tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140564092024-03-07T18:21:27.080-06:00Blog Schmog - Corey and Mo's House of Randomness"This feels so wrong...
But I feel so alive!"Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-86203258187497691432010-10-16T20:39:00.004-05:002010-10-16T20:56:20.743-05:00Here we go again...So like we mentioned in the last post, Monique and I are heading back out to sea. As I type this, we leave in the morning to fly to Miami where we'll board the NCL Pearl and sail off to the Caribbean. <br /><br />We've spent the past few weeks rehearsing with the new cast here in Chicago and it's been super fun times. We've crammed in as many visits, dinners, coffees, drinks, etc. with as many friends as we possibly could. I know we couldn't see everyone for as long as we'd like, but I think we did pretty well. A huge thank you goes out to all the friends who made special effort to spend time with us, and there were lots of you. We're really grateful for all the terrific friends that we'll miss while we're gone. We saw a few shows, performed in a few also, which helped make this break between ships really fly by. <br /><br />We're really looking forward to this next adventure, and you can follow along if you'd like as we post more stories, pictures, videos and more over at <a href="http://theunioncomedy.weebly.com/blog.html">The Union's</a> website.<br /><br />- CoreyCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-43202144040536988172010-09-25T15:55:00.002-05:002010-09-25T16:52:30.405-05:00We're back....for nowWell that four and a half months just flew by, didn't it? <br /><br />We're back from our first ever <a href="http://www.secondcity.com">Second City</a> boat adventure, back on land, back in Chicago...but just for a few weeks. Our time on the <a href="http://www2.ncl.com/ship/star/overview">NCL Star</a> ended on Sept. 18 and we'll be boarding the <a href="http://www2.ncl.com/ship/pearl/overview">NCL</a> Pearl on Oct. 17. It's not a ton of time in between runs, but we're looking forward to this next contract for several reasons: <br /><ul><li>Finally a summer! - The Star went to Alaska from May to September. We missed out on Chicago's best season. We'll be on the Pearl sailing the Caribbean from October to February.</li><li>Friends in the cast - Our friends <a href="http://whatarewepirates.blogspot.com/">Kevin and Carissa</a> will be in the cast with us! We'll miss our Star cast mates, but it's nice knowing we have good friends there going in. <br /></li><li>Visitors - The Caribbean during the winter is obviously an attractive enticement. We already know we'll have visitors coming on the ship with us. Friends Jay and Kim, Mo's sister Briette and boyfriend Joe have all already booked, and several other friends are seriously looking into it. <br /></li></ul>The only real downside to this next contract is missing out on all the holidays. We'll be on the ship for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, New Year's Eve, The Super Bowl and Valentine's Day. <br /><br />But this is all in the future. Let me catch you up on the interim. As I mentioned, the Star contract ended on September 18. We were up early, like 6am, docked in Seattle, went through the various paperwork and processes to debark a ship. Made our way to the airport and flew to....Omaha. Why? Well, that wasn't the plan. We were flying to Kansas City to surprise friends and family and drop in on the <a href="http://kcimprov.com/festival/">KC Improv Festival</a>. Well, a crazy thunderstorm in KC caused our plane to re-route to Omaha and me to nearly have a meltdown. Thankfully, the storm passed, we simply had a quick refueling session and were back on our way to KC with minimal delay.<br /><br />So obviously we landed in KC later than we had hoped, but still had time to make it to the festival before my group, Der Monkenpickle, was scheduled to perform, thankfully we were going up last. We rushed to Crown Center, dropped our stuff off in the hotel room, quickly cleaned up and raced over to the theater. The show started at 8pm, and we walked in around 8:40. The second of four groups was on stage, and I was able to sneak backstage and surprise <a href="http://www.tft.ucla.edu/videos/interview/EdGoodman/">Ed</a>, <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/bios/jason-sudeikis.shtml">Jason</a> and <a href="http://www.gosuperego.com/">Jeremy</a> who were under the impression I was missing this year's festival. It was so much fun to see their shocked faces, and we rode the momentum of the energy to a super fun and playful show. I love improvising with those guys, even if it's just once a year. We've known each other so long that it's just <span style="font-style: italic;">easy</span>, you know? Plus, they're three of the most talented performers I've ever met.