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2011 2011Thursday night at the Upfront Theatre was the place to be. In front of a sold out crowd, the main stage players put on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. It was a non-stop string of laughter that made an hour of entertainment seem like only 10 minutes. Ryan Stiles was there, performing with the last group of the 8pm show. For those of you that do not know, Ryan owns the Upfront. He started it up a few years back, and he’s been regularly performing with the rest of the main stage players on Thursday nights if he is in town.
I have a scheduled shoot with the theatre on Sunday, but I came to the performance to get some live shots, and I’m SO glad that I did. I stayed and captured both the 8 and 10pm shows, both providing plenty of laughs. The first show, an ensemble of the whole gang split into three groups. The second show, presented by The Project, a format hosted by Morgan Grobe and Stephen Edwards, “General Tso’s Comedy Show.” I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking, and stay tuned for more photos from B-ham!
The 8pm show…









On to the 10pm show…



























Cecily Tilley
Great Pix! An amazing line up of characters. Anyone….what is the poet in the blue shirt’s name? Inspiration Delight! Love that guy.
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Matt
Cecily,
Good question. I’m trying to figure out who this guy is as well… I’m sure he’d be interested in getting some of these photos.
-Matt
Sarah
I think his name was Naiman.
James
His name is indeed Naiman, and his life should be and inspiration to all. He’s the most positive person I’ve met who at the same time faces an adversity most of us couldn’t imagine living with.
Great photo’s Matt.