young -- [Read More]
ALUMNI NEWS
November 4th, 2011 | No Comments
Sam Washington, the director of Lab Rats from our 9th LA Comedy Fest, sent us the following update: Lab Rats has now won a total of 7 awards (including Best Foreign Short at LACF). It is still going around the festival circuit, so fingers crossed for its continued success!
