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02.25.2010:Top Story

Lots of activity this March!

Lineups subject to change and will be updated as performers are confirmed

March 2:
This show will feature the Tuesday debuts of:
Laura Hall and Mike Kosowan and Dan Dicaire! Brad MacNeil will hold down the fort.
And more!

March 9:
The triumphant return of AL Connors and Cari Leslie – curiously absent from the last 6 weeks (They were in Shakespeare’s Danish Play at the Gladstone). Joining them will be AL’s personal plaything: Richard Gélinas, Ray Besharah, Averie MacDonald AND MORE!  Also, we will be testing out webcast technologies to be used later.  Stay tuned

March 16:
Remember back in Feb when we said Kurt Smeaton was coming to town? Well the producer of the long running improv show Catch 23 joins us (finally). Joining Kurt will be AL, Cari and more!

MONDAY March 22:
That’s right, this is a special MONDAY edition of Tuesday Make-em-ups featuring a huge cast of improvisers from across Canada! If you were at Improv Awareness X-Canada edition at the Mercury Lounge last year, this is that, but better!  Much more info on this to come.

March 30:
For this, the 5th Tuesday in March, we have another special treat!  This show will be webcast LIVE.  The tech team that hooked up the Friday Skypetacular last May is back to work internet magic all over again!

Also, “Birthday Show” pictured here went really well!  Big crowd and a good show as Brad and Dave aged gracefully.  Brad and Dave each performed a short Stand-up set at the open mic that followed as part of a birthday comedy murder/suicide pact.  A clip from Brad’s set can be found below.

Performer Nancy Kenny also had this to say about her improv experience on her blog:

Here’s Brad’s Brithday Stand-up:

Are you an improviser or actor looking to shed the responsibilities of sticking to a script?  Do you have a Tuesday evening free? Tuesday Make-’em-ups with Crush Improv is interested in putting you on stage.  If you’d like to take part in the Make-’em-ups, please fire an email off to: tuesdays@crushimprov.com and we’ll figure [...]

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