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Catch Assaulted Fish This Fall - Coming to a stage, screen and bistro near you!

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:46 GMT

Hi Fish Fans,

We had a spectacular summer and hope you did too! With fall just around the corner (yes, we, too, will deny it until the Gortex and galoshes have to come out), look for Assaulted Fish performances north and south of the border, on stage and on screen!

First up...A recession-friendly show @ the Wired Monk Bistro in Kitsilano.

We're performing two 20-minute sets of our favourite sketches, as well as a few new ones we're hoping will become favourites. Best of all, no entry fee or tickets to buy. Instead, we encourage you to support the Wired Monk with a java/menu purchase. They serve organic coffee, loose leaf tea, specialty coffees, tapas items and (yum!) dessert. They're licensed to serve wine and beer and will have drink specials too.

Come early as seating is limited. See you there!

WIRED MONK SHOW DETAILS

Date: Thursday, September 24

Time: 8:00pm to 9:00pm

Place: 2610 West 4th Avenue (at Trafalgar) in Vancouver

Cost: FREE

Parking: Lots of free street parking

Menu/Directions/Info: www.kitsmonk.com

*Directed by Shane Howarth

Next up...We're going south...south of the border that is for a Fish 'n' Pork reunion.

We're thrilled to be performing with the amazing Pork Filled Players once again, Seattle's oldest sketch comedy group. They've gone retro this time with their 'Pork to the Future' show and we're going along for the ride! Join us for what is sure to be a totally rad time!

SEATTLE SHOW DETAILS

Dates: Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3

Time: 8:00pm

Place: Odd Duck Studio, 1214 10th Avenue in Seattle, WA

Cost: US$12 general...US$10 students/seniors

Tickets: At the door or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/76370

Info: www.porkfilled.com

*Directed by Shane Howarth

Then...it's back in Vancouver for the Heart of the City Festival.

It's going to be a terrific night of entertainment at the Carnegie Community Centre Theatre with musical guests and other performers. More details to come about this November 1 event. Stay tuned!

Also in November...look for Assaulted Fish on the big screen!

Our short film, "Dandy Lions", has been selected to screen at the 13th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Directed by North Films duo, Jeff Chan and Ken Tsui, "Dandy Lions" premiered at the inaugural Kitsilano Film Festival in August. More details to come!

Finally...because social media can get a bit overwhelming...

Assaulted Fish is now on Twitter. We're also on Facebook and MySpace and manage a Yahoo email list. We don't want to be bombarding you with the same announcements again and again (unless you really like that sort of thing), so if you'd rather just receive one announcement, let us know which type of communication you prefer. See below to contact us.

Thanks for your continued support and hope to see you sometime this fall!

Diana, Kuan, Marlene and Nelson

Assaulted Fish

assaultedfish@yahoo.ca

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Go see JAPANGLISH at the Victoria Fringe Festival!

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:11:16 GMT

Assaulted Fish alumnus Yumi Ogawa brings her one woman show Japanglish to the Victoria Fringe Festival. We saw her debut performance on Friday night and she was fantastic! But don't take our word for it, check out some of the comments posted here. UPDATE: Monday Magazine gives Japanglish four stars!

For more information and show times, here are the Links to Yumi's site and the Victoria Fringe Site.

If you want to know more about the show, Yumi was recently interviewed by Sheryl MacKay of CBC's North by Northwest. The show has not been podcast yet but you can stream it from here (requires RealPlayer).

P.S. as if you needed another reason to support the Victoria Fringe Festival, they got their funding pulled by the Provincial Government at the very last minute. Go out there and show them that you love theatre!!

