Winston Noel and the Blog of the Same Name

Hey, I'm Winston. I live in New York City and perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. I'll be posting things I like and things I'm doing on this.

[missiontozyxx]

ALL HAIL THE FEDERATED ALLIANCE

NEW EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY on..

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MISSION TO ZYXX is an improvised science fiction podcast following a team of ambassadors as they attempt to establish diplomatic relations with planets in the remote and chaotic ZYXX QUADRANT of the TREMILLION SECTOR. They work for the benevolent and harmonious FEDERATED ALLIANCE, which has recently defeated the evil GALACTIC MONARCHY. The Federated Alliance is definitely less evil.   

The Alliance’s newest recruit is AMBASSADOR PLECK DECKSETTER, a naive, gung-ho farm boy whose crew includes trusty, know-it-all droid C-53, and hulking, omnisexual security officer DAR.  They travel aboard the outdated, sentient starship THE BARGAREAN JADE - aka BARGIE - who has as many ex-husbands as stories about her glory days. Their mission is nominally overseen by JUNIOR MISSIONS OPERATIONS MANAGER NERMUT BUNDALOY, a striving, entry-level bureaucrat yearning for respect.

This is our TUMBLR

[winstonnoel]

Hey this the podcast I’ve working hard with some funny friends. Please listen and enjoy, won’t you?

[winstonnoel]

Hey gang, I made this video with Leslie Meisel and Alden Ford. It’s about the Oscars and it’s sort of dumb! Enjoy!

[winstonnoel]

Speak up

Hey, I’m really frustrated/depressed/enraged about gun control in this country. Are you? If so, keeping reading. If not, this isn’t really for you and I’m having difficulty understanding you.

It can feel like there’s nothing to be done except write social media posts and argue. But some friends reminded me that there are things that can be done.

Josh Patten reminded me that I can write to my representatives in Congress: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Keith Kingbay reminded me that I can write the Governor of Virginia, where the most recent shooting took place: http://governor.virginia.gov/constituent-services/communicating-with-the-governors-office/

I wrote a form letter and pasted it several times. You can use mine if you like!

To whom it may concern, Today, as another incident of America’s rampant gun violence occurs, I’m experiencing the now semi-regular feelings of anger and helplessness in the face of our nation’s out of control gun problem. I’m tired of it. I’m really, very tired of it. I realize that while this problem can’t be changed overnight, I’m begging you as my representative to take steps, however small, to curb this terrible problem that threatens the safety and well being of every American. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

And then there are gun control advocacy groups you can give to. Here are some: http://brokelyn.com/new-york-gun-control-groups-donations/

It might not be much, but it’s something. If this comes off as holier than thou, not my intent.

[winstonnoel]

Here’s the governor of Oregon’s website: http://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/contact.aspx

[winstonnoel]

Speak up

Hey, I’m really frustrated/depressed/enraged about gun control in this country. Are you? If so, keeping reading. If not, this isn’t really for you and I’m having difficulty understanding you.

It can feel like there’s nothing to be done except write social media posts and argue. But some friends reminded me that there are things that can be done.

Josh Patten reminded me that I can write to my representatives in Congress: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Keith Kingbay reminded me that I can write the Governor of Virginia, where the most recent shooting took place: http://governor.virginia.gov/constituent-services/communicating-with-the-governors-office/

I wrote a form letter and pasted it several times. You can use mine if you like!

To whom it may concern, Today, as another incident of America's rampant gun violence occurs, I'm experiencing the now semi-regular feelings of anger and helplessness in the face of our nation's out of control gun problem. I'm tired of it. I'm really, very tired of it. I realize that while this problem can't be changed overnight, I'm begging you as my representative to take steps, however small, to curb this terrible problem that threatens the safety and well being of every American. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

And then there are gun control advocacy groups you can give to. Here are some: http://brokelyn.com/new-york-gun-control-groups-donations/

It might not be much, but it’s something. If this comes off as holier than thou, not my intent.

[winstonnoel]

Finding inappropriate music pairings very funny today.

[winstonnoel]

Exactly what the title says. And that should be enough.

[fuckyeahcitizenradio]

NYC! TOMORROW! Citizen Radio Live with guests Jean Grae​, Mychal Denzel Smith​, and tons of great improv! Going to be the last CR Live for a while, so don’t miss it! 

GET TICKETS

[fuckyeahcitizenradio]

TONIGHT!

TONIGHT!!

TONIGHT!!!

Tonight. :)

[winstonnoel]

Hey I’m doing this tonight!

[chartthrob]

Rae Sremmurd is the future of the English language. Read more.

[winstonnoel]

My second Chart Throb review. HARDHITTING.

[chartthrob]

Our guest reviewer this week is Winston Noel!

Winston Noel is an improvisor and writer living in New York.  He performs with Grandma’s Ashes every week at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Chelsea on Saturday nights at 10:30pm.  You can follow him on twitter @WinstonNoel.

A LOT OF HEAVY HITTERS THIS WEEK SO TUNE IN!

[winstonnoel]

Excited to do this! Insight into my process: I measure every song against Lit’s “My Own Worst Enemy”.

[winstonnoel]

Leslie and I made a new Oscar video!

[micdotcom]

You didn’t see Max Martin on the Grammys — but he was behind 2014’s biggest songs 

The Producer of the Year award didn’t get any air time during the Grammys’ televised broadcast, but it was arguably the most important of the night. On Sunday, it was the award that said the most about the state of pop. It revealed that one man is behind our music’s dominant sound: Swedish pop savant Max Martin.

His resume from just last year is remarkable

[hallekiefer-blog]

YEAAAH! 

[winstonnoel]

Look up Max Martin's hits. It's unbelievable. No one has shaped pop music more in the past 20 years. 

[melindataub]

Hey, Bill O'Reilly, You Were Mean To My Sister. Fight Me.

Bill O’Reilly said nasty things about my sister, a journalist. He took her words out of context. I want to take his nose out of context.

I am deadly serious about this. If Bill O’Reilly agrees to fight me I will absolutely do it and I will do my best to take him down. It really upsets me when bloviating deceitful right wing nut jobs are not nice to my sister.

To maximize the likelihood of this fight happening, I would appreciate very much if you could share this.

[winstonnoel]

Hey O'Reilly: DON'T START NOTHIN, WON'T BE NOTHIN.

[thisdayinsnlhistory]

January 18:

1997 – Host David Alan Grier turns Maya Angelou into a poetic pitchwoman for Butterfinger, Froot Loops and Pennzoil

[hallekiefer-blog]

The quince, the kumkwat.

[winstonnoel]

I. Give. My. Self. To. You.

[ucblove]

I can't breathe.

UCB Community: We’re joining the protest.

26th and 8th

11pm

Tonight

Tell five people.

[ucbcomedy]

New video from SMALL MEN (Will Hines & Neil Casey) 

A father must face the awful truth that his son’s band is probably just dicking around.

Subscribe to UCB Comedy to see more.

[williebhines]

New video from Neil and I from our Small Men show. Directed by Mitch Magee.

[winstonnoel]

Man that show was great.

[winstonnoel]

Commitment.

[cordjefferson]

[purns]

Just go ahead now