spurn - 10-Year Anniversary!

“…sketch comedy that’s as funny and fresh as your parents say Saturday Night Live used to be.”

– Crackle.com
 
 
spurn
Fridays in November, 4th , 11th & 18th @ 8:00 PM – TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY!  
The People’s Improv Theater (123 E. 24th Street)  
Tickets: $15.00
 
Forget the fact that your 20’s were so long ago. Forget the fact that you've plateaued in your career. Forget the fact that your baby very-likely hates you… In fact, forget everything except that spurn opens this week for its TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA at the all-new location of The Peoples Improv Theater. The new show deals with the horrors of maturity, from marriage to spawning, and will surely "tickle your funny bone till it screams in agony." (Nylon Newsletter) All this with spurn‘s unique brand of "disgusting, horrifying, amusing" (TimeOut NY) comedy that will no doubt "leave the audience gasping for breath between guffaws". (Village Voice)  
 
Performances will take place at The PIT, 123 E. 24th Street (between Park & Lex; take the 6 train to 23rd St ). Running time is one hour. Tickets are only $15 for general admission, with a beautiful, full-service bar in the lobby. Get drunk either before or after the show, or both! For further information, please visit www.spurn-nyc.com or the PIT schedule page. For advance ticket sales, head to brown paper tickets (fees apply).  
 
Meanwhile, bask in the warm, comforting glow of spurn online by subscribing through the iTunes Store or checking out our brand new YouTube channel, getspurned http://www.youtube.com/user/getspurned. Stay tuned, new episodes are uploaded every Tuesday.  
 
As always, spurn tends to sell out quickly. We recommend you buy tickets in advance http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/204137 to ensure seating. See you next week!  
 
- Neil Trivedi & Ross A. McIntyre
 
Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/spurn/7786066993 and at our new YouTube channel!
 

If you're happy, you're not paying attention. 

Hi all,

Opening night on our 15th live production was this past Friday, Nov. 4th.  Some very enthusiastic reactions from a sold-out, full house.  Hope some of you Chewers can make it!  I've been a 10-yr + reader on the site, but kept my postings to a bare minimum, and even then, only in the last few years.  Sorry, I'm an antisocial neo-luddite.

-Neil

“Leaves its audience gasping for breath between guffaws as its relentlessly funny skits whip past.”

–Village Voice

spurn

Fridays in November, 4th , 11th & 18th @ 8:00 PM – TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

The People’s Improv Theater (123 E. 24th Street)

Tickets: $15.00

The comedy veterans of spurn return for their 10-year anniversary show TOMORROW! Join us at The Peoples Improv Theater for a hilariously unsettling look at growing older, having children, killing your dreams and settling. The show that's “too funny to be properly capitalized” (L Magazine) opens this weekend, so we recommend you either buy tickets in advance or get to the theater early!

Performances will take place at The PIT, 123 E. 24th Street (between Park & Lex; take the 6 train to 23rd St). spurn’s cast, a "wickedly funny theatre ensemble” (Blog Chelsea), are joined by award-winning returning director Neil Turitz. Running time is one hour. Tickets are only $15 for general admission, and, because the cast & crew are alcoholics, there is a large and beautifully-appointed bar in the lobby. For further information, visit www.spurn-nyc.com or the PIT. For advance ticket sales, head to brown paper tickets (fees apply).

If you need a quick fix, experience spurn online by subscribing through the iTunes Store or checking out our new YouTube channel, getspurned. Stay tuned, new episodes are uploaded every Tuesday.

The theater maintains a strict “no late seating” policy, so please make sure you arrive at the theater at least 15 minutes before the scheduled performance time.

- Neil & Ross

Find us on Facebook and at our new YouTube channel!

Gonna keep flogging away here until I hear about some Chewers showing up.   

-Neil

"...(a) fresh batch of dark humor and sharp sarcasm intended to tickle your funny bone till it screams in agony... Creative genius.”

– Nylon Newsletter

spurn

10th ANNIVERSARY! DECEMBER DATES NOW AVAILABLE!

Fridays in November, 11th & 18th @ 8:00 PM

Thursdays in December, 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd @ 8:00 PM

The People’s Improv Theater (123 E. 24th Street)

Tickets: $15.00

Join us for spurn's 10th-Anniversary show at The Peoples Improv Theater for a hilariously unsettling look at growing older, having children, killing your dreams, and settling. The show that has “the most inventive and original comedy in town” (BlogChelsea) is running for a limited time only, so we recommend you buy tickets in advance or get to the theatre early!

Performances will take place at The PIT, 123 E. 24th Street (between Park & Lex; take the 6 train to 23rd St ). spurn’s "relentlessly funny" (Village Voice) cast of hotheads are joined by award-winning returning director Neil Turitz. Tickets are only $15 for general admission, while running time is one hour. For further information, visit spurn or The Pit. For advance ticket sales, head to brownpapertickets.com (fees apply).

Experience spurn online by subscribing through the iTunes Store or checking out our new YouTube channel, getspurned. This week, a brand-spanking new video by well-known stand-up and spurn staff writer Rob Paravonian (who just hit 10 million hits on YouTube with his Pachelbel Rant), entitled Party Loyalty, was posted. Party Loyalty is a big hit from last year's stage show, we think you'll enjoy the video just as much.

