January 2011
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“I was in Italy once, and this old man came up to me and said, ‘I had the...”
– Gwyneth Paltrow, per thehairpin.com
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I finally signed up for Level 3 Improv at the...
So, now in addition to trying to get back into the rhythm of doing at least 7 mics a week, working on various writing assignments for websites, challenging myself to write at least 25 jokes a day (this is a new thing, but I need to discipline my joke-writing), and having a full-time day job*, I am also trying to get back on track with my improv training.
Half of me is super intimidated and half...
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No More Chick Flicks, Please | Splitsider.com →
The thing is, I can’t name a single comedy film starring primarily women that someone couldn’t dismiss as merely a “chick flick.” For instance, even though Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion is hilarious and boasts the talents of Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Kudrow and Justin Theroux, it’s somehow weird to call it a pure comedy. Because it’s about girls and because it’s about high school and...
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The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape →
“This bill takes us backwards to a time when just saying no wasn’t enough to qualify as rape.”
I hate having to reblog this, but I have to reblog this.
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“Kim looked like the Platonic ideal of sadness.”
– EW’s Review of the RHOBH reunion last night.
Did anyone else watch the madness?!?!?
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Fancy Lady Film Hour: The Leopard | TheHairpin.com →
So I have NEVER heard of this period film which is SHOCKING, but after reading this article on The Hairpin, I want to see it IMMEDIATELY. My use of CAPSLOCK should prove my sincerity to you. Apparently it’s at Film Forum?? Caitlin, Meredith, anyone, can we do this??
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You guys, Jennifer Ehle responded to my tweet that...
~embarrassed~
*dies*
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I'm going to be in the same room as Jennifer Ehle...
If I somehow get a chance to speak to her via Q&A, I really hope I can restrain myself from being all, “OMG, I love your twitter and I’m bummed you’re not in Game of Thrones but I understand it might have been artistic or maybe you want to spend more time with your kids and I love your twitter and I love you and you’re Lizzie Bennett and you act circles around Gwyneth...
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moll-e-mollz asked: Hey! New follower here, and one of my followers posted your article about being a woman in stand up, so I just wanted to say thanks for writing it! I'm currently studying/performing improv so everything you said was really relatable and helpful to me :)
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A Woman in Stand-Up Comedy | WICF Blog →
I guess what it’s taken a long time for me to say is that if I’m doing poorly, I never want to blame it on being a girl. There’s no problem with me being a super girly comedian because there’s nothing wrong with being super girly. If I’m not getting the laughs or spots I want, I have to examine why my comedy isn’t working — not my gender.
Okay, so I wrote...
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Why hasn't there been a single ANTM marathon this...
Doesn’t the universe know I’m home sick and I need something I can rely on?
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Mike Birbiglia to sleep in Macy's display window... →
Hey New Yorkers, who wants to go on a field trip to Herald Square next week so we can gawk at Birbigs in a window?
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Shows!
Tonight (01/19/11) I’m opening for Los Banditos Del Canto! at ZoraSpace (315 4th Ave) in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 8pm.
On Saturday (01/22/11) I’ll be performing at Legion Bar at 8pm.
Should be super cool fun times.
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What's your new star sign?
Are you a Biebercorn or Virgaga?
Biebercorn – (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) All hail you! You are a hard-working, plucky and ultimately unstoppable individual. Just remember that when two unstoppable forces collide, it’s really ugly. As you will be when age finally catches up with you. Advice from the Heavens: You can’t outrun destiny so you may as well look into advanced plastic surgery...
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I want to be like Mark Wahlberg's wife when I grow...
Thank you, LaineyGossip.
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Totes prestigious
Someone asked me for a one-line bio to put on a website and it freaked me out. How do I describe myself in one sentence/fragment?? This is what I came up with:
…the lovely and hilarious Meghan O’Keefe, comic, writer and one-time winner of a prestigious Harry Potter fan fic competition.
I’m totally professional.
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Your Move, The New Yorker
natefernald:
This is kind of old news, but when it was new news I didn’t have an e-voice (blog). But how did this New Yorker Caption Contest submission of mine not win everything?
I mean, really. How could this not win everything? Your move, The New Yorker.
It is a constant source of sadness in me that greatness is not more readily recognized.
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Inside with: Jared Logan & Dan St. Germain | The... →
I got to chat with these two hilarious dudes recently about their new show at the UCB. Check it out and find out which of them is a “fancier Tim Gunn”.
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Gossip Girl isn't real.
I’ve finally figured this out because in all her globe-trotting, bed-hopping and baring her flesh to the elements, Serena van der Woodsen has never had a cold. At least I don’t recall her having one, and if she did, I bet she’d blow her nose into an Hermes scarf and her snot would be diamonds.
You know who does have a cold? This girl. My second one of the season. And yes,...
wurdplai asked: hi! i just stumbled onto your tumblr, and i love it, but i have no idea what your name is other than megan, inhibiting my abilities to properly google search you.
i'm always looking for new female comedians to listen to. do you have an album/stream of youtube videos i could watch all in a row?
also, do you have any other comedians that are on yo top play/view list right now?
i'm always looking for new female comedians to listen to. do you have an album/stream of youtube videos i could watch all in a row?
also, do you have any other comedians that are on yo top play/view list right now?
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Shows!
I will be performing at Positively Awesome at Cellar 58 tonight at 8pm! You guys should try to check it out. Here’s the facebook page (please note I am not on the schedule as I just found out this morning. Last minute bookings FTW!)
Also, I’m doing a show in Park Slope next Wednesday but I do not have the venue or exact time confirmed yet & I believe I am performing on Saturday as...
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Only in New York comedy moment #738:
When you’re talking animately with your friend after a mic about how you crafted your latest joke and then have to immediately shut up because you realize David Cross is walking by you.
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“Rachael Mason: How many jokes do the writers write per day?
Jeremy Bronson: I...”
– Meep. How many jokes have I written today? None, of course! I’ve been too busy reading IMDB’s Beautiful Girls memorable quotes page!
From Rachael Mason’s Splitsider interview with Jeremy Bronson, head monologue writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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Whiplash - January 3, 2011
Sorry this is late. I tried to write it Tuesday but then I fell asleep. Then I tried to write it yesterday but my computer connection failed and I was hopscotching throughout NYC trying to find a mic. But yeah, I saw Aziz Ansari live for the first time on Monday night…
I thought about going name by name and talking about all the comics who were there that night (Eric Andre, John Gemberling...
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“Patti called me delusional and I took it as a compliment. Truly successful...”
– — Robin, the plus-sized millionaire whom Patti called “delusional” on last night’s Millionaire Matchmaker*
Hear that guys? If you have delusional goals, just be go after your dreams.
*which I did not watch because I was enacting my own version of Black Swan. Good news! I...
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Now that's done...
…maybe I can finally work on my weekly review of Whiplash. You know, because “Aziz was in the house” last night as they say…
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Dear Ryan Reynolds - A retraction
Hey, so maybe two of you remember that I wrote an article for The Apiary a month and a half ago where I gave a list of men I would have preferred had received People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” honor over Ryan Reynolds. Well, I’ve been thinking it over, and I would like to retract that.
I need to apologize to Mr. Reynolds…so here it goes..
Dear Ryan...
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"Your material is *really* edgy."
Or at least, that’s what someone thought last night after seeing me at a mic for the first time. In her defense, I did have a new joke with a punchline that included the word ‘rape’. And she’s right, my joke that cites George Orwell is really cerebral. However, calling me ‘edgy’ is like the most random compliment I can receive since I usually feel about as...