Yesterday, I did my patented Sarah Palin impression and put it out on the internet. Unfortunately, it was immediately voted the Worst Sarah Palin Impression Ever. Decide for yourself. I think it’s pretty good myself.
Directed by one Will Hines. We shot this last night and Will edited it in just a few hours. I think we pretty much nailed it.
Updated: This video has been mentioned on Buzzfeed, BestWeekEver.tv, and The Huffington Post.
Here’s a new UCBComedy Original I was in called Evil Twin Standoff.
It also stars Andree Vermeulen and Brian Barrett. Guy Patton wrote the script, Brandon Bassham directed it, and Pete Schultz shot & edited it.
I’m the good twin. I promise. Just ask me anything.
Lately I’ve been busy fixing the economy. It’s actually a good excuse to get out of stuff. Whenever people ask me to do something, I just reply, “Can’t. I’m fixing the economy.” Here is a list of the top ten things I’ve gotten out of while fixing the economy:
10. Doing the laundry.
9. Jury duty.
8. Cleaning up after myself.
7. Going in to work.
6. Attending friend’s baby shower.
5. Putting the toilette seat back down after I pee.
4. Poking someone back on Facebook.
3. Taking my shoes off when I go through airport security.
2. Saying sorry after I accidentally knock someone down on the street.
1. Actually fixing the economy.
The Freedom Network returns this Friday night at midnight at the UCB Theatre. The show is Dave Thunder’s brainchild. But Dave was nice enough to throw in several Latham bits here and there. Not only will I be playing the army guy/basketball coach character above called “Rob Lathan”, but I’ll also be making an appearance as Dr. Lanny Latham. Also, several videos that I’m in will be screened throughout the evening, including “Permanent Nutface Gary,” “The Phelps Minute,” and an old video I did back in the day with Will Hines and Matt DeCoster called “The Fun Squad.”
The show also stars Dave Thunder, Mike Still, Andy Rocco and Matt DeCoster. See if you can figure out each character’s trait from the picture above. Or better yet, just come to the show.
FREEDOM NETWORK
Friday Night, September 26, Midnight, $5
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
307 W 26th Street (& 8th Ave.)
Reservations
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And if you want to get a double dose of the Lathanator on Friday, I’ll also be performing in a sketch that Brandon Bassham wrote as part of the Backyard Brawl. That show is at 8 pm. And the Freedom Network is at midnight. Both are at the UCB Theatre.
Mark Spitz hosts a late night call in show about sex. But try not to ask him about Michael Phelps.
Once again Brandon Bassham and Pete Schultz came through big here. Also contributing were Ryan Schultz, Andree Vermeulen, Guy Patton, and Jill Donnelly.
The video is also on digg.com. If you have a digg account, please digg it by clicking here.
Heather Fink asked me to co-host her show called Street Meat this Monday at 8 pm at Cake Shop. Should be fun. I’m going to try out my patented Michael Phelps impression (not patented), as well as my patented John McCain impression (not patented, nor have ever done before). And Heather is going to be doing her patented Israeli Olympic athlete impression and her patented Sarah Palin. Plus, we’ve got a sick lineup. If you happen to be in the Tri-State area, come on down. Here are the details:
Street Meat
Monday, September 8th at 8 pm
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow Street (bt. Stanton & Rivington)
Cost: FREE
Donald Glover (30 Rock, Derrick Comedy)
Steve Bossous (Don’t Touch Me There)
Jake Goldman (236.com, Mortified)
Adam Newman (Tyra Banks Show, College Humor)
and Glennis McMurray (I Eat Pandas, Conan O Brian)
The sketch group, Olde English, asked me to be in their sketch titled “Real McCain of Genius”. Olde English did an awesome job putting it together and it already seems to doing well on the world wide web. My duties were pretty simple: lip synch into microphone while making interesting hand gestures. Hopefully I did an okay job with it.
The Phelps Minute was in the main player on Funny or Die yesterday. So big thanks to the good people at FOD for doing that. Now the video is on the front page of the video section on Digg.com. I’m not 100% sure how digg works, but basically the more people who “digg” your video, the higher your video goes up to the top of the page. So if you have a digg account, please digg away:
The comments on digg are pretty amazing. Of course, as with much of the internet, most of them are highly negative. What’s funny is that a lot of them say awful things about the video and yet they’re still “digging” the video. They’ll say something like, “Holy shit, that totally blew.” And then next to their comment, “Plus 4 diggs.” Some people were even offended by the DNC “propaganda” laced throughout the video. And they’re totally right. If this video is anything, it’s meant as a hard hitting propaganda tool for the DNC. That and a marketing ploy for the producers of the movie, Swimfan. So please, keep these amazing comments coming, and digg away.
Michael Phelps reviews TV shows, films, and current events using his unique eight gold medal rating system.
Bassham/Schultz Productions came through big here (that’s Pete Schultz and Brandon Bassham). Filmed at Schultz Studios in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn - the busiest production house in the east coast.
Remember Permanent Nutface Gary? In case you don’t, he’s the dude whose face froze in the middle of an orgasm. And here is some footage of Permanent Nutface Gary doing his patented Al Pacino impression. Look at the range on that guy!
Thanks to Ryan Schultz for filming it and Brandon Bassham for editing it together. The footage was taken from a Special Benefit for Permanent Nutface Gary held at the UCB Theatre. Ben Rodgers is in the background waiting to take calls from possible donors who wished to put an end to Permanent Nutface Syndrome. Nobody called.