Dandy Lions at Kitsilano Film Festival

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:05:54 GMT

Hey Fish-heads,

Our short film Dandy Lions will be showing at the Kitsilano Film Festival this Saturday, August 15. Here’s the info:

Kitsilano Film Festival Program

Saturday, August 15

Screenings at The Russian Community Center (formally The Kitsilano Theatre)
2114 West 4th Ave (across from the Lululemon)
$10 tickets at the door (limited seating)
Doors @ 7:30pm, Show starts @ 8:00pm
Followed by DJ & Cash Bar

2 Guys and a Gun
Directed by Freddy Fredrickson (Canada)

Corn
Directed by Brian Hulme (Canada)

Idyll
Directed by Astrid Busch (Germany)

30 Love
Directed by Allison Beda (Canada)

The Oblivion & The Blind
Directed by Cindy Mochizuki (Canada) Video-Out

Dandy Lions
Directed by Jeff Chan & Ken Tsui (Canada)

State of Yo
Directed by Jason Karman (Canada)

Lily
Directed by Claire Sanford (Canada)

Reunion
Directed by Collin Cooper (Canada)

White Vans
Directed by Aren Hansen (Canada)

Assaulted Fish Performs at 33rd Annual Powell Street Festival

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:07:05 GMT

Hi Fish Fans!

Assaulted Fish is back at the Powell Street Festival for the sixth year running, offering up a half hour of hilarity.

Marvel as the Fish sing and dance! Thrill as they read the newspaper! And fight off boredom as they ponder the job satisfaction of samurai warriors in feudal Japan! Presented live and in 3D!

ASSAULTED FISH @ THE 33RD ANNUAL POWELL STREET FESTIVAL

Date: Saturday, August 1st

Time: 4:30pm

Place: Woodland Park (Side Stage) *

700 Woodland Drive and Adanac (between Clark & Commercial Drive and Venables & E. Hastings)

Cost: FREE!

Directions: http://powellstreetfestival.com/festival/get_there.html

Info & Schedule: http://powellstreetfestival.com/festival/festival.html

* Note: Look for us on the south end of Woodland Park facing Adanac Street.

Come and get your Fish fix! We'd love to see you and your support of this amazing community festival.

With thanks,

Diana, Kuan, Marlene & Nelson

PS. Special shout-outs to Shane Howarth, Linda Ong, Ann Chow and Raz Chan for their contributions to this show.

PPS. If you miss us at Powell Street, don't be glum. We've got more exciting news and events coming up. Stay tuned!

Sketch Comedy Panel at Plank Magazine

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:45:21 GMT

A few months ago, Plank Magazine convened a panel of sketch comedians from Vancouver and Toronto: Matt Baram from the Gents, Gary Rideout Jr. from The Sketchersons, Ian Boothby of Canadian Content, Michael Unger of the Skinny and our very own Kuan Foo. The results can be found here and here.

Assaulted Fish at the Roundhouse Jan 9 & 10

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:39:19 GMT

Happy 2009 Fish Fans!

Join us as we kick off the new year with our first performance of 2009 at the Roundhouse Performance Centre in Yaletown on Friday January 9th and Saturday January 10th.

Joining Assaulted Fish for two evenings of live sketch comedy are fellow sketchers: Los Angeles's OPM, Toronto's The Kupps, Vancouver's Hopsing's Offspring, and veteran San Fransisco troupe the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, as well as stand-up comedian Jeffery Yu .

That's FIVE sketch groups, plus a funny man, all in one show! It's all part of Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre's (VACT's) 10th Asian Comedy Night "All You Can Laugh!" hosted by Tom Chin

Here are the details:

Friday January 9th & Saturday January 10th
The Roundhouse Performance Centre (David and Pacific)
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
Show starts 7:30pm
Advanced Tickets $22 / $27 at the door
Tickets at the Roundhouse or by phone at 604.713.1800 or online at www.vact.ca.

Happy Holidays from Assaulted Fish!

