Friday, April 24, 2020

Oh, What The Hell!

Most of the cast from Chicken Soup For The Damned

Frank Carr, a founding member of the Famous In The Future sketch comedy group, has two watch parties coming up this weekend on the group’s Facebook page. Tonight’s online event is the 2002 musical Chicken Soup for the Damned. I was in the group at that time, and when cast member Desiree Burcum first passed around her scripts and asked what we thought of it, I responded, “Well, I’m a lot more afraid of you now.” It’s definitely a dark comedy.

I got in on the act by writing the lyrics for a number called “What Could Be Worse Than Life?” I portrayed a lost soul who actually preferred eternal damnation to his miserable time of being alive. As I’ve mentioned before, I have no singing ability, so a fellow cast member hid behind a prop onstage and tapped my calf to keep me in rhythm. It sort of worked. I also offered a parody titled “Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend,” but Burcum passed on that one. Chicken Soup for the Damned begins at 8:00 p.m. tonight. On this Sunday night, there’s a triple bill of FIF performances. More about them later.

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