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Follow on Google News | Award Winning Comedian & Comedy Writer Rick Overton Headlines One Man Show for "Extra Terrestrials""Rick Overton: Substitute Global Ambassador" opens at Beyond Baroque in Venice on March 8 & 15. Inter-Stel, the agency assigned to greet our galactic visitors has, in their finite wisdom sent Rick Overton to explain what Humankind is all about
By: Nancy Fulton Rick Overton: Substitute Global Ambassador The news is out! The Aliens have landed and they want to what Humankind is all about. But unfortunately, Global Ambassador Harrison Keane has the flu!! He's bedridden and now must miss the event his entire life had been building up to. INTER-STEL, The agency that's been assigned the task of greeting our extra terrestrial visitors has, in their finite wisdom, decided to send in Keane's "Speech Punch-Up Gag Writer" in his place. So get ready for RICK OVERTON, SUBSTITUTE GLOBAL AMBASSADOR! The visitors are only able to breathe our air for an hour which means Rick won't have much time to explain our culture and answer their questions. He'll have to improvise his ass off to keep up his cover as representative for all of Earth. Robin Williams says "Watching RICK OVERTON, SUBSTITUTE GLOBAL AMBASSADOR is like seeing Chauncy Gardner channeling Ambrose Bierce." RICK OVERTON is a an Emmy award winning writer, comedian and actor best known for his work writing for Dennis Miller, with dozens of other credits for comedy series like Seinfeld and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures and dramas like ER, JAG and Six Feet Under. You've seen him act in more than 120 films and TV shows including reoccurring roles in Chaos, The Office, Leverage, Charmed, Married with Children & My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. He also appeared in Groundhog Day, Married with Children, Eight Legged Freaks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and many dozens of other films and TV series. You can find more information about Rich at www.rickoverton.net. You will love seeing him live. http://www.rickoverton.net/ EVE BRANDSTEIN, co-producing this show in Los Angeles, is a producer, director, writer renowned for her early career as head of casting for Norman Lear; "Who's The Boss", "Facts of Life", "One Day at a Time," "Diff'rent Strokes", "Square Pegs", "Fernwood Tonight", etc., is producing and directing Suzanne Whang in "Cracked Open: Let Go and Let Gook." Eve was a NY theater director when she made her debut as a filmmaker as part of AFI's prestigious Directing Women's Workshop. Besides "contracting and discovering" http://evebrandsteinproductions.com/ TROY CONRAD is an award winning filmmaker, comic, and creator of the unique improvised stand-up comedy show, Set List. Troy was given his start in comedy when George Lopez asked him to open for him on tour. Since then, he has been a writer for The Jay Mohr Roast on NBC. Troy's background as both a comic and improviser led him to training at Second City Los Angeles Conservatory, Improv Olympic West, and Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre. Troy has performed at comedy clubs throughout the U.S., and comedy festivals including Montreal, Dublin, Edinburgh, Vancouver, and SF Sketchfest. His live DVD, “The Comedy Jesus Show,” is available at stores throughout North America, and the film he directed "Runyon: Just Above Sunset" will be released on DVD in March 2012. A former door-to-door Bible salesman in Kentucky, born in Phoenix and living in Los Angeles, the videos he has produced or appeared in, such as “Intervention: http://www.troyconrad.net/ Tickets are $10 at the door. Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Bl. Venice, CA 90291 Phone 1-310-822-3006 Fax 1-310-821-0256 www.BeyondBaroque.com # # # We work with celebrities & sponsors to create viral media for distribution worldwide. For complete details please visit www.highvalueviralmedia.com End
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