In this episode, comics Wendi Starling, Andy Sanford, Kelsey Caine, Khalid Rahmaan, and Jake Head were the most adventurous to date, really putting the band to work. And at the end host Yedoye Travis wouldn’t let them STOP working, so stick around for the extended jam as only Yedoye can do. The Original Lineup that night featured Andrew Gialanella Joseph D’Alessio Andrew Mackasek.
Show Recorded September 02, 2016 at Union Hall. Live sound and mix by Alex Nahas. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning
ABOUT RENT PARTY
Rent Party is a musical improv and stand up show that’s about as much fun as you can fit into one place. Yedoye Travis, Farah Brook and the backing band, The Original Lineup, invite New York’s best comedians to tell jokes and stories set to some of the best music in the city. Shows recorded every month at Union Hall.
Yedoye Travis is a stand up comedian, writer, and actor from Atlanta, GA, and host of Good Orbit podcast Rent Party (tapes monthly at Union Hall.) In 2017 he was named a New Face at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, during which he opened for W. Kamau Bell and taped for Kevin Hart’s LOL Network. He has since appeared on Search Party, Comedy Central, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and contributed content for MTV. He has also performed at the Hell Yes and Bridgetown Comedy festivals and appeared on the fourth season of Coming to the Stage. His debut album, OK, produced by Comedy Dynamics, was released on January 12th.
Recorded the week before the election. A pared-down Original Lineup (Joey D’Alessio, bass and Misaki Nakamichi, keys) leads host Yedoye Travis in a one-way eighties rap battle after sets by comics LeClerc Darguin, Tyler Richardson, and Casey Balsham.
Show Recorded Oct 24, 2016 at Union Hall. Live sound and mix by Alex Nahas. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning.
ABOUT RENT PARTY
Rent Party is a musical improv and stand up show that’s about as much fun as you can fit into one place. Yedoye Travis, Farah Brook and the backing band, The Original Lineup, invite New York’s best comedians to tell jokes and stories set to some of the best music in the city. Shows recorded every month at Union Hall.
Featuring Kenny DeForest, Shalewa Sharpe, Will Miles, and hosted by Yedoye Travis
THE ORIGINAL LINEUP: Alex Pyle, Joey Ziegler, Alex Lotito, Andrew Gialanella
THE FIRST LIVE SHOW! Back to the beginning and the very first Rent Party with The Original Lineup! Kenny yells at the band, Shalewa is her amazing hilarious self, and Will leads an inspiring audience sing-along. Yedoye was a party fire (the opposite of a dumpster fire) — hosting solo, singing, and dancing (listen hard). A simpler time that wasn’t at all simple.
Show Recorded July 18, 2016 at Union Hall. Live sound and mix by Alex Nahas. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning.
ABOUT RENT PARTY
Rent Party is a musical improv and stand up show that’s about as much fun as you can fit into one place. Yedoye Travis, Farah Brook and the backing band, The Original Lineup, invite New York’s best comedians to tell jokes and stories set to some of the best music in the city. Shows recorded every month at Union Hall.
In this episode, everyone is upset about the election, we introduce a new co-host, and Jo Firestone puts the band’s music history knowledge to the test.
Yedoye Travis, Farah Brook (co-host), Austin Chardac, Clark Jones, Jo Firestone, Ariel Elias, Karl Hess
Band: Joey D’Alessio, Alex Weston, Paul Adler, Benjamin Brody
Show Recorded Nov 23, 2016, at Union Hall. Live sound and mix by Alex Nahas. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Rent Party is a musical improv and stand up show that’s about as much fun as you can fit into one place. Yedoye Travis, Farah Brook and the backing band, The Original Lineup, invite New York’s best comedians to tell jokes and stories set to some of the best music in the city. Shows recorded every month at Union Hall.
