Hey! Here's a video I made with Rob:

Last week was ridiculous. I have a new part-time job (more on that later), and in addition to that, Rob and I probably put in 40 or 50 hours each getting our show together. The payoff was worth it—the shows have been great so far (you should come to one of our upcoming performances). But I'd like to take this opportunity to thank a few of the things that got me through last week:

1. My Bicycle
   
   A couple of years ago, Chris turned the bike my parents bought me in middle school into an awesome frankenbike. It's been a wonderful little citywide transport, and last week it saved me a lot of time by getting me places faster than public transport could.

2. Accidentally Amazing Brownies
   
   I started making he recipe on the back of the Nestle cocoa powder box, but I ended up with this:

   Ingredients

   • 2/3 cup white sugar
   • 1 cup light brown sugar
   • 3/4 cup butter, melted
   • 2 T water
   • 2 large eggs
   • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
   • 1-1/3 cups white whole-wheat flour
   • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
   • 1/2 tsp baking powder
   • 1/4 tsp salt
   • 3/4 cup butterscotch chips

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9" x 9" pan. Combine sugar, butter, and water in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Dump blower, cooca, baking powder, and salt on top of liquid mixture and mix the dry ingredients while they float precariously on top of the wet. Then mix them with the wet. Stir in chips. Put in pan. Bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until your desired brownie doneness.

3. The "Day Man" Song from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

   More than anything else, this tiny video clip made me maniacally happy last week. Rob and I kept stopping practice to watch it:

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I've become a wacky recluse in the past couple of weeks frantically working on the Meg & Rob show for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. And even though I do miss sleep dearly, I will admit: I am so excited. Rob and I are doing an entirely new show with a lot of sketches that I'm really proud of.

So hey! If you live in Philadelphia, you should come see our show. We're performing at the Adrienne Theatre at the following days/times:

Friday, August 29 at 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 31 at 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 3 at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 11 at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 13 at 10:30 p.m.

Buy tickets here!

Plus! Thanks to incredible cosmic forces, Rob and I will be sharing the bill with improv comedy giants Rare Bird Show. I absolutely love these guys—they do wild, excitable improv that's gotten them into a ton of comedy festivals.

Still not convinced? How about I get you a steak? Here's a little preview video Rob and I put together for the show:

I hope to see you there!

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!

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!

Details here or in the following informational video:

Recently Rob and I chatted with Don "Die Actor Die" Montrey about our work, this weekend's shows, and the State of Comedy Today. I'm really happy with the interview, and maybe you should read it, yeah?

And speaking of those shows!

Meg and Rob: These Modern Worlds

Sketch comedy featuring: Sales pitches, venison cheesesteaks, and a dash of distopian futures.

Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 at 10 p.m.

At The Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge St. Philadelphia, PA 19147

Both shows are with Traffic Jelly Improv.

$10. Tickets available at the Philly Improv Theater website. Half of the proceeds go to benefit Project H.O.M.E.

Thanks to Dave at Comic vs. Audience for the excellent video:

I'm also happy to announce that Rob and I are performing a brand-new sketch comedy show, These Modern Worlds, March 7 and 8 at The Shubin in Philadelphia. Tickets are $10, and half of ticket sales will go to support Project H.O.M.E.

Rob and I are performing two comedy shows this week:

1. December 19 with ZombieShark Improv at MilkBoy Coffee in Ardmore, PA. 8 p.m./free.
2. December 20, hosting Puppet Karaoke at the M-Room in Philadelphia. 9:30 p.m./$5. Features special celebrity guests Eva Spinspiller and Scooty Johnson!

Also, here's a video of us performing at Die Actor Die in November, courtesy of Comic vs. Audience:

One more show! Rob and I are performing our awesome hour-long comedy show, Reviving the Lecture Circuit, tonight in Philadelphia. Here is a little review of the show from the Philadelphia City Paper: "Meg and Rob portray caricatures of various celebrity archetypes, including politicians, lifestyle coaches, and television personalities, with relatable and hilarious execution."

Reviving the Lecture Circuit TONIGHT Shubin Theater 407 Bainbridge Philadelphia 8 p.m. $5

Die Actor Die at the Khyber, 56 S. 2nd St. 8 p.m. $5. Rob and I are performing, as are a number of other excellent folks. I hope to see you there!

Some good things going on:

• My piece "Selections From an Anti-Duck Propaganda Pamphlet" is up on The Big Jewel today.
• Fellow Philadelphia comedy person Don Montrey wrote a nice post about me/Meg and Rob on his blog, Die Actor Die. Which, incidentally, is an excellent blog that you should be reading.
• We've got a number of Meg and Rob shows coming up in Philadelphia, including November 19 at Die Actor Die, November 28 at Bedtime Stories, and hosting Puppet Karaoke on December 20. I'll post more information on all of these shows soon.

This sketch was the brainchild of Rob and the fantastic Jeff Sutter:

I made a new website for Meg and Rob Sketch Comedy. It has slightly more information than the old website. Check it out: the new megandrob.net.

Here's one the monologues from our last show:

Okay, it's not really a review. But the Sketch Book Reporter came to our Friday show and drew furiously throughout the entire thing. Take a look at the results! Here's my favorite one, of Rob as the presidential candidate:

Yay! "Dinner with Mischa," the sketch I made with Rob and Jeff, was one of 11 shorts to make it into the film portion of the Boston Comedy Festival! If you live in the Boston area or are heading to the festival, check it out during the Movie Contest Night at the Improv Asylum, 8 p.m. on October 7th.

Well. After a number of months of writing and practicing, my dear friend Rob and I are premiering our comedy show Reviving the Lecture Circuit as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival tomorrow. Tomorrow! Oh, shit.

The show consists of six modern celebrities telling their stories, from a motivational fitness expert to the presidential candidate who believes that all of America's problems would be solved by having a wolf in every back yard. It's really quite excellent. I'm not just saying that. Heck, I'm proud.

If you live in the Philadelphia area, we would love to see you at the show. Here are the details:

When
Thursday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 7 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Where
The Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125

How Much
Just $5! That's the cheapest you can make a Fringe show without it being free!

You can get tickets online through the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. A couple of people have reported problems with the online ordering system, so if it's mean to you, you can also call the box office at 215-413-1318. We'll also be selling tickets at the door.

And if you want to make an evening of it, I highly suggest the show that's before ours on Thursday and Friday, Religion is Retarded. I saw it Tuesday and did some good laughing.