I do Sketch Comedy with a swell group of fellas called Last Call Cleveland. We're hella tight and we're fun to be around. I do stand up as well. And by "as well" I mean I do it also, not that I do it as well as I do sketch comedy. But I do. Do it as well.
I am a writer for HBO Lab/Runaway Box. I still don't know what it is either, but we make some decent stuff some times.
Website
lastcallcleveland.com
Mike Polk's Interests
General
Varied and unremarkable.
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My musical tastes are easliy divided into just a few categories:
-------Whiney folky guitar music sung by tiny skinny guys with bangs hanging in their eyes singing songs about their ex girlfriends and what an asshole George Bush is:-
Ben Folds, Ryan Adams, Beck, Wilco, Radiohead, Cake, Shins, Ray Lamontagne, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake, Belle and Sebastian, Weezer, Damien Rice.-------
70’s Classic Cock Rock type stuff with bluesy or Southern influences that you legally have to listen to while roofing or painting your garage:
Allman Brothers, Boston, Skynard, Doobie Brothers, Journey, Seger. Petty.------
Faggy Bombastic Guys that Sing songs that sound like they should be in Godspell, but aren’t.-------
Elton John, George Michael, Prince, Queen. The Cure.------
Real Blues not played by white teenaged guitar prodigy boys who grew up in a Cul de Sac:
Buddy Guy, B.B., Stevie Ray, Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeko, Muddy Waters, Bill Broonzy, Robert Lockwood, John Lee Hooker.------
A Few Curveballs:
Jay Z, Luda, Busta, Stevie Wonder, White Stripes, Lawrence Welk, The Cars, The Bangles, M.C. Chris, Rusted Root, Blues Traveler------
And False Gods:
Beatles, Van Morrison, and CSNY.------
Movies
Horrible horror movies where it looks like the director isn't even trying and doesn't even care, where he's usually in it, as the hero, even though he's not good looking enough to be the hero, and he casts some kind of cute girl as his love interest so that he can force a girl to kiss him.
--------Rushmore-------The Graduate--------Casablanca----------Pulp Fiction----------Big Trouble In Little China--------The Apartment--------Holy Grail-------The Thin Red Line-------------It's A Wonderful Life----------Bottle Rocket---------The Quiet Man---------L.A. Confidential
Television
All Turner Classic Movies when life was black and white and bad guys were bad and good guys were good and love existed and punches sounded awesome. Simpsons. Arrested development. British Office. American Office (to a lesser degree, because I'm pretentious). Flight of the Conchords. Hilarious talking head shows on Fox News. Anything on the History Channel. Most things on the Discovery Channel. 30 Rock. Saturday afternoon movies on TBS and TNT and shit that I own on DVD but still insist on watching on TV with commercials and no swearing. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Any Cleveland Sports Games with the exception of soccer, hockey, high school games, and anything women are playing. Columbo.
Books
God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. CITR. Catch 22. Al Franken. David Sedaris. Shitty, predictable Grisham novels. Inflamatory Leftist Dogma That Doesn't Fairly Present an Opposing Viewpoint.
About me: I decided to join myspace when I turned 30, because I wanted to be officially creepy before I took the plunge.
I'm a bad listener in that I appear to be hearing what you're saying by maintaining excellent eye contact, but I'm not really listening to a word. I'm liberal unless it's inconvenient for me.
Who I'd like to meet: Larry from Three's Company. Hall. (I've met Oates). An Asian girl with low self esteem. H.L. Mencken. Some Treasure. David Lee Roth.
Thanks for the add! Big Fan! Man in the Box is awesome, fav is either Bill's Earring or Terry's Sodapop. I also love hangover regrets. Plus the "I love Mike Polk" response to the coming out of the closet video was great, and, well, there's too much other stuff! Anyway, you're awesome and I hope the videos keep on coming! P.S. I don't know if you remember but I'm the guy that messaged you on YouTube thinking Cameron and Keith were the same guy... Don't know what that has to do with anything though!
I think Terry lives in a bubble of shame. A bubble of shame that allows him to be free of the constraints that self-respect demands. His is a simple life. A simple, ugly life.
Hey are you guys still doing Man in the Box episodes? I haven't seen any new ones in forever. I don't know, maybe you are and I'm just retarded.
I'm glad to see you're moving up in the world with the duct tape tarp and all... I myself have a pimped out ride with the chrome package... Meaning, I have silver colored duct tape holding up my driver's side mirror... I will probably fix it one day... But for now, I just like feeling as if I'm tight with Exhibit...
I brought presents to Bela Dubby for you tonight but you weren't there... I was going to give them to Chad since he'd see you tomorrow. But he snuck out before I noticed he was gone... And the dubby snack does not have a freezer... so you are out of luck... Unless you break into my friend joel's house.. because he's holding your ice cream and orange pop hostage...
For some strange reason I actually feel sorry I was mean to you...I now owe you mass quantities of ice cream and orange soda... You should know by now, I secretly wish you lived in my closet so I can take you out sometimes and laugh at you...
Yep...she's mine,all mine. And I have a two year old son also! WOW...Dan Adams...that is a name I have not heard in forever! I am glad to see you are doing so well...would love to come see a show sometime!
I absolutely LOVE my CD that you made me. It had sooooo many of my favorite songs on it! You do remember mister!!! Thank you so much for coming out with us rowdy girls! I had a night to remember and I am glad that you were a part of it! See you Saturday!
LOL thanks man! im glad someone out there is treating me in such ways! haha im a huge fan of urs i love man in the box ur effin hilarious, and the one semester spanish spanish love song is the best! and thats from someone who speaks spanish fluently thank u very much haha, keep em coming!
My husband, X, is jealous because you didn't comment to him too and he has been a friend for a while. We watch your goofy videos all of the time, and we LOVE them!
So happy to have found another old friend! Glad to see you are doing well and are still funny as hell!!!! I am off to chase my little one around... Next time we are home we will have to check ou
