NYC – Animaniacs Burlesque Show
October 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, New York, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Press Release:
After a sold-out, three-week run this summer, Rhinestone Gorilla revives its Animaniacs burlesque musical for a one-night-only encore event on Friday October 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM, with a special guest performance by Rob Paulsen, the voice of Yakko and Pinky.
Tickets available online only. Please note that drinks will not be sold. Pack accordingly.
Rhinestone Gorilla Burlesque presents GOOD IDEA/BAD IDEA: A Fully-Scripted Burlesque Tribute to Animaniacs
–with special guest ROB PAULSEN—-and all live music by THE RHINESTONE GORILLA BAND–
starring
JO “BOOBS” WELDON
with
MISS CHERRY DELIGHT (Miss Coney Island 2013)
ANGELIQUE A’LAMODE
AVIAN RUSH
BILLIE SHAKES
CHARLOTTE PINES
DEBRA DELOREAN
FANCY FEAST
KINKY DEMURE
JOE RAIK
LUCIDA SANS
SPARTACUS RISING
GEMMA STONE
with live foley sound fx by PHIL WISOCKI
Rob Paulsen won a Daytime Emmy in 1999 as “Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program” for Pinky and The Brain. With over 2,000 half-hours of animation to his credit, Paulsen’s versatility shines in his starring roles as the voices of Yakko, Pinky, and Dr. Scratch ‘n’ Sniff in the Peabody and two-time Emmy Award-winning series “Animaniacs”. Some of Paulsen’s other well-known animated characters include Raphael in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Arthur in “The Tick,” the title role in “The Mask,” and the title role in “Mighty Max.”
Rhinestone Gorilla Burlesque is New York’s ragtag army of art school delinquents. The troupe–which specializes in narrative burlesque, pop culture and literary adaptations, lowbrow comedy, audience competitions, cheesy disco covers, and self-indulgent ’90s nostalgia–are not your average showgirls; they’re rhinestones in the rough, anti-glamour guerilla grrrls prone to attack and entice.
Formerly known as Alpha Psi Ecdysia, Rhinestone Gorilla Burlesque was founded in 2008 as the nation’s premier undergraduate burlesque troupe. While based on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz, Rhinestone Gorilla lived a double life as an educational institution and a professional producing entity. On the New Paltz campus, Rhinestone Gorilla dedicated itself to teaching burlesque history, the politics of neo-burlesque and the practice of burlesque performance; off-campus, Rhinestone Gorilla was the underage darling of the New York stripperformance art scene, getting naked on school nights at The Slipper Room, Rififi, Public Assembly, and Sugarland and in venues in LA, SF, Boston, and beyond. Though frequent subjects of controversy and police activity, Rhinestone Gorilla’s students on the SUNY campus–who have inherited the name Alpha Psi Ecdysia–remain the only state-sponsored strippers in the nation.
Helen Mills Theater
137 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001
CA – Legends of Voice Acting LIVE
September 13, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Anime, California, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
Rob Paulsen, Tara Strong, Cree Summer, and Maurice Lamarche appear on a live edition of the Pop My Culture podcast with hosts Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland on Sunday, September 23rd at 5:00p.m. at Five Stars Bar in Los Angeles.
Buy tickets ($5.00) at the link.
Press Release:
Prepare to have your culture popped! Named the #2 Best Comedy Podcast of the Moment by Rolling Stone and to Top 10 lists by IFC.com and Mashable.com, Pop My Culture is a weekly-ish podcast hosted by comedic actors and improvisers Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland. Join these two entertainment nerds and their special guests as they discuss movies, music, television, celebrity gossip, etc. without all those pesky “serious” topics like politics, religion and the environment. I mean, you can tune into Fresh Air for that. We’ll just tackle the trivial watercooler stuff, ok? Oh, and check out their past episodes on iTunes, popmyculturepodcast.com and on nerdist.com.
For this special live edition at RIOT, Cole and Vanessa are thrilled to welcome some legendary guests that have voiced tons of your favorite cartoon characters, including Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Tara Strong (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Teen Titans, Rugrats, The Fairly OddParents), Cree Summer (Inspector Gadget, Tiny Toons, Batman Beyond), Maurice LaMarche (Futurama, Pinky & The Brain) and more to be announced soon!
Five Stars Bar
267 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
CA – TMNT Cast Reunion
August 7, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories
The cast of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon reunite on the Talkin Toons live podcast at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club on Friday August 24, 2012 at 8:00 PM.
For the first time EVER the four original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reunite on stage for one night only! Rob Paulsen (Raphael), Barry Gordon (Donatello), Townsend Coleman (Michelangelo), Cam Clarke (Leonardo) and, to make it complete, Peter Renaday, the original Splinter! A must see show for any TMNT fan!! JUST ADDED: Renae Jacobs (April O’Neil) and director Sue Blu!
18 & over
Two items minimum per person
Seating First Come First Serve
All Shows Have Adult Content
Door Time: 07:15 PM
Jon Lovitz Comedy Club
1000 Universal Studios Blvd #222, Universal City, CA 91608
CA – Rocky the Flying Squirrel Speaks
August 6, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Rob Paulsen welcomes legendary, Emmy-winning voice over actress June Foray, whose credits include Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Granny from Looney Tunes, and many more, and cartoon/comic book writer Mark Evanier (Groo) to the Talkin Toons live podcast on Friday August 17, 2012 at 8:00 PM.
18 & over
Two items minimum per person
Seating First Come First Serve
All Shows Have Adult Content
Door Time: 07:15 PM
Jon Lovitz Comedy Club
1000 Universal Studios Blvd #222, Universal City, CA 91608
CA – Talkin Toons LIVE
July 25, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Voice-over actor Rob Paulsen and song writer Randy Rogel appear at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club on Friday July 27, 2012 at 8:00pm! If you’re lucky they’ll do a live rendition of Yakko’s World!!
18 & over
Two items minimum per person
Seating First Come First Serve
All Shows Have Adult Content
Door Time: 07:15 PM
Jon Lovitz Comedy Club
1000 Universal Studios Blvd #222, Universal City, CA 91608
CA – Talkin’ Toons Live
May 31, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Voice-over actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche appear at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club on Friday June 8, 2012 at 8:00pm! See Pinky & The Brain record a live podcast!!
18 & over
Two items minimum per person
Seating First Come First Serve
All Shows Have Adult Content
Door Time: 07:15 PM
Jon Lovitz Comedy Club
1000 Universal Studios Blvd #222, Universal City, CA 91608
