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Upcoming Appearances
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Wednesday, February 10
Shrink @ Otto's Shrunken Head

538 East 14th Street, NYC 10009 (Between Avenues A & B. Take the L to 1st Avenue)
Stand-Up Comedy Variety Show. "When you Shrink, you come closer together."

Hosted by Sharon Mama Spell
With Sound Tech by DJ Mr. Curmudgeon

With John Flynn, Nick Zimmerman, Sean Crespo, Brian Longwell, Greg Leitman & Colin Dempsey

21+ -- You must have your ID on you to enter the bar.
Cash Only.

Otto's happy hour ends at 8 pm, so join us before the show starts for:
2 for 1 Bud / Bud Light and well drinks, $1 off everything else (which means $2 PBR!).

We provide Shrinx Mix, and feel free to bring your own snacks.
Free. 8-9:30 pm. 212-288-2240.


Friday, February 12
Spoiler Alert!
A night of improv with host Die Hard Red Shirt Productions
Improv group Aww Shucks will perform @ The Director's Studio
311 West 43rd Street (between 8th and 9th), 4th floor
Come join Die Hard Red Shirt Productions this Valentine's weekend for some good old-fashioned improv fun hosted once again by Alice Dranger and Joe Spade and featuring Rural Juror, Aww Shucks, and more. Bring your significant other or come with friends and forget the little bugger until you actually HAVE to do something romantic. Or come alone and celebrate the single life. Either way, there will be JELLO SHOTS with the price of your ticket.
$5. 8-10 pm


Saturday, February 13
Connor's Birthday Party & Show!
A Night of Improv
@ The Triple Crown, 330 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10001-5010

With THE FRITZ (Connor McClure, Shannon Dry, Corey Brown, John Trowbridge, Lauren Hunter, and Bethany Hall)
Til Death (Connor McClure and Catherine Serbousek)
Aww Shucks... (Catherine Serbousek, Malaika Gordon, and Mama Spell)
And
Keith Bethea's All-star team!

Free. 7 pm.

Wednesday, February 17
Shrink @ Otto's Shrunken Head

538 East 14th Street, NYC 10009 (Between Avenues A & B. Take the L to 1st Avenue)
Stand-Up Comedy Variety Show. "When you Shrink, you come closer together."

Hosted by Sharon Mama Spell
With Sound Tech by DJ Mr. Curmudgeon

With Jermaine Fowler, Malaika Gordon, Amy Dixon, Jacqueline Kabat, Jay Sullivan, and Vicki-Lawrence-in-Residence Emmy Rivera

21+ -- You must have your ID on you to enter the bar.
Cash Only.

Otto's happy hour ends at 8 pm, so join us before the show starts for:
2 for 1 Bud / Bud Light and well drinks, $1 off everything else (which means $2 PBR!).

We provide Shrinx Mix, and feel free to bring your own snacks.
Free. 8-9:30 pm. 212-288-2240.

Thursday, February 18
Speakeasy Stories from The Back Room
332 5th Street (@ 5th Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn
With Sharon Spell, Allen Norvick, David Wolkin, Brea Tremblay, Charity Thomas, Laurel Maury
$8 cover, $7 minimum (free to the unemployed but you still have to drink! Belleville serves fantastic food!)
7:30 pm. 718-832-9777

Wednesday, February 24
Shrink @ Otto's Shrunken Head

538 East 14th Street, NYC 10009 (Between Avenues A & B. Take the L to 1st Avenue)
Stand-Up Comedy Variety Show. "When you Shrink, you come closer together."

Hosted by Sharon Mama Spell
With Sound Tech by DJ Veteran's Day

With Sue Funke, Dave Greek, Roger Aylward, Michael Lawrence, Joel Stice, and Nate Min

21+ -- You must have your ID on you to enter the bar.
Cash Only.

Otto's happy hour ends at 8 pm, so join us before the show starts for:
2 for 1 Bud / Bud Light and well drinks, $1 off everything else (which means $2 PBR!).

We provide Shrinx Mix, and feel free to bring your own snacks.
Free. 8-9:30 pm. 212-288-2240.

Thursday, Mar. 4
Opening for Bleak! Huge Me
@ The Creek, 10-93 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
"Huge Me" is a monthly sketch/variety show hosted by New York's Bleak! Comedy.
Join us and our guests groups for sketch, improv and stand-up performances.
Free. 8 pm.

Wednesday, Mar. 17
Sideshow Goshko
Step right up and grab a seat as the freakish hidden lives of New York's top comedians and storytellers are exposed and put on display by host Leslie Goshko. There's live accordion music, a challenging trivia game, and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce.
Free + 1 Item Minimum. 7:30 pm.

(No Shrink @ Otto's Shrunken Head this week.)

PAST SHOWS

EMCEE / HOST / BENEFITS
2009. Hosting SpeakEasy @ Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
2009. Hosting a night of improv with Rhonda @ The Triple Crown, NYC
2008-9. Shrink @ Otto’s Shrunken Head. Weekly Series Producer / Host
2009. The Revolution Has Begun @ The Stonewall Inn, NYC. Host
2008. Pat O'Shea's Anti Social Commentary, a CD-recording extravaganza. The Duplex. Host
2008. Dia de Los Duos. Otto's Shrunken Head, New York. Host / Co-Producer
2007. Samburu Project. Mattress Factory. Emcee
2007. Aquanet & Acidwash Benefit for Persad Center. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Emcee / Host
1998-2006. Divas of Drag. Ellsworth Avenue Fair. Pittsburgh. Emcee / Host
2001-2007. Urban Garden Party. The Mattress Factory. Pittsburgh. Emcee / Host

