Turkey Talk III

posted by Johnny A on Sunday November 20, 2011

Filed under: Tips From The Safety Squad, Things We Found For You

We’re doing the Trader Joe’s pre-brined turkey for Thanksgiving again this year. Excellent bird. Still available at Trader Joe’s. But if you’re looking for something else—say, something that requires some elbow grease and will impress your dinner guests—why not do the “dry brined” salted turkey? I’ve had great birds with the Russ Parsons/Judy Rodgers recipe from the LA Times. And if you want to brine a turkey yourself, do the Alton Brown recipe.

Beyond the bird, may I suggest you make the best stuffing there is? It’s Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Andouille Sausage stuffing. Wonderful. It became a regular part of our Thanksgiving when we made turduckens in the early Aughts. It was one of three different stuffings in the Chef Paul turducken recipe at that time.

For drink, I’m going with apple cider and the Anchor Steam holiday brew (I found it at Whole Foods this weekend). Professor Bainbridge at UCLA has a nice guide to wine options for Thanksgiving.

As with any Thanksgiving advice, your Miles Standish May Vary.

Turkey Talk II
Turkey Talk

I'm a Challenge

posted by Rachael on Thursday October 6, 2011

Filed under: Rachael Drummond, Queen of Internet Video, IOWest

Here I am with the lovely Danielle Weeks challenging cupcakes to a taste test against fiber cereal…

Mike Betette in GameWave Commercial (Parody)

posted by Kevin on Monday October 3, 2011

Filed under: The Internets, Reasons Why We're Awesome

Check out our very own Mike Betette in this excellent GameFly parody commercial. It’s lightly NSFW since they say “vagina” a lot, but you can probably handle it.

Dave Park IS The Creamster

posted by Kevin on Tuesday May 31, 2011

Filed under: Miscellaneous Jackassery, Reasons Why We're Awesome

Check out new Wife Dave Park and his hilarious litany of ridiculous pro-wrestler names in this video about the recent passing of Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

My personal favorite: Manifest Chestiny.

Jill Alexander and Antonio Banderas

posted by Kevin on Thursday May 19, 2011

Filed under: Jill Ross, That Redheaded Girl on TV

Check out this commercial for a Polish bank featuring our very own Jill Alexander. Having taken a semester of Conversational Polish, I can tell you this commercial is both hilarious and effective. I just opened an account with them for my mad zloty.

Not Improv

posted by Jill on Wednesday April 13, 2011

Filed under: That Redheaded Girl on TV, Shameless Plugging

Comic Natasha Leggero tweeted one of my favorite quotes about comedy: “Standup comics did not get enough love from at least one parent. Funny people who were thoroughly loved by their parents become improvisers.”

It’s true. Because improv is group work you can’t “need” all the time – you have to give and you have to trust and you have to share. Stand-up is deliciously solo – you take all the risks and then (if there are any) you reap all the rewards.

I tried my hand and this is a slice of my first stand-up set. I had a blast. And I plan to continue. Enjoy!

Win a Trophy Wife T-Shirt at Trophy Wife's 6th Anniversary Show

posted by Kevin on Tuesday April 5, 2011

Filed under: Announcements of Mild Importance, Reasons Why We're Awesome

So tomorrow is the 6th anniversary of our first show. What did you get us? The traditional 6th anniversary gifts are candy and/or iron. A broadsword made of marzipan would span both categories nicely.

What's that? You didn't get us anything? No, we're not upset. No, we're not being passive aggressive. We know you're busy. And we totally don't want to make you feel guilty when we say we got you something.

That's right, tomorrow night, at our 6th anniversary show, we'll be giving away a totally sweet, limited edition Trophy Wife t-shirt to the lucky audience member who gives us the suggestion for our show.

Can't make it to the theater tomorrow night? You can watch it LIVE online at The Wednesday Night Improv Experience website.

Can't make it to the theater, but still want a t-shirt? You can always purchase one here.

We hope to see you tomorrow night, live or online. We're only going to have one 6th anniversary.

Trophy Wife 6th Anniversary Show and T-Shirt Giveaway
April 6th, 2011 at 9pm
iOWest Mainstage
6366 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles

Or LIVE online as part of The Wednesday Night Improv Experience.