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Revision as of 19:17, 11 September 2010
| Chowdah Sketch Comedy | |
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| Founded: | 2004 |
| Recognition: | ABC |
| Membership: | 10 |
| Executive Board: | Gabe Miner, director Matt Kantrowitz, producer |
| Category: | Performance |
| Website: | {{{Website}}} |
| Contact: | {{{Contact}}} |
Chowdah is a sketch comedy group. Chowdah has performed at Caroline's Comedy Club, the 2006 Annual Brandeis Sketch Festival, the West End, and various locations on the Columbia campus.
Contents
History
Chowdah was founded in Spring, 2004 by Uri Weg, Matthew J. Wilstein, and Dave Verbitsky. On April 27, 2004, it performed its first show at The West End. The group performed at off campus locations until it gained recognition from ABC in November, 2004.[1]
The Name
The choice of the name 'Chowdah' remains a mystery to all, including the group's founders who claim not to remember. Guesses that it is a reference to the Simpsons episode, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" have been denied.
Students of Color Stage Ejection
In Spring 2006, Chowdah was invited by the Barnard Office of Multicultural Affairs to perform a show at a Students of Color Days on Campus event. The show was performed on April 22, 2006 and ended with the sketch "A Whole New World... of Paranoia and Airport Security" (video of different performance can be seen here), which featured Aladdin and Jasmine trying to board a magic carpet but being detained by airport security on the basis of racial profiling. Upon hearing the line, "Ooh, you better watch out Patty, this mother fucker is almost a burnt sienna," event organizers stepped onto the stage and ordered the performers to end the show. Chowdah was paid in full for the event and the incident is generally looked back on with much fondness by members.
Current members, as of Fall 2009
- Loren Berman - Actor
- Jeff Stern- "Actor/Writer"
- Reni Calister - Actor / Writer
- Chava Creque - Actor
- Lily Feinn - Writer / Actor
- Yoni Golijov - Writer / Actor
- Charlie Dinkin - Actor / Writer
- Annie Birinyi - Actor/Writer
- Alex Katz - Actor
- Rami Levi - Actor
- Nick Sanz-Gould - Writer
- Matt Shields - Writer
- Pat Blute - Actor
- Evan Hamilton - Actor
- Alex Symonds - Writer
- Laura Vican - Actor
Former Members
- Josh Bolotsky
- Halle Bondy
- Shira Danan
- Lily Feinn
- Joe Kamien
- Matt Kantrowitz
- Gilad Landan
- Mike Lynch
- Bess Miller
- Gabe Miner
- Martha Norrick
- Matt Shields
- Yelena Shuster
- Sarah Sternberg
- Elizabeth Varner
- Dave Verbitsky
- Uri Weg
- Michael Williams
- Matt Wilstein
- Olivia Whelan
External links
References
- ↑ CU Clubs Fight for Funding, Approval, The Spec, 11/19/04.
