Visual Artist Alexis Ayala from The DDD’s “The Funny Issue” The DDD’s “The Funny Issue” is now available on iPad and print NOW! For More on Alexis Ayala go to: http://www.alexis-ayala.com
Visual Artist Alexis Ayala from The DDD’s “The Funny Issue” The DDD’s “The Funny Issue” is now available on iPad and print NOW! For More on Alexis Ayala go to: http://www.alexis-ayala.com
A Letter to Elia is an absolutely brilliant documentary directed and written by Martin Scorsese about legendary filmmaker Elia Kazan.
Classic Comedic Actors I Admire: Woody Allen.
I was as devastated as anyone regarding the ‘Soon-Yi’ shameful debacle. However, I have and always will completely admired his body of work (with the exception of Anything Else. That title is…ironic). Between Manhattan, Radio Days, and Hannah and Her Sisters (and yes, I have seen every single one of his films) it’s no wonder why I was catapulted from New Mexico to New York years ago. There is something completely stirring in his dialogue, his carefully cultivated soundtracks, and the strong qualities of his actors (Diane Keaton to Mia Farrow) that makes one feel very Romantic about New York. - MC
Classic Comedic Actors I Admire: Steve Martin.
“You mean I’m going to stay this color!?” Steve Martin laments in The Jerk, and I was hooked (I was barely old enough to have know his SNL popularity or comedy touring in-depth – he already had a large cult following by the time The Jerk came out). As a writer I truly admire him. From penning his play Picasso At The Lapin Agile to his (biting) love letter to LA (LA Stories) – Mr. Martin proves himself over and over to be as versatile as his comedic timing. – MC
Classic Comedic Actors I Admire: Carol Burnett.
I was in LOVE with Carol Burnett’s comedic timing. Genius. I watched each sketch as if it were homework and tried out multiples sketches for classmates (much to their bemusement). Carol Burnett is one of the undisputed pioneers for females in television on multiple levels- as an actor, producer, and writer she paved the way for so many of our favorite female comedic performers today. I still get giddy watching her performance as Ms. Hannigan in Annie. She is to this day, my idol. – MC
Classic Comedic Actors I Admire: Benny Hill.
Whenever Boots Randolph’s “Yakety Sax” began to blare out of my television set, I knew Benny Hill was on. I would lower the TV and hope and prey my mother had already fallen asleep. While she agreed he was one titillating Brit, it wasn’t the kind of humor she wanted her nine-year-old daughter to watch (she was a good mother). To this day I know Benny Hill’s humor has stayed with me (for better or worse). – MC
