Thursday, October 26, 2006

A few pics from last month's show, from Kevin Leas!

Hey! You get your tickets to the Geva Comedy Improv shows this weekend? Well, get up on it! www.gevacomedyimprov.org or 232-Geva (4382).

T.R. preps to host.

PAUL NELLIS.

SWITHUN and BEKI perform a Scene Three Ways.

CHARLEY and PAUL NELLIS in a rock opera.

Why do we rock? Because we're tight.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Geva Comedy Improv eats after a thoroughly enjoyable practice.

BEKI and Friend-of-GCI MC M-STEL LIGHT get their game face on for Jines, the official post-practice eatery of Geva Comedy Improv. And, of course, by "official," we mean it's the place we ended up after practice.

TIM and T.R. wish you the best in your culinary delights.

PAUL NELLIS wants none of this hokum pokum.

CHARLEY, PAUL NELLIS, T.R., and BRIAN rehearse.

The SEASON IV TRAILER!


Special thanks to T.R. and NICK SCHMUCK for their diligent and sweat-tinged work on this, a most resplendent and awesome video!

Monday, October 16, 2006

Bring your spooky stories!!!


Have you ever experienced something that was a little spooky? Heard a creak in the floorboards late at night? Saw something that looked like a cross between a furry giant and a hooligan outside your window while getting a glass of water late at night? Seen some weird diddly-doo in the middle of the woods? Late at night?

Well, bring your tales of the unexplained and your stories of bumps heard in the night to CAMPFIRE IMPROV, where Geva Comedy Improv will hear your story, then solve the mystery through the magic of improvisational theatre! It doesn't get any more improv than this!

CAMPFIRE IMPROV will be in The Nextstage at Geva Theatre Center on Saturday, October 28th at 10:30 pm. THEATRE SPORTS - the delicious adventure of scenery and tomfoolery begat by audience suggestions - is Friday the 27th at 10:30 pm as well...drink specials? Oh, of course. Prizes from our friends at 90.5 fm WBER and Labatt's? Certainly.

Best part: both shows are only $7. That's so friggin' cheap...it's scary! Get your tickets at www.gevacomedyimprov.org or by calling 232-Geva (4382).

Monday, October 09, 2006

Practicing scenes.

There was many a good scene this evening at rehearsal, and much fun was had...

CHARLEY.

SWITHUN.

PAUL NELLIS and CHARLEY.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Catching up with GCI.

Geva Comedy Improv has been out in the community, and TIM's cell phone captured but a skosh of the action - have you spent time with them?

GCI O.G. NELS is in from California, and enjoys the scene at Salinger's last night!

Friend-and-mentor-of-GCI JOHN GREGORIO, a founding member of Dad's Garage and current member of The Nuclear Family, partakes of an adult beverage at Salinger's.

SWITHUN, PAUL NELLIS, and TR prepare to order at Taco John's after an evening of "rehearsal" last week!

Monday, September 25, 2006

More hijinks at Geva Comedy Improv!

Find out why BEKI dressed like this Friday and Saturday night! Stupendousity will ensue!

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Preparations are being made in good faith for SEASON IV.

Geva Comedy Improv is cooking up some real treats for our SEASON IV opener...here are some behind-the-scenes shots of...well, you''ll just have to come Friday and Saturday Night, won't you?

ARTHUR performs to the kids in IBTL.

MEGAN, CHARLEY, and T.R., who holds the Beller's NAFTALI in his arms.

T.R. coordinates, while holding NAFTALI'S stunt double.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Monday, September 18, 2006

Sneak peeks of SEASON IV.

We're not only working on our game for SEASON IV, but we're hannlin' up on the back end of stuff as well...tee shirts, business cards...we got a ton of stuff to make sure you see Geva Comedy Improv in the R-O-C during the 06-07 season! Just check this stuff out:

We've taken new headshots as part of our website updating. Here, BEKI looks at the bucket.

Another part of the website's eventual update.

This is a mock up of a lobby display we're hoping to get into...well...the lobby at Geva Theatre Center. It needs "bees," of course, and the boldness of the letters might be a little too bold.

This was an early version of our business card's front. The final version - which you might have in your wallet - has a newer, SEASON IV-ier slogan at the bottom. Best way to get one of these? Go to Lux and find PAUL NELLIS.

