RIP Nick Buoniconti – Papa’s Basement 604
Longtime listeners are well aware of “The Bit” – the delight I take in telling my mom that a celeb she’s a fan of has passed on before she’s heard […]
The past three years of my life have been defined by immersing myself in DC’s improv comedy scene, and I have spent the large majority of my time in that scene in some way, shape, or form with Shawn Westfall. He’s been my teacher, my friend, and his theater’s toilet was one of the few places I knew I could crap in sanitary peace if my day job took me into DC.
Sadly, Shawn has shuttered his Unified Scene Theater as of this August, and is moving to Portland, OR with his wife, Kathy, pretty much as I write these words. Like most members of DC’s comedy community, I’m both heartbroken to lose the guy and excited for the awesome new opportunities the future has in store for him. But most of all, I’m really gonna miss that goddamn toilet.
It was my distinct pleasure to play host to Shawn Westfall one final time in the Papa’s Basement studios, flanked by his comedy wife, Mikael Johnson, and the latest in his long line of bastard improv children, Joe Gagliardi. Shawn, from all of us, all the best. And, if you can remember, what toilet paper did you stock the theater with? That stuff felt like you were wiping with a double-ply dream.
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Shawn Westfall – Twitter – @ShawnWestfall, Instagram – @ShawnWestfall
Mikael Johnson – Twitter – @MikaelLJohn, Instagram – @MikaelLJohn
Joe Gagliardi – Twitter – @TheMightyJoeyG, Instagram – @TheMightyJoeyG
John Papageorgiou – Twitter – @PapasBasement, Instagram – @PapasBasement
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