Showing posts with label Improv. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Improv. Show all posts

Monday, January 13, 2014

IMPROV Comedy - "WORLDS WORST" GAME by Eight is NEVER Enough



Eight is NEVER Enough performs the hilarious improv "Worlds Worst" Game on tour in Wisconsin. The NYC-based improv company is now in it's 11th season of making people laugh through improvisation, and is touring nationally at colleges and schools.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Great Quotes about Laughter and Humor


Some for our FAVORITE QUOTES about the Importance of Laughter!

A day without laughter is a day wasted. - Charlie Chaplin

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. - Mark Twain


“There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about.”
― Criss Jami


At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. - Jean Houston

Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection. - Yakov Smirnoff

 He who has laughter on his side has no need of proof. - Theodor Adorno

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors. -Norman Cousins

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. - Woody Allen

I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives,
in so many ways.  - Lucille Ball

I'm really only happy when I'm on stage. I just feed off the energy of the audience. That's what I'm all
about - people and laughter. - Larry David

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.  - Victor Borge

If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.  - Yakov Smirnoff

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man. - Francois Rabelais

It is still not clear from this study how laughter can directly help the heart but other studies have shown
that laughter is beneficial for every system in the body.  - Allen Klein

Comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: Laughter. -Jackie Gleason

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. - Bob Newhart
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.  - Arnold H. Glasow

Laughter is America's most important export. - Walt Disney

Laughter is an instant vacation.  -Milton Berle

“We're all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can.” 
― Will Rodgers

Laughter is God's blessing.  -Joseph Prince

“A day without laughter is like living in darkness; you try to find your way around, but you can't see clearly.” 
― Emily Mitchell

Laughter is one of the very privileges of reason, being confined to the human species. - Thomas Carlyle

Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart.  - Mort Walker

“Our flesh is a gift of laughter.” 
― Harley King

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place. - Josh Billings

“Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.” 
― Langston Hughes

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.  - Victor Hugo

Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.  - Max Eastman

One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.  - Joseph Addison

So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter. - Gordon W. Allport
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The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. - Henri Bergson

The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed. -Bennett Cerf

The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. - Milan Kundera

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no
matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. - Bill Cosby

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty,
you can survive it. -Bill Cosby

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. - Stephen Kin

You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused. -Gilda Radner

“If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.” ― Robert Frost

“I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.” ― Maya Angelou

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Laughter is carbonated holiness.” ― Anne Lamott

“It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.”― Martin Luther King Jr.

“Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch
more and to make eye contact more frequently.” ― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the
hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living.” ― Seán O'Casey

There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the
horrors of the world.” ― Hillary DePiano

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If cavemen had known how to laugh,
history would have been different.” ― Chuck Klosterman

“You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.” ― Michael Pritchard
“The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses in your cheeks and in your soul.” - Linda Knight

Live it well, laugh it up, and love as much as you can. Your life will be over before you know it.” ― Dixie Carnley

“You gotta laugh because if you didn't you'd cry”  ― Craig Ferguson

In the darkest of times, laughter helps revolutionize our perspective.” ― Phil Callaway

“Even amidst tragedy there is laughter, sometimes farce.

“There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what
they're laughing about.” ― Criss Jami

“Laughter separates us from despair, and gives us a chance at love.”
― Craig Ferguson

I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning do to do afterward.” 
― Kurt Vonnegut

“The only real laughter comes from despair.” 
― Groucho Marx

“People who stop laughing are always the ones who get hurt.” 

― Josh Sundquist

“I know why we laugh. We laugh because it hurts, and it's the only thing to make it stop hurting.” 
― Robert A. Heinlein

Learn more about making people laugh in our Improv Classes


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Improv Comedy College Tour by Eight is NEVER Enough




The cast of the NYC-based Improv Troupe "Eight is NEVER Enough" recently performed for a crowd of over 1000 students at Montclair State University. The troupe's college touring company was a smash hit! Improv comedy shows serve as great entertainment for annual college events. These shows make GREAT ice-breakers for the students because laughter creates bonds in groups of people and helps reduce stress.

Last summer, EINE performed for five different campus events at Pace University for student orientations.Other cecent College Improv Comedy Tour Destinations:Ursuline College (OH), High Point University (NC), University of MD (MD), Yeshiva University (NYC), Georgetown University (DC), Mt. Ida College (MA), Williams College (MA), Virginia Wesleyan (VA), College Misericordia (PA),/ Stonehill College (MA),Bloomfield College (NJ), Lynchburg College (VA), Hofstra University (NY), Princeton University (NJ)Roger Williams University (RI)

Click HERE for more info about booking professional Improv Comedy Shows for College Events
 

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Song Improv - Wearing Underwear Irish Drinking Song



The cast of Eight is NEVER Enough Comedy Troupe presents an improvised Irish Drinking Song about UNDERWEAR! Featuring Laurice Fattal, Patrick Reidy, Andy Scannell and Paul DeGrocco. More at http://www.eightimprov.biz. Performed live at our theatre located in the Times Square Arts Center in NYC.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Transformers Meets Titanic: Improv Sound Effects Game







Eight Is Never Enough present LMAO "Laugh My Ankles Off Broadway" Bizarre mashup of two movie (Titanic & Transformers) classics with Walt Frasier playing Rose with Pat Reidy as Jack. Audience members present wacky sound effects to support actors on stage. Performed live at the Times Square Arts Center / Comedy Club.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

SUMMERTIME - 5 Reasons to come check out the show!

# 1 - Universal Humor
This is a comedy show that you can bring the kids to. This is a comedy show that you can bring grandma to.. You can even bring French Canadians... and they will ALL have a good time. This is a comedy show for everyone....and it's funny!



# 2 - When times are tough….Eight Is NEVER Enough!
Broadway shows can run up to $50- $120/SEAT. Movies in Manhattan are $12.50/Ticket. Popcorn...Almost THE SAME price! We are offering a great professional show for an affordable price. With the current state of the economy we realize that not everyone is able to afford such luxuries. We have taken this into consideration. If you are unable to pay the full price of admission, then give us a call and we will work out a special deal on the admission price for you. Unfortunately we are unable to change the required 2 drink minimum, but we can promise that the show will cost reasonable less than the above activities.

# 3 - Times Square Comedy Club
This club is one of the nicest, cleanest and upscale yet casual comedy clubs in Manhattan. Our resident theatre (Theatre 4) has a posh and cozy feel to it. The current staff is very friendly, the drink pours are heavy and the food is yummy. The club is also conveniently located right across the street from Port Authority and directly above 42nd St Subway A,E,C,1,9,N,R,W,7 Trains. We are 8th Ave so you can get to the show without dealing with too much of the congestion and slow walkers on Broadway!




# 4 - KILLER cast!
No don't worry - the comedians are NOT killers but they ARE all amazingly talented actors with years of training and experience in improv, comedy and theatre. Plus funnyman HOST Walt Frasier 's jolly humor and larger than life personality is a nice contrast to the dry witted deadpan of sidekick Spero Chumas. Click HERE to read about our Cast.


#5 - 100% Audience Participation!
Sometimes during live shows and even during movies the audience members can start to squirm in their seats! Sitting down and being quiet for 2-3 hours can cause your mind to drift, your legs to fall asleep and your butt to hurt. With EIGHT is NEVER Enough the audience is being called upon to either yell out ideas or come up on stage every 3-5 minutes. We make the show about what YOU want it to be. We are also now webcasting all of our shows LIVE on ustream.tv!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Road Show Blogging

This video blog does not need much of an explanation. Fresh from the road show upstate in Carmel New York: