http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:30:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Walk in any 20-block radius from where I live in Brooklyn and you will stumble upon 3 or 4 enormous turn-of-the-century theaters that have either been completely abandoned or converted into a church. It’s a weird experience, like walking through the ruins of some ancient civilization, or like coming upon ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/07/01/enormous-forgotten-theaters-in-my-neighborhood/ “Swingtown,” the period drama from CBS, premiers in 2 days and the reviews are decidedly…mixed. Which is a shame because I have a lot invested in the “swinging couples” genre of TV shows. “Swingtown” was created by Mike “The O.C.” Kelly and follows the adventures of an attractive couple that ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/06/03/i-got-there-first-cbs/ Right now I am sitting in an office. I have tried to avoid sitting in an office my whole life, but here I am -- office bound. I'm looking for a way out of this morass, oh Bloggy reader, and you can help! Come see my delightfully quirky show, "Mister Glasses" ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/05/01/channel-101-new-york-screening-this-monday/ My entire face and head are sunburnt. Dyna Moe is sunburnt. Ellie Kemper is sunburnt. Paul Rondeau is sunburnt. For some reason, I didn’t imagine this happening when I decided to film on the beach in April. It wasn’t particularly warm. The sun did not seem particularly bright. But here I am—my face feeling ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/04/23/horribly-sunburnt/ a woman's business suit and blouse. a beret. a replica 9mm pistol. another pistol. a bb gun. a mirror. http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/04/16/props-i-have-borrowed-and-not-returned/ Or, rather, I used to be an improviser. But because I’m not up on stage that much anymore, what I do now doesn’t really feel like comedy. It feels like filmmaking. It feels slow. I miss improv. In late 1998, I came to New York and got a job working as ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/04/10/i-used-to-be-a-comedian%e2%80%a6/ This morning, Kaveri held up a torn piece of toast covered in jam and asked if it would make a good painting. Yes. Also, on the Helvetica front, our five-dollar bill now has a big purple 5 on it. People don't seem to like it. For me, I would like ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/04/06/could-this-be-a-painting/ I am alive. Here is a leather messenger bag I bought in India: It was made by Hidesign—a leathergoods company based in Pondicherry. Here is an article. India was like this: http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/04/02/alive/ I wanted to write something about the current New York City Subway Map: It’s pretty bad. It’s beige, mostly. Beige and blue. It’s got a lot of weird charts and tables and pop-up bus routes all over it that no one looks at because it’s ridiculous to think about buses ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2008/01/26/maps/ This weekend I flew to Las Vegas to perform my act at Caesars Palace. I know—it’s weird. And slightly implausible, but I will try to explain. A couple of weeks ago, I was notified that I was a finalist for The Andy Kaufman Award. At Dyna’s urging, I had submitted the Kaufman-esque ... http://www.mitchmagee.com/blog/2007/11/19/i-play-vegas/