STAND-UP & STORYTELLING
2010. The Outcast Spectacular, hosted by The Bitter Poet @ Jalopy , Brooklyn, NY
2009. Ed Sullivan on Acid, Freddy's Backroom, Brooklyn, NY
2009. Theindustryroom.com Showcase @ Broadway Comedy Club
2009. Dykes on Mics @ Ochi’s Lounge @ Comix, NYC
2009. SpeakEasy storytelling show @ Belleville Bistro, Brooklyn, NY
2009. D & D Joke Center, Big Fish Bar & Grill, Glendale, CA
2009. The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Eclectic, Santa Monica, CA
2009. The Dress Up Show, Motley's Comedy Club, 61 Chatham Street, Boston, MA
2009. The Comedy Studio, Cambridge, MA (various dates)
2009. MIDNIGHT MADNESS! Hosted by Jeff Lawrence at Broadway Comedy Club, NYC
2009. Morrison Motel hosted by John Morrison at the Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
2008. The Ultimate Experts Show at The Producer's Club, NYC
2007. The Comedy Store, Potluck, Los Angeles (various dates)

THE MAMA SPELL COMEDY CABARET:
2007. Trolley Tour for Craft Congress. Pittsburgh. Tour Guide
2006-2007 Heinz History Center Mother & Daughter Tea with the First Ladies. Pittsburgh
2007. Future Tenant Gallery's Evicted with Hustlebot. Pittsburgh
2008. opening act for The DEFiBULATORs @ Rodeo Bar, NYC
2008. Chelsea Mind Games--Geography inside the Chelsea Market, NYC
2008. Opening for Phat Man Dee @ the Gershwin Hotel, NYC
2007. Artful Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh
2007. with Balthrop, Alabama. Brooklyn, NY
2006. Bingo Karaoke @ Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Greensburg, PA
2006. The Bottling Co. Hattiesburg, MS
2006. The Garage. Winston-Salem, NC
2005-2006. Pittsburgh CLO Late Night Cabaret (various dates)
2004-2005. Knitting Factory, NYC (various dates)
2003-2006. Thirsty Hippo. Hattiesburg, MS (various dates)
2003-2006. Rex Theater. Pittsburgh (various dates)
1998-2003. First Night Pittsburgh.

IMPROV:
2009. Red Up @ The Magnet Studio Theater
2009. Aww, Shucks @ Gotham City Improv
2009. Red Up @ The Atlantic Theatre
2009. Red Up @ The Dumpster Tequila Show @ The Parkside Lounge
2009. Aww Shucks... @ Broadway Comedy Club
2009. Aww Shucks... @ The Triple Crown Restaurant and Ale House
2008. Aww Shucks... @ Variety Underground
2008. Aww Shucks... @ Under St. Mark's with Rogue Elephant

WEEKLY GIGS:
2008-Present. Shrink @ Otto’s Shrunken Head. Weekly Series Producer / Host
2003-2004. Monday Talk-Talk. Live show taped for PCTV @ Lava Lounge. Pittsburgh.  Ensemble / Co-host
2000-2002. Bingo Karaoke. Club Cafe. Pittsburgh. Gameshow / Variety. Host
1999-2000. Mama's PTA Meeting. Zenith Tea Room. Variety / Interview. Host
1997-1999. Saturday Night Cabaret. Sip Cafe. Pittsburgh. Variety / Ensemble. Featured Performer

FESTIVALS:
2009: Side Show Acts at the New York Underground Comedy Festival, Underground Lounge, NYC
2009. The Women in Comedy Festival at ImprovBoston, Cambridge, MA. Featured Performer
2008. Kissing Booth @ The Hysterical Festival COMIX--Ochi's Lounge, NYC
2006. Uncanny Inspirado. Chattanooga, TN.  Featured Performer
2004. Street Scene. Pittsburgh. Featured Performer
2003. FLUX 11. Pittsburgh. Featured Performer

TELEVISION:
2006. Smith (Pilot). CBS. Extra
2006. On Q. WQED. Self / Guest
2003. Live! From the Beige Carpet. PCTV Cable Access.   Host
2003. On Q. WQED. Self / Guest
1999. Mama’s PTA Meeting. PCTV Cable Access. Host / Producer

RADIO:
2008. with Vicki Ferentinos on the Joey Reynolds Show, 710 WOR. Self / Guest
2004-2006. Rhythm, Sweet & Hot. WDUQ. Self / Guest
2003. Zombo's Radio Record Party. WRCT. Self / Guest
2003. On-Air Fundraiser. WUSM. Self / Guest DJ
2002. Afternoon Mix. WYEP. Self / Guest

LIVE MUSIC: 
1999-2005. Mofones. Rock Band. Vox, Keyboard, Lyrics.
2001-2003. Sugar Daddy & the Big Boned Girls. Standards Band. Lead & Back-Up Vox, Tap Dance

WRITING:
2003. My Day As a Bear. The New Yinzer. Reporter

TRAINING:
2007-8. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre School (Ari Voukydis, Zach Woods, Anthony King,
Doug Moe, Joe Wengert, Shannon O'Neill, Will Hines)
Sketch:  Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, NYC.  2007.  (Chris Kula, Adam Pally, Neil Casey)
1995. Bachelor of Fine Arts. University of Southern Mississippi. Painting and Drawing

OTHER:
2006-2007. Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
2000-2007. LUPEC

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Stand-up comedy, improv comedy, hosting events, driving a car, riding a bike, southern accent,
tap dancing, piano, singing, painting, drawing, taking off my thumb,
showing up, looking pretty with my hair-did.