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Kansas City's Magazine Best of 2008. Voting ends today!!

Vote now for The Trip Fives and the Westport Coffeehouse Theater.

Westport Coffeehouse is nominated for Best Live Theater.

The Trip Fives are nominated for Best Performing Group.

Improv-Abilities Chicago Improv Festival News

Improv-Abilities was selected to be an apprentice team in the Chicago Improv Festival this year. They will be paired up with a coach all weekend, culminating in a show on Saturday night. Their coach will be Jesse Parent. Improv-Abilities is truly lucky to be paired up with such an exciting teacher and improv veteran.

Jesse Parent at Myspace
UtahImprov.com

Improv Blogger Topic For May

Over at City3.org, the vote was close, but the winning topic was:

Warm-ups before an improv show: Good, Bad, or Indifferent?

Click on through the Kansas City Improv Bloggers on the right to see the overall consensus.

We here at Kansas City Improv want to remind you to wear the proper warm-up gear:

GOB Bluth's Tomb Illusion is in Kansas City

Thanks to the people at theapiary.org for posting about this.

THE BACKSTORY
In May 2006, after canceling Arrested Development, Twentieth Century Fox Television auctioned props from the show at the "Bluth Family Estate Sale," organized by Estate Sales Los Angeles. According to The Associated Press, Scott Hurst, 30, of Los Angeles bought The Aztec Tomb at the auction for $450, but flipped it on eBay with a starting bid of $999.99. The Apiary tracked down the winning bidder, Andrew Ralls of Kansas City, who paid roughly $1,700 (plus $400 for shipping). Since the purchase, Ralls says he has been interviewed by Neil Lieberman and Jeff Smith, two filmmakers who are producing a documentary about Arrested Development fans.

Ralls and friends ring in New Year's 2007 with The Aztec Tomb

Kansas City Native: Rob Riggle

You may have seen him on SNL during the 2004-2005 season, or maybe on The Office, heck, you might have even seen him on Arrested Development. However, right now, you know him from his anchorman persona on The Daily Show. Rob Riggle is flat out funny. But here is some great trivia. Rob Riggle was raised right here in Kansas City, he attended Shawnee Mission South High School and The University of Kansas.

Kansas City linked to Chicago Improv Festival

We were looking through some of the groups that are going to be performing at this years Chicago Improv Festival and a funny thing occurred to us. The Kansas City Improv community is connected to the festival more than we thought. Looking through the photos you will see:

Bassprov: Featuring Joe Bill and Mark Sutton, instructors and performers in several Kansas City Improv Festivals. Mark Sutton often teaches improv to the Exit 16 high school improv troupe on their trips to Chicago.

Children of a Lesser God: Featuring Susan Messing, who regularly teaches improv to the Exit 16 high school improv troupe on their trips to Chicago

Drum Machine: Featuring Jill Bernard, Instructor and Performer at the 7th and 8th Kansas City Improv Festival, and overall great friend to the Kansas City Improv community.

JTS Brown reunion show: Featuring Kansas City Improv natives Jason Sudeikis and Ed Goodman

Revolver: Featuring Kansas City Improv Native Ryan Dolan

Scram: Featuring Joe Bill and Jill Bernard. This photo was taken at last years Kansas City Improv Festival by the wonderful improv photographer Chris Thomas

and of course, Kansas City's very own, Improv-Abilities. Chosen to be an apprentice team at this years Chicago Improv Festival.

Photo Recaps

Sunday was the Kickball tournament fundraiser for 8:KCiF. Money was raised, fun was had, here is the proof:


Monday night, the lovely, and talented Jared Brustad led a free longform practice session at The Westport Coffeehouse. No money was exchanged, fun was had, here is the proof: