The Holidays are coming... and going

With the Holidays approaching so fast, you just know that they will pass just as quickly. There are some shows that bring us right up to the holidays, a show that helps us celebrate the holidays and then a couple shows after the holidays. It's like a whole holiday gift basket of shows. And let us not forget what the holidays are about... they are about not working, about avoiding the shopping malls, about eating a lot of food with your friends and family, they are about using the power of the mind to not even hear the death loop of jingles and carols that follow you everywhere.

Let's unwrap these gifts of laughter in a chronological order shall we?

1)

Tuesday, Dec 16th (doors open at) 8PM

CRUMBS at the Good Will Social Club



CRUMBS usually performs on a Tuesday night at the King's Head for the Comedy Knights free laughs series, but we are taking a break from the King's Head for the Holidays (there's that word again). Instead of just not doing a show, we thought we would do an awesome show at an awesome new venue. And since the price of OIL is so low, we can now pass the savings down to you and do a little something we used to do back in the day... FIVE DOLLAR COMEDY!

Facebook Event LINK


2)

Saturday, Dec 27th 8PM (sharp)

Outside Joke + CRUMBS = Secret Santa Improv



The two most prominent and distinguished improv companies in the city join forces and have a holiday party live onstage. This show will feature a Secret Santa game where each mystery gift is the inspiration for the improv scenes. The first have will be nice and the second half will be naughty. Come join us in celebrating not being at work, have a cup of cheer with us and cheer and laugh at the hilarity.



Get Your Tickets!

Facebook Event Page!


3)

Tuesday, January 6th 2015
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 

Comedy Knights returns to the King's Head on Tuesdays and CRUMBS returns to delivering your improv comedy theatre to you on a regular basis. Enjoy the warm and gentle insanity of CRUMBS + Dj Hunnicutt as they create instantly engaging shows. Every Tuesday at the King's Head there's a comedy show that rotates... sometimes it's improv... sometimes it's stand-up... all the times it's funny.


4) 

Saturday, January 17th 8PM

Theatre Projects Manitoba presents:
White Rabbit Red Rabbit



Stephen Sim takes part in this interesting play. Each night the play will feature a different actor, it has no director, and it has been produced all over the world. Come on the Sat, Jan 17th to see Stephen Sim of CRUMBS and improv fame perform in a legitimate theatre production. How could that not be interesting to see?

Theatre Projects Manitoba LINK

Article about the show in the Winnipeg Free Press


5)

Don't forget things like:

CRUMBS on the radio every Monday at 5-6pm. Tune in to 101.5 UMFM or use the power of the online world to do it.

UMFM LINK

CRUMBS appearing on the Week Thus Far live taping of their very very last show ever at the Park Theatre on Dec 11th. They have been airing their TV show on ShawTV for 5 years and now it's coming to an end. Come and say goodbye.

WTF LINK

All the other comedy and stand-up rooms in the city that happen. Sundays at the Cavern, Mondays at the HUB, Wednesdays at Jeckle & Hyde's... heck there might even be more!

If you really must give a gift... give the gift of laughter.

Live Shows to look forward to.

Looking forward to shows is so much better than looking back on shows. Yes of course, looking back on shows allows us to reflect on times gone by and the wish for those "good old days" to return. But the looking forward to new live shows, new books, new films, new music, new times is infinitely better. What new dreams may come? What amazing never-before-seen thing will happen?

*if you have any of the above machines you can disregard the need for looking forward or looking back.

Well, let me tell you, that if you aren't THERE to ACTUALLY see the NEW thing that happens LIVE, you just HEAR about it SECOND HAND. Second hand might be okay when we're talking about finding a cool pair of second hand pants but when we are talking about a mind-blowing live show... you really had to be there. The good news is, there's still time, remember, I'm talking about shows in THE FUTURE not shows in THE PAST. Get to the live shows and EXPERIENCE the moments.

Saturday, Nov 29th at the Good Will Social Club

The Talent show showcase and show-off between two Winnipeg arts organizations. 

Art City vs The Graffiti Gallery

The Good Will Social Club is a new venue that opened up in the ashes of Pop Soda's (not the actual ashes... ). Look for more upcoming live shows happening there in the future.


