GCI Zombie Mania spreads Westward

Ironically, the following incident occurred just about an hour after GCI's Improv of the Living Dead show last night. Although I hesitate to imply that our performance inspired such an act (for legal reasons), I would like to officially state that the entire GCI cast was in no way, shape or form involved in the following (rock solid alibi available upon request) , nor do we condone such actions, but nonetheless would have fought our way through a horde of flesh-craving undead to witness the incident mentioned below first hand...

Associated Press

Man ordering food called a zombie, punched twice

Published - Oct 25 2009 12:37PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa— Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.

A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.

The man then ran out a back door.

The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.


Link to AP Article

WORLD OF BOOM - Halloween Edition

For your seasonal viewing pleasure, watch as this big pumpkin gets blown apart. Geva Comedy Improv would like to remind you that trying this yourself is probably dangerous, and wasteful of delicious, terrifying pumpkin.

Found my Fall Jam

As I was cruising the streets of Webster on my way to work, I heard this song on the radio and my street cred instantly sky-rocketed. If I had to choose a personal soundtrack, a song everyone would hear in their own heads as I walked towards them in slow motion, well then this song would be it...barely beating out "Uptown Girls." Give a whirl on your ear drums, if you don't know its called "Forever."

Liam

NB: They do use some "cuss" words

Zombie's Attack... WWJD?

With the epic "Improv of the Living Dead" show fast approaching, I have been brushing up on my survival skills, hoping to increase my probability of long-term, post-disaster endurance. But how does one prepare for the unpredictable? Well, how about taking a facebook quiz.

In general, I try to steer clear of Facebook quizzes and apps, it helps me to deny my fixation and ultimate dependency on technology, but I had to know... HOW LONG WILL I SURVIVE? The quiz asks the obvious question of what would would one equip oneself with: which melee weapon, what would you throw, what pet would you deploy, et cetera, et cetera. So, I chose the obvious answers: Katana, frag grenades, and a bear. I was overjoyed when I got the result of two weeks... TWO WEEKS! I thought "yeah, that sounds reasonable, I can do that!" However, it was not long before self-doubt began to infect my positive thinking...

Questions flew through my mind: Where am I going to find frag grenades? How will I convince "Pongo," my pet bear, to defend me? Isn't Katana that chick from Mortal Kombat?! Two weeks is an awfully long time. Then I thought "hold on a second, do I even want to last two weeks?" Move over doubt, here comes depression and self-loathing. If everyone else is already a Zombie, wouldn't I rather just join the brain-eating party? What if I have to repopulate the world all by myself? Does Katana even want to have children? Isn't she like 10,000 years old? Who knows where she's been? Gross.

The only way I pulled out of this slump was by finding hope in a dream, one in which I was trapped in a house boat by the government, much like in Quarantine (see it, it will mess you up!), but instead of a zombie-like disease my fellow prisoners and I turned into vampires. The boat sank, and I swam, then flew to safety.

So, now I have returned to a state of detached curiosity, seeking solace in the survive-ability of others. Who else would be around after the frag grenades hit the fan? I find myself wondering about all kinds of people. How long would Genghis Khan have survived? Would Tango and Cash make it? Now, I am not a god-fearing man, and I've never seriously asked this question, but if zombies did attack... What Would Jesus Do? Am I right? I mean, I'm interested. Then I wonder WWOD? What Would Obama Do? Better yet, what would Dick Cheney do? He obviously wouldn't blink an eye, if he had to shoot a friend in the head.

Anyway, that's all for now, I wish you the best of luck in your own personal struggles with the question of survive-ability. Meanwhile, go see the new movie Zombieland AND check out our ZOMBIE SHOW on October 24th at 10:30pm.

Fondly yours,

Ted