Steve Martin, Robert Schimmel, Nick Dipalo, Louis C.K., Denis Leary, John Cleese, Chris Rock, and Benny Hill.
Films
"Diary of a Coworker" (2004);
Ooh, and I auditioned for "Child's Play 3" but to no avail.
Josh Arnold's Interests
General
Good comedy. Booze. Burlesque girls. Browsing book stores. The occassional nacho.
Music
Pink Floyd, Breaking Benjamin, Tool, My Morning Jacket, Simon and Garfunkel, The Postal Service, Old 97s, Louis Prima, Dean Martin, Norah Jones, Iron and Wine, Carbon Leaf, Static X, The Who, Goldfinger, Bill Withers, Foo Fighters, Elton John, The Shins, Ray Charles, Regina Spektor, Kasey Chambers, Johnny Rivers, Whiskeytown, Eve 6, Amy Winehouse, Blue October, Nick Drake, Nina Simone, Wheatus, Coldplay, Nat King Cole, Chevelle, Shiny Toy Guns, Death Cab For Cutie, The Bravery, Peter Bjorn and John, Spoon, The Fratellis, Grace Basement, Rob Zombie and a shitload of other angry white-boy music. And Pink.
Movies
Love me some crappy horror movies! Oh, and Scorcese, Kubrick, Spielberg, Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Cameron Crowe, Michael Mann, Mary Harron, Errol Morris, Jonathan Lynn, Adrian Lyne, anything written by Steve Martin, et al.
Television
Dexter. The Office. House. Californication. Arrested Development. The Sopranos. Lost. Undeclared. Tales from the Crypt. Futurama. CSI. Monster Quest. The Simpsons. The X-Files. Soap. The Big Bang Theory. Lucky Louie. Law and Order: SVU. Mr. Show. Deadwood.
Books
I'll read me some Jerry Stahl, Bret Easton Ellis, John Irving, Tim O'Brien, Steve Martin, Stephen King, Stewart O'Nan, Raymond Carver, John Steinbeck, Michael Connelly, David Foster Wallace, Dennis Lehane, Ron Carlson, T.M. McNally, A. Mannette Ansay, Susan Minot, Andre Dubus, Richard Matheson, James Ellroy, Augusten Burroughs, Jeff Lindsay, Ian McEwan, Cormac McCarthy, and then some, including those rotting UK corpses Austen, Dickens, and Joyce, plus that master of American minimalism Hemingway, who proved he truly believed in brevity by cutting his life short with a shotgun blast to the brain-pan.
About me: I'm a 31 year old dude working in the comedic arts. Written, standing-up, improvised, what have you. I've opened for Kathleen Madigan, Tim Wilson, Greg Warren, Tommy Johnigan, and countless other amazing comics.
For a little more re: what I've done artistically (a term I'm using generously), check out:
http://www.kdhx.org/reviews/oneacts.html
http://www.pancakeproductions.net/movies/2005/doacw.html
Who I'd like to meet: Pink. Rachael Ray. Busy Phillips. Samantha Morton. Kat Von D. Mary Lynn Rajskub. Elisha Cuthbert. That crazy chick from "Doomsday." Diablo Cody. Maura Tierney. Anyone with pretzels to share.
Tickets for the Chicago "FESTIVAL OF FIENDS" is now on sale. With the purchase of a weekend pass you will get. Access to the show and all events. One randomnly inserted autograph card, one autographed 8x10, a free dvd(see site for sample titles, and finally the April 2009 issue of Autograph Magazine featuring the Forrest (Famous Monsters Of Filmland) Ackerman collection. While supplies last.The Festival Of Fiends weekend pass also gets you entrence to the PRICK OR TREAT TATTOO FESTIVAL being held in the same hotel For more info head over to http://ultimatehorrorcon.com/
Hey, sorry it has taken me a few to finally drop by your page, but here I finally am. Thanks for accepting the friend request, in any case. If you have a second or two, drop by, have a listen...
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