A lot of babies look like pot-bellied pigs when they’re first born. -Ben Craig

I met Ed Adkins a week or so ago. He was in a gin-induced anti Tom Green rant, but seemed like a charming enough fellow. His wife, Heidi, was there too. Super nice people, and funny too!

stage frightI got a “Twitter” yesterday that he was doing a show with his “comedy troupe” @ The Green Room. It had been a while since I’d been to TGR or seen anyone perform anything so I hit it. He said it would be, “way better than Whose Line Is It Anyway“. Small shoes IMHO.

Anyway, Stage Fright (Ed, Ben Craig and Mia Wolf) was pretty funny. A bit of audience interaction, kind of like being in class again (for me). I was out of heckling practice. Couldn’t come up with any good prompts when they asked.

They did 5 or 6 improv bits with different themes. It was pretty funny. In one bit Ed played a crime suspect being interrogated by two cops. The premise was that Ed had been caught mowing the lawn @ Stone Heng with Michael Vick. Ben and Mia had to get him to guess the crime, location and accomplice, and the audience would cheer as he got closer to the right answer.

My favorite bit was one in which Ed was giving a slide show on Sexually Transmitted Diseases. He would introduce the slide which was being acted out by Ben and Mia. Then he’d have to turn, see the slide, and somehow try to tie it into what he had already been blabbing about. It was funny: “Have you ever flossed puss my friends!?”

You should definitely check them out next time they play. Ed said they’re hoping to land a regular weekly venue, but until then they will be opening the open-mic comedy night @ the Great Basin Brewery starting next month.

More info @ allaboutacting.com.

-M