Filed under: ethan newberry, ethans adventures, happy things, hollywood | Tags: robin williams
So last night, as with every Monday, I wanted to go check out UCB Harold Night (long form improv at one of the best improv theaters in town — ucbtheater.com). I went with my friend Amanda who had never been. I pre-empted the show by saying, “this place is awesome. It’s amazing improv with hilarious improvisors and sometimes surprise celebrity guests! You’ll never know who’s playing that night. It could be an amazing surprise!”.
Sure enough, BIG surprises awaited us. Half way through the show, the MC comes out and says, “I don’t know if you guys are really buying this show. Would it help if I brought out Robin Williams?” to which the audience sat clueless and confused. Sure enough, through the curtains comes THE Robin Williams.
What.
The.
Fuck.
He did a little introduction to the next group and said he would be sticking around for the improv jam after if we wanted to stay and play. I was already planning on staying for the Jam, but now I was GUARANTEED of staying.
Jump ahead to the Jam. I got selected to jump up on stage. So I did. I improvised with Robin Frackin Williams. We did a handful of scenes together, non of which were amazing (my fault — frackin nerves), but it was an honor to share the stage with someone who really shaped my comedic roots. He was absolutely hilarious, random, and energetic. I fucking loved it.
The highlight: The scene where Robin Williams improv peed over an improv wall into my improv mouth. Yup. That just happened.
Wish I had video or pics to prove it, but it was an Ethan’s Adventure to remember!
