My Fragile Little Comedy Partner

Glennis McMurray, my comedy partner, is a delicate flower. See?

Hm. Wait…ok — see?

FUCK. Seriously!

Ok, whatever, close enough.

Despite her fragility, she is a powerhouse performer and a soldier when it comes to getting through comedy shows. Last week she burst a blood vessel in her EYEBALL while we were on stage singing. She rocked it THAT hard. And then we did another entire musical without me or the audience knowing that blood was clouding her vision and freaking her out. If I had health insurance, I would be jealous of this injury because it is so badass, but until my benefits kick in I’m just impressed.

Especially since this is not the first time she has played through illness and injury. Check it out:

• UCB, August ’08 — Eyeball blood vessel incident. Only cried a little.
• UNDER St. Marks, January ’08 — Food poisoning. Vomited through our entire opening act.
• Ars Nova Halloween show, October ’07 — Bronchitis. I was dressed as Lucy from Peanuts, she was dressed as Sally with a severe respiratory infection.
• UCB Theater, July ’07 — Shingles. Did 2 shows thinking that she had a sore neck — turned out to have motherfucking SHINGLES, or “old-man-itis.”
• Providence Improv Fest, July ’06 — Fractured leg. Training for a marathon, leg popped on the treadmill, decided it probably wasn’t a big deal and did show anyway, was wrong.
• Various Locations, November ’05-Present — Hungover.

So seeing an I Eat Pandas show is pretty exciting! In fact, you should come to our show tomorrow night if only to see whether she loses a finger or spits out some teeth. Or maybe I’ll just shut her in a Pepsi mini-fridge. Again.

It’s always a thrill ride!

I Eat Pandas in: We Classy UCB Theater307 West 26th Street (at 8th Ave)Wednesday, August 2oth at 9:30$5 — Cheap!