Archive for August, 2009

Seriously, Eliza, What is the deal with Tyler Perry?

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Ok, I am getting a lot of questions about my Tyler Perry fascination, so I will attempt to explain it a bit. (For the full breakdown you’ll have to wait for my one person show, “Tyler Perry’s Eliza Skinner Loves Tyler Perry”.) If you don’t care you can skip to the end – I left [...]

Tattoos

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

(I am writing this to stave off another post about Tyler Perry. I could probably write about Tyler Perry every single day, but then Robert Downey Jr. would get all jealous and stop making movies where he speaks to me. I will say that I rewatched Diary Of A Mad Black Woman and all it’s [...]

Stand up for titties!

Friday, August 21st, 2009

I am doing some stand-up at a benefit tomorrow night for Breast Cancer. I mean, against Breast Cancer. I’m not helping Breast Cancer raise money! It can go get a goddamned job! 
Anyways, it’ll be fun – lots of good comics, weirdos, prizes and rapping!
“Breast Friends Forever!” a benefit for Breast Cancer
Saturday, Aug 22 from 6-9:30pm
at Bowery Poetry Club (308 [...]

Interview

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

 
Troy Farmer of Kindness of Ravens interviewed me about I Eat Pandas – you can read it here: http://kindnessofravens.blogspot.com/2009/08/find_18.html
We’ve got an I Eat Pandas show tonight at the UCB at 8pm, and then Glennis and I will be appearing in The Rejection Show  there at 9:30. Each show only $5!
Upright Citizens Brigade – 307 West 26th [...]

Komedy Kids

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Dear hipster parents,
If you allow your diapered 2-year-old to grab microphones and “help” during a comedy or music show, you are ignoring the fact that the performers and the audience -no matter what polite things they may say to your face – hate you, and your children. I don’t come to their hippy-ass montesori schools and knock [...]

Liza Life Coach

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

 
Remember back in the day when I just made silly videos for the internet? Well, I’m big time now. I work for places like SHOWTIME and AMC…making silly videos for the internet.
But hey – this one stars me and my BFF Cheri Oteri (she sort of knows my name.) Facts about Cheri Oteri: She is very friendly, she likes [...]