Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy
Marina Tempelsman, Madalyn Baldanzi, Georgie, Niccolo A Moretti, Laura Canty-Samuel, Matt Gehring, Michael Hartney, Frank Garcia-Hejl, Geoff GarlockA place for all things sketch comedy & writing. Subscribe to hear more about the forthcoming book!
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SNL UK premieres this weekend -- and we're going to discuss it!
Madalyn and I have now discussed and dissected QUITE a few episodes of the original SNL. It’s been a blast. I LOVE nerding out about sketch craft with Madalyn and our guest hosts (looking at you , , , , , , , and ). There have been so many ...
Dissecting SNL Sketches with Achilles Stamatelaky (Broad City, Audible, UCB), Marina Tempelsman, and Madalyn Baldanzi!
Why do some bucket sketches work well, while others feel too broad?
Dissecting SNL sketches with Marina Tempelsman, Geoff Garlock, and Madalyn Baldanzi (including the controversial Ryan Gosling notes sketch!)
What’s the Venn diagram of “fun” and “funny”? How many flavors of “bro” game are there? And… did this episode mark a complete turning point in SNL, or not even a little bit? (A surprisingly divisive question!)
Dissecting SNL sketches with Marina and Madalyn (and our son Connor Storrie)
What happens when a sketch leans too much on a physical joke without the writing to back it up? What’s the best way to approach a draft of a sketch that has way too many unusual things? And — WHERE DID MARINA GO?! (Spoiler alert: my wifi cu...
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Former Academic Director of UCB Training Center. Author of upcoming "Unusual Things: A Guide to Sketch Comedy for Writers, Fans, & Everyone Else." Also featured by The New Yorker, Comedy Central, and more.
comedy writer, director, and teacher
Me
Laura Canty-Samuel is a comedian, writer, and married mother of 2. She's the person who family, friends, and random strangers gravitate toward for common sense guidance and comical insights. She's been said to have it all, which made her laugh.
I am Matt Gehring
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Los Angeles formerly NYC formerly Texas. Actor, Writer, Director & Teacher
Geoff Garlock is a musician (Orchid), podcaster (108.9 The Hawk), writer, and according to a Cameo from Michael Biehn a “dope dad”.
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