Tuesday, Dec 2nd at the King's Head Pub

7PM the Winnipeg Fringe Lottery (enter the lottery and be in the Fringe!)

9PM the Comedy Knights FREE comedy show. The improv show this week at the Comedy Knights show at the King’s Head has special guest John B Lowe performing with Stephen Sim of CRUMBS. John B Lowe is the Education Director at PTE and has performed with Die Nasty (Edmonton’s celebrated and long running improvised soap opera) as well as having a nice list of TV and Film credits including a role on Tiny Plastic Men and MVP Most Valuable Primate, yes you read that correctly. Don’t believe me? Check out his IMDB here: 

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522979/

Thursday, Dec 4th at the Park Theatre

The Pechakucha Volume 20 will be happening and for some reason it looks like my name is listed as one of the presenters... I guess this means I will be doing the pechakucha. What is that? Well it is 20 slides of 20 seconds each. It as started in Japan (which is why it has that Japanese sounding name) and now it has gone global. I'm terrified and looking forward to the challenge.

Thursday, Dec 11th at the Park Theatre

The very last taping of the Winnipeg TV show The Week Thus Far. They have been doing their live-to-tape TV show for ShawTV for years. CRUMBS has been on their show as a guest more times than anyone, so it feels right to be on their last show and help Winnipeg say goodbye.



Tuesday, Dec 16th at the Good Will Social Club

CRUMBS + More!

A triumphant return of the CRUMBS duo in Winnipeg. They have been split in two for too long. Lee has been touring in Europe and Stephen has been touring... doing stuff... in Winnipeg. They are joined by Dj Hunnicutt, who will be playing the improvised soundtrack. What else could happen? What else is this show? What more could possibly be offered? Show up LIVE to SEE.


Other things?

CRUMBS radio
Every Monday at 5pm on 101.5 UMFM


Mon, Dec 1st guest John B Lowe

Mon, Dec 8th guest TBA


Other other things?

The Gas Station Arts Centre is going to be getting a facelift... and a whole body reconstruction from top to bottom. Yes, the wonderful and vital GSAC will truly be transformed into an ARTS CENTRE! But every step costs $$$ and we need your help. You can donate, you can help us spread the word, you can call the GSAC and ask how you can help.

HELP make the GSAC even BETTER!





Thank you,

CRUMBS races towards the end of 2014

Oh yes, it seems that every year starts out strong, but every year ends. Has there ever been a year that was so good and strong that it lasted longer than a year? NO! Take that year, no matter how good or bad you are, you always last the same amount of time (leap years get a couple days more).

So is it winter now? Not according to the stars, astrologically speaking we are still falling towards winter. But now that the snow has sprinkled it's nasty blanket on our city, winter feels like it's here. So why not go to a show at the King's Head that just flies in the face of cold. Improv and comedy and theatre that can melt the coldest of hearts and instil the hot hot heat of hope.

Tuesday, Nov 18th at the King's Head

CRUMBS & Friends returns to bring you the funny with Dj Hunnicutt and special guest improvisers.

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But wait... where's Lee White? Lee is on tour in Europe. CRUMBS splits in half and double teams the world of improv. Catch Lee somewhere in Europe by using this Lee Stalker App.

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What else is on the horizon before this year is done?

CRUMBS radio show is every Monday from 5-6pm on 101.5 UMFM. There is some special guests scheduled in the coming weeks. LINK to UMFM!

Monday, Nov 17th JD Renaud

Monday, Nov 24th Matt Moskal

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Oh hey, why not VOTE for CRUMBS on the Best of Winnipeg internet vote-y thing? It is for the Uniter and you can VOTE for CRUMBS as the best comedian OR the best radio show OR maybe even the best laundromat (even though it isn't a category).

VOTE LINK

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What else is on the Horizon of cool... I mean... warmth?

Saturday, Nov 29th Talent! A Variety Show 

It will be a fundraiser for Art City & The Graffiti Gallery. Plus it will be so full of talent.

At the Goodwill Social Club

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The Gas Station Theatre needs YOU!

The Gas Station Arts Centre is going to become a full out ARTS CENTRE but we need to re-build. A bigger theatre, a bigger lobby, a rehearsal space, artist housing, monthly income funding the arts. All this greatness needs greatness from you. Please use the internet for good and help us raise the funds.