<br /><br />The after-party was super fun, but kind of a blur. I was rolling entirely on adrenaline and caffeine. I was still getting my land legs, and would feel myself slowing listing to the left as I was standing around talking to people, it was very strange. It was really great to see so many old KC improv friends, though, plus some <a href="http://kcimprov.com/festival/troupe.php?t=Damage">Chicago pals</a> were there performing at the festival, not to mention getting to meet Jason's <a href="http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/cast/betty">new girlfriend</a>. Overall, just a wonderful night. Huge thanks go to Jen Roser (and her husband - patiently waiting for us at the airport) for organizing and keeping secret our surprise visit.<br /><br />We spent the next four days hanging with friends and family, eating at all the old favorites (<a href="http://www.minskys.com/home.aspx">Minsky's</a>, <a href="http://www.planetsub.com/flash.html">Yello Sub</a>, <a href="http://www.jackstackbbq.com/Default.asp?bhcd2=1285450575">Jack's Stack BBQ</a>, etc.) and enjoying the first week off of a ship, getting to be outside at night, driving a car and showering in a space bigger than a broom closet. Now we're back in Chicago, spending this next three weeks seeing friends and enjoying home-cooked meals, swapping out wardrobe from the storage unit, starting rehearsals for the new ship show and gearing up to head out again for another four months. We got to perform with our friend Susan in her show "Messing With A Friend" at <a href="http://www.theannoyance.com">The Annoyance Theater</a>, which is always a blast, and we'll be doing a night of shows up at <a href="http://www.loltheater.com">Laugh Out Loud Theater.</a> Of course we're open to sitting in with other shows as well, if anyone were to ask (hint, hint!).<br /><br />OK, you're now caught up. So, who in Chicago wants to hang out?<br /><br />- CoreyCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-37890343965456640862010-05-22T14:49:00.002-05:002010-05-22T14:52:19.808-05:00We're On A Boat, Ya'llThe adventure has begun. We are one week into this four month tour, and as a reminder, we'll be blogging on The Union's website. You can access it by clicking <a href="http://theunioncomedy.weebly.com/blog.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />- Corey and MoniqueCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-8045645396334745452010-05-12T00:36:00.001-05:002010-05-12T00:38:04.502-05:00Less than a week to go!We started rehearsal this week and so far it's been great! We're having a blast and enjoying just being actors, not actors who also work on the side doing a million other things. Our director is great and the cast is super talented and a lot of fun. Most of us our new to Second City and the ship, so we're all go-ho for anything!<br /><br />Can't wait for the adventure to continue!Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-60608399161113094602010-05-08T12:44:00.006-05:002010-05-08T13:31:16.818-05:00Where did the time go?Holy crap, it's been a month since we updated this thing! Sorry about that. To be fair, it's been a pretty ridiculous month. As I write this, laundry is in the wash from our trip to Mexico for <a href="http://jjsinkck.blogspot.com/">Josh and Kim's</a> wedding, and once it's out we start packing again for this upcoming Alaskan adventure. <br /><br />There have been several trips to the storage unit, but most of our stuff is safely stored away. We'll put the last of it in there in a few days, but this week is it. Today and tomorrow are it for the relax and recuperate days, because Monday begins rehearsal week at <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/">Second City</a>, concluding on Friday. Then Saturday morning, early morning, we board a flight to Seattle, step on to our new floating home and sail away for four months. <br /><br />This past week was spent at the amazing <a href="http://www.eldoradosparesorts.com/hotels/el_dorado_royale/index.php">El Dorado Royale</a> resort in Mexico. It's located just outside Cancun, and I can't even tell you how incredible it was there. It's an all-inclusive resort, so that means every meal, every drink, every snack, room service, mini bar, bottled water, etc was already paid for. We took a day trip with the group to <a href="http://www.chichenitza.com/">Chichen Itza</a> and saw some Mayan ruins and had our minds blown. The Mayans were so much smarter than us, it's almost incomprehensible. Also part of that trip included a dip in a cenote, this natural sinkhole with fresh water where people go and swim. It was beautiful and refreshing, and looked like <a href="http://www.reservamas.com/lcms/upload/image_files/estados_img/photo_271.jpg">this</a>.