Corey’s hands now meaty and magicy
A couple of weeks ago, I was formally invited to become a full member of the main company of The Magic Meathands improv comedy ensemble. I was and am honored to be asked, and so of course I accepted!
For the past year, I’ve been studying under director Bill Johnson’s Magic Meathands training program and performing in the Saturday student medley showcases once a month. It’s a great environment to learn and grow. I highly recommend it. (And I don’t even get any kind of commission!)
Now, I’ll be performing with the rest of the very funny main company members on a fairly regular basis on Thursday nights at The Spot Café & Lounge in Culver City, as well as other performances to be announced. Keep an eye on the Magic Meathands’ calendar.
My first show as a featured player of the main company will be next Thursday, January 29th, 8:00 PM. Admission: $5. Again, that’s at The Spot.
I hope to see you there!
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Golly gee gosh, I sure hope so. If so, click on that clickable part right there. The CoreyBlake.com Mailing List will be a good place to get announcements, show information, and other important stuff like that. For now, you can expect a new message once a month or less. If you don’t visit the site every day or so (although you should!) and would rather not get notified of every blog posting, this is the way to go. You’ll be kept up to date on all of the good stuff without getting inundated with messages.
I’ve also set up new subscription options for the blog thanks to Feedburner.com. You can be notified of new posts either through your RSS reader of choice or through email.
And for those reading this through Facebook, I realize that videos and pictures don’t usually show up for you, which probably results in something about as coherent as hearing a quarter of a conversation. Until some kind of remedy is discovered by the Internet Gods, you’re just going to have to click on the “View original post” link at the bottom to make any sense of it all. Sorry. (I also realize that Facebook frequently turns punctuation into cartoon swearing. Lame, I know.)
Besides all of that Internetosity, don’t forget about my improv show this Saturday night at The Spot. I’d love to see you there!
Improv(‘)ing this Saturday June 14
This Saturday at 8:00 PM, I will be performing with The Magic Meathands in a FREE-FREE-FREE show at The Spot Café & Lounge! The Bill Johnson that isn’t a racist lawyer who just lost his bid to become a California Superior Court Judge will be leading us once again.
These shows are always lots of fun, both for the performers and the audience (that’s you!). So stop on by and enjoy some improv that’s actually pretty dang good!
Bring your laughs!
The Importance of Plumbing
Not five minutes after Aaron Lyons and his lovely lady (and fantastic singer) Kelly Fletcher left our apartment following a scrumptious brunch, we were told there was an incident with the plumbing downstairs and we couldn’t use any water for a couple of hours. Naturally, I suspected Aaron and Kelly probably busted a pipe on their way out. That would be just like them.
So, while we’re waiting for two hours to pass, I’m reminded how good we have it. It quickly became clear just how reliant we are on plumbing because I now can think of nothing to do that doesn’t involve a sink, shower or toilet.
Before we were demoted to 2008 B.C., I played the nearly-final mix of the song “Ballad of the Waitress”, which Aaron co-wrote, that I recorded last weekend. He and Kelly both saw me perform this song in the last Foe Pa show and really seemed to get a kick out of hearing this version. Edie Murphy continues working on mixing it, and we’re going to see if we can add some fiddle to the song since she’s such a great fiddle player.
Edie has been wonderful to work with. Her country band Dime Box recently released their first album, Five & Dime Waltz. Check it out! It’s available on iTunes. They’ve got come samples on the band’s MySpace page. What’s weird is that we discovered that Aaron somehow knows another member of Dime Box, lead singer and banjo player Kristi Callan.
Small world, huh? So small, we still can’t get this plumbing thing right.
First recording coming soon
I just spent much of the day recording a song I co-wrote with Aaron Lyons from last September’s live Foe Pa sketch comedy show. The wonderful Edie Murphy patiently and expertly guided me through the process. I’m very excited to share it with you all. I hope to post it soon.
