Thanksgiving Fun: November 16th!

We have a great mix of comedy this week. Joining us will be improv, readings, characters, and more! Who wouldn't be Thankful for the bounty of laughs set before you!

A reading from ELIOT GLAZER and JACKIE MANCINI - from the popular webseries: It Gets Betterish!

Storyteller SHARON SPELL - Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater

Improv Group VACATION! - The People's Improv Theater

MIKE DOBBINS - Andy Kaufman Award Nominee

Friday the 13th! Everything BUT...

Friday the 13th is that special day where things get turned upside down. That's why our show is getting freaky and doing EVERYTHING BUT traditional stand-up this week:

Mike Dobbins - Andy Kaufman Award Nominee

Thank You, Robot - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, This American Life and College Humor

Jeffrey Joseph - Comedy Central, HBO, NBC

Marshall and James - Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater

Show 55: Big Changes

Photography by Aemiessence Fine Arts



With a wedding on the horizon for the co-producers, this show was about rolling with the big changes life brings us.

Host of Honor Dave Lester introduced the following lineup:
Brendan Fitzgibbons
Yannis Pappas
Luke Thayer
Elon James White
Mike Dobbins

With a sketch by Abbi Crutchfield and a special guest appearance by Erykah Badu with the news.


Abbi and Luke welcomed viewers to the fifty-fifth show and then Luke stepped aside to let Abbi work on her crowd work. It's still as uncomfortable as ever.


Past funniest Comedian of All Time winner and new father of twins Dave Lester took the stage and told us all why he loves Target.


Brendan Fitzgibbons talked about the country's big change and shared his thoughts on the Obama administration. Like how hot the First Lady is.



Abbi Crutchfield changed her M.O. and gave us her third installment of her Fake One-Woman Show, this time re-living the chilliness of office icebreakers.




Yannis Pappas made a big change by making his debut to the show! He gave an in-depth analysis of drug use the likes you might find in a Paul Haggis film starring Michael Douglas.


Luke Thayer took his turn and told us how he needs his space, especially now that he's about to get married.


Elon James White hates going to weddings and spent most of his set warning Luke. His big change is his diet, resulting in a more svelt, angry man.


Erykah Badu emerged from the shadows to give us the scoop on where she's been and what she's been badu-in.


Mike Dobbins treated us all to his particular brand of comedy, giving us the skinny on catty goats. The big change comes from the crowd as each member cracks up at different times.


Don't call it a comeback, the Hat of Chance elected Elon James White the Funniest Comedian of All Time! He can stay fresh and so clean with his new soap on a rope!

Wash up for our next show on April 10th! It's the only show for the entire month, so make sure to wish Luke and Abbi well as they get married at the end of April!

Show 42: Crazy Eights

Photography by Aemiessence Fine Arts


The room was filled to capacity and all abuzz about The Living Room's return from its summer hiatus! It was 8/8/08, dubbed The Night of Crazy Eights, named after a card game that little people know about and fewer people play.

Host of Honor Matt Little skillfully introduced:

Amy Crossfield
Leo Allen
Abbi Crutchfield
Josh Homer
Mike Dobbins

with special guest appearances by Shock Therapy and Reverend Pastor Gardner.


Abbi and Luke welcomed viewers to the forty-second show and marveled at all of the amazing projects they've been able to accomplish during the break. From appearances on MTV to working with Olympic NBA all-stars, Luke had a lot to be jealous about. He balanced the scale with a screening of a hilarious short called Indecent Proposals (about the lengths the couple would go to for a Klondike Bar from Nick Cobb's sweaty pocket).


Matt Little regaled the crowd (or at least the couple on the couch that loved graphic novels) with stories of comic book heroism.


The pleasantly wry Amy Crossfield graced our stage for the first time and didn't hesitate to share her ambivalence towards friends with babies.


Money-centric but frugal thug Shock Therapy came out to give his take on the news, brag about his job at the movie theater and show off his dollar-store bling.


Abbi Crutchfield stepped to the mic to share stories of being raised by a single mom, growing up on cereal, and the dangers of wishing for Brian Regan to be your step-father.


Leo Allen also made his Living Room debut, professing the show's first public service announcement on the calamities that may ensue atop the Grand Canyon.


Returning to the show for his second time, Josh Homer shared good (?) news about being a father-to-be, and hope (?) for the future of a multi-racial child. Congratulations! Maybe.


Visiting theologian Rev. Pastor Gardner talked to us about uncomfortable subjects in his 3-Minute Sermon.


