Karen - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm hoping my destiny in this world is to become either a successful comedy writer, or a really powerful supervillain with a secret lair and an army of mindlessly loyal henchmen. Whichever one happens first would suit me just fine. Both of these career paths are all about persistence and positive thinking, so it's just a matter of ignoring the nay-sayers who try to drag you down with negative comments like, "Do you know what the odds are of making it in Hollywood?", or, "Do you know what the odds are of becoming the Supreme Dictator of the Entire Planet?". I try to maintain a Zen-Buddhist state of mind, being open & kind & loving towards all those blissful innocents of the world (animals, kids, comics...), but have only vengence in my heart for those small-minded fools who would thwart my plans for world domination (or getting a script produced.).

My Interests

Comedy, screenwriting, social/political/world issues, film, theater, reading voraciously

I'd like to meet:

Gypsies, bohemians, the Three Stooges,& whoever the genius was who invented the slang of the the 1920's-40's. I also like meeting my baby at the beach for sunset-walks, which are particularly beautiful with the L.A. smog-haze enhancing the dazzling colors. Call me a romantic.

Music:

Blues, old-timey jazz, world (esp. Buddha Bar), classical, alternative, 60's & 70's rock (esp. Van Morrison, CCR, Pink Floyd)

Movies:

The In-Laws, The Big Lebowski, My Favorite Year, Blade Runner, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Ed Wood (the movie, not the director!), The Cat's Meow, Little Miss Sunshine, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sneakers, Topsy-Turvy, The Usual Suspects, Good Night & Good Luck, Hamlet, the Marx Brothers & Coen Brothers, Woody Allen (esp. Bullets Over Broadway, Radio Days, Broadway Danny Rose, Zelig), Christopher Guest, Mel Brooks, Terry Gilliam, old black & white classics, The Thin Man movies, film noir (esp. The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, The Third Man)

Television:

SCTV, Simpsons, Futurama, Twin Peaks, WKRP, Bob Newhart's shows, Black Adder, Monty Python, Monk, Firefly, Frasier, The Odd Couple, My Name Is Earl, Extras, The Riches, King of the Hill, Slings & Arrows, Hill Street Blues,The Muppets, Due South, Mystery Science Theater 3000, classic Looney Tunes cartoons, The Office (British version), The Carol Burnett Show, Mary Tyler Moore, The Young Ones, The X Files, The Lone Gunmen, Jeeves & Wooster

Books:

Satire, Rumi poetry, Hunter S. Thompson, William Gibson, Terry Pratchett, Gore Vidal, Noam Chomsky, biographies/autobios of actors & comedians, books about theater/vaudeville, political/world issues, and old-timey crimes/murders.

Heroes:

Comedy Heroes: The Marx Brothers, Three Stooges, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, W.C. Fields, Bob Newhart, Fred Willard, Woody Allen, Jonathan Winters, Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, Ricky Gervais, and last, but certainly not least, Mr. Pepitone.