Hey Jessica fan,

Yes, you. We’re talking to you. We’re actually watching you right now. From outside your window. That’s a great look for you. Very sexy. Glad to see you’re still checking in with us.

Here’s a little something to whet your appetite, a short video we shot on whim the weekend before Nik left for the crimson pastures of Harvard. It’s vaguely about college and space and the NBA:

Jessica Presents…”Pat McNally’s Lunar Institute of Technology” from Leonardo Adrian Garcia on Vimeo.

And if that wasn’t enough. Here’s a blooper reel Lindsey forced us to make at gunpoint (because that chick loves her a blooper reel):

We’ve also gone ahead and updated the sidebar with upcoming shows. Some big ones to catch on there will be Lindsey & Courtney’s Triple Feature at The Annoyance Theater and the as-of-yet-untitled sketch show that Lindsey, Courtney and Leo will be writing & performing in with good friends Tyler Kempf, Sarah Shook and Tommy Reahard (who also appears in the Pat McNally’s videos) at Second City from October to December.

Until next time, keep it fresh.

Yours truly,

Marky Mark (sans Funky Bunch)

If absence makes the heart grow fonder, the Internets must be loving Jessica like crazy right about now. But alas, our technological hibernation/love explosion has come to an end.

So, what exactly have we been up to?

Well, for starters, Lindsey starred in The Annoyance’s Unscripted Romance, an improvised two-act play with good friend Derrick Aguis that received three stars (out of four) from the Chicago Tribune. The show was so successful, in fact, that The Annoyance has decided to extend its run to Saturdays in April and May. As part of the press onslaught for the Valentine’s edition of the show, Lindsey also doled out a little relationship advice for all the lovers on Metromix. Not to be outdone, Courtney was also published online, as one of Second City’s Super Bowl prognosticators for the Trib.

Meanwhile, in an office building downtown…or in Uptown…or in Lincoln Park, Nik has worked tirelessly on the political campaigns of several prominent Illinois Democrats, some of which have actually won against the growing tide of conservatism sweeping the nation. We are also proud to announce, however surreptitiously, that he has applied and gotten into a handful of very prestigious public policy graduate programs at some extremely decorated universities. Details to follow.

Speaking of graduate programs, Leo has been busy with his own endeavors into film and digital cinema at DePaul (a program that Courtney has just started as well) and one of his films (which stars Lindsey, and features Nik) will be screened at Premiere, a showcase of some of the best work at the University from the past year. He will also be performing in Big Little Theater Company’s Kankakee performance of The Golden Age of Murder (Tickets can be purchased here) and will begin principal photography on a movie about Operation Peter Pan for Short Cuts in Chicago and Miami in May.

But just because we’re busy, doesn’t mean we’re not performing. Here are some confirmed show dates:

• Monday, April 11th – Mullen’s – 9pm – Free (Chicago, IL)
• Friday, April 15th – Show Below @ Crocodile Lounge – 9pm – Free (Chicago, IL)
• Friday, April 22nd – Varsity Theatre – 9pm – $5 (So Ill Comedy Festival – Carbondale, IL)
• Sunday, May 1st –  ComedySportz – 7pm – $?? (Chicago Improv Festival – Chicago, IL)
• Friday, May 13th – Old Post House – 7pm – $10 (Dixon, IL)
• Monday, May 23rd – Mullen’s -9pm – Free

All that, and we’re planning on putting together a new sketch show for late spring/early summer.

See you soon,

Jessica

Eating sandwiches
Has now become a burden
With this campaign beard.

The hullabaloo:
There’s really nothing like it
in the universe.

And that’s why we find
ourselves, hiding in the dark
outside Brad Pitt’s home.

Sparrows can manage,
but the moving, the  shaking
all for a lady!

“We lack proper legs
with which to impress,” they screech
out toward the bosket.