Study Hall Reviewed by Phindie

Not sure which night the reviewer went on, but by the date I’d guess it was the final night.  Overall it’s a good review. So thanks to that guy for coming. “The conceit of Philly Improv Theater’s STUDY HALL is that we the audience are a bunch of prep school students, awaiting a lecture in […]

Study Hall reviewed by City Paper

City Paper reviewed Study Hall! And aside from having the wrong photo (pictured is the Fringe show Reasonable Doubt) it’s good! “…the talent of the team was obvious, although not every attempted sketch was always firing on all cylinders — and yet, strangely, some of the joy of improv is witnessing the fizzling out. The […]

Study Hall and Professor Yudell featured in Drexel News!

How a Health Historian Became a Comedy Headliner Posted on September 18, 2013 by Rachel EwingLeave a comment Sometimes comedy is all about the timing: The Yellow Fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793 was absolutely not funny at the time when it left 5000 Philadelphians dead. “But more than 200 years later, we can […]

“Study Hall” featured on Geekadelphia!

Asteroid! The Show: Geeky Improv at the Adrienne Theater By Nicole Kline | on September 17, 2013 | 0 Comment Arts Events Looking for something fun and geeky to do this weekend? And by that I mean, something other than celebrating the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins? There’s hope for you, friend to Hobbits! […]

“Study Hall” featured in Philadelphia Inquirer!

The star of “Study Hall”, Professor Michael Yudell, wrote up this piece for the Inqurier. Study Hall 9/19-9/22 @ 7pm Adrienne Theater 2030 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 History, comedy and science connect at FringeArts Earlier this year at the Philadelphia Science Festival, I teamed up with comedians to dramatize (term used very loosely) real […]

Gettin’ Close with Michael F’n Rainey!

After a brief hiatus, the Gettin’ Close podcast returns! The guest this time around is stand-up comedian and author, Michael “F’n” Rainey. I first met Mike in the basement of the Shubin theater where him and his buddy, Tim Butterly, were doing bits in these horrible (being great) delco/northeast Philly accents. I asked them if […]