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Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence

The world would be a better place if people watched more Marx Brothers movies

About Me

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Which "Christian Lawrence" Are You? Writerish guy (comedy and children's novels), age 29, generally easy going dude.
Current Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Stuff I'm Working On:
Stand Up Comedy / Comedy Writing
Audio Editing
"The Big Story" - A story I've been writing since age six - sophisticated
but intended for children (link to some info soon)
Stuff I've Worked On:
¡Excelsior! - Sketch comedy performing with the Albino Alley Cat Revue .
The Zim Zam Kok Show - Sketch comedy
The Honkeys - Surf Rock
Volunteer at St. Louis Children's Hospital
Eagle Scout
Other Crap
My IMDB Entry
Fotografias de Chris .
Other People Also Named "Christian Lawrence"
Christian Lawrence: Biology Research Assistant - Facility personnel at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christian Lawrence: Author - German philosophical writer.
Christian Laurence: Film Editor - French editor of the film "Nos vies privées"
Christian Lawrence: Programme Officer - member of the senior management staff of the Campaign For Good Governance, a democracy advocacy group in Sierra Leone.
Christian Lawrence: Investment Spokesperson - Spokesman for the German investment company Allianz Global Investors AG ..TR the Wit
(61% dark, 19% spontaneous, 26% vulgar) your humor style:
CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK
You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're probably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean pretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all isn't that the Simpsons' philosophy?--but rudeness for its own sake, 'gross-out' humor and most other things found in a fraternity leave you totally flat.
I guess you just have a more cerebral approach than most. You have the perfect mindset for a joke writer or staff writer.
Your sense of humor takes the most thought to appreciate, but it's also the best, in my opinion.
You probably loved the Office. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/ .
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Jon Stewart - Woody Allen - Ricky Gervais
The 3-Variable Funny Test!
- it rules -
If you're interested, try my best friend's best test: The Genghis Khan Genetic Fitness Masterpiece ..TABLE
..TR My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: ..TR ..TR ..TABLE You scored higher than 73% on darkness ..TR ..TABLE You scored higher than 1% on spontaneity ..TR ..TABLE You scored higher than 22% on vulgarity ..TABLE ..TABLE
Link: The 3 Variable Funny Test written by jason_bateman on OkCupid Free Online Dating , home of the 32-Type Dating Test
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My Interests

Writing/Performing Comedy. I also like Eating Food, Hilariousness, Being Alive, other things I should list in the future. Oh yes: riding my bike! I do enjoy that quite a bit. Hiking, camping. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy heckling hecklers while doing standup - sometimes that's more fun than actually performing.

I'd like to meet:

I like people who don't let their means define them, people who challenge themselves - people who do what they say they're going to do. Steve Martin, J.S. Bach, John Cleese, Bob Odenkirk, Stephen Wright, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Raymond Scott, other people who know who the above-mentioned people are and enjoy what they do. Whoever made the Antikythera Mechanism -- I mean what the fuck?

Music:

Currently on the 'pod (in alphabetical-type order):
Beatles
Garrison Keillor
Incredible Bongo Bad
J.S. Bach
Kirsty MacColl
Modern Lovers
Nermal
Professor Murder
Scott, John and Chris (Pothead Princess)
Sigur Ros
Southern Culture On The Skids
Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers
The Stranglers
The Ventures
Wall Of Voodoo

Movies:

I like films that inspire wonder. A few names: Peter Jackson, Wes Anderson, Terry Gilliam, Hayao Miyazaki, David Lynch, Ray Harryhausen, George Lucas, Tim Burton, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Dave McKean, Mel Stuart, Spike Jonze.
Also, I think I absorb comedy through my skin: The Coen Brothers, Jared Hess, Christopher Guest, Adam McKay, The Marx Brothers, Liam Lynch.
Then you have other folks: that Noah Baumbach / Sophia Coppola coming-of-age stuff, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Zemeckis (tell me you didn't like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"!), Jim Jarmusch (especially "Coffee and Cigarettes" - what the hell is going on with Bill Murray and the Wu-Tang Clan??)

Television:

MY TV is only hooked up to the DVD player and the closest I've come to watching recent television is through the Chapelle's Show DVDs, the Arrested Development DVD's, etc. Is Sullivan still on?

Books:

Currently reading Mervyn Peake's "The Gormenghast Novels".
I've really gotten into Tolkien lately - I have re-read the Silmarillion several times over the last few months. He truly was a creative genius.
Besides comedies, I like reading first-hand accounts of historical events and people (fellow history nerds click here )as well as anything related to myth.

Heroes:

Graham Chapman (not for the usual reasons, though - a liscenced physician who was also part of the greatest movements in 20th century comedy? This person could have done anything he set his mind to. A unique intelligence)
Teddy Roosevelt - A cowboy, a statesman, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a boxer, a scholar, an author, a lieutenant colonel, a President of the United States.
J.S. Bach - His work is precise and orderly, and besides - the man composed and could play "Two Part Invention". (Psst - go learn about "Two Part Invention")
Steve Martin - Besides being voted amongst the top 20 greatest comedy acts by fellow comedians Steve is also a great comedy writer, actor, juggler and an exceptional musician (specifically the banjo) and composer. An avid collector of modern American art and a great contributor to museums. He's written consistently for The New Yorker, penned several plays and authored two novels and at least two collections of short stories.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien - What can you say? He surpasses all else in terms of pure creative power. He created a consistent, working universe.
Others: Jacques-Henri Lartigue and his buddy Zissou. Fred Rogers. I'll finish this later.

My Blog

TIM AND ERIC IN THE STL! NOV 17TH!!!

From the Tim and Eric email list: TIM & ERIC LIVE SHOW IN St. LOUIS NOV 17th!   WOOOO!!!  WHERE??!!!  THESE GUYS ARE THE FUNNIEST THING IN A THONG!!...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:36:00 PST

My Nephew

I just found this on the tubes. ...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:08:00 PST

If You Know What's Good For You...

You'll go see Neil Hamburger August 2nd here in St. Louis at the Creepy Crawl. Get your act together before you go, huh? And put on a damn shirt. Jesus. I mean, look at you....
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:01:00 PST

Ooo! Ooo! Fun Flash Game!

Right here!  It's called "Cat With Bow Golf"!
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Thu, 17 May 2007 01:19:00 PST

One More Parade

From Stephen:"They Might Be Giants has remade a great anti-war song by Phil Ochs and made a chilling video to go along with it. This verse from the lyrics particularly struck me:    So ...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:03:00 PST

A Fun, Inexplicable Game

This is a fun game.
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:00:00 PST

It's happening! Huzzah!

David Cross called it about four years ago!  The US government is going through with Operation: The Rest Of The Brown Ones!  What a wonderous nation we live in!  ...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:30:00 PST

A Fine Quote From A Republican

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American ...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:17:00 PST

There's got to be a better way!

INTER KITCHEN - DAY An exasperated woman fumbles with seasoning and a duck and drops it on the floor.NARRATOR (V/O)Are you tired of shooting a duck and, having cleaned it, having to make sure that the...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:14:00 PST

300

The new Frank Miller adaptaion, "300", has updated their web site.  Zach Snyder will be helming it (who is also supposedly issuing forth Moore's "The Watchmen").This thing is lookin' sweet! ...
Posted by Christian, Lord Arthur of Lawrence on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:49:00 PST