Guess What?

Guess what?

Chicken butt.

Just kidding.

We're doing another show.

 

Uh...look, we're not going to try to convince you to come because that would be unseemly.

We're just going to say that in last month's audience we had parents in their 30's, college kids, gay academics, a drag queen and someone's drunk grandma. 

 

AND THEY ALL LOVED IT.

 

And so will you.

 

So will you.

 

XO,

Mel & El

 

THE MEL & EL SHOW

Thursday, May 22nd at 7:00PM

Stage 72, 158 W. 72nd Street, NYC

 

TICKETS AND MORE INFO 

 

Reasons

TICKETS!

Dearest People,

Reasons to come:

1. It's in one week.

2. It's the last big one for awhile because El went and got herself knocked up.

3. Lots of brand new songs ABOUT things.

4. We'll be sad if we don't see you (like how our faces look above).

5. El is hormonal and unpredictable. Please help us keep her happy.

6. Mel doesn't get out much so at the show she might just do something INSANE.

That's enough reasons. We love you.

- Mel & El

P.S. Here's a fun interview we did about the show.

SAVE THE DATE

SAVE THE DATE

MEL & EL:

ADVANCED

MATERNAL AGE

Ars Nova

Monday, September 16th at 8PM

TICKETS

P.S. CATCH US QUICK BEFORE EL GOES INTO LABOR.

Twosomes and Threesomes

Remember when wearing jean jackets and buttons wasn't ironic?

Dearest Friends,

There is a thing called the NY Funny Songs Fest and it's happening. It's all happening. And soon.

We are totally honored to be hosting a show in the festival called Twosomes and Threesomes. Doesn't the edgy title make you want to attend? Is your brain slightly tricked into thinking that if you show up you will actually witness some sexy time?

No! You are very intelligent! So you understand that we are referring to Comedy Music Performers that come in pairs and trios!

On Friday, May 31st come check out: Stuckey & Murray, Squirm and Germ, The Skivvies, The Parodivas and also US!

This will be fun. Also, The Skivvies perform in their underwear.

XO,

Mel & El

P.S. We will wear all of our clothes.

Bring Your Wands!

Hermione is there so it has to be real. 

MEL: Hey, El?

EL: Yes, Mel?

MEL: Have you packed for Orlando yet?

EL: That's not until this weekend and we have a gig in Pennsylvania before that, so...no.

MEL: You went to college in Orlando. Will this feel like a sort of homecoming to you?

EL: Um, sure. Why are you being weird?

MEL: I'm not being weird.

EL: Yes, you are. Wait. Are you...excited?

MEL: What are you talking about?

EL: You're EXCITED. Usually, you're just bogged down in logistics and details.

MEL: I'm always excited to do our show.

EL: But you seem almost giddy.

MEL: Well, it's not every day that we are so close to Ollivander's Wand Shop.

EL: WHAT?

MEL: At the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando! You can go to Ollivander's!

EL: And?

MEL: And your WAND will pick YOU.

EL: For $185, yeah. The wand will pick your pocket. Eh? EH?

MEL: Don't joke about Harry Potter.

EL: I love The Potter as much as you but you know we won't have time to go there, right?

MEL: Yeah, I know. But just thinking about the possibility of it makes me happy.

EL: We've been best friends for 25 years and I've never found you to be a bigger nerd than I do right now.

MEL: Thanks.

EL: You're welcome.

If you're in Orlando or Orlando-adjacent, 

come join us on May 3rd and May 4th! 

AND BRING YOUR WANDS!

Tickets and info

Let's look at each other in various places!

Being funny with our faces at a video shoot for NYFSF (see below!)

There are some things coming up where we'd like to look at you in your face. And just enjoy your face in a friendly way.

• IN NYC! The ass-kicking theater company Studio 42 has asked us to host their Unproducible Smackdown on March 23rd. There will be plays. There will be winners and losers. There will be us. Wanna know MORE?

• IN ORLANDO! Please come join us in Mouseland for two shows at the Orlando Cabaret Festival in early May. Wanna know MORE?

