These two sketches I wrote appeared in GORILLA GORILLA’s show. They are easily two of my favorite things I’ve written.

Dad Who is a Ghost Part One:

Dad Who is a Ghost Part Two

They star Davram Steifler as the dad, Timothy Dunn as Stevie and Jennifer Bartels as the girlfriend.

Don’t miss the next hilarious show, July 6th at the UCB Theatre. Reservations can be made here.

Recently, Michel Gondry offered to draw anybody with twenty bucks. Well, I’m not one to not have twenty dollars, so I sent it to French director and he sent me the following in reply:

(Please note: even though this involves a director sending me something, this is not a “Ramsey’s First Grade Journal” entry. This is really a thing that happened.)

Pretty sweet, right? I’m thinking about staging a play about me opening the envelope it came in.

The Earth is literally dying. Find out what you could do to help with this video. Also, the eighties.

I have no idea why I made this either.

Continuing the series, another more intimate look at what I’m trying to do as a performer:

First Look

Every Wednesday at RamseyEss.com, I highlight an entry from “The Wonderland of Knowledge,” an encyclopedia set for children from 1968 that I found on the street in Brooklyn, waiting for the garbage man. This week: “Grieg, Edvard Hagerup.”

Recently, the powers that be took national treasure Bea Arthur away from us. At the age of 86, Bea’s storied career spanned the stage, film and television. Though she lived a long, productive life, we morn her still and many fans have cried “too soon!”

However, if The Wonderland of Knowledge is to be believed, she may have had a much longer life than initially thought.

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I just realized that I’ve updated my Twitter to reflect this, but haven’t mentioned it officially on the website. Let’s just consider this the official announcement, two months or so late.

I am now a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre’s Maude Teams. I, along with five very talented writers and six equally talented performers, am part of a team called “GORILLA GORILLA.” Even two months later, I’m still super excited to be a part of this. We perform on the second Monday of every month.

This may be the reason my output on the site has slowed slightly as of late, but this will balance out quickly. Expect to see a few sketches that I’ve written for the show on this site in the weeks to come.

We’ve had one show already and our second is in one week on June 8th, 2009, along with the very funny group, “Stone Cold Fox.” If you’re in the New York area and you’d like to attend, you can make a reservation here.

Once again, introducing Famous Hamsters in History (brought to you by State Farm Insurance)!

Mr. Wisk: Famous Artist

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Every Wednesday at RamseyEss.com, I highlight an entry from “The Wonderland of Knowledge,” an encyclopedia set for children from 1968 that I found on the street in Brooklyn, waiting for the garbage man. This week: “wind.”

There are many forces in this world that man has attempted to harness only to have the mighty hand of Mother Nature gloat, and throw our attempts back in our collective faces.

Solar power. Electricity. Water.

But, according to The Wonderland of Knowledge, there is no force that should be more feared than wind.

The entry on “wind” discusses exactly what you’d expect: a scientific explanation about where it comes from, a discussion about how it has impacted society throughout history. Finally, we come to this image:
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Burglar: Give me your wallet, the keys to your car, your phone and your iPod.
Me: My phone is my iPod.
Burglar: What?
Me: I have an iPhone.
Burglar: So it’s a phone. Give it to me.
Me: Right, but it’s also a music player.
Burglar: How many songs does it hold?
Me: It’s 8 gigs.
Burglar: …
Me: A lot.
Burglar: What’s the camera like? Does it take good pictures?
Me: Pretty good.
(Gunshots)

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