<br /><br />The rest of the trip was relaxing and wonderful. Best of all was the wedding, right on the beach, just before sundown, with a light breeze blowing...it couldn't have been nicer. We took a ton of pictures which we'll post just as soon as possible, but there are more pressing things to attend to first. In fact, the washing machine just buzzed. Time to switch the laundry.<br /><br />- CoreyCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-7382352778516375372010-04-04T20:23:00.003-05:002010-04-04T20:39:09.759-05:00New writing gigThose of you that follow me on Twitter and Facebook know that I'm one of the new contributors for the <a href="http://www.schadenfreude.net/">Schadenfreude</a> website. The critically acclaimed troupe is one of Chicago's longest running sketch groups and very well respected, so I'm super excited that I get to be associated with them. I'll continue to post links to my work on FB and Twitter, but you can also check out all of my pieces by going to my author's <a href="http://www.schadenfreude.net/author/MoniqueMadrid">page</a>. Make sure to look around the rest of the site too while you're at it. <br /><br />So far a lot of my stuff has involved Photoshop, which I'm still learning how to use. Hopefully I'll get faster on it and can post stuff more often. I'm gonna have a lot of down time on that ship!<br /><br />- MoniqueCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-20101564368856642432010-03-24T12:46:00.004-05:002010-03-24T13:17:10.799-05:00A little cheesy, but fun list<p><u>Items on <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1269453322_1">Lionel Richie</span>'s Shopping List</u></p><p>A <span style="cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1269453322_3">Ballerina</span> Grill</p> <p>One tube of ‘Stuck on Glue’</p> <p>One pair of Endless Gloves<br /></p><p>An all night Bong<br /></p> <p>A bottle of Say you, <span style="cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1269453322_4">Sesame oil</span></p> <p>Some Penny Loafers</p>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-66868602114335025462010-03-19T23:19:00.005-05:002010-03-20T00:40:40.513-05:00Monique Madrid Talent Knowledge<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='404' height='338' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLaUmM2b2m750Fvrb7BjGRsW0aJqgDhcQdWgNUCuSA-7SeQkngeDWKuphk8T5DMkt7jtq2Cce6VYA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-34044891296281130692010-03-10T11:35:00.003-06:002010-03-10T11:42:42.224-06:00Another rejected ListAnother rejected McSweeney's submission. I think they recently had something like this...<br /><br /><br />Hairstyling Terms That Make You Think of Sex<br /><br />Shag<br />Finger Wave<br />Part<br />Bun<br />Blowout<br /><br /><br />- MoCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-31912046123395920562010-02-19T11:52:00.003-06:002010-02-19T11:58:47.923-06:00The Union gets a new websiteHey everybody - <br /><br />Just a quick update. <a href="http://theunioncomedy.weebly.com">The Union</a> has a new website. Please update your bookmarks and web browsers. Point your stuff over here:<br /><br /> <a href="http://theunioncomedy.weebly.com">The Union</a><br /><br />Go there to find out all things regarding <a href="http://theunioncomedy.weebly.com">The Union</a>. There's links to photos, videos, a blog, other info, etc.<br /><br />While we're talking about <a href="http://theunioncomedy.weebly.com">The Union</a>, you might note that our date with Messing With A Friend has been updated to March 25th at 10:30pm at <a href="http://www.theannoyance.com">The Annoyance Theater</a>. We'll also be performing in April as the opener for the improv supergroup The Reckoning at <a href="http://www.iochicago.net">iO</a>. See the Upcoming Shows area in the right column for details!<br /><br />- Corey and MoCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-59137595499468504472010-02-04T10:59:00.002-06:002010-02-04T12:40:18.751-06:00They can't all make it into McSweeney'sEarlier this year I achieved one of my goals of being published on McSweeney's Lists with <a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/14madrid.html">"Other Halls and Oates"</a> I'm continuing to write in hopes of getting more on 'Lists.'
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<br />Well, not everything is going to make it, so I thought I'd share my most recent submission which was ironically rejected. Oh well, these are still fun to write!
<br /> - Monique
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sitcom Titles Rejected Because They Were A Little Too Real
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<br />Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-38105143149684056332010-01-25T10:40:00.004-06:002010-01-25T11:20:59.644-06:00Busy January!<a href="http://www.feelmedontyou.com/">Pete</a> was asking for a <a href="http://chicagosketchfest.com/">SketchFest</a> update, plus it's been a while since the last post, so here you go.<br /><br />SketchFest update: We had a blast at SketchFest! Our show went real well, and was very well received by the audience. I was pleasantly surprised by the numbers the house, too, what with it being a Sunday afternoon on the final day of the festival. Thank you very much to everyone who came out to see us. Additionally, being a part of this festival was a major goal for us, and its nice to be able to check that off our imaginary list. The best part of being accepted into this Fest is the opportunity to see the other shows (for free!). We were lucky enough to catch some great shows by groups like <a href="http://timandmicahproject.com/">The Tim and Micah Project</a>, <a href="http://www.lastcallsketch.com/">Last Call Cleveland</a>, <a href="http://www.teamsubmarine.net/br/main.html">Team Submarine</a>, <a href="http://www.bestchurchofgod.org/">Best Church of God</a>, <a href="http://offoffbroadzway.com/">Off Off Broadzway</a>...just to name a few. Very fun, and very inspiring stuff.<br /><br />In addition to that, Mo and I have been having a real busy January. Since we got back from our Vegas trip, there have been lots of shows, a trip back to KC for cousin Margo's Bat Mitzvah, a few commercial auditions, and coming up a couple of real fun performances from The Union at the end of the month. One will be as guests on our friends Jamie and Becky's show "Montgomery and Cooke", the other will be doing some improv with our friend and improv legend Susan on her show "Messing With A Friend"*.<br /><br />- Corey<br /><br /><br />* Date of "Messing With A Friend" show subject to change. Susan broke her ankle. This show is subject to being postponed. We'll let you know. Stupid ice.Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-52968484415048699982010-01-11T00:35:00.003-06:002010-01-11T00:42:14.005-06:00The Union Goes To VegasCome see The Union at Chicago SketchFest on Sunday, January 17th at 2:30pm. The show is at the Theater Building,1225 W. Belmont. Call 773.327.5252 for tickets. For more info, click <a href="http://chicagosketchfest.net/">here</a>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AISvDFIhbss&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AISvDFIhbss&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-56844404386091800402009-12-29T23:17:00.005-06:002009-12-29T23:31:12.280-06:00The Union - Top Pick!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGljPeHcT2ywSGcb0VPrdID9sJQRZBjCCginnhooRFUFm6esam9BJ7VUZhRK_bKY4mjPe7ddjsJaJWH2StcPfWITw1ZwcRhuyqsvYpj9jQ-Wf9hdNcJnYyHG5St9eAxpnz9RsWw/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGljPeHcT2ywSGcb0VPrdID9sJQRZBjCCginnhooRFUFm6esam9BJ7VUZhRK_bKY4mjPe7ddjsJaJWH2StcPfWITw1ZwcRhuyqsvYpj9jQ-Wf9hdNcJnYyHG5St9eAxpnz9RsWw/s320/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420896868805046482" border="0" /></a><br />The Union is a top pick for Chicago Sketchfest! Check it out - <a href="http://www.cheekychicago.com/chicago-sketchfest-preview/">Cheeky</a><br /><br />If you missed us on this last run, come check us out in our 'Best of' showcase. Sunday, January 17th at 2:30pm in the north theater at the Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont.<br /><br />Pass the word along!Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-68372444138362293982009-12-08T20:38:00.008-06:002009-12-08T23:09:25.471-06:00Comedy updatesWe continue to stay busy. Besides our regular Laugh Out Loud improv shows, we're also traveling to do holiday shows and enjoying attending some as well. We're also both starting to go on more commercial auditions. Corey's actually booked a couple! If you live anywhere that has a Firestone store, you might see him pop up in a commercial as "Donut guy." If you live in Chicago, you'll be lucky enough to see him this Spring in a commercial for a local costume store as the store manager. I'm getting closer and closer to booking, but haven't quite yet. It just takes perseverance. In fact the statistics show that you only book one in every 27 auditions, so I figure it's just a matter of time.<br /><br />We're also very excited that The Union was accepted into the <a href="http://chicagosketchfest.net/">Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival</a>! We're looking forward to being a part of the biggest sketch festival in the country and spend two weeks saturated by sketch comedy from Chicago and around the country. Our showcase will be on Jan 17th at 2:30pm. So for those of you who said you couldn't see our last run because it was too late, now you have no excuse because we're performing in a matinee. We'll let everyone know more details as it gets closer.<br /><br />I started writing headline jokes for the "<a href="http://www.ilarious.com/this_just_in">This Just In</a>" iLarious iPhone app. Of course Corey had to copy me (kidding) and recently started writing for them, too. If you have an iPhone, download the <a href="http://blog.ilarious.com/">app</a> so you can get current event jokes written by us, a couple of stand-up comedian friends of ours (<a href="http://dantelfer.blogspot.com/">Dan Telfer</a> & <a href="http://bryanchampbowden.blogspot.com/">Bryan Bowden</a>), and even famous writers from shows like Craig Ferguson, "The Daily Show" and "The Onion." Plus, the more people that purchase the app, the more money we make.<br /><br />Otherwise my trapeze lessons are continuing and I'm going to start learning how to play guitar as well as work on doing stand up myself and continueing writing scripts. It's all a part of my "turning 30 next year, bucket list." Hey, whatever it takes to get me moving!<br /><br />- MoCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-24322380164028384332009-11-02T23:55:00.015-06:002009-11-03T01:02:34.693-06:00Fall Fun!We've really lucked out with good weather so far this fall. And since we know it'll get crappy soon enough, we're making sure to take advantage of it. Somehow we keep ending up in Wisconsin. A couple of weeks ago we spent the day in Kenosha at "Elegant Farm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzf3IVFjKGT8P8sZInFEbAcVZHyW0a3SOzwkMZXIf1k9T7aiRZW_WK75USQV0Gx9yZpy71gWGLVJWqu38TpYfUZ8Cai8AkHP6ghmkkkDBTja66wraR0ZhOg83tJpcnbv_KUsmbw/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzf3IVFjKGT8P8sZInFEbAcVZHyW0a3SOzwkMZXIf1k9T7aiRZW_WK75USQV0Gx9yZpy71gWGLVJWqu38TpYfUZ8Cai8AkHP6ghmkkkDBTja66wraR0ZhOg83tJpcnbv_KUsmbw/s320/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399756506548061826" border="0" /></a>s," picking apples.