• BACK IN NYC! Keep an eye out for more details about the New York Funny Songs Festival (NYFSF) at the end of May!

In between all of that, we'll be in other places called Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Check out our schedule to know MORE!

XO,

Mel & El

Adult Women in Tutus

Sometimes when we perform on Anne LiPuma and Kit Stewart's Wild Women of Comedy with the amazing Jessica Kirson and Vanessa Hollingshead there is a sketch where some of the grown-ass producers dress up like Sophia Grace & Rosie from the Ellen show:

Flanked by adult women in tutus.

Sophia Grace and Rosie, in case you didn't know.

It was fun. And the audience was the most wonderful combination of lesbian couples and elderly Jews. What could be better than that?

We're not 12. But we act like it.

Sometimes we do gigs at places like the comedy music showcase of the New York Comedy Festival at the Ace Hotel. Apparently, when we do these gigs we tend to move our arms and legs in unison like twelve year old girls in a dance recital. Terrific.

Photos by Asa Williams

Getting Bawdy with Mike Daisey

It's not every day we have the opportunity to get bawdy with Mike Daisey. And, really, what does that even mean? 

Join us Friday at Galapagos Art Space (our favorite places for art are Spaces) for BAWDY STORYTELLING. It has been an epically popular show on the West Coast for six years and they are debuting in NYC this week with Mr. Daisey and a bunch of other Tellers of Story! We get to be the musical guests in between all the perv-y, sex-laden anecdotes. We have no idea why they thought we would be appropriate musical guests for such a scandalous event but we'll manage to come up with something. 

Here is a link to all the details you ever wanted: ALL THE DETAILS EVER. Come along!

There is no do, there is only try.

We have really tried to get better about taking photographic evidence of our performing exploits. We so enjoy seeing all of our colleagues' rehearsal shots, backstage pictures and amazing performance videos. How is it that after this long we still walk out of every gig saying "Crap! We forgot to take a picture!"?

The other night at a gig, Mel remembered this just before we went on stage. The following are our attempts at taking said picture:

Mel & El know that "mouth open" equals "fun". Oy.

And then they tried to look "dramatic". Oy.

All of this with an image of a phone between our heads because we couldn't organize ourselves to ask one of the twenty people backstage to take it for us. We are a living, breathing example of that Far Side comic with the kid pushing the "Pull" door to the School for the Gifted.

We realize these aren't real problems. (It's not nearly as fun to blog about those!) But we just wanted to share.

We have high hopes that at Gotham Comedy Club on Wednesday we will take a respectable picture of ourselves that includes the marquee. We're setting goals, people. Yoda-style.

Every day is HETERO Comicus day, but...

...Wednesday, September 5th is HOMO COMICUS DAY!

Come join us as we get our singing and funny on with lots of fancy comedians like Jim David, Sapna Kumar and the woman who makes our faces hurt from laughing so much JESSICA KIRSON (she's the one in the picture above who El is resting her chin on) - all hosted by the wonderful Bob Montgomery at Gotham Comedy Club.

Tickets HERE!

Olympics of Mel & El

This is what Mel & El do backstage after every show.

Some people train for thousands of hours to become the best swimmer or runner in the Universe and some people get exhausted just watching the Olympics on TV. Not surprisingly, we are the latter. But if there was an Olympics of Ridiculous and Fun, we would train, compete and represent the United States with slightly inappropriate songs and stories that would change the world.

In lieu of this Silly Olympics, we will be presenting Mel & El: Our Sorta Kinda Gay Time of the Month this Thursday at 92YTribeca. Contrary to the title, this show is AFS (Appropriate For Straights). So in between watching mostly naked Olympic Volleyball players hug it out every time they make a point, go getcher tickets!

It's all happening.

Gather your friends.

Let's do this, People.

(Get your tickets HERE)

With our VERY hysterical and ENTIRELY gay special guest BEN LERMAN!

