Another Round of Things To Talk About!

Wow, what a week it has been! Where do I start?!

Monday began with rehearsals for the NBC Nationwide Sketch Comedy Showcase, in rehearsal hall 1, literally steps away from Studio 1A on the NBC lot. For those of you who aren't familiar with Studio 1A, it's Jay Leno's set (formerly Johnny Carson's and I believe Bob Hope's). It was awesome! There we were in a large rehearsal hall with worn hardwood floors, gymnasium height ceilings surrounded by props from the Tonight Show (well, they were outside the door, but still!) Basically, Cold Tofu was asked to take part in this showcase to perform in front of their producers, casting directors and agents! How cool was that! The actual showcase happened last night, Tuesday at the Ivar Theater in Hollywood. Great times as we were surrounded by some pretty talented groups, including Loose Screws from Hawaii, KevINda, Mike Rose and friends, Claudia (something) and the SC All-starts, and a group from NY named Derrick. Boy, when you get 6 comedy groups together, things can get pretty funny!

(On a side note, not only did we see Jay Leno's set, I also saw that one guy "Ross the Intern" who frequents his show, and on Tuesday, while getting coffee, Stephen Baldwin, near the Ivar. Yup, it's Hollywood alright.)

Who knows who else has been in this rehearsal hall

Here's Denise, Aaron, and Helen in front of the different NBC logos throughout the years. Jay Leno's studio is to the right.


The Ivar Theater - site of the "Showdown"


Room full of sketch groups.


Loose Screws from Hawaii, in full Kubuki costume, getting ready to perform their patented "Screw-buki" improvised show. These guys are awesome (and funny!)

Needless to say, it was an awesome evening of sketch comedy with a great audience of industry folk! So much so, we are invited back to meet with their casting department in the upcoming days. How cool is that?! Great times indeed!

Lastly for this post, I am so honored to have been chosen by Saki and Taka to photograph their wedding in August. It's going to be a terrific wedding that is going to be held at Taka's parent's house. I can't wait to photograph their big day! A huge and heartfelt thanks go out to this super couple for choosing me to capture their wedding day - I KNOW we're going to get some great images! More to come in the months leading to their big day!

The lovely couple Taka and Saki.
Did you know that Saki played on the Professional Golf Tour for 2 years and prior to that, won a national collegiate golf championship with UCLA?!
Taka is also an avid golfer with a course record at his nearby golf course - how cool is that?!

That's it for now. I have more photos to share from the sketch show, but I'll post those later. Hope you all are having a great week!