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<br />Then this weekend, we got up at 6:30am to drive an hour and a half with friends to Mukwonago, Wisconsin just to get breakfast at <span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://franksdinerkenosha.com/">Franks Diner</a> (as seen on <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/index.html">Diners Drive-ins and Dives</a>) where we stuffed ourselves with the Garbage plate and French </span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">toast made with homemade bread. The restaurant is a tiny, packed train car turned diner. If you don't have a seat, you literally standing in the aisle and get yelled out by the waitstaff. 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<br />But that's not the end of our Wisconsin travels. We're heading back up there in a couple weeks to celebrate a friends birthday by spending the weekend in a cabin, hanging out and enjoying the fire pit. Sometimes it's nice to do fun, non performance stuff.
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<br />Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-34808758960050108872009-10-06T22:13:00.009-05:002009-10-06T22:22:43.988-05:00The PinataLast summer we wrote a short film. It started out as a sketch for a show we were helping to write, and when it didn't quite fit into that show, we decided to extend it and film our first short movie. Thankfully we had wonderful friends willing to help us make it. Though it took a while to finally finish, we're proud to present "The Pinata." Please check it out and if you like it, pass it along!<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SYmb9hyGG9M&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SYmb9hyGG9M&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="326"></embed></object><br /><br />Also, don't forget: our last show of the run "A Very Civil War" is this Thursday 10/8 at 10:30pm at Second City's Donny's Skybox.<br /><br />See you there!<br />Monique and Corey (The Union)Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-85913395897306583462009-10-01T16:11:00.005-05:002009-10-02T20:27:28.713-05:00Marriage Counseling part 3Hey kids, the third and final installment of our Marriage Counseling videos is up (be sure to watch it all the way through). We have just two more performances of The Union - A Very Civil War at Donny's Skybox, tonight is one of them. The show is at 10:30pm and we'd love to see you there!<br /><br />Corey and Mo<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/32NakDirggk&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/32NakDirggk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="266"></embed></object>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-75712646768060356052009-09-25T13:54:00.004-05:002009-09-26T03:28:55.019-05:00So what are we doing besides 'The Union'?Of course our show <a href="http://secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago/donny/schedule">"The Union: A Very Civil War"</a> has been the main thing we've been talking about lately (if you haven't seen it yet, please check it out. Only two more chances!), but per usual we are busy with lots of other stuff.<br /><br />Corey is directing a Triple Feature show. These are twenty minute shows that go up as part of a series at <a href="http://www.annoyanceproductions.com/">The Annoyance Theater</a>. This one is called "Cougars." It's a fun, campy musical written by our friend Gillian. She's even written a part for me, the spicy Latina. I know... quite the stretch. You can see it on Wednesdays at 8pm Oct 28th and Nov 4th.<br /><br />We're of course doing our regular <a href="http://laughoutloudtheater.com/">Laugh Out Loud </a>shows in Schaumburg. Corey has been traveling a lot with them. My crazy busy wedding schedule makes it tough for me to do the away shows, but there are other fun new shows going up. The theater is adding Thursday night shows including a musical improv show (which I'm directing).<br /><br />Corey and I are both focusing more on trying to book commercial work. I have two new agents! Corey is meeting with a new one next week and we're both being sent out on more auditions.<br /><br />I'm also the new writer for<a href="http://www.bestchurchofgod.org/.god/?"> Best Church of God</a>, a hit satire show. I'm extremely proud to be part of this group. I first saw the show last year and the critics are right, it's HILARIOUS. It's a little creepy how accurate it portrays this parody of a church. I knew I had to be a part of it. Initially I'm going to be focusing on writing web content, but may expand out more from there. Here are a few of the articles I've written that have already gone up.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bestchurchofgod.org/.god/?145">Global Warming is Cool<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.bestchurchofgod.org/.god/?105">Top Ten Reasons to Home school your Kids</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bestchurchofgod.org/.god/?143">Monica shares how Christ made her skinny!</a><br />Make sure to sign up for the 'Weekly Word' and follow us on Twitter. And of course, come see a show!<br /><br />- MoniqueCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-67850709958779145032009-09-16T14:03:00.003-05:002009-09-16T23:29:40.662-05:00Marriage Counseling pt2Check out The Union's new video. Then come see the show tomorrow, Thursday 10:30pm at Donny's Skybox.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kvaj1d5iyO4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kvaj1d5iyO4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="266"></embed></object>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-34261743981720639612009-09-04T14:57:00.007-05:002009-09-05T10:13:18.783-05:00The Union - A Very Civil War<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0C3uf5mm69NmB2nxfUiEOTM8PrwdC1GVJM5O-e1uOfxjxQ9rwlAvGsz7S_9zks49UPCk5JobXOTFtamJvf7dPUqklO2k5t7EDXdJhs_Sdh0JS-2mlgi6jRYxXem9yS12X8YUig/s1600-h/union_civil_war_600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0C3uf5mm69NmB2nxfUiEOTM8PrwdC1GVJM5O-e1uOfxjxQ9rwlAvGsz7S_9zks49UPCk5JobXOTFtamJvf7dPUqklO2k5t7EDXdJhs_Sdh0JS-2mlgi6jRYxXem9yS12X8YUig/s320/union_civil_war_600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377705430719049954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our sketch group, <a href="http://theunioncomedy.blogspot.com">The Union</a>, has a show opening at <a href="http://secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago/donny/schedule">Donny's Skybox at Second City</a>. It's on Thursday nights at 10:30pm, starting this coming Thursday, September 10th and running for 5 weeks, through October 8th. This show is directed by our friend (and Jeff nominated!) <a href="http://secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago/etc/cast">Amanda Blake Davis</a>, who you may recognize from the Second City e.t.c. stage. We think this show's pretty funny and we'd love it if you can make it.<br /><br />We've also made some short videos to help promote the show, and the first one is posted below. Tell your friends and pass it around. Let's make this thing viral!<br /><br />- Corey and Mo<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyifw6nMf_WDT4F0zCJggmPK0XGPYu4M_J2zw31CxRfnPs5srAZmWlzCCFZGXveoKdTUO42JBPXihA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-8548073891274196502009-08-28T11:24:00.002-05:002009-08-28T11:27:46.295-05:00The Union is working hard!Less than two weeeks until opening night of "The Union: A Very Civil War" at Second City's Donny's Skybox! We haven't posted as much lately because we've been busy working hard on sketches, videos and posters! <br /><br />Plus, The Union was interviewed by Cheeky Chicago and you can <a href="http://www.cheekychicago.com/cheeky-gets-nosy-with-the-union/">read all about it here</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cheekychicago.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 111px;" src="http://www.cheekychicago.com/wp-content/themes/cheekytheme/images/cheekylogo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> Keep checking back here, as we will be posting new stuff soon!<br /><br />- The Union<br /></div>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-22537690092233576962009-08-20T00:45:00.002-05:002009-08-20T00:50:48.661-05:00Dual Duel Semifinals<a href="http://comedysportzchicago.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=180">The Dual Duel </a>is a 2-person, long-form improv competition going on over at the ComedySportz theater. Each show has 5 duos performing for exactly 10 minutes, not a second more, and the audience votes the winners on to the next round. Mo and I entered as The Union and we won our first round matchup a few weeks ago. So The Union will be improvising at the Dual Duel semi-finals this Sunday, August 23rd at 9pm. The competition is stiff, so we'd love your support. Tickets are just $5. Hope you can make it!<br /><br />- Corey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://comedysportzchicago.com/images/stories/shows/dual_postcard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 456px;" src="http://comedysportzchicago.com/images/stories/shows/dual_postcard.