The End of an Era...

Well, after a completely successful five week run in Donny's Skybox, our comedy sketch show "Grandma's Hip (And so am I)" is playing its swan song tonight.

Let us not have tears... let us all take a moment to personally reflect on what a wonderful adventure it has been by closing our eyes and imagining a slow motion montage of our writing classes, the auditions, the rehearsals and the shows set to Madonna's "This Used to be my Playground"... I'll wait...

... this used to be the place I ran to, whenever I was in need... of a friend... why did it have to end? And why do they always so... don't look back... keep your head held high... don't ask them why, because... life is short... and before you know, you're feeling old and your heart is breaking... don't hold onto the past... well that's too much to ask...

**CLEARS THROAT**

I'm sorry, I got carried away... I don't have those lyrics committed to memory, nor did I ever used to lip sync that song in my bedroom during my youth... why do you ask?

Without further ado and in no particular order...

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE TOP 8 QUOTES/LYRICS FROM THE SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER'S PRODUCTION OF GRANDMA'S HIP (AND SO AM I)

HANCOCK

What's the matter, Adams? Afraid you won't be remembered?

- from "Who Signs First?"; written by Zach Meincke

TYLER

Guys, I forgot to tell you I sucker punched a hobo on my way over here and stole his crystal meth

-from "Kids Doing Drugs and Other Things"; written by Joe Mifsud

MADELINE

You can eat the goigot and watch television at the same time! It goes anywheah! That's why they call it goigot!

-from "Groceries"; written by Geno Alesandrini

ALL (singing)

We're not that different

Despite our credos

We all like Mad Men, Jay-Z and Chipotle burritos

-from "Trixter"; written by Tom Doar

MS. HARRIS

The library, huh? Circling all the cuss words in the dictionary?

-from "Not so Dangerous Minds"; written by Cayenne Sullivan

RON (singing)

I'm that guy who always has a book

Something highbrow, unique or bizarre

I hope these fools can see what I'm reading

It's the way that I show that I'm better than they are

-from "Everyone but Me is a Jerk"; written by Ben Solomon

TIMMY

If that doesn't work, you could cry. Sometimes when I cry it makes everything better. Cry then a nap.

-from "Playing Doctor"; written by Jo Meyers

ALL (singing)

All we want is independence

A brand new start and a little relief

Our facebook page is freedom from real life

Becoming your friend just gives us grief

-from "I Don't want to be Your Facebook Friend"; written by Stefania Rudd

(No, I did not include my own sketch in this list because I thought that would be unseemly).

I just want to say to our delightfully talented cast, our awesome director and our amazing writers - THANK YOU!! It's been so wonderful working with you guys. Everytime we met up for class, rehearsals or our sold out shows it reaffirmed what I am doing here and what I'm trying to do with my dream... I hope it did the same for you because you are all dripping with talent and hilarity!! I'm so glad I got to take this trip with you! Here's to many more!