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Ladies and Your Gentlemen! After an extended sabbatical hunting large game across the Dark Continent, the brave men of Gristle have returned. They will perform a show that will dazzle the senses, tomorrow night!
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May 13
May 11
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Jeff Addiss has written a new farce, entitled Little Coward. He and co-producer Will Matthews are staging a live reading next Thursday, and I am excited to play one of the roles.
The reading is open to the public, and should be a very fun night of semi-formal frivolity, with wine & mingling galore. Please R.S.V.P. on the Facebook event page Little Coward Live Reading |
May 10
Last night, we expected to see this guy on ABC’s “Don’t Trust the B—– in Apartment 23” as the Pear Vendor. Alas, they rearranged the episodes. “The Scarlet Neighbor,” originally slated to be the 5th episode, did not air. Hopefully we will see it on the schedule soon!
Thanks for tuning in and for all of your continued support.
Cheers!
T
May 09
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On our honeymoon, we traveled to the seaside town of Minori, Italy. The Amalfi Coast happens to be the lemon capital of the universe. While hiding from the rain in a bar, we chatted up the owner in English and his wife in Italian, and their patrons whom Casey suspects to be the local mafia representatives.
Anyway, the owner’s wife let us try (and then wrote down) her fantastic Homemade Limoncello Recipe
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| * The lemons are key! Only use lemons from the second flowering of the season. This happens in September on the Amalfi Coast. Pick them before they are fully yellow, with some green still remaining in the rind.
Step 1: Wash and dry the lemons. Remove the yellow-green peel with a peeler or grater. You only want the yellow-green rind, not the fruit or the white part. Step 2: Put the rind and the alcohol in a glass jar. Steep for 10 days in a cool place until the zest loses its color Step 3: Separately, boil the sugar and water and stir until it’s clear. Remove from heat and chill the syrup overnight. Step 4: Combine the two mixes (alcohol and zest, sugar and water) together and rest for at least two weeks. Step 5: Strain the mixture through a coffee filter. Press the peels in the filter to squeeze out the remaining color/flavor. Step 6: Separate into some nice, decorative bottles. Rest at least one more week, and PRESTO! Limoncello! |
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May 07
There’s a new(?) website to promote improv teams at http://la.improvteams.com. It’s pretty slick, and I hope it does well.
You can see my profile, which I will try to keep up-to-date, here: http://la.improvteams.com/performers/3603/tomchristensen
Of course, your best bet for an accurate calendar/profile is always Tom-Christensen.com!
May 04
The promo video I shot with The D premiered on RollingStone.com, but now lives on Funny or Die!
Apr 30
Hey everyone!
Tune in to ABC on Wednesday, May 9th to see a great little piece of comedy.
I’m looking forward to seeing my juicy co-star, alongside series stars Krysten Ritter and Dreama Walker, as they look for a man in the NY farmers market.
Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23
Wednesday, May 9th
9:30/8:30c on ABC
Apr 26
I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to work with Jack Black and Kyle Gass on the promo video for Tenacious D’s upcoming album, “Rize of the Fenix.”
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/tenacious-d-tinnitus-20120425
The sketch was written by Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show) who also plays the doctor in the video. Katy Foley and I are visible as a couple of researchers, experimenting on fellow iO West improvisers Mort Burke and Amy Phillips.
It was a pleasure to meet and chat up the kind soul that is John Ennis (Mr. Show), and walking legend Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, and Ozzy Osbourne’s band).
Apr 03
Congratulations to Shon LeBlanc for Best Costume Design and Wayne Moore for Best Musical Direction!
The entire cast & crew of I Love Lucy® Live on Stage is proud of you both for all your hard work and much deserved recognition.
The awards are a celebration of local, 99-seat productions. Everyone who was there last night enjoyed a spectacularly written show in and of itself, so congrats to the awards show production staff as well!
Mar 23
Leads Krysten Ritter and Dreama Walker may be slightly more invested in the show’s success than I am, but we are all thrilled for the upcoming premier of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23!
Keep your eye peeled for episode #105, in which I play the Pear Vendor. I’m going to guess that it will air May 9th? Still suffering PTSD from the farmers market scene…
Hats off to fellow improviser Mookie Blaiklock for his series regularness!
