This Friday, June 10th a random audience member has the opportunity to go on a first date with all of the members of the hit NYC Improv Comedy group, Chet Watkins. All audience members will receive a free beer, also we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to Brooklyn Star restaurant.
Friday at 9PM - Magnet Theater 254 W 29th Street NYC
This week we are kicking off Audience Appreciation Month in style. We will have free beers, prizes, a 50/50 draw. Aaaaaand!! You, our amazing audience, will pick the two forms we will perform. We can’t wait to see your smiling faces!
This Friday we are offering one lucky member of the audience the chance for a free therapy session with the licensed psychologists of the hit improv comedy group Chet Watkins.
What’s weighing heavily on your mind? We will pull the couch out and help you discover your true potential through a round of questioning and longform improv comedy.
Friday @ 9PM
Magnet Theater
254 W. 29th Street
We are mere days from our Friday night (10PM) performance at the 2011 Chicago Improv Festival at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N Southport Ave (at Oakdale Ave) and we couldn’t be more excited! TimeOut Chicago had some nice things to say about us after seeing our CIF showcase show earlier in the month…
“These long-form practitioners have a secret weapon: fearless women. The men aren’t half bad either (especially the woolly and magnificent Christian Paluck), but I marveled at how the ladies (including former Second City e.t.c. ensemble member Laura Grey) tackled each scene with bawdy abandon. Based on the suggestion of popcorn, this sextet gave us a travel agent with a dial-up computer (hilarious), a couple shopping for gourmet meats and a finale that brought back characters from previous scenes. All in all, impressive.” -TOC
Tell your Chicago area friends to check us out, spread the word. The amazing slow comedy group, Jake, will be opening for us. If you are a New Yorker, don’t fret. Laura Grey & Lizzie Redner are staying behind to present a completely original improvised show during our new timeslot: 9PM at the Magnet. They will be reading from their Teenage Diaries and improvising off of it. Special Guests are expected! It doesn’t matter where you live this weekend, we all win!
The results from our Brooklyn competition show have been tabulated and it looks like Chet Watkins came out on top. Cash Test Dummies organizer Adam Hayes reports…
Scores from show1, round 1 — Remember, the top 8 scoring teams will move on to the 1/4finals once every group has completed round 1.
Here are your scores (out of a possible 20):
Galileo – 7.58
(Secret Man Group) – 12.26
Chet Watkins – 16.5
Bear Project – 14.23
Mr. Gentleman – 15.4
The next Cash Test show takes place at The Brick Theater on April 27th. Chet Watkins will not be performing at this show but we will eagerly be awaiting the results to see who we go against in the Quarterfinals!
Also mark your calendars people…
Starting Friday April 29th our show time will move from 8pm to 9pm every week! That gives you an extra hour to get some dinner or head to the bar before taking in a heap of fresh Chet Watkins comedy. A great way to start the weekend!
From the Magnet Theater tumblr:
So maybe you can’t go to Chicago just to see your favorite Magnet Teams. You can, however, get a preview of the teams accepted to the Chicago Improv Festival 2011 all weekend:
FACE Friday at 7pm
Chet Watkins Friday at 8pm
Hello Laser/Cascade Saturday 6pm
There will be reviewers in the audience from both NYC and Chicago. How can you support us? You can show up, sit down and have a good time!
Chet Watkins Friday Nights at 8pm
Chet Watkins spends Friday nights developing grounded, high energy, relationship based improv theater. Come see the group that Improvisation News calls “Exciting and Hilarious…with great character work, using every inch of the stage.”
This Friday will begin our run and we couldn’t be more excited to be playing on a new night. If you drop by the Magnet Theater on the 5th we promise you will have a good time. Great comedy and afterwards we will be partying it up at Billy Mark’s West (thanks for hosting our party!).
Magnet Theater, 254 W. 29th Street, New York, NY.
Starting on Friday November 5th, Chet Watkins will no longer by apart of the Wednesday night Megawatt lineup.
Instead, we will be taking the stage in our own hour long Friday night show, every week at 8:00pm! That means longer sets, cheap beers, more convenient weekend time and joining a nightly line up with amazing improv comedy groups like Taco Supreme and the long running Made Up Musical.
Make reservations now and be ready to have a full night out as we will be hosting a after party at Billy Mark’s West on 9th Avenue and 29th Street. Our last Megawatt show will be with Phooka next Wednesday the 27th, so be sure not to miss that either!
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