Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Sept. 1-4: Christopher Titus at the Improv

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Titus is best known as the star, executive producer and co-creator of the critically acclaimed series TITUS, which ran on FOX TELEVISION for three years. The series was dark comedy based on Christopher's critically acclaimed one-man show, Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding, which was hailed by TV Guide as one of the top ten shows to watch on television. Time Magazine called TITUS "brutal,hilarious and audacious," while Newsday called Christopher "TV's most original comic voice snice Seinfeld." Titus can next be seen in his Showtime Comedy Special, based on his one-man show "NORMAN ROCKWELL IS BLEEDING" on which his fox sitcom was inspired. This is the last time that christopher Titus will perform his critically acclaimed show. He along with Ken Weinstock produced the show at the UCLA Freud Playhouse, and Jack Kenny who co-created the Fox seris "Titus" with Christopher Titus and Brian Hargrove directed. The special is set to air on the Showtime Network in November. Christopher Titus jokes about things most comics would find impossible to make funny. Custody battles, insanity, family suicides, heart attacks, and fist fighting his father are all topics to be confronted, not hidden from and are areas his sitcom explores. "I think our collective psychosis is hilarious. With the world moving as fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function," says Titus. Starting at age eighteen, he used to wait outside the comedy clubs with the door cracked, listening for his intro so he could rush to the stage, do his set and make a quick exit because he was under age. Twelve years later Christopher is one of the best headliners in the country with a unique and insightful act based on his one-of-a-kind life experiences. Titus is that most rare of comics in that his material is edgy and pushes the envelope, but still accessible and meaningful to the common audience. After much experimentation, he debuted his one-man show Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding at The Hudson Theater in Los Angeles. The packed house gave him a standing ovation.

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