So, I got a bit part in a movie starring Chris Kattan recently. I realize that sounds pretentious, and believe me when I say I’m not one of those d-bags that loves the craft of acting. I know nothing about it and it shows in the limited amount of work I’ve done in front of the camera. My acting experience dates back to  making funny short sketches with my friends.

At this years DeadCenter Film Festival, a short that was directed by my friend Joe Cappa was accepted into the Comedy Shorts category. I’m proud of this because when I went to the screening it got the best reaction from the crowd. The other “comedy” shorts were done by real film makers and were focused more on the craft and cinematography than the jokes. Our film was the opposite. It was me and talented super-actor Matt Brown (an amazing person that is a better actor than anyone in Hollywood today. It blows my mind that he is not a millionaire. He is very good. And he has a real movie which he wrote and stars called, Rainbow around the Sun, check it out). Aside from being very talented, Matt is wickedly funny and played my opposite in this short. Joe Cappa took care of making it look good, while Matt and I made it funny. I’m proud of this little piece, which if you want to, you can watch here.

Later this year I was asked to play an asshole comedian in Roark Comptons: The Motion Picture. It was written and shot by the fine gentleman from Single Tree Productions. Who are now spread out across the country. I’m excited for them to break into the industry so I don’t have to do shit. I’m just going to ride their coat-tails! Anywho, this film is going to be screening at the 51st Street Speakeasy the first Thursday in September, 2011 and I’m excited to see how it turned out.

Now, about the Chris Kattan joint; my friend Lance McDaniel co-wrote and directed this movie which is called, “Just Crazy Enough”. It’s a family friendly comedy and I had the honor of playing “Laundry Truck Driver”. I was given one line and two great sight gags. It was amazing seeing how real movies are made (by “real” I mean a movie with a budget, paid actors, crew… tons of professionals). I made lots of new friends and Lance was amazing at juggling all the tasks he had to deal with as the director. I’m very excited for this movie to come out. While I’m not going to pack my bags and move to Hollywood, I will happily act in anything you have around the OKC metro area.

Here is a picture of my friend Greg Elwell. Carri and I had dinner with him and his lovely wife last night. They are great people and Greg is one of the funniest people I know. It both saddens me and elates me that he is not a stand-up comic (I’m sad because he is hilarious, elates me because I don’t need the competition). Also, I apologize that it is sideways, I’m not very good with WordPress.

I’m going to try to update my blog on a regular basis, I know I’ve neglected it for some time. Anywho, if you like jokes in 140 characters or less, you can follow me on Twitter. I post pretty often there (but most of the jokes are dirty, so be warned). I love you all.

So, I made a new friend through Twitter. Dave Rhea was a professional musician before settling in Oklahoma. He was awesome enough to put this video together. Follow him on Twitter @jdaverhea!

It’s a Living

If you follow me on Twitter (@SpencerLenox) or Facebook you know that I’m super excited about having super funny comedian, Rob Delaney come to town. Super.

Rob tweeted that he had two dates open and that he was looking to book them, I tweeted at him (if anyone had said this phrase 10 years ago I would have assumed they were retarded) that he should come to Oklahoma. And to my surprise, Rob tweeted me back!

This is why I’m falling in love with Twitter (Facebook, you were good to me, but I think we’ve grown apart). Twitter is mostly one sided, you just toss your inane thoughts out there and let the interwebs gobble them up. But at times, it can be this amazing thing where it brings two people together that would have had no other way of contacting each other. Perhaps that last sentence seemed a little creepy, but not to worry, I’m not going to use my Damien-esque powers to make a nanny hang herself at my birthday party.

I followed Rob on Twitter for quite awhile, just enjoying his brand of comedy. I never would have expected him to want to come to Oklahoma. His show will be at The Greens Country Club, just off the Kilpatrick Turnpike, June 4th at 8pm. I’m hoping that this show is successful. Oklahoma has been very supportive of the local comedy scene and I fully expect this show to continue that momentum.

I realize you’re probably thinking, “Comedy at a country club?” Yes, I can read your mind. And yes, comedy at a country club! The amazing David Box and Jim Cowan of the Greens are two guys that want to set The Greens apart from your stuffy, upper-crust, boring country club. And you wanna know what, this is a great way to shake that stereotype.

The tickets will go on sale May 17th, 2011 (later today) and will be $15 bucks. A fair price if you ask me, considering we are bringing Rob in from California. So please, continue to support the local arts by coming to this show. As a bonus, you’ll get to see me perform (no extra charge!).

I love all of you.

So my buddy and talented film maker, Joe Cappa, and I shot a short. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjAbAuYbfTY

The idea came from one of the jokes I use on-stage. I used OKC’s best actor, Matthew Brown, to play “Jeff”. I think it turned out really well.

Joe Cappa did a great job.