Mike Graf's Lounge Discussions

Get to know Tony Armer... attend the Sunscreen Film Fest. Good guy, good fest.

Hey, John, I'm a comedy writer, screenwriter, somewhat actor (you know the routine); currently residing in sunny Pinellas County (home of the Late-Night Pedestrian Crosswalk), FL. I saw that the meeting is happening tonight, but, regrettably, I'm not going to be able to attend. This is my official shout-out. Maybe there's some collaboration down the road. Thanks, mike.

Angela, THANK YOU. :) The same holds true for you! Thank you so much for your kindness. Greatly appreciated. Can you offer a link to the newspaper? I'd love to read the column!

Hi Joleene, I love good comedy and it is somehow not easy to make people laugh. I am a German producer with a company in Bombay. Whenever my Indian colleagues try to make jokes, I don't get them. When I try to make jokes, they don't get it either... It's a fun work but cross-over comedy is a task :) Wishing you great stories ! Katharina

Hi Owen, yes, I agree, English comedy is the often the best. Their sense of humor moreover travels. But the French are also pretty good :)

Owen, I like dark humor, too. I have a screenplay like that, and a stage play that is the complete opposite. A farce. The play was produced on stage for the first time in December and I remember thinking, "Please laugh. Please, people, please think this is funny." They did, and opening night was AMAZING. The next night was a completely different story. It was horrible. It was like everyone was asleep. There were barely any laughs. And of course, that was the night the reviewers were there. I couldn't even go to the third that weekend because I didn't know if I could handle a minimal response. Knowing this is they way it goes and will go for the rest of this journey, I pulled my shit together and showed up the following week. The show was better. The actors got more comfortable. I mostly watched the audience. Lots of permanent smiles and laughs, one night with a standing ovation. It's serendipitous that this thread is happening right now, because one of the actors from the show posted this (pic) out of the blue last night. I have been feeling doubtful, as we so often do. So this little post was my confirmation. Sometimes you hit the mark, sometimes you don't. I am so grateful I hit it this time, because God only knows when it will happen again. :)

Thank you! And likewise. :)