Improv’ing this Saturday
Watch me play with the students of Bill Johnson’s The Magic Meathands this Saturday at The Spot Café & Lounge in Culver City at 8:00 PM. It’s guaranteed fun silliness, completely unscripted and off-the-cuff. I’ve been having tons of fun with this group. The best part is the show is completely FREE! Yes, that’s right! FREE!
Oh sure, now you’re interested.
I hope to see you there!
Demo Reel
Eagle-eyed visitors might have noticed that I added my demo reel to the Video Vault page so it can be with all of its friends. If your wrist hurts from clicking on the internet all day long, here it is embedded for your pleasure.
This reminds me. I need a new demo reel. I’ve done plenty of stuff since this was assembled and they deserve to be bragged about. Well, most of them.
Mini-update
I know you’re all sitting there waiting with baited breath, constantly hitting refresh to see what could possibly be added to the site next. Well golly-gee, do I have great news for you! On the About page, there is now a downloadable .PDF of my resume. Oh, you lucky dogs!
You think that’s all? No, no. Keen observers might also notice that my newest headshots have been added as well. They are currently the first thing you see when you go to the Photo Gallery. Now there’s no need to play it cool. We all know you want to click over and check them out faster than the internet can carry you. Well you go right ahead. There’s no judging here. You can stair at my amazing headshots to your heart’s content.
A bit of sad news as well. The Sanger Talent Agency is discontinuing their representation of actors, which unfortunately includes me. Over the Winter, you might have heard about the Writer’s Strike. As you can see, Hollywood is still feeling the repercussions of that. I always felt really fortunate to be represented by Karl Sanger. When talking to others about my plans for the work I’ll be posting here, I’ve recently been mentioning the excitement of independence and creative freedom. I think someone somewhere took me a little too literally. That’s OK, though. I’m eager to see where it takes me.
A bit of good news, too. As an addendum to the MS Walk post, Nahleen and Kelly both won the Most Spirited Award for their team! The National MS Society‘s blurb:
Most Spirited Team: teamMS –GLA
When the Chapter asked Kelly Garver and Nahleen Blake to lead the teamMS team they enthusiastically agreed to take on the challenge. They brought together individual walkers to create a team that was a force to be reckoned with in their first year. They welcomed any and all who wanted the great experience of being on a team. The 25 members showed incredible spirit and have already raised more than $15,000. Thank you!
They got trophies and everything!
Welcome!
Welcome to the new CoreyBlake.com! Please, please. No need to shove. There’s room enough for everyone.
I’m still settling in, as you’ll notice. I’ve got new headshots, my demo reel, a spec commercial and some other various and sundry items still to put up. Keep checking back.
And there’s more in the works – brand new original videos and other goodies for your enjoyment! Tell your friends! Alert the neighbors! Wake the cat! CoreyBlake.com is going to be one hip place, daddy-o. (Or some such hype-speak.) More soon…
About Corey
Corey Blake is a goofball. There’s just no getting around it.
Corey is an active member of the improv comedy ensemble The Magic Meathands. He helped form the sketch comedy group Foe Pa following a memorable stint with The 3rd Floor: LA. Corey has been seen in the short films Tough Love (Official Selection, Festival de Cannes’ Short Film Corner) and Hattie Needs Rehab (Excellence in Performance, Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival), the feature film Chasing Happiness, and the pilot for the children’s show “Imagination Station”, as well as on stage in an award-winning Los Angeles production of Chekov’s Three Sisters and Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Corey Blake also has experience behind the camera. He wrote for the sketch comedy groups Foe Pa and The 3rd Floor: LA, providing scripts that ranged from insightful social satire to nonsensical whimsy. He was a writer for the musical comedy Mission: Improbable, which he also helped produce. Additionally, he served as associate producer for the award-winning documentary Dig Comics (Best Documentary, Comic-Con Int’l: Independent Film Festival; Official Selection, Festival de Cannes’ Short Film Corner) and demo trailer for Voices From Chornobyl.
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