Pardo hosting? Faux show!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 14th, 2005

“Running Your Trap with Jimmy Pardo” returns to its new home at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Tomorrow night (THU) at 8 PM. The UCB facility is at 5919 Franklin Ave, in Hollywood. Reservations can be made on the UCB website or by calling 323-908-8702. The guests include Paul Provenza and Gary Valentine.

From what we can make out, it’s a faux talk show hosted, of course, by Pardo (and co-hosted by Todd “I love the sound of breaking” Glass). We saw Pardo host a faux talk show a few years back at the Chicago Comedy Fest and it was a hoot. The guy’s a natural! Let’s let them describe it:

…not your run-of-the-mill plugfest; it’s a freewheeling and engaging 75 minutes that brings back everything talk shows used to be. With hilarious sidekick/foil Todd Glass by his side, Jimmy reinvents the genre by taking it back to its roots. No cue cards, no fake standing ovations, no applause sign; a throwback to a time when people were interesting and hosts were interested. Join Jimmy & Todd every third Thursday as they meld the world of stand-up and talk shows! Good heavens, this sounds exciting!

And if you don’t know who the man is, or you would like to know the man better, click on the SHECKYmagazine.com interview with Jimmy Pardo. (From our March-April 2003 issue.)

P.S.: That part about the show “return(ing) to its new home?” That was their idea, not ours. Please, no emails about “How can a show return to its new home?!? You guys are sure stooopid!”

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