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Hello. My name is Josh Simpson. I'm a comedian/writer/actor based out of Los Angeles. I'm a regular performer at the UCB Theater and I'm a fan of mischief. These are my thoughts and things!
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R.I.P. Molly Mae Simpson
This morning, my parents made the difficult but necessary decision to put our 16-year-old Springer Spaniel to rest. I haven’t lived at home for 10 years now, but I say “our” because Molly was my dog too. I begged my parents to get her when I was in middle school. She was a puppy then.
Molly was a great dog. She loved to chase and be chased, she gave high fives (a skill I taught her), and she could catch any treat thrown in her general direction. Even in her later years, she still had that familiar spring in her step from time to time. She had a good life, and a pretty long life too.
I’m sad today, but I know this is an especially hard time for my mom and dad. They are in Wisconsin in Molly’s absence and I’m in Los Angeles with my dog, Dre. I feel oddly guilty about that, but if everything goes according to plan and I live another 20 years, it’s going to happen all over again. That’s just what you sign up for when you get a dog; it ends with the pain that loss brings.
Most human relationships end this way too. Spouses outlive each other, family members pass away, couples break up, friendships fade, the concert ends. We just try our best not to think about it.
Pain is unavoidable. We can’t fight it. We can only try to fill the days we have left with as much happiness as possible. Today is one of the sad days for my family, but it’s okay. We’ve had plenty of happy ones too, and I know there are plenty more to come.
Losing a pet is sad, but having a pet is wonderful. Dre makes my life happier every day the same way Molly made my parents’ lives happier for 16 years. Today is no fun, but it was well worth it.
I guess what I’m saying is, enjoy the good days and don’t be afraid to be happy on purpose. Do something nice for somebody. Make somebody’s day brighter today and every day if you can. Molly did that for me every time I walked through the front door, and I’m forever grateful for that.
R.I.P. Molly Mae Simpson, and thanks for all the happy days.
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One year ago today, this dude moved in with me.
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Watched Searching for Sugar Man last night. This song is so god damn cool, I can’t stand it. If you like music, documentaries or just good stories, go rent this movie immediately.
I stuck a baguette in a toilet for John Milhiser!
EPISODE 7: Woody Allen with Mark David Christenson
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Tim Chang is introduced to Woody Allen with the help of this week’s guest, Mark David Christenson! Can Tim Chang relate to Annie Hall? What will he think of Take the Money and Run and scenes about sexing goats? Why is Tim Chang suspicious that Woody Allen might be a pervert? It’s not the reason you’d expect, so listen and find out!
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NEW EPISODE!
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Tim Chang gets a crash course on the legendary comedian Chris Farley with the help of the comedian and CONAN writer Brian Stack. Brian and Chris performed together in college and remained friends as they both climbed the comedy ranks in Chicago and NYC. Brian talks about what made Chris such a special performer and an extraordinary person. Hopefully Tim learns something along the way.
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EPISODE 5: The US Citizenship Test with Alex Fernie
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Fresh off President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration, Josh Simpson and Funny or Die writer Alex Fernie show Tim Chang how the American Government works. What does Tim Chang know about the American Civics? How much of that did he learn from playing Assassin’s Creed III? What exactly was the Emancipation Proclamation? Listen and find out, ya dummy.
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Episode 5 is up, and don’t worry, Fernie manages to make Civics funny!
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The Education of Tim Chang: Dr. Strangelove w/ Joel Church-Cooper
Josh Simpson and Up All Night writer Joel Church-Cooper introduce Tim Chang to Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Will Tim Chang appreciate Stanley Kubrick’s comedic masterpiece? Can he learn anything from Peter Sellers? What the hell was The Cold War? Do all white people look alike? Listen and find out!
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New episode!! Give a listen, why don’t you? It’s a good one.
Shapeshift Improv Presents: The Shapeshift 25
Shapeshift Improv is very excited to announce THE SHAPESHIFT 25!!
So what is The Shapeshift 25? Don’t worry, I’ll tell you! Shapeshift will have 25 shows in 2013, and every show a new team will be taking on a completely new form from a pre-determined list. We simply provide the name of the form, each group invents each form and makes it their own. After a form is selected and performed, it is crossed off the list. So here it is….
THE SHAPESHIFT 25
The Mississippi
The Triptych
The Picasso
The Villain
EARTHQUAKE!
The Morning After
Bronze, Silver, Gold
8 Point Buck
The Haiku
The Edison
The Food Chain
The Comeuppance
SINNER!
The Belly Rub
The Ambidextrous
Fractals
The Rabbi, The Priest and The Dicksucker
The Bleachers
The Diary
Dos Osos
The Kanye
The Decade
Scribbles
The Whirligig
And this Thursday at 7pm @ The Clubhouse, Guy 5 (Rene Gube, Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, Justin Michael, Drew Tarver) will be taking on THE SHYAMALAN!!! Come on out! I have a feeling it’s going to be a lot of fun.
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