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My name is Dru. I'm a writer, comedian and improviser in New York City via Seattle. I'm wearing a dog collar in this picture, and drinking a PBR. Explanation complete.
Tag Archives: Dru Johnston
Content should be free. Because I deserve it.
Attention New York Times, Hulu Plus, and Porn: Sometimes I don’t think you adequately appreciate my contribution to your little enterprise: consuming, appreciating, sharing and masturbating to your content at no charge. News reporting, filmed story-telling, watching other people have … Continue reading
Noah and Dru’s Novel: The Finale
Noah and Dru’s Novel – Ep. #8 UCBcomedy.com Watch more comedy videos from the twisted minds of the UCB Theatre at UCBcomedy.com I’m really proud of all of these. And I really want to thank Nate for letting Noah and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dru Johnston, nate dern, noah and dru's novel, noah forman, rob cuthill, sandino film, ucb comedy, ucb series
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Movie Treatments for the JETS and Patriots game
Yesterday’s rivalry game pitting the Jets against the Patriots gave God the option of making life a feel-good, 1950′s-esque All-American movie like Remember the Titans, or a 1970′s sports comedy about a bunch of quirky misfits beating the ultra-competitive assholes. … Continue reading
Noah & Dru’s Novel – Ep. 7
Noah and Dru’s Novel – Ep. #7 UCBcomedy.com Watch more comedy videos from the twisted minds of the UCB Theatre at UCBcomedy.com The second to last episode of Noah and Dru’s Novel is up at UCBComedy today… and I love … Continue reading
MY 3 Year Anniversary
Yesterday marked the 3 year anniversary of me moving to New York. Last year I wrote a whole blog about my two year anniversary with New York City… but this year I think I can sum up my New York … Continue reading
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Tagged Dru Johnston, feeling great about it, nailed it, new york, ode to new york, settling
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Two New Videos
I’ve been awful at keeping this blog up… BUT, here are two new videos that I was involved in have been released recently… Waiting for Sex Awesome new video from The New Deal written by Noah and starring the amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Dru Johnston, fan fiction, funny videos, landline, new deal comedy, the office fan fiction, videos, waiting for sex
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Overly Ambitious Ensemble Drama
This video just came out today. Written by my good friend Zack Phillips and beautifully shot by the UCB Beta team The Brig. And I get to dramatically say “I’ve already saved 10 lives!” Bucket list check.
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Tagged Dru Johnston, overly ambitious ensemble drama, the brig, ucb comedy, ucb theatre, video
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The Interrogation Room, a one act comedy, Coming Soon
Okay. So I know that this isn’t for another couple of weeks but I have to start spreading the word right now. I’m really really excited to say that The Interrogation Room, a one act that I’ve written is being … Continue reading
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Tagged BoCoCa festival, comedy play, Dru Johnston, know laughing matter, one act, ray chao, the interrogation room
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How To Write a Poem – Rule #2: The Hyperbole
Poetry is tough. With that in mind I’ve decided to share a few rules with the internet. Rules that are easy to follow. As quoted from Othello: “A minute to learn… a lifetime to master” (Othello is a trademark of … Continue reading
The Wolf Blitzkrieg: Last Night’s CNN.com
Yesterday I was leaving work I quickly checked CNN.com for my last blast of worldly news. This is what I saw: Now. To CNN’s credit there are plenty of decent news-y headlines here. But then, once we put up a … Continue reading
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Tagged cable news network, cnn, cnn is a joke, cnn is shit, cnn.com, Dru Johnston, nailed it, the wolf blitzkrieg, wolf blitzer
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