Official Announcement

(Right after we tackle codefriendency, we're obviously going to move on to eating disorders.)

M: Hello! As many of you know, I'm Mel.

E: And I'm El.

M: And we have been best friends since we were twelve years old.

E: But lately things have gotten a little more...intense.

Dangling

(Michael McKean is acting his face off just for you.)

 

Mel: El?

El: Yes, Mel?

Mel: I'm going on a little vacation to Costa Rica this week.

El: I know that. I hope you have a great time!

Mel: And now I need to say my final goodbyes.

El: Why are you saying that so dramatically?

Mel: Just 'cause.

El: Spill it.

Mouth wide open equals fun.

(Mel & El totally in Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebration. If you squint, you can see Dick Clark.)

 

Dear Lovelies,

Twenty eleven is here and in full effect. What's it gonna be like? We. Don't. Know. But we would like to discuss it with you in depth. 

Here's the plan: meet us this Thursday, January 6th (in 3 days!) at Comix around 7:30PM. We'll sing some crazy-ass songs and tell you some crazy-ass things that have been going on and you can regale us with your predictions for this brand new decade.

Make a reservation by clicking here.

This next MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month will fulfill your New Year's resolutions to:

A) have more joy in your life!

B) save money - tickets are only $10 with NO food or drink minimum!

C) lose weight!

We're not one hundred percent sure how the show will help you lose weight. But if you come and choose to order a Diet Coke instead of a regular Coke or a delicious salad instead of the chicken fingers, you'll definitely be on the right track.
  

Do you want to screw up your New Year's resolutions by the second week in January? We didn't think so. Save yourself by making a reservation here and/or telling all of your adorable friends to do the same.

XO

Mel & El

P.S. Come celebrate your birthday (or any special event with us) and receive a personalized rap for the guest of honor! Email us at melandel@melandel.com for details. It will be terrific.

P.P.S. Check out an interview we just did with the comedy website Yuletide Snapper here. We talk about stuff.
 

 

MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

with special guest comedian Robin Gelfenbien!

Thursday, January 6th, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here

Balls. Dropping.

El: Hey, Mel?

Mel: Yes, El?

El: It's almost the New Year!

Mel: You know what that means?

El: Getting really wasted and staying up all night and having all the crazy things happen!

Mel: Yes, if by all of those words you mean having a nice glass of wine, watching the ball drop and heading home before it gets too late.

El: Right. I always forget how elderly we are... 

Mel: ...and then one finds another weird hair growing out of one's chin...

El: ...and one remembers....

Mel: Happy New Year!

El: Yeah, yeah. Tell everyone to come to our January show. It's gonna be fantastically fun.

Mel: As much fun as our New Years Eve?

El: More fun, Mel. More. Fun.

People, all the pertinent details are below. Make a res. If you want to celebrate a birthday or other thing with us and receive a personalized rap, email us at melandel@melandel.com for details! 'Twill be the greatest experience of your life.

 

MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

with special guest comedian Robin Gelfenbien!

Thursday, January 6th, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

Congratulations

 

(Kate & Allie stopped by to say that they think it's time for another set of women to have antics on TV but without the wide horizontal stripes and shoulder padded blazers. 

Also, they want you to check this out.)

Congratulations!

You are currently reading the very last blog post saying that we have "X" amount of time left in our Kickstarter campaign because at the strike of 5:09PM on Tuesday, December 7th the campaign will be OVER.

A couple of days ago, through the support of Remarkable Backers, we hit our $10,000 goal. And we are beyond thrilled about it. What's true, though, is our actual costs to make the Mel & El-isodes are quite a bit higher than that so we're using our final hours of campaign-ness to continue getting the message out.

Without giving too much of the 'sode plots away, if you know anyone that loves cheese, gay nightclubs and/or madcap hijinx, you should definitely forward this email to them so they can get in on the action.

