I keep meaning to write about my friend Chris's excellent blog, 7:21 p.m. If you live in the Philadelphia area, you might recognize Chris as the guy who lives in a truck (he's since changed to a van). On the 7:21 p.m. blog, Chris writes about what's going on for him every day at precisely 7:21 p.m., when the alarm on his watch goes off. Right now he's on a solo bike ride to rural Quebec, and he's writing really interesting, honest stuff about the experience. Read it.

I know what you've been thinking: "Sure, I can watch Meg's comedy sketches to distract me while I'm at work, or I can play a time-wasting internet game. But isn't there some way to combine the two?"

Yes there is! I recently did some voice-over work for a game on the Discovery Channel's website. Now you can listen to me help you through a puzzle-based murder investigation. The game is called Trace Evidence, and you can go play it right now.

I just got back from a week-long trip to Chicago. Here's a picture:

More shortly.

Hey! Tonight Rob and I are performing a sketch comedy benefit show to raise money for our upcoming trip to the Minnesota Fringe Festival. We'll be performing over an hour of sketch comedy, including old favorites, rare bits, and more!

Sunday, June 22 at 8 p.m.

The Raven Lounge 1718 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA

Only $5!

I hope to see you there!

Hey! I have a new piece up on 23/6: Senator Obama, I Have Your Vice President.

Also, my mention of The Hills in that piece (a show which I haven't actually seen, shhh), reminded me of this clip I enjoyed a while back that features elderly performers recreating clips from the notoriously shallow show:

I have a new piece up on The Smart Set! This one is about seeing Gallagher and trying to figure out why he's popular. Check it out.

And as a bonus, here's the giant couch video I reference in the article:

Former SNL writer, current New Yorker writer, and generally awesome guy Jack Handey did a great interview on The Sound of Young America a few weeks ago. As someone who attempts to write both live comedy and humor essay-type stuff, I really liked hearing about Jack's writing process and how he found his comedic voice. In fact, I liked this interview so much that I've embedded the clip here for you in my blog. It's a gift! Happy Thursday!

The Sound of Young America: Jack Handey

I keep forgetting to post this. Rob and I are also performing in the Philly Sketchfest at 10:30 tonight! More info on the Sketchfest's website.

Hey! If you live in Chicago, come out and see Rob and me perform some sweet comedy in Snubfest on Sunday! We'll be performing our two favorite monologues from our "Reviving the Lecture Circuit" show. Here are the specs:

The Best of Snubfest
Sunday, June 8
Chemically Imbalanced Theater
1420 W Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL
Buy tickets

We hope to see you there!

First, a mash-up of old Fred Astaire clips with Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal." The guy who made the mash-up said this about it:

I love both Astaire and Michael Jackson. I want young people to know Astaire stuff, that is why I made this.

Well, "Smooth Criminal" is my favorite Michael Jackson song, and I am totally sold on needing to watch more Fred Astaire films now. Via BoingBoing.

Second is the new Gnarles Barkley video, which was posted on Best Week Ever and probably about 5,000 other blogs.

Not only do I like the song quite a bit, but I enjoy the addition of Justin Timberlake. Justin is one of those entertainers I do not like for his music or his looks, but rather for doing things like this: