The Magic Meathands

Objection!

Corey Blake — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:00:01 +0000

One of our regular openers for our shows is a game called Objection. It’s also called Cranky Lawyers (cue: grumbling lawyers on-stage). It is perhaps not the most accurate representation of the US legal system, but we’re not that far off.

Since this show was rated Late Night, we somehow got from grilled cheese sandwiches to internet porn. Go figure!

Shane Boroomand plays the judge. The line-up of attorney, left to right: Jim Maloy, Carol McLaine, Paige Kimball, Mary Benedict, Nikki Turner, Liz Gill, Bill Johnson, Corey Blake.

Speaking of which, check out our new Cast page to get to know us better!

We’ve also updated our Shows page to a handy-dandy Google calendar. We have a community outreach show for a middle school, and then we’ve got two public performances at the Mary Pickford Studio: our Family Friendly Show on Saturday, March 10, and our Tag Team Comedy Show with special guests The Callbacks (referenced in the video above) on Saturday, March 17. Both shows start at 8 PM with $7 tickets ($3 for 12 and under at the Family Friendly Show).

This Saturday’s Tag Team Comedy Show with In Rare Form

Corey Blake — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:00:25 +0000

Our monthly Tag Team Comedy Show features us pairing with a different improv comedy act. This time, we’re hitting the stage of the Mary Pickford Studio with In Rare Form. Like us, they have been performing at M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater recently, as well as venues in Burbank, Hollywood and beyond.

The show starts at 8 PM. Tickets are $7. Don’t miss it! RSVP on Facebook.

This Saturday: Family Friendly Improv Comedy with Jump Start

Corey Blake — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:32 +0000

Jump Start (l-r): Steve Lurie, Chris Moore, Kendra Nicholson, Craig Woods, Julie Martin

The Jump Start comedy ensemble from the South Bay of Los Angeles is a fun group of improvisers that joins us monthly for a family friendly show at the Mary Pickford Studio. We’re doing it again this Saturday night at 8 PM. Tickets are only $7 ($3 for children 12 and under).

They’ve been our partners for this show for a couple of years now, and it’s always amazing to watch another group in action. We’ve gotten to see new members join and grow, and the group as a whole get stronger and stronger. I hear tell there’s another Jump Start/Magic Meathands show in the works that will be in their neck of the woods. Details to come!

But in the meantime, get yourself ready for a fun time with our two groups at the Mary Pickford Studio this Saturday night. It’s probably our most popular show. We keep things network TV clean, so you can bring the kids. And we keep things fresh enough for adults.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Corey Blake — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:35 +0000

We’re sad to announce that this Friday night’s show at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica has been canceled due to forces beyond our control. But we’ll be back at the Mary Pickford Studio the very next week on Saturday, February 11th, at 8 PM for only $7 ($3 for kids 12 and under). As ever, we’ll be performing a full hour of improvised comedy using a combination of short-form games and long-form scenarios based on your suggestions. Opening for us is the Beach Cities improv group Jump Start.

The show is geared toward people of all ages, so bring your entire family. The Mary Pickford Studio has been a very popular venue for us, where we’re regularly pulling in full houses. Come on out and see what all of the awesome is about!

Eddie the Enforcer says “Go see the Magic Meathands! Or else!”

Corey Blake — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:31 +0000

The first month of 2012 had a great batch of shows! As we gear up for February, check out our very first sketch comedy video. It was posted in November of the far off year of 2010.

Our first February 2012 show is at the Mary Pickford Studio in West LA, Saturday February 11 at 8 PM. Also performing are our improv friends, Jump Start! Tickets are $7 each ($3 for kids 12 and under). Check it out on Facebook.

Tag Team Comedy Show Reunites Magic Meathands with Darwin’s A-Team

Corey Blake — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:00:53 +0000

From the far off land of Victorville comes Darwin’s A-Team!

