SMEG Premieres At Williamsburg's Vital Joint

Kelly Cooper and Ian Lockwood host the premiere of SMEG, a dark and horrifying parody of public access children's shows like Zoom and Bill Nye the Science Guy, created by Thomas Frances and Kelly Cooper.

"Kelly and Ian want to have wet teenager virginity sex, but don't know how. They seek the help of over 15 Smeg-Heads to find out exactly what and how sex happens."

Featuring stand up and "children's" songs from Kyle Gordon, and appearances from the entire cast:

Kelly Cooper • Ian Lockwood • Maya Sharma • Caroline Yost • Charlie Bardey • Rachel Kaly • Francesca D'Uva • Sophie Zucker • Adam Bangser • Meaghan Strickland • Tim Lamphier • William Banfield • Hunter Gardner • Jared Jeffries • Caitlin Dullea • Travis Swinford • Jasper Basch

Performance location:
Vital Joint
109 Meserole St
Brooklyn, NY 11206

Performance dates:
SAT 3/9, Doors at 8:00PM, Show at 8:30PM

SMEG Live! is hosted by Kelly Cooper and Ian Lockwood and features comedy from Kyle Gordon and appearances from Kelly Cooper, Ian Lockwood, Maya Sharma, Caroline Yost, Charlie Bardey, Rachel Kaly, Francesca D'Uva, Sophie Zucker, Adam Bangser, Meaghan Strickland, Tim Lamphier, William Banfield, Hunter Gardner, Jared Jeffries, Caitlin Dullea, Travis Swinford, and Jasper Basch.

Thomas Frances is a Brooklyn-based comedian and playwright from Chicago, Illinois. He is the founder and co-head writer of Ground Floor Comedy, a digital platform for sketch comedy videos (and JASH partner). Thomas's plays have been performed at venues such as The Annoyance Theatre New York and Chicago, The Brick Theatre as part of the Brooklyn Comedy Collective, and Title:Point's underground theatre Vital Joint. He has also written and produced three half-hour specials for Brooklyn Public Access (BRIC), and has been a guest and writer for MNN's The Special Without Brett Davis. Thomas has studied at The Barrow Group, The Brooklyn Comedy Collective, The Annoyance, and Columbia College Chicago. @thomas__frances

Kelly Cooper is a Brooklyn-based writer, actor and comedian from Sacramento, California. She is the co-head writer and producer of Ground Floor Comedy, a digital platform for sketch comedy videos (and JASH partner), and a cast member of the Ladies Who Ranch. Kelly has also written for, acted in and produced two half-hour specials for Brooklyn Public Access (BRIC), and has performed stand-up, improv and sketch comedy at places and shows like College Humor Live, 2017 Brooklyn Comedy Festival, UCB, The Annoyance New York, The PIT, and The Duplex. She's is the co-creator of The Dramedians, which had a cool New York Times preview. Kelly has also been a guest on MNN's The Special Without Brett Davis, and was a cast member of The Annoyance's flagship improv team Michael Jordan Steakhouse. Kelly has studied comedy at Columbia University, The Barrow Group, The Brooklyn Comedy Collective, The Annoyance, the Upright Citizens Brigade, and SVA. She studied printing in college. She is genuinely nice because she's too Catholic not to be. Say hi to her on Twitter at @kellyccooper.

Brooklyn-based comedian Ian Lockwood is the co-host of Hot Teens alongside Mary Houlihan (Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live); the co-creator of Bingo Bango, Bitch!, a secret underground experimental comedy show/party; and an absolute madman. He recently opened for Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, Don't Think Twice) at Vital Joint's Animal Show. He is an alumni of NYU Tisch's Experimental Theatre Wing, Second City's Comedy Studies, UCB, and The Annoyance Theatre NY, and his shows have been covered in Time Out, Brokelyn, Brooklyn Paper, Bedford+Bowery, and more. Catch him performing stand up, sketch, and improv at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective, on the web with Ground Floor Comedy, or on one of Brooklyn's many basement stand up shows. Check out ianlockwood.info for more info.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/618935518576918/