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:10:57 GMT

Happy holidays and best wishes to everyone who supported us in 2008. In particular, thank you to the following people:

HONORARY FISH
Morgan Brayton, Deborah Britton, Jeff Chan, Ann Chow, Dianna David, Shane Howarth, Maggie Lee, Todd Matthews, Linda Ong, Roger Tang and Ken Tsui

OTHER FANTASTIC FUNNY PEOPLE WE SAW OR SHARED THE STAGE IN 2008
The Pork Filled Players, The Crawford Twins, The Skinny, Jy Harris, Erica Sigurdson, The Dead Understudies, Grimaldi’s Asylum, Hey You Millionaires, The Cory and Doug Show, All American Push Up Party, Lounge-Zilla and Slow Children Crossing.

AND SPECIAL THANKS TO…
The Powell Street Festival, Khai Foo and Solus Décor, the Chinese Canadian Historical Society, NAAAP Vancouver, Dan Jackson and Manifest Photography, Hayne Wai, Alden Habacon, Michele Thompson, Shawn Hall, Jeff Laurin, Al Valleau, the Museum of Anthropology, Alice and Ernie Pao, Mama Dong, Ng Ariss Fong, Jamie Burns, Miko Hoffman, Lauren Martin, SketchFest Seattle and CUPE, Darcey Johnson and Yumi Ogawa.

And finally a big thank you to all of our family, friends and fans for making 2008 a great year for us. We can’t wait to see you all in 2009!

Assaulted Fish at Comedy On The Rocks, Dec. 23rd

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:16:44 GMT

If you can dig yourself out of the snow, join us Tuesday, December 23rd at the Caprice Night Club for some pre-Christmas laughs. Here are the details:

Keep Your Head Up Productions presents
COMEDY ON THE ROCKS

A perfect blend of stand-up and sketch comedy served up monthly at the Caprice Night Club featuring Assaulted Fish, Darcy Michael and Grimaldi’s Asylum and hosted by Erica Sigurdson.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008
8-11 PM
The Caprice Night Club
967 Granville St, Vancouver BC
http://www.capricenightclub.com/
Tickets $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Assaulted Fish Show on Nov. 6

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:35:59 GMT

Join us at the Biltmore Cabaret on Thursday, Nov. 6 where we will open for our friends The Dead Understudies and perform alongside Jy Harris and Fraser MacLean! Doors open at 8pm and show starts at 9pm. It may just be your last chance to catch us before the end of the year....See you there!

Assaulted Fish at Seattle SketchFest!

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:51:01 GMT

Photo Credit: Dan Jackson

Hi Fish Fans,

We're invading Seattle!

Tell your friends, Assaulted Fish performs in Seattle's 10th annual SketchFest along with Seattle's veteran sketch troupe The Pork-Filled Players. It promises to be a night of sketchy-mayhem when Pork and Fish collide!

For Fish Fans in Seattle, here's your chance to see some brand new material from Assaulted Fish as we take on love, life, death, and space.....

THE DETAILS

3PM BEIJING TIME - An hour long sketch comedy event with Assaulted Fish and the Pork-Filled Players

Date: Thursday September 25th

Time: Midnight (Yes, technically Friday morning)

Place: Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA

Cost: $15 (see below for "Incredible shrinking ticket" info)

"Directated" by Shane Howarth

http://www.assaultedfish.com

http://porkfilled.com/

http://www.sketchfest.org/index.html

SketchFest Seattle says:

The incredible shrinking ticket!
We reward dedication! And we love our audiences. And in order to make sure that you see as many shows as possible, we have created The Incredible Shrinking Ticket to keep you coming back for more. How does it work? Simple: Your first ticket to a SketchFest show is $15. Bring that ticket back to the next show you want to attend, and you pay $10. Your next show is only $5, and your fourth show is free? After that, it all starts over again at $15. How can you stop coming? You can’t! You will attend every single SketchFest show, all thanks to The Incredible Shrinking Ticket!

[Note: Advanced tickets are for sale through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com, 800.838.3006), through which you can only purchase $15 tickets. To take advantage of The Incredible Shrinking Ticket, you must buy the discounted tickets in person at the SketchFest box office at Theatre Off Jackson on the evenings of performance.]