 

Also, if you want to help make us the popular kids in school, just click here to nominate "Mel & El" for Best Musical Comedy Act at the ECNY Awards. You literally write your email address & "Mel & El" down and you're DONE. It takes 20 seconds! Easy! (And, hey, if you want suggestions for who to write in for the other awards, just let us know.)

We'll be back in January with a brand new MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month.

Until then - enjoy!

XO
Mel & El

What can we do for YOU?

El: Hey, Mel?

Mel: Yes, El?

El: 'Tis the season of giving.

Mel: I wish I knew where this was going...

El: And we've been making so many requests of late, that I want to give back to our people!

Mel: That's lovely, El!

El: What do you think they want?

Mel: I have NO idea!

El: Let's just ask!

Mel: Excellent. But, first, let's bullet point our Holiday Wishes for the very last time - just in case there are 2 1/2 people out there that don't know about them!

El: You're better with a list. Go for it!

 

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Hi! It's Mel. I'm here to make a list of the things we wish people would put in our Jew Stockings this year for Christmas. I'm gonna make this list using letters instead of numbers cause I'm feeling craaaaaazy today!

 

 

 

A) The very last MEL & EL: OUR TIME OF THE MONTH of the year is this FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3rd! That's right, the show is usually on Thursdays but we're doing this one on a Friday so more of you can come out and play with us. We'll be joined by Special Guest Ben Lerman. He's terrific! Make your reservation by clicking HERE! Cause we want YOU to be there!

 

 

 

B) In just 2 clicks on the computer machine you could NOMINATE US for a fancy comedy award! Click HERE and write "Mel & El" in for BEST MUSICAL COMEDY ACT! We'd be honored just to be nominated. Really.

 

 

 

C) Only 8 DAYS LEFT for us to raise the $850 left on our Kickstarter Campaign! If you can forward this email to your friends & loved ones we'd be most grateful! Help us spread the word! The Webisodes Must. Be. Made.

 

Now, what do you want in your Jew Stocking this year? Tell us! We'll totally work on it!

XO,

Mel (& El, too!)

 

P.S. Book a group of 6 or more at our holiday show & you will receive a Personalized Holiday Rap from us! Feel free to also celebrate your birthday or anniversary, too.

Jingle Mel's, Jingle El's, Jingle all the way!

Happy Chrisma-kwanz-atheist-solstice-ukkah!

 

Our holiday show is upon us & we are doing it on a FRIDAY NIGHT (instead of our usual Thursday) so that more of you can come join us (since it's not a school night).

 

If you're looking for the perfect place to host your holiday party, you just found it! Book a group of 6 or more at our holiday show & you will receive a Personalized Holiday Rap from us! Feel free to also celebrate your birthday or anniversary, too.

 

So...if you're ready to get your Holiday on...

Our last show of the year is now on FRIDAY, December 3rd!

Make your reservation HERE before it's all sold out!

 

 MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

 

with special guest comedian Ben Lerman!

 

Friday, December 3rd, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

XO,

Mel & El

 

P.S. We have 12 MORE DAYS to make our Kickstarter goal and we have $2,319 of our $10,000 still to raise or we won't make ANY of it! Please forward this to your people and let them know that we will deliver some amazing prizes if they want to pledge!

 

Here's a pic from the web series shoot so far. See? It's real!

 

   

This time there's no stoppin' us, we're gonna do it!

   

(Laverne & Shirley stopped by to say that they think Mel & El are the modern day Laverne & Shirley. 

And they want you to see this.)

Dearest Friends,

 

Right now, as you read this, we are shooting a scene for our Web Series! The plot details are top secret but let's just say it involves a gay convention, a giant box of tampons and fondue. There are background actors, a dolly grip, a table full of "craft services" (food) and, generally, a lot of people working their cute butts off to make this happen. We are thankful!

 

We are shooting even though we haven't yet finished our Kickstarter Campaign! Have you checked it out? Have you watched our little videos on the site? Have you been waiting to make a pledge or been waiting to pass this along to your friends? Well, you still have time! For you wonderful people that already have, Holy Moses, we are thankful!