Mike Dobbins appropriately followed with stories of his creepy uncle, in many a different dialect.


He became a two-time champion when he received the Funniest Comedian of All Time award! Coincidentally, this paralleled the ending of our show the first time it returned from summer hiatus. There is no need for his alter egos to scare him now that he has a comforting teddy bear night light (C Batteries not included).

Get your security blanket and cuddle up at our next show August 22nd!

Show 34: Alive and Kickin'

Photography by Aemiessence Fine Arts

The flu is going around, and Abbi Crutchfield was punched in the stomach by demons right before the show, but the doctor ordered laughter (without a prescription), and Sara Schaefer came to the rescue to host the following extraordinary lineup:
Abbi Crutchfield
Diana Saez
Mike Dobbins
Brendan Fitzgibbons

with Special Guests Tony Francione, sports radio guru, and D. B. Westchester of the Bull Moose party.

Sara Schaefer got the ball rolling with sisterhood strife.


Abbi Crutchfield quit doubling over in pain and made the crowd double over with laughter as she spoke on the reason her clothes don't match.


Diana Saez taught us the joys of marriage.


What is this, Ladies Night? Ah, here's a little testosterone--make that a lot. Luke Thayer's chest hair came on the scene as Tony Francione, sports radio guru. He got choked up occasionally discussing difficult issues, like how Amazin' dem Mets are.


Mike Dobbins took the stage to get situated and then had a ball discussing his irregular diet.


Luke returned as D.B. Westchester, of the Bull Moose Party, urging people to vote yes on a cotton gin tax before we run completely out of oak battleships.


Brendan Fitzgibbons popped in for a guest spot and cracked up visiting comedian Dave Lester.


Erin and Her Cello closed the show with memorable numbers about such daily dilemmas as hand hygiene and alcoholism.


Her strumming earned her the Funniest Comedian of All Time award!


She took home a classic "Jesus Is My Coach" figurine.


Bring your best bud to our next show February 22nd!

Show 26: Legends of the Fall

Autumn is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with comedians who are truly legendary? (Okay maybe with a big slice of pumpkin pie, but that was rhetorical, Delta Burke).


To start our Comeback Show right, we invited NYC musician Aubrey Hairston to perform our very first theme song!



He started out street, but breakaway pants revealed the joyful goofball within. We blended Full House, 80s cartoons and The Great Depression into one catchy melody that the crowd enjoyed in an energetic live performance. We just laid down the official vocals and re-vamped the lyrics, so check it out soon on myspace.

Before she goes sunless tanning in the California Comedy Festival, newly engaged host Laura Mannino conducted this mighty fine lineup:

Abbi Crutchfield
Mike Dobbins
Dan Nainan and
Stuckey and Murray

along with our featured guests: Moses and Maurice the Landlord!

Laura warmed up the room with cubicle secrets and office antics, and a healthy dose of passive-aggressiveness. THANKS!!


While Charlton Heston tests his Poli-grip on a corn cob, the original Moses came down from the mountain to share the novella he just wrote. Those who were fans of his more famous works did not want to hear their leader go in a new direction and felt free to heckle, Bible-style. Free Birdeth!


Abbi demonstrated the necessity of the proper terrarium when you can't take your tiny dog shopping with you.


Celebrity Sighting! Several members of the troupe Impending Moustache stopped by to take a break from performing sketch so they could watch a little.


Often appreciated, never duplicated Mike Dobbins strolled through an invisible park and offered his jokes the way cult members offer you flowers, with full conviction and a dab of crazy sauce. It was his first time at the show and the first time a 9 year old decided to linger impatiently at the window. He won her over by listing deadly diseases. Some people are just good with kids.


Taking time off from ignorning tenants, Maurice Fry, the landlord of all of Brooklyn, brought in his pay-puh and spit knowledge on his favorite articles.


Representing Hoosier excellence (by association) Dan Nainan also made his first trip down to The Living Room. He took time off the road to educate our crowd about interracial relationships --those obvious (Abbi-Luke) and less obvious (Vin-Diesel).


The dynamic duo Stuckey and Murray were the perfect end to an already tremendous show. They made Living Room history by rocking out on guitars and got the whole room feeling good, just like a woman should.


Mike Dobbins became our glorious Funniest Comedian of All Time! We should have given oven mitts for the sizzling hot poster he won complete with Luke and Abbi's autographs.


Bring your scrunchie collection to our next show September 28th!