I recently performed as PT Barnum in a 2 part podcast, the first part of which dropped today! The podcast is called Calling History, and […]
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Circorts Festival in Barcelona June 14-16
I have lived in Barcelona now for 3 years, and it never ceases to amaze me how festivals get by my radar. I have my […]
The Genius of Fawlty Towers
I have recently become infatuated with Fawlty Towers the British sitcom made in the 70’s, written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth […]
Good Night PeeWee!
Sad news, friends. It has just been announced that PeeWee Herman (actor Paul Reubens) has been struggling with cancer for the last 6 years and […]
PT Barnum… The Podcast!
I recently performed as PT Barnum in a 2 part podcast, the first part of which dropped today! The podcast is called Calling History, and it’s a very entertaining idea. The host, Tony Dean, somehow magically manages to slip a smartphone into the folds of time, and gets to have an unscripted conversation with a number of entertaining characters. He’s […]
Read moreCircorts Festival in Barcelona June 14-16
I have lived in Barcelona now for 3 years, and it never ceases to amaze me how festivals get by my radar. I have my antennas tuned for circus and theatre festivals, but somehow I just discovered this circus festival happening this weekend. It is about 15 blocks from my house, and in it’s 25th year, which means that for […]
Read moreThe Genius of Fawlty Towers
I have recently become infatuated with Fawlty Towers the British sitcom made in the 70’s, written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth and performed by them as well. The show was ranked number one on a list of the Greatest British Television Programs ever in 2000 and, in 2019, it was named the greatest ever British TV sitcom […]
Read moreGood Night PeeWee!
Sad news, friends. It has just been announced that PeeWee Herman (actor Paul Reubens) has been struggling with cancer for the last 6 years and has just lost that battle, passing away on Sunday evening.. I read it on Rolling Stone, but wanted to write about it here. He was a big influence on me as a young performer, and […]
Read moreClown Skills 101 at the Comedy Clubhouse
TAKE A WALK ON THE FUNNY SIDE: CLOWN SKILLS 101 I’m teaching Clown Skills 101 an intro to clowning class at the Comedy Clubhouse twice in the next couple of months. The classes are on Sunday May 14 and Sunday June 14 from 12pm-4pm at the Comedy Clubhouse in Barcelona. (Each class is a separate class) It’s a beginner’s level […]
Read moreFinding Comedy with Tom Greder March 16-19 BCN
UPDATE: due to a suitcase malfunction (didn’t arrive on time) the show will be on Friday at 8:30 pm, and the class will be SATURDAY only. Prices for the class are less, and if you already purchased tickets, you will get a refund. Links should still be valid At Espai Piluso, a small space in Barcelona’s Poble Sec neighborhood, Swiss […]
Read moreAdvice for the Newbie Commedia Director
I was going through some old stuff I’d written, and came across this “Advice For the Director” that I’d written in 2002 on a discussion list for theatre about somebody tackling a commedia project for the first time with newbie actors as well. I think it sums up my take on acting in physical comedy and commedia dell’arte plays very […]
Read moreFrom The Neck Down: Physical Comedy Workshop for Standup Comedians
I’m teaching my first physical comedy workshop in Spain! I’m teaching at the Comedy Clubhouse, a venue that has in a very short time become the premier center for English language comedy and improv in Barcelona. Located in the historic Born district, they have open mics and shows every day of the week. I’ve performed there a couple of times […]
Read moreFree video through February 5: Marcello Magni & Jos Houben
Two of the original members of Theatre de Complicite , Jos Houben and Marcello Magni, opened the 2016 London International Mime festival with their show Marcel, It’s a clown double act in which Houben, the tall, skinny figure of authority puts the shorter clown Magni through a series of demanding physical and mental tests. What these tests are for, it’s […]
Read moreJoe Dieffenbacher Teaching Clown in Spain
Joe Dieffenbacher, former director of the Clown Conservatory in San Francisco and the former clown teacher at the Dell’arte School, is teaching some workshops in Spain. And I’m attending some of them! I’ve written about Joe before multiple times, see here to see the list, and I’ve known Joe a long time, but I don’t think I’ve ever taken a […]
Read moreUncle Sam’s Bicentennial Birthday Bash : Toasting Dan Rice!
Dan Rice, the most famous clown you’ve never heard of, is going to turn 200 this year! You may not have heard of him, but surely, you know his image. Dan Rice was “most likely” the model for the classic Uncle Sam poster. It’s not 100% proven, but the poster looks a lot like him, and combines his costume and […]
Read moreBook Review: Sheep Theory by Greg Frisbee
I’ve known Greg Frisbee for about 15 years now. He’s a performer/juggler/magician who has performed all around the world and a lot on cruise ships. I hired him multiple times when I was running the New Year’s Eve Festival Bright Night Providence (he had a local connection to Providence) and everybody always loved his show. Greg has recently written […]
Read moreImprov Comedy classes in Barcelona
There is a surprisingly robust English speaking comedy scene here in Barcelona, and I’ve been dabbling my toes in it. I hope to write a few more posts about it, but in the meantime, it’s interesting that there’s such a divide between clown and standup in people’s eyes (including mine) Thinking about it, I feel like the difference between standup […]
Read moreTeater De Papel /Paper Theater by Rauxa Cia
I saw a really great show last night at the International Puppet Theater Festival at La Puntual (see the review I did last week of Hugo and Ines). This is the last week of the festival, although Puntual looks to have a pretty full schedule for the next few months. The show Teater de Papel /Paper Theater by Rauxa Cia […]
Read moreHugo and Ines at La Puntual in Barcelona
I don’t know how I missed this , but there’s a theater in Barcelona dedicated to puppetry! And they are holding their 17nth International puppet festival, which has been going on for the last two weeks. And miraculously, I found out about in time to see two of my favorite performers (Hugo and Ines) performing in it. The theater is […]
Read moreThe Never Ending Jango- documentary- world preview
I’ve been attending the Festival of Fools here in Barcelona, which has been among other things a big send off to the Never Ending Jango Edwards, one of the principals of the festival for the last 50 years. (For the history of the festival, check out this recent post about the latest book about it.) Jango recently announced that he […]
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