HELP THE GSAC BE AWESOME!

Plus, you know that some more shows are coming down the pipe... let's just hope that the pipes don't freeze.

CRUMBS pledge-o-rama and other other stuff-o-rama

It's getting close to that time when the leaves change colour and fall off the trees. We cozy up and get ready for the winter. Here's some ways to stay warm.

CRUMBS has been making radio live on Mondays for almost a decade. We've won numerous made-up awards for report the news that most media companies are afraid to touch and we've broadcasted into your homes. We are now reaching out during the UMFM Pledge-o-rama which is a pledge drive for our listeners to put their money where their ears are and support the amazing radio that 101.5 UMFM has been delivering for years.

Tune in on Monday at 5-6PM for live radio news of the fake. This week we have wonderful guests from the Week Thus Far crew (Ryan Ash, Chad Anderson and Tim Gray). The Week Thus Far tapes live on Mondays at the King's Head Pub and you can be one of those "live studio audiences" that everyone is talking about.

What else is up the CRUMBS sleeves?


CRUMBS splits in two! While Lee White is busy spreading the improv love across Europe, Stephen Sim holds the fort down here in the Prairies.

Tue, Oct 21st 9PM

CRUMB & Friends performs at the King's Head on Tuesday with the musical wizardry of Dj Hunnicutt. We will have the talent and wonder of Jane Testar and Robyn Slade joining the stage for some "not-to-be-missed" improv spectacular.

Jane and Robyn are both in Outside Joke and have been killing the improv scene with their improv musical style show for years (years before a lot of these other improv musical shows have been doing it btw).


Tue, Nov 4th 9PM

TiL stands for Today I Learned... which will be a special Comedy Knights showcase show of "jokes worth spreading". This TED inspired parody/satire/actual lecture of information. The comedy community in Winnipeg is not only hilarious, we are also a deep well of valuable information and we all do have "jokes worth spreading". Show up for hilarity and education and more hilarity and then some more knowledge.

Click this LINK to find out how cool TED is, now imagine how cool this show will be. 
Tune in and keep tuning in for more radio and live show updates!

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CRUMBS says it's almost Summer

Summer is finally rearing it's gorgeous head here in Winnipeg and CRUMBS is busy doing all the CRUMBS things. That includes, but is not limited to:

1.

Lee White putting the finishing touches on the Euro Touro. With stops to be made in London for a festival and some shows with Rene Dellefont with a CRUMBS and Dad's Garage co-production.

2.

Stephen Sim gearing up for the Fringe Festival with CRUMBS again back at the King's Head and with the Big Stupid Improv Show at MTYP. But Stephen has been busy with other things too, there are more shows in the near future to get all excited by. Here are some of them...

Comedy Knights is still happening every Tuesday for FREE at the King's Head and this Tuesday, June 3rd is the Recital Show for the Stand-ups who have been taking improv workshops with Stephen. They've been doing such a swell job, you should come to the show and see just how hilarious funny people can be when they are free to make it up.

A collaboration with the Spoken Word Festival at the Gas Station Arts Centre. The Thursday, June 5th show will feature spoken works artists (which is a fancy way of saying poets) performing their "thing" with improvisers (which is a fancy way of saying "lazy actor/comedians") performing their thing. The poems will inspire the improvs, the improvs will inspire the poets and everything will be so inspiring that the whole audience will probably just laugh, cry and melt into beauty.

Of course keep tuning in to the CRUMBS radio show on 101.5 UMFM every Monday at 5pm CST for amazing guests saying amazing things. We've been having some pretty good guests on the show lately (With Lee being on tour). Here are some of the past guests in picture form.

Thin Lizzy

Ryan "internet famous" McMahon

Paul "Purple Room" Little

WINNIPEG FRINGE FESTIVAL 2014!!!

CRUMBS will be back at the King's Head for the Fringe. The Big Stupid Improv Show will be at the wonderful MTYP. Those shows are shows you want to see. But there are sooooo many shows to see at the Fringe. FRAZ will be premiering his new show (produced, dramaturged and directed by Stephen Sim), as well as Outside Joke doing their show, DnD Improv, Rumble Pak doing their show, Parking Lots doing their show, Bill Pats doing a new show, JD Renaud doing a new show… there are just so many shows.

Fringe is a wonderful time.

Enjoy your summer and we will see you soon.

Here are some back alley dumpster graffiti in Winnipeg just for the heck of it.

Thanks for reading this

CRUMBS away and at home

Just because CRUMBS are now away in the land of Europe spreading the good word of improv and theatre and comedy to all the Europeans doesn't mean there isn't important things happening back at home in Winnipeg. Oh no, quite the opposite.

101.5 UMFM is having their 2nd annual Pledge-O-Rama to raise funds to keep supplying Winnipeg and the world with top quality radio. Radio that just happens to include a weekly dose of CRUMBS. For almost 10 years CRUMBS have been producing and airing a live radio show on Mondays. When CRUMBS are actually in Winnipeg, you can hear them live on Mondays at 5pm on 101.5 UMFM.

You love your ears, you love listening to things. Why not put your money where your ears are and support local independent radio.

The King's Head is still your home of amazingly hilariously awesome comedy shows. Every Tuesday there is a FREE comedy show upstairs at the King's Head Pub. The show starts at 9pm and rotates between improv and stand-up comedy and improv and comedy comedy. So much comedy.

While CRUMBS is away, Outside Joke is at the King's Head making sure the improv still gets "made up".

Outside Joke also has other improv fish to fry... can I say that? Can I say "other improv fish to fry"? What I mean to say is that Outside Joke is also producing a season of shows at the Gas Station Arts Centre including a series of workshops.

Click this LINK for the info and the deets!

So until we see each other again, either on the road somewhere in Europe, or on the airwaves of UMFM or at the King's Head Pub laughing it up, keep being cool.

IMPROV explained!

While CRUMBS takes some much needed  time this summer to re-group, to recover from the amazing Fringe Festival and to do live radio sometimes on 101.5 UMFM (Every Monday live at 5pm CST). We'll just let you watch these improv videos about improv that are pretty much the best.

Recently, CRUMBS sent out Stephen Sim to do a TEDx talk about improv at the TEDxManitoba event. His hope was to do one half as good as Dave Morris (a CRUMBS friend and colleague) did when he did a TEDx talk about improv. Enjoy the improv minds.





And here is Dave Morris.

CRUMBS of the Iguana

CRUMBS has some shows coming up in Winnipeg before going away on their annual European tour.

CRUMBS
Berlin or Bust #13
Sat, Feb 18th at 8pm
Gas Station Arts Centre


















Yes the 13th annual (THIRTEEN!!!) Berlin or Bust improv show fundraiser. My my how time flies! CRUMBS and Dj Hunnicutt will be performing their hilarious improv show as well as having special guests and special prizes.

ADVANCED TICKETS are being sold at all CRUMBS live appearances for $10!

CALL THE GSAC AT 284-9477 FOR RESERVATIONS!


CRUMBS & Friends
Tue, Feb 21st 9pm
The King's Head Pub

CRUMBS does the last King's Head CRUMBS show before going on tour and it will be CRUMBS & Friends, which means you will see CRUMBS improvising with some amazing guests (FRAZ? John B Duff? More?). This show is always a curve ball of comedy.



CRUMBS in Europe

You want to see CRUMBS in Europe? You want follow CRUMBS on their European tour? Well, the internet makes it easier for you to follow your favourite freestyle comedy duo!


CRUMBS on the Radio

CRUMBS continues their long run of weekly radio shows and podcasts! CRUMBS does a weekly radio show on Mondays at 5pm on 101.5 UMFM. CRUMBS has a live phone line, brings you the news that the mainstream media is too afraid to touch.













When CRUMBS goes on tour in Europe, the radio show will stay live with our official guest host FRAZ, as we hand over the keys to the CRUMBS mansion.



Map to the Gas Station Arts Centre


Map to the King's Head Pub


Map of Europe

CRUMBS does SHOWS!

Holy Sh*T folks!

CRUMBS is Soooooooooo damn excited for some upcoming shows. We simply must tell you all over again about them.


#1
Our good friends The National Theatre of the World (known as NTOW) are traveling from the comforts of Toronto to the icy wonderland of Winnipeg to do some shows at the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre (knows as WJT). They will be performing Jan 25th - 29th. They do a show called Impromptu Splendor that has them improvising a show in a theatrical style, and they are great. They are so great that they have invited CRUMBS to perform with them on Thursday, Jan 26th, the show will be in the style of HAROLD PINTER and it will be great. So great in fact, that you should go see the show.

#2
While our good friends NTOW are in Winnipeg, we decided to also put on a special midnight show of NTOW + CRUMBS for everyone to see. We are doing the show on Friday, Jan 27th at the ECC (which is at 75 Albert Street). The show will only be $5 (which is way way too cheap) but the show will be starting at MIDNIGHT SHARP (latecomers will be charged $10, which is still soooo cheap). Get there early folks, early!

#3
CRUMBS continues to do our regular shows at the King's Head Pub as part of the ongoing and super awesome FREE LAUGHS comedy shows. The first show will Tuesday, Feb 7th at 9pm and Tuesday, Feb 21st at 9pm. These shows are always a good time and always free and always a double good time.

#4
CRUMBS doesn't only do strange guest shows and free shows, oh no, we also do shows at REAL theatres for ACTUAL MONEY! We will be putting on our annual Berlin or Bust improv show at the Gas Station Arts Centre on Saturday, Feb 18th at 8pm. The tickets will be only $10 and advance tickets will be on sale at our regular CRUMBS shows (see above postings). This show is the fundraiser show we put on every year before we head off on our European Tour! Come on down and support us by laughing at us (we would love that).

#5
CRUMBS continues to bring you live radio every single Monday at 5pm CST on 101.5 UMFM. We also broadcast and podcast on the Internet as well (because the future is NOW!). We have been doing this show at UMFM for almost a decade and we would love your ears tuned in.

#6
CRUMBS then tours Europe for months. Look for our European Tour schedule on our official European Website and then stalk us all across the Old Country.

What? You want links to help you out?

The Winnipeg Jewish Theatre

Map to the King's Head Pub

Map to the ECC (where the midnight show is on Friday)





See y'all at the shows folks

And life returns to normal

So the past little while has been quite busy in the land of CRUMBS. What with returning from New Zealand and then doing some time on a movie set and then launching right into the Winnipeg if... Improv Festival. It is going to be nice to really just focus on the regular shows and workshops that we do.
-Yes we still do a weekly radio show on 101.5 UMFM on Mondays at 5pm. You can download the podcasts here.

-Yes we teach improv workshops at Prairie Theatre Exchange and in most High Schools (the cool ones anyways).

-Yes we do our regular shows at the King's Head Pub as part of the Free Laughs Comedy Series every Tuesday night (1st and 3rd Tuesdays are the CRUMBS nights)

-Yes we are starting to do the private Christmas party shows for all the businesses that are smart enough to book us while we still have time.

-Yes we are putting together some special shows at the Gas Station Theatre (which is inside the Gas Station Arts Centre now called the G-Sac!) in February and March 2011!

-Yes we are going to be producing the Big Stupid Improv show and CRUMBS at the 2011 Fringe Festival this July.

-Yes we are going to be touring Europe again this spring.

-Yes it looks like we are just as busy as we have ever been... who needs sleep right?

CRUMBS in Calgary!

CRUMBS is performing in the Calgary Improv Festival and it just happens to be the very first time that CRUMBS has ever performed in Calgary.

We happen to be staying in the funkiest and swankiest hotel ever (the Hotel Arts) and performing shows in a really nice theatre (the Engineered Air Theatre, which does happen to be the "strangestly" named theatre we have ever performed in).

Calgary is the land of:

Oil


The Stampede


Loose Moose


The Improv Guild


The Saddledome


Tubby Dogs

The Dutch Pancake House

Right Wing Religious Nuts of Canada.


But besides being the capital of all things Right wing, we are having a blast here in Calgary. The audiences are smart and the hosts here are so very "hosty".



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For those that missed the CRUMBS radio show last Monday, you can download podcast and enjoy it on some kind of machine that plays podcasts. The show explored the "hot topics" of Seeing shapes and colours when hearing music, The UN appointed contact person for when the aliens come, and the idea of an arch nemesis.

Download CRUMBS podcast here.


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Next stop for CRUMBS? New Zealand... look out Southern Hemisphere, we are gonna make you flush the opposite direction that you're used to.