“Hilarious… Kreisler nails the glad-handing “just between us” semi-conspiratorial tone of guru/salesmen such as Tony Robbins… His audience interactions are smooth and he knows how to stick the knife into our guts in the middle of a belly laugh. - Chicago Tribune
“Plenty of polished one-liners and wry observations” - Time Out Chicago
Yay!
Is this what he meant?
Chicago! Tonight begins your chance to Get Rich Cheating. Come on out! Details here.
While I catch my breath before taking Get Rich Cheating to Chicago and San Fran, a little pat-on-the-back recap of the reviews from the NY Fringe (Paper Mag also came, will post their thoughts when up):
“Somebody get Jeff Kreisler on ‘The Colbert Report’… As funny and as quotable as anything that appears daily on late-night TV. You are guaranteed a few laugh-out-loud verbal souvenirs to try out on your friends” - The New York Times
“A Michael Moore -esque rallying cry… Disturbing & frightening… I’ve never seen anything like it… a really great performer” - Time Out New York
“Pitch perfect satire” - Theater Is Easy
“A funny satirical attack on the culture of greed” - NY Theater.com
“Get Rich Cheating, however, is about as smart as parody shows (and books) come.” - Talking Broadway
“Like all good satire, comedian Jeff Kreisler’s fake wealth-building seminar gets closer to the truth than the putative objects of its scorn.” - Show Showdown
“Jeff has a formidable intelligence, a robust moral center, and a wicked sense of humor… Here is a show that takes a real life truth and translates it through satire, character, and humor.”- AYearOfPlays
See previous reviews (i.e. from Edinburgh) and love and details of upcoming shows here.
Thanks for all your ongoing support & encouragement!
“Somebody get Jeff Kreisler on “The Colbert Report.”… As funny and as
quotable as anything that appears daily on late-night TV. You are
guaranteed a few laugh-out-loud verbal souvenirs to try out on your
friends after the performance.” - New York Times
Last show tonight NYC!
Then Chicago (Sept 1-5) & San Fran (Sept 10).
Hope to see you somewhere.
Hey,
Reviews have started coming in of Get Rich Cheating at the NYC International Fringe (a few more in the works). ’till they’re all in - and I get some time off this treadmill - here’s a link to ‘em.
Preview: “pitch perfect satire” - Theater Is Easy; “A funny satirical attack on the culture of greed” - NY Theater.com; “Get Rich Cheating, however, is about as smart as parody shows (and books) come.” - Talking Broadway; “Like all good satire, comedian Jeff Kreisler’s fake wealth-building seminar gets closer to the truth than the putative objects of its scorn.” - Show Showdown
Ciao
Chicago! I’m coming there next week, Sept 1-5 with the show. Details here.
San Fran - Sept 10! Deets here.
Massive flooding in Pakistan.
Should we give some aid? You know, a little PR. Or do we want the Taliban swooping in and building another generation of loyal followers/enablers/hiders?
I mean, I’d like some jobs here, but, still… if we’re so worried about terrorism that Rep. Peter King still has a job…
Food for thought…
What, you telling me you don’t Google yourself?
It had been a while, I admit, and obviously I hadn’t done it specifically enough, because I just found this nice review of my show Get Rich Cheating on showbusinessweekly.com.
Now, keep in mind, this review - even though good - is from the very first time I put this baby up, a year ago, script in hand, no idea what I was doing. It is sooooooooo much better now - without seeing this, I’ve changed everything she even slightly criticizes - and, even way back then, it was “inspired” and “he keeps the audience laughing constantly.”
Imagine how good it is now.
Why don’t you come find out?
Get Rich Cheating tours NYC, Chicago, and San Fran, starting Sunday. Details here.
MSNBC. Dylan Ratigan Show. Pow.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
4:45pm.
MSNBC.
Dylan Ratigan show.
Tune in if you can.
In the midst of writing and rehearsing and thinking about Charlie Rangel dating John Ensign… I hope to see you…
Wed. Aug 4. 9:30pm. Caroline’s Comedy Club! Big stand up wonder show! Details here or here.
Aug 15-25. Various times. Soho Playhouse. Get Rich Cheating Live! in the NY International Fringe Festival. Details ici.
Aug 17-25. Ditto on various times and FringeNYC. Cherry Pit theater. NYC dramatic acting debut in “Heterosexuals.” Go to this place for details and watch the F out.
September!
1-5 - (various times, damnit). Chicago Fringe Festival. Get Rich Cheating Live!
9th - reading at Book Passage in San Francisco
10th - big Get Rich Cheating Live show at 142 Throckmorton in Mill Valley, CA
“Cheryl, you remembah that guy I met at Dee-Gee? The guy with the thing! He followed me around for like a week, and now he’s all into going down the shore wid us. All into it. I told him, ‘Dave, we’re going to a guido fist-bumping place, but if you wanna, bring your tank and we’ll do it.’ He’s got dimples.”
Nice.
Ah… whoops. Guess they forgot the old saying, “The less you say, the better you look” - Al Babe
Thinking about calling the BP Claims Line to get some cash? Not sure what yarn is best to spin? Consider becoming these people with these claims:
• A blues singer whose life - wife done left me, job won’t pay, dog won’t fetch - actually seems pretty good. No motivation to sing.
• A comedian who really doesn’t think it’s funny any more. Wasted years of comedy training, now going into tragedy. Need money to start at sadness academy.
• Fortune teller who predicted that there’d be no oil spill. Lost all credibility, client referrals.
• The Mayans, for copyright infringement on their whole 2012-the-world-ends thing.
• Mike Brown, GWB’s head of FEMA during Hurricane Katrina. Loss of economic opportunity. Was writing a book, “How I Destroyed New Orleans and the Gulf.” Publisher backing out of deal.
As a die hard Red Sox fan, I offer sincere condolences to my many Yankee friends.
I “hated” the guy, but he was a character who reminded us all of the absurdity of sports and of life.
(Tomorrow you may all resume sucking).
Check this out.
Good people, good cause, good area (’twas where I grew up).
Please $upport as much as you can.
Idiot
Sad thing is, 30% of the voters will believe him.
When the Republicans claim to worry about “judicial activism,” I wonder, by “judicial activism” do they mean rulings like today’s on guns rights, or the one last week on “honest services,” or the one in January on corporate rights and campaign finance, or the one they want over turning health care reform?
I’m not clear which instance of overturning of the express legislative will of the people is “activist.”
Gosh, politics is so hard sometimes.
On Showbiz Tonight, talking important issues of the day:
They cut my fave lines, including, but not limited to:
“This is why the Mets always choke. They had one of the greatest comedians of all time, and they traded him for a flash-in-the-pan and a pop star to be named later”
But that’s okay.
Am on HLN’s Showbiz Tonight, again… tonight. 5pm & 11pm EST. Talking important* issues of the day.
Busy one today… USA Football, that thing, fundraiser out in Joisey, etc. etc. When it rains… it’s wet.
- Kreisler
* Meh, sorta.
Sorry for silence. Been busy… travel, secret projects sure to make me taller and thinner, moved to a new place, etc. etc.
If’n you need some Kreisler, are in New Jersey, and happen to want to support Democrats (they may be ‘meh’, but have you seen the alternative?), please consider coming to this fundraiser on Wednesday, June 23, for the Somerset County Democrats.
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