August 31, 2007
Sketch All-Star Team Forms
So we really dig the Art Outside festival and we also enjoy a bit of sketch comedy. Why not help promote the birth of a new trio (or is it sextet?), which will be debuting at the next AO?
Hard to believe the event's coming up so quickly, but it, in fact, is:
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THE FINGERBREAKER BROTHERS, a new sketch comedy group created by some of the St. Louis' top sketch writers and performers, are set to debut September 7 & 8 at Art Outside at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, MO.
THE FINGERBREAKER BROTHERS COMEDY SHOW—co-founded by and starring Tyson Blanquart, Christian Lawrence, and Drew Somervell— will debut their new show, which is an homage of sorts to legendary comedy shows such as The Smothers Brothers Variety Hour, The Muppet Show, and Robot Chicken. The show will also feature Laura Coppinger, Leah Schumacher and Joey Walsh. The show was written by Blanquart, Lawrence, Somervell and Jim Caskanett.
With a fast paced tempo and irreverent tone, THE FINGERBREAKER BROTHERS COMEDY SHOW will make you laugh 'til your socks fall off. Every comedic line is freshly squeezed for maximum effect, nothing is taboo, and oh yes, there will be a giant rabbit! The show will integrate a live stage show with pre-taped segments, all flowing seamlessly into one half-hour long show that is set to make you chortle a bit.
Tyson Blanquart has been a writer and cast member of the NonProphet Theater Company's award-winning sketch comedy show THE MILITANT PROPAGANDA BINGO MACHINE since 2002. Christian Lawrence co-founded, co-wrote, and co-starred in the sketch comedy group The Zim Zam Kok Show, which offered up award-worthy theme based shows since its inception in 2004. Drew Somervell is the unifying factor, as he has been a member of both groups since 2005, and a darn nice guy.
The FINGERBREAKER BROTHERS will be performing two shows each night. The show times are:
Friday, September 7 at 7:00pm and at 8:30pm & Saturday, September 8 at 6:00pm and at 8:30pm.
Admission is FREE!!
The show will take place in the Crown Room inside Schlafly Bottleworks, located at 7260 Southwest Avenue at Manchester in Maplewood, MO 63143.
For more information on THE FINGERBREAKER BROTHERS, visit their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/fingerbreakerbrothers.
For more information about Art Outside, please visit http://www.schlafly.com/.