http://www.comicsinaction.com Eastern Iowa's Premiere Improv Comedy Troupe Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:05:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en cross posted from dennislambing.com Our comedy friends at Riff Raff Theater are at it again. This time, they’ll be lampooning arguably one of Will Smith’s worst movies (outside of Wild, Wild West) that is causing Isaac Asimov to spin rapidly in his grave: i, Robot. Believe me. You’ll wish James Cromwell ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/08/15/riff-raff-theater-presents-i-robot/ Yes. Plans have been finalized and hands have been shaken...not stirred. On August 22nd, improv comedy will reign supreme as Comics In Action will again grace Coe College with our presence at the "Sophomore Conference." The Coe College students must really like us, since shortly after the event was posted on ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/07/31/up-next-coe-college/ Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Mary Albers (mother of Dennis Lambing aka Agent Collateral Damage) with visitation set from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 24th at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone, IA. The funeral will be at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Van Horne, IA at ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/07/23/sadness-within-the-ranks/ Since Independence Day was just a short time ago, I've been watching a lot of revolutionary war type TV programs and movies. After after much research, I believe I could have won that war (well, all wars up until probably the end of the Civil War) in a matter of ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/07/15/how-to-win-a-war-200-years-ago/ Good news. I recently solved the problem of being forced to talk to people's children on the phone. Everyone at some point has called someone to talk to them only to have them place their precious 3 year old on the phone so they can coach them to say hi. ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/07/13/butterpouri-let-me-put-the-kid-on/ Here at Comics In Action, we try hard to stay on top of the latest technology. Yesterday, one of our agents came home with an iPod. Well, we couldn't figure out figure out how to insert our 8-track tapes, but he insisted that this would replace the turntable, the cassette ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/07/02/comics-in-action-attempts-to-podcast/ As much as we would like, we simply cannot consider Riff Raff Theater a side-project. Although RRT's staff consists of mostly Comics In Action performers, the format is so vastly different. But, never mind my drivel, let's get on with the important stuff. This Friday, June 27 at 8pm in the ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/06/26/riff-raff-theater-presents-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-lxg/ This may be late, but our very own Agent Danuuc (aka Dave Atwater) continues to wade through the damage wrought by the Great Iowa Flood of 2008. For those that would like to assist, Dave and Heather will be spending the day at their house near Czech Village in an ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/06/21/agent-danuuc-continues-to-battle-the-flood/ The flooding in Cedar Rapids is no laughing matter, especially for our best troupe member, Dave Atwater (aka Agent Danuuc). We had received word from Danuuc that it didn't look good late last week, but now that Dave and Heather have seen the damage, we have proof positive that flooding ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/06/19/cia-improv-troupe-hit-by-iowa-flood-of-2008/ Our very own Agent Collateral Damage (aka Dennis Lambing) and his son, Jared, spent several hours this week filling sandbags around the Iowa Memorial Union in an attempt to prevent the building from becoming another victim of flooding. While Agent Collateral Damage is safe (so far) from the predicted massive flooding ... http://www.comicsinaction.com/2008/06/13/agent-collateral-damage-attempts-to-repair-damage/