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Mask and Wig alum writes hot new Spiderman Broadway Show
Bono, Julie Taymor, Glen Berger and The Edge. Who knew that years after appearing as the lead role of Sir Rupert in Mask and Wig ‘s 100th production of “Lurline, Again!” Glen Berger (C’89) would go on to write the book for the hottest new show slinging onto Broadway on November 14… More after the jump! […]
Her First SNL Appearance: Is Vanessa Bayer SNL’s next Cheri Oteri? (VIDEOS)
If you missed SNL on Saturday night you missed seeing Penn alum Vanessa Bayer’s (C’04, Bloomers) enthusiastic energy and smile planted in a good number of sketches. In fact, her face was the first to open the show in a sketch where she played a secretary announcing Christine O’Donnell’s arrival at the Republican National Committee […]
Breaking News: Penn Alum Joins Cast of Saturday Night Live! (VIDEO)
It has just been announced that Penn Alum Vanessa Bayer (C’04, Bloomers) is one of three new cast members of the upcoming 36th season of Saturday Night Live! (source) Like many SNL castmates, Vanessa comes from doing Chicago’s Second City. Per her bio on the Second City website, “The Cleveland native was director of Bloomers […]
Jay Leno Flies Penn Alum Out to LA (VIDEO)
Last week, David Loewy (Eng ’10, Mask and Wig) was featured on “The Tonight Show” alongside Ian Stringham (C’10, Mask and Wig) on a “Meal or No Meal” segment. In the segment (minute 15:27-18:10 above) David shows Jay and a panel of judges his unique skill for balancing all sorts of things on different parts […]
This Penn Alum is HBO’s Classiest “Pimp” (VIDEO)
News of another Penn alum actress who you probably have seen on a very popular HBO show and never knew it until now. More on this actress after the jump! If you’ve watched HBO’s “Hung”, you probably have become endeared to “Lenore”, the ruthless pimp who at the end of last season, stole male gigolo […]
Penn Alum Paul Provenza Brings Us Inside the Minds of These Celebrity Comics
A few years ago, Paul Provenza (C’79, Mask and Wig) showed us an inside peek of the comic world when he had his celebrity comedians deliver their own versions of the world’s dirtiest joke in his film, The Aristocrats. Starting this week, Paul serves up a lot more “celebrity insider” comedy that you’ll want to […]
