What up, dinugses! Long time no bloggy! That's because I was busy curing all diseases and then deciding that the world wasn't ready for a germ-free utopia. Also, I wrote & shot this sketch with my "gal pal"
Meg Favreau. Note: "gal pal" is short hand for "gallon palette", cause Meg and I used to work on the docks together and put gallons of things on palettes. "Gal pal" is tough dock talk, not sissy girly gab nonsense.
This lil' nugget is called "Advice From the Bronte Sisters." Enjoy!
Pretty much how we roll. Meg and I are working on more material, so if you enjoyed that (and who doesn't enjoy helpful advice from the world's most famous sisters who aren't god damned Deschanels.
I did some shooting this week with
The Fabulous Meg Favreau. One of the reasons that she is so fabulous is that she doesn't refer to herself or her website as "The Fabulous". Such behavior would not be fabulous at all.
Anyway, the shoot involved wearing a jumpsuit and handing out pamphlets on Hollywood Boulevard. Don't ask me for any more information because I have a strict No Spoiler policy.
I won't give away plot points and I won't drive this car.
Though I'm not willing to share the details on the sketch, I would be glad to tell you about some of the interactions you can expect to have while standing on Hollywood Boulevard in a jumpsuit, handing out pamphlets.
- A lady will shake her head and mutter knowingly about how "Hmmmmm, you guys need permits, mmmm. You guys. Need. To get. Permits."
- A man will tell you that you are wearing a flight suit, and that he wore this flight suit in 'Nam.
- A nice but possibly crazy person will call you beautiful. Unwilling to break character, you'll hand him a pamphlet and lie about your name. He'll say "Priscilla? That's a pretty name!" In the end, you'll wind up roping him into being an extra for the shot.
- You'll wonder why that lady knew so much/was so concerned about public filming permits. Oh my god, was that Kathryn Bigelow?!?
And soforth! Boy, the Holly"wood "excitement never ends! Yes that was in fact a dick joke! Say goodnight Gracie!
GUYS! I had the privilege of spending Saturday night on set. It was pretty awesome. We were shooting a scene from Groundhog Day and I was playing the role of Rita. I did a perfect Andie MacDowell impression and everyone went home totally blown away.
Naw, for real: I didn't do an Andie MacDowell impression. Though, note to self: work on Andie MacDowell impression. Also, why is that bitches' name so hard to spell? I have better things to look up in Google, such as "what is that weird noise my car is making", and also "pugs in costumes".
Do not eff with this, Andie.
Even Andie's case of Extra Vowel Syndrome can't put a damper on the good time I had shooting. Set is one of my favorite places to be, alongside on stage and underneath a check with a lot of zeroes. However, I learned a valuable lesson and thought it important to share with anyone who may be out there looking for a Lil' Set Tip. Ready? Here goes:
DO NOT EAT THE FOOD YOUR CHARACTERS ARE EATING IN THE SCENE.
No matter how hungry you are when you start shooting, if you eat and swallow the food in the scene on every take, you are going to want to puke after like an hour. And unless you want to get a reputation as "That actor who's weirdly open about his/her eating disorder", you'd best spit that shit out.
That's all for now!
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