Come see me at Time Out Live @ the NY Comedy Festival 11/7

I'm ecstatic to be a part of this year's New York Comedy Festival at Time Out Live, the magazine's annual comedy show in conjunction with the NYCF. The line-up has been curated by TONY's Comedy editor Matthew Love. The show features some pretty funny people including:

Aparna Nancherla
Seaton Smith
Erin Markey
and a surprise guest!

For tickets and info, go HERE. 
(They will sell out.)

Time Out Live 
Thursday November 7th @ 7pm
UCB East
153 E. 3rd. St.
NYC

Storytelling Level 1 & 2 Classes at The PIT

I'm excited to be teaching two new storytelling classes at The Peoples Improv Theatre with the phenomenal Michelle Walson. I've been teaching with Michelle for two years now and it's been a great to see so many of our students pursue the craft, several of them even winning Moth Slams in last few months.

Both 8-week courses begin the week of May 13th. More info can be found HERE.

http://thepit-nyc.com/class/elective-storytelling/

New Storytelling Classes In January 2013

Im excited to announce that I'll be teaching a bunch of new Storytelling Classes in the next few weeks.

First, I'll be heading a two-day Inter to Storytelling Intensive at The Story Studio over the last weekend of January.
INFO HERE

Then on Monday January 28th I being teaching a new 8-week Intro to Storytelling Class at The Peoples Improv Theatre with Michelle Walson.
INFO HERE

On Tuesday January 29th I start teaching an 8-week Intermediate Storytelling class also with Michelle Walson at The Peoples Improv Theatre.
INFO HERE

Hope to see you spilling the beans in one of these fun and in-depth classes soon.
More info concerning classes and one-on-one sessions is located at my website.
www.davidcrabb.com

I'm hosting The Moth on Oct. 29th!

I am over the moon about hosting The MOTH: Haunted at the end of the month. I'll be hosting the Halloween-themed show "Haunted" on Monday October 29th at Bitter End in NYC's West Village. So come put your name in the hat for a chance to tell your five minute story of fright, fear, and ghosts!

What is The Moth?
Where is Bitter End?
Who the hell am I?

Ask Me: BROKE Oct. 24th at AXIS

Cammi Climaco and I are so excited to present the new edition of our live storytelling show ASK ME on Wednesday October 24th at Axis Theatre. The theme is BROKE. It'll be a low-rent, no-budget, technology-free show with live music by Reformed Whores.

Featuring stories by:
Ophira Eisenberg
John Flynn
Ted Travelstead
Julia Wiedeman

Great stories. Live music. Insane raffles. And poverty.
So much poverty...
We can't wait to see you for ASK ME: BROKE. Think of it as our recession special.

See you Wednesday October 24th at Axis Theatre at 8pm!
Remember, ASK ME is BYOB. So pack the moonshine in your bag!

What is ASK ME?
Where is AXIS?
Who are these PEOPLE?

New Storytelling Class at The PIT

I'm pleased to announce a new storytelling class I'll be teaching at The PIT this September. The incredible Michelle Walson and I will be teaching a brand new Level 2 course for performers & writers with experience. Each class meets once a week over 8 weeks and performs in a class show for friends & family at The PIT.

Intermediate class description:
Intermediate Storytelling builds on the topics and skills covered in the introductory class to take students further as writer-performers.  Our goal is to help you discover your unique voice as a storyteller and transform your stories from mere anecdotes to performance pieces that tap into universal themes.  We will spend the majority of class time listening to and critiquing student stories.  We’ll also analyze sample stories from seasoned performers to see different storytelling strategies in action. The class will culminate in a class show for friends and family.
Register HERE

More information on both classes can be found HERE

My advanced storytelling class at The Story Studio

I'm so excited to be teaching an advanced class at The Story Studio.

This class will meet on Mondays and Thursdays 7-10pm starting on Monday July 9th, with seven sessions followed by a class show for friends and family during the eighth and final session on Thursday, August 2nd. Class sessions will meet at CAP 21, 18 West 18th Street, 5th Floor, room 507, NYC. The class show will take place at 3 of Cups downstairs lounge at 83 1st Avenue, NYC.

The Story Studio’s 4-week storytelling workshop provides students who have some previous storytelling experience with an encouraging, constructive environment in which to develop new pieces for the stage and receive feedback from their instructor and peers. Exercises in class focus on complex story structuring, mining your life for content, developing the character of “you,” using your voice and body to inhabit characters, and developing concise and meaningful endings. Each student will leave this class with at least 3 fully-developed stories.

This class is open to students with some storytelling experience. Sign up with a friend, and once you’ve both registered, email jc@thestorystudio.org with your friend’s name and receive a 15% rebate on the cost of the course.

SIGN UP HERE

"The Triumph of William Henry Harrison" Premiere

A thoroughly hilarious mockumentary I starred in last year called "The Triumph of William Henry Harrison" has been released on DVD and the premiere party is next week.

Narrated by Ed Asner, it reveals the "truth" about our country's 9th president, who faked his own death to command a shadow government responsible for a century of Western history. It sounds unbelievable... and it is. But hilariously so.

The DVD can be purchased here.
Here's a little taste of my character Vincient from the film.

The premiere party is Thursday, November 18th @ 7pm at Arlo and Esme (42 E 1st St. NYC)
Details here.

Congrats to the cast, crew, and amazing director Daniel Califf-Glick

ASK ME

ASK ME: A night of Storytelling

Join us for a night of fantastic stories told by some seriously freaking funny people. Guests include:

Catie Lazurus
David Balutanski
Jen Scanlin
Cammi Climaco
David Crabb

Admission is $7 and the show will last god knows how long. Arlo & Esme is a beautiful space with a full bar, dancefloor, and pool table. So prepare for a late night (if you can swing the Thursday hangover).

Hope to see you there!
-David & Cammi

www.askmestories.com

the stylist episode 1

I have recently become obsessed with the carcrash-like BRAVO show "the rachel zoe project." everyone on the show seems to speak the same way. in some bizarro "valley girl-meets-kelly ("shoes")-meets-exotic squaking bird" accent. it's hard to pinpoint exactly, but rachel and her staff's emotional devastation over dresses, blouses, jewelry, and shoes is absolutely hilarious to watch. here's my loving riff on her...

Voice Talkers

Maybe it's just because I work as a sound recordist and used to record audiobooks for a few years, but I find this hysterical. The group POYKPAK is hilarious and you should check out their youtube channel here.