This imaginative improv troupe has hosted us for a few shows in the High Desert, and we’ve exchanged the favor a couple of times here in LA. Now it’s happening again! Our two groups will team up for a night of fully improvised comedy, bringing you a combination of short-form games and longer scenarios.

The show starts this Saturday night at 8 PM at the Mary Pickford Studio, 8885 Venice Blvd., #102, Los Angeles 90034. Tickets are $7.

Darwin’s A-Team blogged about this show here. More info on Facebook.

Jump Start 2012 with Improv Comedy!

Corey Blake — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000

Get it? “Jump start”? Jump Start? Huh?

Well if you don’t get it now, you will this Saturday night, 8 PM, at the Mary Pickford Studio when Jump Start starts off a two-fer night of fully improvised comedy, followed by us (the Magic Meathands, silly!). Tickets are $7 ($3 for 12 and under).

Find out more about the show on Facebook. And while you’re over there, why not Like the Magic Meathands Facebook page. Then you’ll see all of our show invites, get special status updates fresh from the Meathand factory, and meet and interact with other fans as well as some of the Meathands themselves!

Our New Years Resolution: To Make You Laugh

Corey Blake — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:00:37 +0000

If we make you laugh in 2012, we’ll have done our job. So we can do this one of two ways. Either you can come to one of our shows and enjoy a fully-improvised hour of comedy based on your suggestions, or we can follow you home from work one night and do a show in your living room. Look, I’m not threatening you, but one way might leave you with a broken TV. Not due to any violence on our part, we’re just kind of clumsy.

So what will it be? You can think it over. No need to rush into a decision. After all, you’ve got three opportunities this month to save your coffee table.

Here are the details of our first shows of 2012, straight from the freshly-updated Upcoming Shows page:

M.i.’s Westside Comedy Comedy Theater, Friday, January 6th
also featuring The Waterbrains and Mission: IMPROVable
Featured Meathands: TBA
Westside Comedy Theater
1323-A Third Street Promenade (in alley between 3rd and 4th Street)
Santa Monica, CA 90401
8:00pm; Admission $10; Rated:

Family-Friendly Comedy Night, Saturday, January 14th
with special guest Jump Start Comedy Improv!
Featured Meathands: TBA
Mary Pickford Studio
8885 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 559-8868
8:00pm; Admission $7 ($3 for kids 12 & under); Rated:

Tag Team Comedy, Saturday, January 21st
with special guest!
Featured Meathands: TBA
Mary Pickford Studio
8885 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 287-3700
8:00pm; Admission $7; Rated:

New Year, New Laughs

Corey Blake — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:21:12 +0000

The New Year is coming! And if the Mayans are right, we’ve only got until December 21 to live it up. Better start scheduling your good times now. We’ve got quite a few planned for you throughout 2012 because if we’re going down, we’re going down laughing!

Our first show of 2012 brings us back to the Westside Comedy Theater, right off the Third Street Promenade in downtown Santa Monica. We hit the stage at 8 PM on Friday January 6th to do a fully improvised show combining short-form games and long-form scenarios all made up on the spot based on suggestions you give us. Tickets are $10 for the whole night. If you hang around after our show, you’ll get to experience two other improv groups, The Waterbrains and Mission: IMPROVable. Each group has their own format and style, so you’re in for a real treat.

Happy Holidays from the Magic Meathands

Corey Blake — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:00:23 +0000

Thank you all to those who came out for our last set of shows of the year! We had great turnouts and really fun shows! This whole year has been a banner run for us, and we couldn’t do it without you.

We have a Comedy Outreach Project show this Thursday for a boys’ home, and then we’re putting 2011 to bed. The holidays are a wonderful time for giving but sadly there are people in need all throughout the year. That’s why we do Comedy Outreach shows all year long! If you are part of a non-profit organization that provides for those less fortunate in the Los Angeles and surrounding communities, or know someone who is, and you think they could use some laughter, please drop us a line. We’ll arrange to come to your group and provide a safe, fun and content-appropriate show that will bring out joy, laughter and creativity.

Happy Holidays!