Wait For It… a blog by Andy Ross

Talent Show Story

Posted on November 18, 2011

You guys, I know I've been lax with the blog. Live shows have been taking up most of my time. Including the above clip, which is me telling a story and then singing my heart out at The Jukebox series at Union Hall. Hopefully it makes up for the recent dearth of nonsense essays.

Thank you to Steve Heisler and Steve Jacobs for having me at the show and providing the video.

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Summer Break

Posted on September 27, 2011

Dear Readers,

First off, a warning that this post is a little sincere. Please skip ahead to the videos if you don't go for that sort of thing.

You may have noticed that I suddenly stopped blogging for the past two months. It's odd, because I had written every day for the year and a half prior. It's not that I was sick or needed a break; I'm always slightly sick, and my Midwestern guilt doesn't allow me to take breaks. Either of those things, and I would have stopped writing the blog after week two.

Instead, I've been swamped with live shows, specifically my show REAL CHARACTERS at McNally Jackson Books. When I moved it to the new space, I ask my friend Ann Marie to serve as producer, and together we've been booking and promoting the hell out of it.

That meant reaching out to publications and booking the best writers and performers I could find. Which, in turn, meant emailing strangers, which is horrifying to me. The last two months have been me in a constant state of panic over the following:

Should I re-edit this outgoing email?
Do I seem properly casual and off-the-cuff?
Was it rude that I got this person's email address from a mutual friend?
Why hasn't this person emailed me back?
How long do I wait before I offer the slot to someone else?
Did I sound too grateful that they said yes?
Do I sound too disappointed they said no?
Did I use the wrong homophone?
OH NO! I used the wrong homophone!

That said, it's all worked out great, and we've had three amazing shows, and I couldn't be prouder of them. If you haven't come to the live show, please do. You'll love it. I'm going to get back to writing new blog posts every day starting sometime this week. But, until then, enjoy this small sampling of some of the many terrific performances at REAL CHARACTERS:

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I Am Not KGB

Posted on June 2, 2011

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Tiffany’s Birthday

Posted on May 9, 2011

I was lucky enough to see my old friend, Steve Delahoyde, this weekend. And, it made me realize I never posted this video we had done together. Steve directed and I wrote, and Paul Thomas stole the show with his pitch-perfect reaction shots.

So, yeah, I hope you enjoy it.

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Flocked

Posted on September 30, 2010

When we were all still in Chicago, Steve Delahoyde, Mark Geary, Kumail Nanjiani, Jared Logan, and I made a sitcom pilot. I wrote it with Kumail and Jared. Mark produced. And, Steve directed.

The plot involves a con artist, played by the amazing Peter Grosz, taking over a cult full of misfits.

We filmed it in minus 10 degree weather in an old church. The pipes froze, and the propane heaters we brought in burned our lungs. We got no sleep. It was fun. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

That's why I'm sharing it with you below. I hope you enjoy it. And, thank you to Steve for putting it online.

Part One:

Part Two:

Part Three:

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Dancing with Myself

Posted on September 24, 2010

Today is my 200th blog post! I’m pretty excited about that. Thank you to everybody who has been reading it so far.

I decided to celebrate by making the video above. I’ve talked about my amazing dancing before quite a bit, and I thought it was time to show it off. If that doesn't sound appealing, some other stuff happens about halfway through. Hope you enjoy it.

Remember to keep coming back, and feel free to hit the "share" button early and often. Thanks again.

- Andy

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Avez-Vous Une Cigarette?

Posted on August 13, 2010

I apologize for the terrible picture quality of the following video. It's one of my first character monologues, and I think it holds up pretty well.

This comes from a 2006 performance at The Hideout in Chicago as part of Funny Ha-Ha, a terrific reading series hosted then and now by my friend Claire Zulkey.

Enjoy.

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German Club

Posted on June 29, 2010

I thought I dust off this old video, since it's one of my favorites, and it hasn't made it to the blog yet. Directed by Steve Delahoyde.

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HBO Promo

Posted on June 15, 2010

I've finally given up on trying to start a career in the magazine industry. So, I thought to myself, "What do I like besides lying on the couch reading magazines?" And, the answer was lying on the couch watching television. Thus, I have begun my hunt for a career in television.

I'm beginning with this quick spec promo I made for HBO, the premium cable channel. Enjoy.

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Acting Lesson: Emoting

Posted on May 27, 2010

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