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Corey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-46937744295305371562009-08-14T11:32:00.006-05:002009-08-14T11:50:43.786-05:00It's a circus around hereThe last few weeks have been a lot of fun. We are continuing to write for our upcoming show, have decided on a title and have a few fun poster ideas ready to go. We're currently looking for places to preview our show before our run, so if you have a group looking for an opener, let us know. Though the show has been a huge part of our focus, it's not the only thing.<br /><br />As many have heard me talk about on Facebook, I started trapeze classes, the aerial dance kind, not flying trapeze. I envisioned myself perched on the bar and gliding through the air with elegance. It could not have been more the opposite. That shit is hard! Though I'm proud to say I'm able to hoist myself up, it was definitely not in an elegant way. They teach you poses which eventually leads to other moves and more difficult poses and even the most simple were challenging. I have stigmata holes in my hands and bruises all over the back of my legs. The first 2 1/2 days I was really sore. Corey had to get the coffee cup for me or open a jar of sauce, anything to give my body a break. Still, I'm really looking forward to Monday when I have my second class. It's a great workout and a ton of fun.<br /><br />Corey's staying busy with teaching and coaching an improv group, plus he'll be directing a Triple Feature show at The Annoyance that a friend wrote for her, me and a couple others. We're also going to take an on-camera commercial class to get better at auditioning. We wouldn't necessarily take it together except we're able to save money on the private sessions if we both go, so why not! Hopefully we can start booking these gigs we're auditioning for.<br /><br />Otherwise it's about to be fall which means travelling for shows!<br /><br />-MoCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14056409.post-14184681210347796242009-07-30T22:55:00.012-05:002009-07-31T00:02:21.273-05:00Making the best of summerSummer is kicking along and though the weather doesn't feel like it here in Chicago, we're making the best of it.<br /><br />First an update on our shows...<br /><br />Only two more chances to see Corey in <a href="http://secondcity.com/?id=theatres/chicago/donny/schedule"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Trignity</span></a> at Donny's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Skybox</span>. Great cast and a ton of fun!<br /><br />If you're in Milwaukee and looking for something fun to do next weekend, come to the <a href="http://www.milwaukeecomedy.com/">Milwaukee Comedy Festival</a>. The Union will be performing all new material on Friday Aug 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> at the 10pm showcase. We can't wait to see the friendly and hilarious folks up there.<br /><br />Guess what, The Union won our first round of the two person <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">improv</span> show <a href="http://www.comedysportzchicago.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&Itemid=180">Dual Duel</a>! And we did it without packing the house with just our friends. Seriously, it was just our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">improv</span> skills. Shocked? Yeah, us too. Please come support us in the semi finals on Aug 23rd. The competition gets tougher each round, so we'll take all the help we can get!<br /><br />Other than performing this summer, we've been having fun with friends and vacations.<br /><br />We just got back from Southwest Michigan where we spent 3 days touring wineries and relaxing at a beach house. Great food, wine and some much needed rest. They recommend trying 4-5 wineries a day. I don't know how people do it, not because you would end up drunk, but because all the flavors of wine gets overwhelming after a while. We could only do 2-3 a day, tasting 5-6 different kinds at each and of course sharing each others. The wines were mostly really good (we ended up bringing home 6 bottles!). Apparently people in that part of the country like their wine sweet, so we definitely tried ones that were too sugary, but we also found some great dryer ones that we both enjoyed. Plus one of the wineries also had a brewery and distillery.