In case you missed it…
Posted: 6th January 2012 by Blair Peyton in LIVE PERFORMANCE, TUNED OUTTags: 10, Ami Trowell, blair peyton, Daytime Blue Ridge, Helen Higgins, Lester Higgins, Mike Wilson, Natalie Faunce, WSLS
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1st Week of 2012…
Posted: 6th January 2012 by Blair Peyton in Blog, LIVE PERFORMANCE, RANDOMNESS, TUNED OUTTags: Ami Trowell, blair peyton, Channel 10, Daytime Blue Ridge, Emancipation of Alibaster McGill, Jeff Goode, studio roanoke, TUNED OUT, tunedoutttv.com, WSLS
Well, it has been an eventful week thus far… I began rehearsal on a very funny play (opening in a month) at Studio Roanoke called “the Emancipation of Alabaster McGill” by Jeff Goode; whom I’ve seen perform a few times at No Shame Theatre and he kinda reminds me of Steve Carrell. Our first rehearsal was Monday and I hadn’t even read the play yet. It’s amazing how someone can sound like a first time reading when you’re trying to read a southern dilect’d play. I had agreed to take part last June when director Cheryl simply asked me too. I said “yes” b/c I loved working with her! I’m curious to see how this play’ll go over in our little southern town. The premise is about basically about gay marriage under the veil of slavery. I play a somewhat naïve kid named Ethan, which I believe I play to a tee… I didn’t get some of the blatant subtext and it had to be explained to me by our awesome director Cheryl Snodgrass, “civil nudity”!
Coming up tomorrow (actually today but I haven’t gone to bed yet), I along with Ami Trowell will be interviewed on a live, local talk show “Daytime Blue Ridge” on WSLS. We’ll both be going in character from our TV show “Tuned Out” which also airs on the NBC affiliate. This’ll be our second appearance on the show. It’s so fun to go make an ass of yourself, at least for me it is, on live television plus its great getting to improvise with Ames! I thought it would be funny to go on the show hocking some bogus charity and my other very funny friend Christie suggested a charity for dandruff but call it “cranial dermatitis”. Of course, I have a tendency to go a li’l black with my humor and was wanting to paint “cranial dermatitis” as being more important than cancer; saying something like:
“This is way more important because it affects your outsides’ and looks are what make the world go `round”
That may be a tad too harsh… we’ll think of something… here’s our appearance from September, in case you missed it:
Even better, the hosts of “Daytime” have agreed to make a cameo on “Tuned Out” which we’ll be filming immediately after the show… now if the show could just go national… Alright, I’m off to bed… night!
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Latenight ramblings…
Posted: 30th December 2011 by Blair Peyton in Blog, RANDOMNESSTags: I'm just bitching again!, Oh whoa is me...
Okay, can we first talk about how fast 2011 has flown by? I feel like I’ve just grown accustom to writing the correct year on what little checks I write. Before you know it, I’ll be ready to cash in my nonexistent social security. Oh God; here’s a creepy thought… I’m re-reading this at the tender age of 65… Stopping this now…
So another year comes to a close and I’ve yet to accomplish my dream of starring in a critically acclaimed NBC sitcom and/or meeting celebrities while being the next Will Ferrell (or at the very least Horatio Sans) on SNL. Instead, I’m barely hanging onto my 20’s, chillaxin’ in my bedroom of 27 years and producing a TV show that gets more views from me than anyone else on YouTube. The personals ad just writes itself, doesn’t it? I know you’re thinking, “But Blair, you have Tuned Out on Channel 10!” (I’m assuming you know that channel 10 in Roanoke is an NBC affiliate). And while this is true, we follow religious nut-job & wife, Jack Van Impe, at 12:30am on early Mondays. It’s not exactly a high profile timeslot and selling it is equally as fun. I know I should think positively, but surprisingly, I don’t. I’m not made that way. That’s why I take Zoloft. So essentially, I can be down on myself in an upbeat, bubbly way. I just feel like I’m running myself into the ground and no traction is being made. Basically, I’m trying to decide if I should renew with 10 at the end of February. I’ll keep you posted. I wish I could be one of those people who can take life one day at a time. Wonder what pill would help me with that… aaannnddd if Kroger has the generic form?