The theatre maintains a strict “no late seating” policy, so please make sure you arrive at the theater at least 15 minutes before the scheduled performance time.

- Neil & Ross

Find us on Facebook and at our new YouTube channel!

Been a great 10-yr. anniversary run of spurn thus far!  Just three shows left, if you're in or around NYC, come on out and enjoy a darkly hilarious sketch comedy take on growing older, having children, killing your dreams and settling!  Check out our latest missive for further information, advanced ticket purchase, etc.

“…sketch comedy that’s as funny and fresh as your parents say Saturday Night Live used to be.”

– Crackle.com

“Hard core sketch comedy fans will enjoy the show's fast pace and crispness.”

-- offoffonline.com

 “…too funny to be properly capitalized.”

-- The L Magazine

"…so versatile--it matches our mood, the weather and even our clothes."

"... wickedly funny theatre ensemble performs some of the most inventive and original comedy in town."

-- BlogChelsea.com

"...a fresh batch of dark humor and sharp sarcasm intended to tickle your funny bone till it screams in agony."

"Creative genius"

-- Nylon Newsletter

"Recognizable stock characters... (are) actualized with the specificity of skilled actors rather than the single-dimension schtick of sketchy sketch comedians."

"Disgusting, horrifying, amusing."

-- TimeOut NY

"Leaves its audience gasping for breath between guffaws as its relentlessly funny skits whip past us... the nimble ensemble leaps effortlessly between vignettes, giving the show a blessed fluidity for such a wrenching satiric picture."

“Mr. Show-worthy”

-- The Village Voice

"Consistently funny... spurn shares (Kids in the Hall's) hard-edged, envelope-pushing, vaguely absurdist sensibility."

-- New York Theatre Experience

“Where love is worse than death and reality is turned on its ear.”

-- New York Press

"Side-splitting."

-- Citysearch.com Editorial

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ONLY TWO SHOWS LEFT!
Thursdays in December, 15th & 22nd @ 8:00 PM
Peoples Improv Theater (123 E. 24th Street)
Tickets: $15

Reasons to catch the 10-year Anniversary of spurn before its too late:

1. A decade of consistent laughs, all in one hour!

2. We make fun of babies and the people who have them. Like us.

3. We miss our 20's (big dreams, slim waistlines), and so do you.

4. spurn's cast is "relentlessly funny" (Village Voice).

5. There is a bar onsite, and you are absolutely encouraged to drink during the show.

The 10-year anniversary production of spurn is nearly over. There are just two chances left to join us for a hilariously unsettling look at marriage, children, killing your dreams, and settling, an experience that will surely "tickle your funny bone till it screams in agony" (Nylon Newsletter). Remaining performances take place at the Peoples Improv Theater's main stage, 123 E. 24th Street (between Park & Lex; take the 6 train to 23rd St.) Tickets are only $15 for general admission. For further information, visit spurn's home or the PIT schedule page. For advance ticket sales, head to Brown Paper Tickets (fees apply).

Subscribe to spurn online through the iTunes Store or visit our new YouTube channel, getspurned, which currently features our classic opus, In My Country..., with the lovely and terrifying Vlidanya.

As the theater maintains a strict “no late seating” policy, please make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled performance time. See you soon!

- Neil & Ross

Closing night of what's been a fantastic two-month run is tomorrow, so this will be my last flogging of the show.

-Neil

THE LAST spurn!
Thursday, December 22nd @ 8:00 PM
Peoples Improv Theater (123 E. 24th Street between Park/Lex)
Tickets: $15

The 10-year anniversary production of spurn is nearly over, only tomorrow night remains. After Thursday, you will have no more chances to see the nearly sold out production, and you will be sad throughout the holiday season. Sad, I tell you! We leave you with the following critical acclaim for ten years of spurn:

“…sketch comedy that’s as funny and fresh as your parents say Saturday Night Live used to be.”

--Crackle.com

"... wickedly funny theatre ensemble performs some of the most inventive and original comedy in town."

-- BlogChelsea.com

"Creative genius"

-- Nylon Newsletter

"Disgusting, horrifying, amusing."

-- TimeOut NY

"Leaves its audience gasping for breath between guffaws as its relentlessly funny skits whip past us... the nimble ensemble leaps effortlessly between vignettes, giving the show a blessed fluidity for such a wrenching satiric picture."

-- The Village Voice

"Consistently funny... spurn shares (Kids in the Hall's) hard-edged, envelope-pushing, vaguely absurdist sensibility."

-- New York Theatre Experience

"Side-splitting."

-- Citysearch.com Editorial

For further information, visit www.spurn-nyc.com or the PIT schedule page schedule page. For advance ticket sales, head to brown paper tickets. Subscribe to spurn online through the iTunes Store or visit our new YouTube channel, getspurned, which currently features our classic, Doppelgäng Fight, written by comedian and YouTube sensation, Rob Paravonian.

As the theater maintains a strict “no late seating” policy, please make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled performance time. See you tomorrow!

- Neil & Ross