<br />The little town we stayed in, <a href="http://www.harborcountry.org/unionpier/">Union Pier</a>, had great restaurants with some surprisingly unusual foods and really fresh fish. One of our favorite things was picking fresh blueberries. We bought 12 pounds (for only $15). Yes, we saw what life will be like in 40 years.<br /><br />Next time we hope to rent a house with a group of friends!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gordonbeachinn.com/">Gordan Beach Inn</a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod-ZpvoAj3QZva7hmC1z9FJS2cK7WTblwFAQu_5HMYkjIffdD9C-Xcw4j3JEguR4YRsCDMRms54pNpDkx6ZVA5hnvZJisRTPTVYoWDv6U-47srdUXIoW9wkTMFLtWB0dJH59Mag/s400/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364481267017200754" border="0" /><br />Sunset at our private beach<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFlKv6G9YaAzZxOz5imQNAbxHpcOYfVJQz2p4aqLSG1lo85iTgZY_k0XMClF3Jap0mhzKmKxhiz1_bxWGlHrztcAH0eQOBBU0H7mc19K5vZB66JtTt6dGNMfpXy9G9pQtlhe-UQ/s1600-h/064+cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFlKv6G9YaAzZxOz5imQNAbxHpcOYfVJQz2p4aqLSG1lo85iTgZY_k0XMClF3Jap0mhzKmKxhiz1_bxWGlHrztcAH0eQOBBU0H7mc19K5vZB66JtTt6dGNMfpXy9G9pQtlhe-UQ/s400/064+cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364477691512699346" border="0" /></a>Picking blueberries. They literally gave us a bucket and told us to just go out and pick. No lessons, no details, just us in a field alone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8LRyGdY9iZJZKY4y8DT3U-mlu9kSM80Z9EJ3-9Siq5t0Xbz6mp8Hbkl6E_59aLuBNynIc2-vLFcvwiwFeR4iV0NwQpzKKOOzcFQBv4yfH8fbSyoCl98z6M4jF3AXGID2pivnSA/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8LRyGdY9iZJZKY4y8DT3U-mlu9kSM80Z9EJ3-9Siq5t0Xbz6mp8Hbkl6E_59aLuBNynIc2-vLFcvwiwFeR4iV0NwQpzKKOOzcFQBv4yfH8fbSyoCl98z6M4jF3AXGID2pivnSA/s400/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364477700301043490" border="0" /></a>Corey frolicking in his natural habitat!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5zYsZsMLGRjx7SmyB_R_xTsQ2Z4e3kaeLGx9BNMl2sfjO0Zb7EI37SoPRJnPjaeb8MMpGCWwnJADd47HwVij9TMBsbo6VYv_M622vhJA2CSB6x7Rgquz2OCkP0VhZHSSbrDWJA/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 477px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5zYsZsMLGRjx7SmyB_R_xTsQ2Z4e3kaeLGx9BNMl2sfjO0Zb7EI37SoPRJnPjaeb8MMpGCWwnJADd47HwVij9TMBsbo6VYv_M622vhJA2CSB6x7Rgquz2OCkP0VhZHSSbrDWJA/s400/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364482429551328050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMYNFLkKEf-AgziW2H427RIFTm5ml-3QqL9W0px1ZwmmSXmUGjVP2JanrzRvPf6oIIFHXvvY6I01mHRYGNhVr1Ty6g0PRreliJmzfkwC9OlKxksk7O3wAoA4vGXZQMR3Xels71g/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMYNFLkKEf-AgziW2H427RIFTm5ml-3QqL9W0px1ZwmmSXmUGjVP2JanrzRvPf6oIIFHXvvY6I01mHRYGNhVr1Ty6g0PRreliJmzfkwC9OlKxksk7O3wAoA4vGXZQMR3Xels71g/s400/045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364483660788581298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0-L5KatarTLEiDA0y-1PylDjRvj7Qti_EFfIwywKeVa5TqAgs-iAc_3Y_9Gb7Uq2p2cy01paBwyQx8boWyArRH29V66x8KXXg5NsTVB1lxp2vevNOb_4LVjWSnl-IfGnUjSWSA/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0-L5KatarTLEiDA0y-1PylDjRvj7Qti_EFfIwywKeVa5TqAgs-iAc_3Y_9Gb7Uq2p2cy01paBwyQx8boWyArRH29V66x8KXXg5NsTVB1lxp2vevNOb_4LVjWSnl-IfGnUjSWSA/s400/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364476760865354722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIkAjOELZaXwzJ-Zp1mFEeA35R94IERaoQuMs_ozLCmbZ2y8VjauZJ7bPed6-mWoAWZ1jcwSkAgv2bVUStuyk-vbXvhsXXipw0FU7FtP5y5ZqoOJlHL-IpsUihkK_4O6s44kR2Q/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIkAjOELZaXwzJ-Zp1mFEeA35R94IERaoQuMs_ozLCmbZ2y8VjauZJ7bPed6-mWoAWZ1jcwSkAgv2bVUStuyk-vbXvhsXXipw0FU7FtP5y5ZqoOJlHL-IpsUihkK_4O6s44kR2Q/s400/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364476752455592754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwfV2KCatEWtXC6O3hjrltPpuOGxd9MhHP6XswqIF6Ro0esuM4hqzInB1HKasw01MzJBmWCIHFsjBZi99sDi3gslsegOZ6XdYd5cMxRuhqBQ7usc5w7BH5p0DVlXsNnLQcZK8Rg/s1600-h/054.JPG"></a>It may not be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Sonoma</span>, but it was still beautiful!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwfV2KCatEWtXC6O3hjrltPpuOGxd9MhHP6XswqIF6Ro0esuM4hqzInB1HKasw01MzJBmWCIHFsjBZi99sDi3gslsegOZ6XdYd5cMxRuhqBQ7usc5w7BH5p0DVlXsNnLQcZK8Rg/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwfV2KCatEWtXC6O3hjrltPpuOGxd9MhHP6XswqIF6Ro0esuM4hqzInB1HKasw01MzJBmWCIHFsjBZi99sDi3gslsegOZ6XdYd5cMxRuhqBQ7usc5w7BH5p0DVlXsNnLQcZK8Rg/s400/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364476770242143730" border="0" /></a><br />- MoCorey and Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00554708491097682385noreply@blogger.com0