In other news, I’m going to try and submit “Tuned Out” into this TV pilot competition for Comedy Central. It probably won’t go anywhere… (Nope, shut up… take your Zoloft!) It t’will be AMAZING!
I need to sleep now… I LOVE YOU SO HARD!
Bla
A recommendation from my sister Heidi…
Posted: 28th December 2011 by Blair Peyton in RANDOMNESSTags: blair peyton, Heidi Swecker, I wanna be on SNL, Letter of recommendation, Lorne Michaels, SNL, VLOG, What's funny about me?
A follow-up to my letter to Lorne Michaels ~ http://blairpeyton.com/randomness/dear-lorne-michaels/
On second thought, maybe I should discard this recommendation.
Heidi is list-obsessed…
Posted: 27th December 2011 by Blair Peyton in Blog, RANDOMNESSTags: blair peyton, Heidi Swecker, Kardashians, Time to kill, Top 10 lists
My sister Heidi LOVES making “top 10 lists”… it’s very informative if you have at least 4 minutes to kill… enjoy!
Dear Lorne Michaels…
Posted: 26th December 2011 by Blair Peyton in RANDOMNESSTags: blair peyton, cast member, Dear Lorne Michaels, Letter to Lorne, Saturday Night Live, Second City, SNL, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Dear Lorne Mr. Michaels,
I would like to be apart your “Saturday Night Live” cast. My resume is very extensive and I believe encompasses what you’re looking for in a potential hire. Let’s start with my training; are you familiar with the program “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” because I’ve seen every episode! In addition, I attended the renowned improv school Second City in Chicago for not 1, but 5 days in the summer of 2010. I was told by my very funny teacher that my pantomiming “needs work”. I’ve auditioned twice for a local improv troupe and had I been an African American and/or female, I have on good authority that I would’ve secured a position. Now training is important, but you and I both know its experience that really counts.
I produced a sketch show for 6 years on public access. It warmed the cockles on my heart when I came across fans who’d say, “Well, at least the bloopers were funny.” To which I replied, “Thank you, but I’m just like you” and I’d whisper it, allowing them to know I’m not some God, but a real person just like them. It’s important to be humble in this industry. My current TV project “Tuned Out” actually airs in your neck of the woods, New York City. We’ve been on for almost 2 years and at least 1 person has reached out, from Harlem, to say she enjoyed the show very much… and if we’d donate money to help pay her electric bill.
I also believe I’ve had a comedic impact on YouTube. My newest video (as of 11/8) has had close to 40 hits and 2 likes. I could go on and on, but I believe the proof is in the pudding. I look forward to your response Mr. Michaels and thank you for your time!
Love, Best, Please, Sincerely,
Blair Peyton
PS – Your twitter account says you live in Amsterdam now?! We really do need to chat more!
Guest Host Ami Trowell 12/18/11…
Posted: 16th December 2011 by Blair Peyton in RADIOTags: Ami Trowell, blair peyton, christie q, Christie Quackenbush, comedy, entertainment, fox radio 910, foxradioroanoke.com, RADIO, RANDOM, talk show, the blair & christie show
I could wait to post this show till after it airs on Sunday, so I went ahead and did it now… yeah, I’m a badass! Christie’s is on her way back home from Florida, so Ami Trowell filled in on another funny edition of the “Blair & Christie Show”… LISTEN:
The Blair & Christie Show 12/11/11…
Posted: 11th December 2011 by Blair Peyton in RADIOTags: Ami Trowell, blair peyton, Christie Quackenbush, Christmas Shoes by NewSong, comedy, entertainment, fox radio 910, foxradioroanoke.com, talk show, the blair & christie show, WFJX
The very funny Ami Trowell of the local improv troupe Big Lick Conspiracy & Tuned Out sits in for Christie:
Bayne Fundraiser & Twilight…
Posted: 18th November 2011 by Blair Peyton in Blog, LIVE PERFORMANCE, RANDOMNESSTags: Blair & Christie Show, Christie Quackenbush, Fundraiser, Kendall Bayne, Skype, studio roanoke
Last weekend, I hosted a fundraiser for Kendall Bayne at Studio Roanoke… where we raised a whopping $120… yep… hear the story here (preview from this weekend’s Blair & Christie Show on WFJX):