We've raised $7,306 and have $2,694 to go! We know you've heard this on every telethon in the land, but every dollar actually makes a difference. It's just the rules of mathematics, people. Plus you can get amazing prizes for donating (CD's! A song written just for you! Executive Producer credits!) and, for that, you will be very, very thankful.

 

Guess what? Thankful,

 

Mel & El

 

Also, if you're in NYC...

Our last show of the year is THURSDAY, December 2nd!

Make your reservation HERE before it's all sold out!

 

 MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

 

with special guest comedian Ben Lerman!

 

Thursday, December 2nd, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

Sad Puppies

Dear Friend, 

This puppy needs a home.

This child needs...some more. 

 

These ladies need to make webisodes.

 

First of all, THANK YOU to all of you who have donated so far. We are beyond grateful and look forward to sending you all of your prizes & rewards! But the thing about Kickstarter is that we don't actually receive your pledges (and we can't send you your prizes) unless we make it to our fundraising goal!

We have to share that we received a very generous $1,000 donation last week from a total stranger. She had been receiving our email updates over the past year and just believes in what we're doing. Getting that donation filled us with energy & hope that we can do this. It also reminded us that we need to find a way to connect with people outside of our usual circle!

Maybe you know some people in far away lands like Wisconsin, Utah or...New Jersey who would like a little more female-friendly, slightly "inappropriate" comedy & music coming their way on the internet.

Maybe you can pass along our link to them and say "Hey, Utah Friend! Check out these ladies! For the cost of a Chicken Pad Thai you could get them closer to their dream!"

We don't know if they have Chicken Pad Thai in Utah, but you can change that part up depending on who you're talking to. 


Click HERE to see our Kickstarter project or go to this link: http://kck.st/bZpxXq

Thanks and love,

Mel & El

 

And lastly, if you're in NYC...

The show is in 3 days! This THURSDAY, November 4TH!

We'll be celebrating EL'S BIRTHDAY, so make your res HERE 

before it's all sold out!

 

 MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

with special guest comedian Margot Leitman!

Thursday, November 4th, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

El's Birthday and Our Rap Careers

 

(Mel & El at El's 13th Birthday Party. Perms, poufs & profound adoration.)
 

EL'S BIRTHDAY SHOW IS UPON US!

The next edition of MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month at Comix happens to fall on November 4th: The Actual Birthday of El! We'll be celebrating with all of our favorite songs and may even have some surprises. Our Special Guest Comedian will be the hilarious and brilliant Margot Leitman (MTV, VH1, Conan).

We hope you will CLICK HERE to make a reservation!

If you want to celebrate YOUR birthday, anniversary, divorce or anything at our next show & want the celebrant to receive a Personalized Rap from Mel & El for the occasion, just email melandel@melandel.com to arrange all the fancy details!

And speaking of raps...

 

MEL & EL LAY DOWN NASTY BEATS!

Some people sing for their supper, but Mel & El rap! Mel & El are on a mission to raise 10K in the next 44 days for their brand-new Web Series. Through Kickstarter, all donations (even as small as $5) receive special prizes!

Perhaps you'll be moved to give a buck or two after you CLICK HERE to see the ladies rap their faces off!

Your List of Things To Do:

1. Make a res for Mel & El's next show on 11/4 at Comix

2. Tell all friends & loved ones to do same

3. Check out Mel & El's crazy-ass Kickstarter project & rap video

4. Tell all friends & loved ones to do same

5. Nap

XO

Mel & El

How To Relax

 

(Mel's actual Healthy Hockey Pucks...er...Flax Muffins.)

 

El: Hey, Mel?

Mel: Yes, El?

El: What are you doing?

Mel: Making blueberry flax muffins with whey protein.

El: What? Really? Why would you do that?

Mel: Because they're healthy AND delicious.

El: What do they taste like?

Mel: Um...kind of like...if someone took a piece of cardboard and wiped a berry across it.