INFO & TICKETS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH

7PM

92YTRIBECA

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

* And, remember, if you'd like to celebrate any kind of Life Happening (birthday, bridal shower, divorce, coming out) at the show, just bring a group of 6 or more and the Celebra-tee will receive a personalized RAP from Mel & El. It's a hoot. Email melandel@melandel.com for more details.

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Um, also, if you are in the NYC-area and a person who likes to apply makeup to your face, we have a STRONG SUGGESTION. Check out this class with Makeup Guru Erin Williams. She's done our makeup for photo sessions (see above!), film shoots, weddings - we don't leave home without her. It's a great fun thing to do with a girlfriend or two! All the information below:

Brush Up Your Look
Thursday, August 30
6:00-8:00pm
Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue (between 36th & 37th Streets), Floor 16, Room M
$35 per person
Limited availability of 12 spaces
Email erin@erinsfaces.com to reserve your space in the class.
PLEASE NOTE - 48 hour cancellation policy - agreed to upon signing up for the class

*Make a great first impression with makeup techniques that will help you look and feel your best for auditions, on camera work or just general tips for life in general.

*Learn how to do everything from contouring a cheek to smoking out an eye.

*Get answers to all of your makeup and skincare questions with specific product referrals.

You're already good at your makeup, wouldn't you love to be GREAT?

Can't we be proud in August?

You know what is almost as amazing as equal rights? Photoshop.

 

Mel: Hey, El?

El: Yes, Mel?

Mel: I missed Pride.

El: Come again?

Mel: Gay Pride. In June. I was busy...with a baby. But now I'm BACK!

El: You're BACK!

Mel: And everyone is busy being proud on Fire Island and in the Hamptons and on Atlantis Gay Cruises in the Baltic.

El: And here you are in NYC...waving a sad little rainbow flag all alone.

Mel: Correct. What's a girl to do?

El: Why don't we use our next show to express our feelings about gayness as well as lots of other stuff?

Mel: Yes! It's OUR show. And we can do whatever we like!

El: We will not be oppressed by the restrictiveness of Only-Pride-In-June!

Mel: We will have Pride in August!

El: It's a crap month if you ask me so I think we're doing a good thing by adding some spirit to it.

Mel: Great. What will we call the show to alert people to the fact that it is gay-ish?

El: How about 'Mel & El: Our HOMOSEXUAL Time of the Month'?

Mel: I think that's awkward on a lot of levels.

El: What about 'Gay Time with Mel & El'.

Mel: Please see my previous sentence.

El: I know! We'll call it 'Mel & El: Our Sorta Kinda Gay Time of the Month'!

Mel: Correct. We have a winner.

El: Now we just need to make a really gay show.

Mel: That's not gonna be difficult, El. It's always pretty gay.

El: 'Mel & El: Pretty Gay'.

Mel: Yeah.

Write it down.

Call a friend.

Let's do this, People.

(Get your tickets HERE)

With our very hysterical and entirely gay special guest BEN LERMAN!

INFO & TICKETS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH

7PM

92YTRIBECA

MAKE YOUR RESERVATION

* And, remember, if you'd like to celebrate any kind of Life Happening (birthday, bridal shower, divorce, coming out) at the show, just bring a group of 6 or more and the Celebra-tee will receive a personalized RAP from Mel & El. It's a hoot. Email melandel@melandel.com for more details.

Fridays on Ice! (Nice!)

This Friday, check out Studio42's Miss Lily Gets Boned before our after-show entertainment featuring performances by Joe Iconis (Bloodsong of Love), Jon Bass (The Book of Mormon), Ariela Morgenstern (The Adding Machine), Adam Blodgett (The Cotillion) and Liz Wisan (Other Desert Cities)!

Scare Tactics!

You know what this isn't? Cookies.

We would never use scare tactics to help motivate you to come to our show unless by scare tactics you mean cookies. You have another day to enter the MEL & EL COOKIE CONTEST** (all details below)!

And, in conclusion, this Thursday!

Get your tickets HERE

With our very famous special guest Ophira Eisenberg (NPR's Ask Me Another, The Moth)

INFO & TICKETS

THURSDAY, JULY 12TH (That is so soon!)

7PM (The correct time for stories and songs!)

92YTRIBECA (A place you should go more often!)

MAKE A RES

** Enter to win "MEL & EL'S CODEFRIENDENT COOKIES" from the Mason Jar Cookie Company at our next show:

1) Purchase your ticket for MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month at 92YTribeca this coming Thurdsay, July 12th!

2) Send us an email (melandel@melandel.com) or Facebook message with your ending to the sentence "Cookies are almost as good as friends because..."

3) The best answer-er will be announced at the show and receive their mason jar of goodies.

C is for Cookies! (And Contest!)

Dear Friends,

Even though on Sesame Street they have been forced to start explaining to kids that cookies are a "sometimes" food and not something to binge on like a maniacal monster, we still love them. Cookies, that is.

In light of this cookie love, we offer you the MEL & EL COOKIE CONTEST where you can win our very own cookie blend from the Mason Jar Cookie Company called "MEL & EL'S CODEFRIENDENT COOKIES". Delicious? Delicious.

Here's how to enter to win:

1) Purchase your ticket for MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month at 92YTribeca this coming Thurdsay, July 12th!

2) Send us an email (melandel@melandel.com) or Facebook message with your ending to the sentence "Cookies are almost as good as friends because..."

3) The best answer-er will be announced at the show and receive their mason jar of goodies.

This is gonna taste so good, you guys.

Spread the word!

XO,

Mel & El

Basically, it's in a week!

Get your tickets HERE

** And - remember - if you are celebrating a special occasion,

bring a group of 6 or more to the show and you will receive a personalized RAP!

(Email melandel@melandel.com for details!) **

With special guest Ophira Eisenberg (NPR's Ask Me Another, The Moth)

INFO & TICKETS

THURSDAY, JULY 12TH (An impressive date!)

7PM (After 6! Before 8!)

92YTRIBECA (Very well air-conditioned!)

MAKE A RES AND GET ONE STEP CLOSER TO COOKIES!

 

Mel & El & Current Events

It was a simpler time.

El: Um, Mel?

Mel: Yes, El?

El: Did you hear about...

Mel: ...the fact that the Supreme Court upheld Obama's health care reform?

El: Er...yeah...but also about TomKat?!

Mel: There was no way to live and breathe and not hear about that.

El: Do you think she'll be Katie Holmes again instead of 'Kate Cruise'?

Mel: Riiiiiight. Remember when the 'Kate Cruise' memo went out?

El: I wish that if I decided to change my name that all news outlets would get some kind of fax about it.

Mel: Yeah, like "Attention all News and Entertainment Media, 'El' shall now be referred to as 'Jazz'.

El: Why would I ever change my name to 'Jazz'?

Mel: I have no idea. I was just going with a hypothetical.

El: Well, it was ridiculous.

Mel: It's five hundred degrees out. My brain is boiling. Leave me alone.

El: Fine.

Mel: Anyway, we shouldn't be joking about The Cruise Family because Xenu is watching.

El: Well, maybe Xenu and his followers would like to come to our show!

Mel: I think we're too sarcastic for Scientology.

El: Good point. Are there funny Scientologists? Only Serious Scientologists come to mind.

Mel: I need to end this conversation before we get put in Scientolo-jail.

El: But tell people that our next show is coming up soon and it's gonna be a doozer.

Mel: Really, a 'doozer'?

El: A Tom-Cruise-er!

Mel: Your brain is boiling. Be quiet.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE,

BUT THIS THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN!

(And, apparently, it's gonna be a doozer.)

** And - remember - if you are celebrating a special occasion,

bring a group of 6 or more to the show and you will receive a personalized RAP!

(Email melandel@melandel.com for details!) **

Get your tickets HERE

With special guest Ophira Eisenberg (NPR's Ask Me Another, The Moth)

INFO & TICKETS

THURSDAY, JULY 12TH (The middle of July!)

7PM (The perfect time!)

92YTRIBECA (The best kept secret slightly below Canal Street!)

XENU SAYS "MAKE A RESERVATION"