The Sketch Comedy Troupe RALPH
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TWO-MONTH RUN |
| **Dark humor from a cast whose members
include acclaimed solo performers, sketch and improv comedians from
the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre,
The sketch comedy troupe RALPH, led by Mark Malkoff of the solo show Maybe I Can Get Laid in Jail, returns with all-new material in this bigger, badder, stranger, sicker follow-up to May 2000's sold-out run of The Grapes of Ralph. This time out, it's a beautiful day--but there's trouble brewing in Mister Ralphs' Neighborhood.
Mister Ralphs' Neighborhood takes you on a demented sketch journey where laughs & danger lurk just below the surface of familiar surroundings. In seventy tight minutes, RALPH goes from Teen Boot Camp to Abe Lincoln's Def Jam Set, to an AA Meeting at Bananas Comedy Club, then circles back to Mister Rogers' Sweatshop. It's not a place for trolley cars, sneakers and baby blue sweaters. Mister Ralphs' Neighborhood is where parents fire the kids and hire temps; homeless men become house pets; and racist rednecks get musical tips Schoolhouse Rock style.
Head Writer & Creator Mark Malkoff teams with Director Armando Diaz, a Director/Instructor at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. |
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STARRING & WRITTEN BY
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"irreverent and clever.makes you laugh without a stitch of
guilt at subjects you'd normally be ashamed of giggling at."--Roger J. An, TheaterMania.com
The review can be seen in its entirety at http://www.theatermania.com
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MARK MALKOFF is an NYU grad and the Creator/Head Writer of RALPH, whose last sketch show, The Grapes of Ralph, was Horse Trade Theater Group's top box office draw in 2000. His most recent solo show, Maybe I Can Get Laid in Jail (at The Kraine Theater) played to critical acclaim in 1999.
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JAKE FLEISHER is on the Harold Team We're Ninjas at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He currently writes promos for Nickelodeon and had his own show at The Boston Comedy Club.
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JESSICA ST. CLAIR performs on the Harold Team Mother at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She holds a degree in acting from Middlebury College.
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ED ECCLESTON starred in the hit radio show Chip and Ed's Afternoons (Monterey, California) until he dropped everything to become a comic ninja in the big city. This is Ed's New York debut.
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KIM GATEWOOD was in Syracuse Stage's recent production of Long Day's Journey Into Night, featuring Sam Waterson and Elizabeth Franz. She graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in acting (at Syracuse, she was a singer and trombonist for the Ska band Short Round). She currently performs stand-up & improv throughout the city.
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MARC THOMPSON graduated from NYU with a degree in acting. While at NYU, he studied at Circle in The Square. For the last five seasons, he's provided character voices on the MTV animated show Daria. He is a practicing minister.
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PAT FERRELL was in the feature films A Night at the Roxbury, and will appear in the upcoming film Zoolander. He is a native of California. He currently performs stand-up and improv all around the city.
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ARMANDO DIAZ (Director, Mister Ralphs' Neighborhood) was a writer for the Comedy Central hit show Upright Citizens Brigade. He currently directs and teaches improv and sketch at the UCB Theatre. While in Chicago, he studied at Second City and The Annoyance Theater. At the UCB Theatre, he recently directed the shows Perverts and Marooned.