We'll have three new shirts, and we're bringing back the maroon Geva Comedy Improv shirts as well. Two shirts with slogans will be in the above "stone blue" with that nice, block white lettering, and we're cooking a special "bee keepers" tee shirt for you real fans. By the way: our tee-shirts are being done by our good friend Paul and his kids at Hide The Bodies Press, located...HERE.

Arthur sets us up for a musical rehearsal!

ARTHUR's got more doo-dads than a Home Depot!

BEKI and T.R. get it scenic.

PAUL NELLIS and ARTHUR get prepped.

SWITHUN and TIMS get prepared for the evening's events. CHARLEY'S actually on the otehr end of the phone, so he's at least there in spirit.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Hardcore Disabled People

Inspiring!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF6vAFVJTzA

Tomfoolery escalates as members of Geva Comedy Improv play badminton!

The Antiquated Sporting Society - of which our own T.R. is a governor - put on its first badminton tournament yesterday and members of Geva Comedy Improv were there racketing their shuttlecocks hither and fro.

TIM wins best dressed male!

PAUL NELLIS and The A.S.S.'s High Chancellor RANDY work the bar.

TIM and fellow "Viceroy of Victory" SCOTT prepare for their first match, against...

...The Wayne Boys, PAUL NELLIS and MEG! Tim's photographic account of the day is HERE.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Geva Comedy Improv works the City Council format!

We're preparing for SEASON IV! Thursday night we conquered the City Council Improv format. SEASON IV starts on September 29th and 30th...get those calendars marked, yo!

BRIAN and CHARLEY scene with each other.

BRIAN, the leader of long form loquatiousness!

TIMS sit on the Council!

BRIAN, SWITHUN, and T.R. catch the whimsy.

CHARLEY and PAUL NELLIS try out the Council.

Monday, September 11, 2006

The first rehearsal!

We had a great first rehearsal, in preparation for SEASON IV! Lots of laughs, lots of good times.

SWITHUN, BEKI, and CHARLEY watch the action!

BRIAN and TR play "What are you Doing?"

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Paul invites us to join in his birthday celebration!

PAUL NELLIS, esteemed O.G. of Geva Comedy Improv, turned another year in at the desk of life this past Labor Day, and we all went out to the Official Unofficial Geva Comedy Improv Birthday Headquarters at Rohrbach's to celebrate!

CHARLEY delights in nachos, while friends-of-GCI LISA and ALAN look on!

JIM and BEKI sit next to TR and watch as...

PAUL NELLIS himself blows out his birthday lighter, with MEG looking on.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

We're Getting Ready...are you?

Hey! Here are the finalized dates for SEASON IV of your favorite improv group, Geva Comedy Improv. Start marking your calendars. Tickets for all these shows are now available at www.gevacomedyimprov.org and 232-Geva (4382). See you soon!

september 29, 30
october 27, 28
december 8, 9
december 29, 30, 31
january 26, 27
february 23, 24
april 27, 28
may 25, 26
june 22, 23
july 20, 21

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Mookie's going away party!

Well, it's been a sad few months for Geva Comedy Improv - JOANNA, MIKE, LIAM, and MOOKIE have all said their farewells to GCI for greener, much tenderer pastures. Life, as it seems, happens. MOOKIE and his parents had us all out for a farewell party for the Mooker, and it was a great time. While we never want to see any of our own gone, we know that those who have new opportunities elsewhere will be better at whetever the heck they're doing than anyone else. Good luck, friends; thanks, Mookie, and...bon voyage.

Newest Geva Comedy Improvisor TIM RYAN points out the necessaries of the campaign in Tanzania.

Oldest Geva Comedy Improvisor TIM gets his Armatron on in Mookie's 80s Revival Room.

With deftest of fingers, MOOKIE schools the crew on Jenga, the sport of the agile and patient-minded.

MOOKIE points out the ways of another game for us to play. Stately manor, that Harrington Compound!

Cheeseburgers and mac salad delight the likes of Geva Comedy Improvisors TIM and ADAM!

MOOKIE entertains (from l-r) PAULNELLIS, BRIAN, and ALEX.