El: Great. Save some for me. (Don't save any for me).

Mel: But baking is my new way to relax.

El: Are you still panicking about your upcoming wedding?

Mel: Why would I be panicking less as it gets closer? You have no idea how to be an anxious person.

El: Oh, yes I do! I just have...different ways to relax.

Mel: Like what?

El: I'll tell you all about it at our show this Thursday when we premiere our self-lovin' song "Pamela Handerson"!

Mel: Why does everything have to be about sex with you?

El: Because everything is about sex.

Mel: Oh.

El: And flax.

Mel: Right!

El: Sex and Flax. I think we have the title for our next song.

 

The show is in 3 days! This THURSDAY, October 7TH!

Stop baking right now and make your reservation HERE before it's all sold out!

 

 MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

 

with special guest comedian Poppi Kramer!

 

Thursday, October 7th, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

The M-Word

 

(Nope! That's not Mel OR El. It's a lady named Pamela Anderson.)

 

El: Hey, Mel?

Mel: Yes, El?

El: Guess what's coming up?

Mel: Our show.

El: Yes. But that's not what I was thinking about. I'll give you a hint: Dum - Dum - Da Duuuuuuuuum!

Mel: My wedding.

El: Correct!

Mel: What if you weren't bringing that up right now? It's making me perspire.

El: But it's happening! And it's gonna be so much fun!

Mel: I can't think about the wedding until after we premiere our brand new song about you-know-what.

El: You mean our masturbation empowerment song entitled "Pamela Handerson"?

Mel: Now you've said the m-word & everyone is unsubscribing us from their blogroll.

El: Oh, c'mon! Everybody has done it, does it or is doing it right now.

Mel: Yeah, our snarky & sarcastic banter is sooooooo hot.

El: I'm not one hundred percent enjoying your tone right now.

Mel: I blame you and your incessant wedding march singing!

El: Mel?

Mel: Yes, El!

El: You're very cute when you're exasperated.

Mel: I hate you.

El: I love you, too.

 

The show is THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TH!

Make your reservation here ASAP 'cause this thing keeps selling out.**

 

 MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

 

with special guest comedian Poppi Kramer!

 

Thursday, October 7th, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

** If you want to book a birthday group of 6 or more & have us create a personalized Rap for the Birthday Boy or Girl, please email us pronto at melandel@melandel.com & let us know! We're almost out of room for October Birthday Celebrations!

The Cod

(This is not the WASP that El is referring to, but it's still an important WASP.) 

 

Mel: El?

El: Yes, Mel?

Mel: I'm really glad I got back from The Cape (or as I like to call it "The Cod") in time for our show.

El: Me too. It would have sucked to do the "and El Show".

Mel: Also, I don't really belong on The Cod.

El: Why not?

Mel: Well, all of the vacationers there were very lovely & didn't gesture wildly with their hands & didn't have large facial features.

El: You mean, they were WASP-y?

Mel: Yes, but I wasn't going to say it like that.

El: Was everyone doing a lot of nouns as verbs?

Mel: What?

El: Like, did they "boat" and "bike" 'n stuff?

Mel: YES! And they called lobsters "lob-lobs".

El: How can you call it a "lob-lob" and then eat it?

Mel: Exactly!

El: Well, I'm glad you're back in a place where you can be your slightly disheveled, loud, big-mouthed self and do a show where we talk about vaginas 'n stuff.

Mel: Our show is so much more than that.

El: Sure. Sure it is.

 

The show is THIS THURSDAY - 3 days away - so make your res here for 3 reasons:

1. It's the most fantastic way to kick off your Labor Day Weekend.

2. You'll be the first to hear our brand new song "Facebook is Evil".

3. We promise to never say "lob-lob".

Mel & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period. 

 

with special guest comedian Poppi Kramer!

