Author: martgordon

Iron Manhattan Add bourbon, sweet vermouth, 2 dashes of angostura and 1 dash of orange bitters to a mixing glass with ice, and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a brandied cherry or a lemon twist. Now pour that into a sports direct mug and drown it in Iron Brew, this, [...]

The Power of the Chair You remind me of the chair. What chair? The chair with the power. What power? The power of the chair. Stop it now, we've already done Labyrinth and revisiting these things doesn't end well. Just ask the second season the Dark Crystal: Age of resistance...oh, you can't. Anyway: This is [...]

Good Will Hinesting Thirty-something Will Hinesting of Booger Hole, West Virginia is a janitor at the improv dojo tucked away high up in the Appalachian Mountains. When famous actor Stellan Skarsgård posts a difficult improv scene scenario on a blackboard as a challenge for his pirate, ninja and robot students, Will solves the problem anonymously, [...]

Captain Andri It's ok, Mart, I don't need to see the picture, just tell me what it's called and I'll write it! Thank you. OK, here goes: Set free by the Teen Angels from her prehistoric block of glacier ice, comes the world's first superhero, Captain Andri! Marvel as she Unga Bunga's her way through [...]

Chairface The original Scarface is a classic but what about the other Montana? When his brother has such an exciting and violent life would people really want to know about his slightly older and a lot duller brother Nigel Montana? We thought they definitely would. Miami was too warm and exciting for Nigel, so he [...]

Got Puns Today we explore the 1986 action drama 'Top Gun'. A film about volleyball, Jesters and Winged men. This testosterone-fueled, sweaty, flight fest is famous for it's soundtrack and many memorable quotes. Did you know that most people use Top Gun quotes 6-8 times per day? The cultural significance of this film is breathtaking. [...]

Michael & Pooch 'These are the simple rules. No barking, now growling, you will not lift your leg to anything in this house. This is not your room. No slobbering, no chewing, you will wear a flea collar. This is not your room. No begging for food, no sniffing of crotches, and you will not [...]

Spider-Jan Spider-Jan, Spider -Jan, Does whatever a spider carn. Spins a Web, checks it twice, Gonna find out who's naughty or nice. Look out, here comes a Spider-Jan! Yes, with today being the birthday of our very own Jan, we'd thought we'd celebrate by shattering his privacy and exposing the alter ego he's kept secret [...]

Junglist Adventures It's improv's worst kept secret that Ange and Keith are huge fans of Jungle music. So what better way to celebrate Ange's birthday last week than to go on a jungle themed cruise? A cruise, they assumed, would be nought but hardcore dance from dusk until dawn, with guests such as Goldie (the [...]

Angela & Demons In this gripping Betty production, Pope John has been killed. Many questions are raised like 'Who killed Pope John?' and 'Then who killed Pope John?' Sent to answer this question and explore the mysterious death of a unclear physicist is the brilliant Harvard Symbologist and improvisational boffin Angela Langley. She is thwarted [...]