Rocket Ace wins Canadian Comedy Award!
October 2, 2009
Clearly award-worthy.
On behalf of the entire RAMP team, we’d like to sincerely thank the The Canadian Comedy Awards and everyone who voted for The Violator which was awarded funniest web clip of 2009 tonight! This really means a lot to us - especially as it’s one of only three Canadian Comedy Award categories which are voted on publicly. On a medium as democratic (and fickle) as the Internet - we’re very humbled that you think that one of our little videos are worthy of recognition.
We think Violator is a great representative of all the really fun work we’ve done with The Imponderables - they’re great collaborators, and even better friends - and it’s totally creepy to see both our names carved into a big shiny trophy creating a sentence so bizarre that it will one day puzzle alien linguists to no end: “VIOLATOR ROCKET ACE MOVING PICTURES AND THE IMPONDERABLES”.
If you can’t tell, we’re having a great time at the Canadian Comedy Festival in Saint John (and not just because they gave us a chunk of glass you could easily kill a man with) - everyone has been incredibly welcoming (even the folks in the Tim Horton’s who were disappointed the award didn’t look as good as it did on stage).
Sorry for the self-serving post - but let’s be frank; It’s not too often people working in short-form Internet comedy get any kind of public recognition (other than YouTube commentors questioning their sexuality) so we’re going to enjoy the rest of the weekend, and hopefully use it as a kick in the pants to get some new RAMP material your way as thanks.
Again, our sincerest “thank you” to everyone who made this amazing night possible!
N.B. - Also, as Matt said during our acceptance speech. This really wouldn’t have been possible without LEGO - so thank you LEGO for not suing us. We’re really grateful about that!
Summertime at the Riv!
July 2, 2009
What better way to get the Summer off to a proper start than joining us for the first Imponderables & Acquaintances of the season at the Rivoli in Toronto - 334 Queen Street West, Toronto - starting at 9pm on Tuesday (July 7th)! Just because you’ve missed the brand new RAMP videos that have been playing in Chicago and New York in the past couple of weeks (at long sold-out shows we were sworn to secrecy to not promote) in the past two months doesn’t mean you can’t turn out tonight and see what you’ve been missing.
MC Mark Forward! Bull Hooey! That Ron Sparks Guy! Two Weeks of City Garbage Piling up on the Streets! All for $5… there’s not a better deal to be had, friends.
Of course that’s only if you like AWESOME COMEDY.
As always at live shows, if you see any of the usual suspects - come say hello and get some free buttons and stickers and stuff!
Sneak peak of new RAMP material this Tuesday at the Rivoli in Toronto
April 1, 2009
It’s another Tuesday Imponderables & Acquaintances at the Rivoli in Toronto. By now you should know that if you show up at the Riv (334 Queen Street West, Toronto) at, say, 9pm this Tuesday (April 7th). Fork over the hefty $5 door fee and revel in japes. Jests. Hella-chuckles.
The “Imps & Acks” shows are always a great time, but this month should be particularly solid - what with the Imps coming off a sold out show in New York the previous weekend - we thought we’d help them out a little bit by throwing out some brand new, never before seen, RAMP video goodness. So hot off the press only 75% of it is actually completed. INFLUENCE the future of RAMP with how hard you laugh. If you don’t laugh we may get depressed and never finish any of this stuff!
(Also Winston Spear is MC’ing tonight - so there will be dancing… HUMOROUS dancing. And opening act Dancyle… about which I know nothing… HUMOROUS nothing. And that Ron Sparks guy will do that “Newsdesk” thing he does so well… which is… (wait for it)… HUMOROUS)
Usual RAMP live show rules in effect - hunt one of the RAMP crew down “Where’s-Waldo-style” and we’ll give you stickers and buttons just for the asking. Hope to see you there.
To the Big Apple!
March 28, 2009
Just a quick note for any New York fans who haven’t yet caught any of our comedic work with The Imponderables on the big screen - The Imps are doing a show Saturday April 6th, at the People’s Improv theatre in Manhattan. Their live shows kick butt, and I believe there’s some not-seen-on-the-internet RAMP material in their set-list too.
Most importantly it’s RAMP director Matt Hoos birthday - and he’ll be celebrating at the show, so shower him with drinks, and pizza, and Yankee’s hats… and whatever else you people do there.
The Imponderables
Saturday April 6th, 8:00pm
People’s Improv Theatre
154 W. 29th Street
$15
Behind the Scenes at the Couchathon
November 23, 2008
There’s a handful of grainy iPhone “behind the scenes” photos from the Couchathon up on the RAMP flickr photostream for those of you who can’t seem to get enough of such things. Enjoy!
One Week to the COUCHATHON
October 30, 2008
See, as much as we love The Imponderables (we keep working with ‘em after all), they have really, really, short attention spans. During one shoot someone commented trying to get the four of them to focus on something was like trying to “herd wind-up cymbal-monkeys”. So we always used to joke the cruelest thing we could ever do to them is stick them in a small room together for more than an hour.
And then the joke turned into a charity telethon concept.
And then the joke became real.
Won’t you join us next Thursday at 11am as we attempt to raise MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY for Sick Kids Foundation and Child’s Play? It’s pretty much your best bet of the day to watch four of Canada’s hottest comedic talents murder each other, live, on the Internet.
Brad and Matt on “The Waldo Ultimatum”
July 16, 2008
Brad and Matt were interviewed last month for the Where’s Waldo on Wordpress Blog about “The Waldo Ultimatum”, and their approach to the iconic character.
The first part of that interview has been posted and it’s a really interesting read. Given the ground they covered so far - I can’t imagine where parts 2 and 3 of this interview are going to go!
“Matthew: He’s a definite loner. He’s a very free-minded individual, which is something you don’t often see with all the community connectivity. Any guy who’s brave enough to wear a sweater to the beach is free thinking, is alright.
Brad: Wearing a toque, 24-7. In the middle of the desert, a toque.“