Thursday, September 2nd, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

 

Pasta Sweaty Heaven

Dearest People,

 

We want to admit that we have a slight fascination with Julia Roberts - the wistful looks, the teary eyes, the Muppet-sized mouth in various states of joyous laughter. Point is, we totally embraced the cliche and went to see The Movie together. We were surrounded by seven hundred and fifty other versions of ourselves - women in pairs (old ones, young ones, short ones, fat ones, rich ones, rude ones, lovely ones) who also came to bask in the glory of Pasta Sweaty Heaven or Italy India Bali or Eat Pray Love. It was all very pretty (especially the parts with Javier Bardem). We're actually working on a new show called Mel & El & Javier Bardem. Stay tuned!

 

(This the the picture we took of Javier after we told him about Mel & El & Javier Bardem. 

We think that look means "Yes!" en Espanol.)

 

But in the meanwhile, you're gonna have to settle for just Mel & El on Thursday, September 2nd at Comix. In between songs like "Facebook is Evil" (debuting this month for the very first time!) and "White Lady With a Black Baby", El will tear up while she stares wistfully into your eyes & Mel will use her giant mouth to joyously cackle as if you're fake-closing a jewelry box on her hand**. We swear to Shiva, it's gonna be grand.

 

Make a reservation here cause it keeps selling out. And book your Birthday Group pronto (that's "right away" in Italiano) if you want us to write the Birthday Girl or Boy a special Birthday Rap.

 

(Eat Pray) Love,

 

Mel & El

 
** Um...that's a reference to the scene in Pretty Woman that started off the whole Julia Roberts-giant-mouth-laugh-moment that now has to happen in all of her movies (kind of like how Tom Cruise always has to have a scene where he runs ridiculously fast). If you didn't catch the reference, you've just made us feel very elderly. You'll have to make it up to us by coming to the show. Click here to make your res. You're welcome.

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 Mel & EL: Our Time of the Month

Really bloody funny. Period.

 

with special guest comedian Poppi Kramer!

 

Thursday, September 2nd, 7:30PM

Comix, 353 W. 14th Street, NYC

$10 (cash) at the door

Delicious food & drink available but not required

Reservations here!

Created and performed by award-winning funny femmes Melanie Adelman and Ellie Dvorkin with composer Patrick Spencer Bodd, MEL & EL: OUR TIME OF THE MONTH is a modern-day Laverne & Shirley full of dirty songs, delightful banter and devilish dish. Hailed as “outrageous” by The New York Times and “hilariously squirm inducing” by the Village Voice, MEL & EL features new material every single month along with special guests, phenomenal drink deals and a generous dose of the in-your-crotch comedy you’ve come to know and love.

Lists

(Leo, if you keep furrowing your brow, your face is gonna get stuck in that position.)

People,

 

Mel is in charge today & she enjoys a list. She feels it brings a bit of order to an otherwise chaotic world. She believes world peace could certainly be achieved via list. With that in mind, we bring you a nice list of things you should know about MEL & EL:

 

1) What a lovely compliment:

"Mel & El are twin daughters of different mothers - spooky telepathic funny and they crack my shit up." - John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus)

2) The last MEL & EL: Our Time of the Month was Standing Room Only. Mel hates standing for a show so this is your friendly reminder to click HERE to make a reservation, because the next show is THIS THURSDAY! THREE DAYS AWAY!

 

3) Mel & El are thrilled to be joined this month by Special Guest comedian Vicki Ferentinos! She is delightful and adorable and hilarious. And Mel & El can't wait to have her on the show.

 

4) If you can't make the show and feel sad on the inside, you can find electronic forms of Mel & El in the following places (Ooh! A list inside of a list! It's like Inception!):

M&E official website here

Join M&E on Twitter here

Join M&E on Facebook here

Join M&E on YouTube here

Buy the She's My Bitch CD here

5) Mel really enjoyed Inception. She thinks Leonardo DiCaprio will win "Most Consistent Brow Furrowing" and Marion Cotillard will win "How Does Anyone Actually Look Like That?"


See you at the show!


Mel & El