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Come see the finals!

Posted on 21 September 2011 by mollyhale

I’m very excited to say that I’ve made it to the final round in another stand-up comedy competition!

The winner of this one gets a fat $300 and the winner is voted for by the audience. Continue Reading

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Comedy Writer & Producer Reel

Posted on 09 August 2011 by mollyhale

I’ve been doing comedy for a long time and have finally put together a reel of a few of the projects I’ve written and produced over the years. See the vid after the break. Continue Reading

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2 New Stand-up Dates!

Posted on 28 July 2011 by mollyhale

So, last month I won a couple of stand-up gigs and when I did that I secured a few more!
Sun. Aug. 7th & Tues. Aug. 9th Continue Reading

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I Won Again!

Posted on 30 June 2011 by mollyhale

I’ve won two stand-up competitions in two weeks! I hate to toot my own horn, but “TOOT!”

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First Competition = Won

Posted on 23 June 2011 by mollyhale

I performed in my first stand-up competition on Monday and…. I won! I’ll be performing in a second competition this Tuesday! See more info after the break. Continue Reading

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2 Stand-up shows this month!

Posted on 17 June 2011 by mollyhale

I’m doing 2.. count ‘em, 2! stand up shows this month. And, both are (wait for it)…. competitions! Continue Reading

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I’m interviewed by USS Rock N’ Roll

Posted on 17 June 2011 by mollyhale

I got interviewed by my old improv team, USS Rock ‘N Roll for a “where are they now” kind of piece.
Enjoy. Continue Reading

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USS Rock N Roll’s TV Show

Posted on 07 December 2010 by mollyhale

USS Rock N Roll worked on a TV show based on the improv sets we were doing at The iO West Theater. See an scene after the break Continue Reading

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My old teammate on SNL!

Posted on 04 November 2010 by mollyhale

I’m so proud to announce that my old improv teammate of many years, Paul Brittain, is one of the new featured players on SNL. Continue Reading

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Tags: Comedy, Rattlesnake High School

Rattlesnake High School Reunion

Posted on 24 March 2010 by mollyhale

My long running iO Harold team, Rattlesnake High School, will reunite for one day only at the Playground Theater in Chicago on Saturday, April 24th @ 7:30 pm. The upcoming show was called “especially intriguing” by the Chicago Sun-Times.

I was on this team for four glorious years before I moved to Los Angeles. Our style was uniquely physical and many Rattlesnake shows ended in sex, fights or a mash-up of the two. I’m excited to see what this wonderful night of play will bring. Half the original players on RHS now live in Los Angeles and play on USS Rock N Roll but several of them are flying back to play. Whether you’ve never seen this group before or if you’ve just been jonesing for some physical snake pits… you won’t want to miss this show!

Tickets for the festival will go on sale April 1 at www.chicagoimprovfestival.org.
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Chicago Improv Festival announces lineup

March 9, 2010 4:15 PM |

Cook County Social Club will be one of many local acts at this year’s fest.

The beauty of improv is its unpredictability — but sometimes, you want to have at least a little information before jumping in. This week’s announcement about the lineup for the 13th Annual Chicago Improv Festival (April 19-25) offers just that. Some key numbers:

65. The number of acts performing at this year’s fest. Our favorite at first glance is Dusk: Improvised Tween Erotica (from Austin, TX). See the full schedule here.
38. That’s how many Chicago ensembles are included in that number. Especially intriguing: the Rattlesnake High School reunion show.
24 and 8. The number of different cities and countries, respectively, that the rest of the acts hail from. Boom Chicago All-Stars!
12. The number of locations for this year’s events, including Apollo Theatre, Annoyance Theater, the Athenaeum, Chemically Imbalanced Theater, ComedySportz, Gorilla Tango, IO Comedy Theater, Laugh Out Loud, Martyrs, The Playground and The Second City.
3. The number of recipients of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. Harold Ramis, Dick Schaal and Severn Darden will be honored at 7 p.m. on April 21 at the Second City ETC theater. Susan Messing (Improviser of the Year) and Improvised Shakespeare Co. (Ensemble of the Year) will also be getting awards.