A Happy Chinese New Year!!
This goes out to all of our Twitter followers who think we are some sort of Chinese Ballroom Dance Troupe, this is totally us. (copyright Heineken 2011)
Medical assistance will be at hand for injury due to excessive laughter.*
Doors 8:30, Show 9:00. 414 Mason Suite 406.
*Medical assistance includes FREE WINE and aid from someone with an expired CPR card.
We are so grateful for all the new "ballers" we met last night at our show. Welcome to the club! Look out for our poster for the December 3rd show. Hope to see you all there!
As a treat here is (according to Meg O's friend) that one youtube video of a fat guy singing. Enjoy!
Come one, come all to this evenings Chinese Ballroom Showcase! Two new CB members will energize our show, as will your presence! Doors at 8:30, Show at 9:00. And Free Wine!
@ 414 Mason St.
Suite 406
On Mason between Post and Geary
Oh Ray Bans,
How I adore thee. Thou art the reason I continue to dress like a grandmother/ lesbian. My boxy vests and track shoes thank you. For without you we would not look hip, just homeless. My straw hat from Lands End would be lost on the greater public without you to let them know that it is cool to wear big hats. They aren't JUST for 60 year old divorcees with leathery skin. Oh Ray Bans, thank you for making Vampires look cool far before Twilight. You protected them from most certain death while letting us know that, yeah, they were pretty sexy. Ray Bans, I'll always remember how you sat so cooly on not-yet-crazy Tom Cruise's nose in Top Gun. Oh the things you must have seen, from volleyball with Val Kilmer to jumpin' on couches with Oprah. You should write a book. Hey if Bristol Palin can so can you. Can I call you RB? No? That's because you're too cool for nicknames. Ray Bans, without you Bob Dylan would just be another Jew from Minnesota. Okay, the only Jew from Minnesota. I digress. Without you Ray Bans, Michael Jackson would be just some other tranny, Ray Charles' blind eyes would have freaked us out, James Dean would be, well, hot. That guy would look good in an adult diaper, let's be honest. What I'm trying to say Ray Bans, is thank you for being you. A famous man once said that "the eyes are the window to the soul". Thanks for protecting mine. And if you could NOT protect Ke$ha's eyes that would be great. Judging from this photo, bitches' sight gots ta go! Girl don't you know you're no supposed to accentuate your FUPA?! Damn.
Your Loyal Follower,
Meg Hayes
Notice the track shoes.... Thanks again Ray Bans.
You:
You love making people laugh, have a deep-rooted passion for comedy that borders on obsession, and could talk your way out of a North Korean internment camp using only your wit and a bevy of well executed character impressions. You're familiar with short AND long form improv, and you are comfortable on stage. You're dying to flex your comedic muscles and are desperate for a like-minded group of stylish, successful, and genuinely hilarious troupe of improv savants otherwise known as Chinese Ballroom.
Us:
We're Chinese Ballroom; an improv comedy team composed of 7 friends and USF alumni who have performed over 16 shows throughout the Bay Area. We are committed to challenging ourselves as performers by experimenting with multiple forms of short and long form improv, and are deeply interested in keeping our friendships rich! We regularly sell out 50+ seat venues, and are looking to expand our ranks and perform with even more tenacity and frequency to ever expanding crowds!
Requirements:
We generally practice for 2 - 3 hours one night a week here in the beautiful city of San Francisco. We perform on Friday or Saturday nights every 4 - 6 weeks. Periodic dinners and nights spent merrymaking over drinks are expected.
You are interested in joining Chinese Ballroom if you're yearning to be involved with a talented, enthusiastic, and occasionally frenzied team of friends, AND looking to grow as a comedic performer.
Check out youtube.com/chineseballroom for clips!
Chinese Ballroom Auditions:
Wednesday, August 10
8pm - 10pm
Phoenix Theater
414 Mason St # 601, San Francisco, CA
Girls, as summer is entering all of our lives, I have some advice that may be able to help you avoid embarrassing situations. Whilst wearing a wrap-around skirt, please be weary that if, say you are in a hurry and carrying lots of things, in, I don't know, perhaps a subway, in, why don't we say a foreign country, with, well incredibly attractive people, on a, you know completely packed platform, the skirt may come unhinged. This could, if you are really THAT unlucky, expose your hypothetical polka dot panties as you race to get to your train. If you play it cool, people may just think you are crazy and continue reading their Hola! magazines. If this is the case, slowing back into a pillar pretending that, actually that WASN'T your train that you were desperately running for. You were simply mistaken, and now you are just ADMIRING your beautiful and WELL-HINGED skirt. DO NOT make eye contact with anyone, ESPECIALLY the people behind you. Simply hop on the next train and try to hide your red cheeks behind very large glasses. I doesn't matter that the Metro is indoors, wear they anyway! Having said that, everyone enjoy your summer and remember this story when you are feeling embarrassed. Is your story REALLY this bad?
love,
MH
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