Andy Kindler delivered his annual "State of the Industry Address" at Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival earlier today, and ASTer sharilyn has chimed in with an almost-unbelievably strong recap on her "From the back of the Room" blog.
For the uninitiated, Kindler's address is his annual tradition of mocking the powers that be within the entertainment industry. Targets this year include the usual suspects, such as Jay Leno, Dane Cook and Howie Mandel. Aw, just go read it!
Thanks sharilyn!
Highlights:
“Claude Monet did the Masters show. Before he did a painting, he’d say ‘do you folks like Impressionism?’”
“For a couple months this year I toured the country as Andy Semitic. Sold out in Idaho every night.”
“An article in Hollywood reporter said ‘Cook’s team agrees the key is finding the right piece of material’. I suggest they don’t go to Dane for that.”
“I feel bad for the Video Professor…. How good can your product be if you refer to it as a product?”
“I’m going to be Andy Analog. “Do you need tips on repairing a 56k modem? Is the magnifying glass you use to make fire cracked? I can convert any media into older media. Would you like to change your dvds into flip books?”
Well hell, thank YOU for the boost! =)Originally Posted by Itslikeimsayin
Sharilyn = member of the week.
I was lucky enough to be two rows from the front this year. Unreal. The last time I was here I stood in a doorway craning to hear Andy and crying with laughter. This year I got to sit! So insanely funny, so honest. God bless Andy Kindler.
Hey thanks Matt. I appreciate that. And thanks Sharilyn for doing such a great job. And in case anyone cares, those two mikes were supposed to be positioned next to each other. Would it have killed the sound guy to speak up, and tell me? It's not like I was putting on a play. I still don't get why they wouldn't have one Shure mike for me to use, as is the industry standard. Comics like to work in proximity of the mike. And why two mikes? For a stereo mix? Maybe they thought the Shure mike would collapse the podium made out of plastic or something, that didn't function as a podium.
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