Well, believe it or not I have little to say today as I am feeling... ick! We'll leave it at that.
However, a huge congrats to Working Bug Productions for being selected as Independent Webisode Finalists by the Producers Guild of America for the Producers Challenge! Woo-hoo! Episode One of Road to the Altar, entitled "The Wedding Planner" (guest starring myself!) will screen tonight at Fox Studios alongside other finalists including Horrible People, True Blood, and Heroes. Yay! So looking forward to it!
Would also like to send huge congratulations out to my wonderful, talented, very good friend Jen Nikolaisen who is shooting a commercial for Aviva Life Insurance today! GO JEN!!
And thank you so much to my wonderful students for a great last day of class, not to mention a generous gift! I will miss you until July 6th!
And I would be remiss not to say good-bye to my second favorite Golden Girl, Rue McClanahan. You were so lovely and loved and will always be fondly remembered for your fearless talent! Indeed, thank you for being a friend.
Last night I attended my very first Jewish wedding. My dear friend Leyna Juliet Weber of Working Bug Productions tied the knot at the stunning Westin La Paloma in Tucson, AZ. From the breaking of the glass to the chair dance, they left nothing out. Such a treat!
But the Jewish traditions weren't the only things that really made this wedding stand out to me. Just like on youtube and The Office, the wedding party came dancing down the aisle to the Blacked Eyed Peas. Then a group of four friends sang, "I would walk 500 miles," followed by scene read by two actors from When Harry Met Sally. So much fun, so well done.
Can I have a Jewish wedding? Guess I'd have to find someone to buy a ticket for that boatride first. Oy Vey!
At a friend's small birthday dinner last week, I met the quiet, rather unassuming Randall Park. Well, I had met once before, at around 4 AM, when we worked together on Working Bug's very funny short film Donation. But he was dressed as a homeless man and I was still waking up. This night, I immediately recognized him from several film and TV roles and a very funny K-Y Intense commercial, currently running. It was the night before his chemistry read for the Fox comedy pilot, "Tax Man" which he indeed, booked. I left thinking he was such a nice, intelligent guy. Then I looked him up on youtube and found out he is one of the funniest people on the planet. He does something really well, that far few funny people are ever any good at: stand up! I am such a critic of what's funny and I was seriously laughing out loud in my office. Randall has libraries of short films and web-series online and I recommend watching, well all of them! If you don't find him funny, your brain may not be working correctly.
I love seeing good people succeed and it's so inspiring when the person is as hard-working and prolific as Randall is. GO RANDALL!!!
Everyone needs a good laugh, it just feels good! And if you read my post, "Attractive" you might know that Abraham-Hick says it IS good to feel good. So, to achieve that right now, check out this very funny short film I'm in, Donation. It's written and produced by the amazing Leyna Juliet Weber and Annie Lukowski of Working Bug Productions and if you're a fan of Kym Whitley , well if you're not, you will be after this!
I play a flower lady, raising money for important rodent causes. Great cast, great writing, great execution. And it's no surprise. You might have heard of Working Bug Productions last year when they launched the hit web-series, "Road to the Altar," starring Jaleel White (you probably remember him as Urkel from "Family Matters") and the always fabulous Leyna Juliet Weber. It's a hilarious mockumentary-style look at wedding planning and all that happens leading up to the big "I do!" I appear in episode one as Mary the wedding planner http://www.workingbug.com/road1.htm Check out all ten episodes, so well done! It's no wonder "Road to the Altar" got attention and praise from EXTRA!, Entertainment Tonight, TV Guide, Huffington Post, and Access Hollywood, to name a few. I see GREAT things from Working Bug in the future, which is probably why I'm partnering with them on a web-series currently in development called "A Series of Unfortunate People." Stay tuned!
