Will You Marry Him?
“Will You Marry Him?” By Kimberly Deisler And you thought you had a lot of friends on Facebook? One annoying aspect about working the film festival is how many actual friends, and those other pesky...
View ArticlePoisoned Malice in Santa Barbara
Poisoned Malice By Kimberly Deisler At the risk of seeming self indulgent, this post is going to track my last two days in hopes of making a couple of points. After screening 8: The Mormon...
View ArticleWhat Could Happen?
What Could Happen? By Kimberly Deiser Being in the middle of an unrelenting winter, many of you can probably relate to this. Fifteen years ago, I was living where I’d spent most of my life, the...
View ArticleWinding Down
Winding Down By Kimberly Deisler Could it possibly be day ten already? While the week was excruciatingly long in that everyone’s exhausted and choking with some kind of cough or cold, we’re finally...
View ArticleKISS MY SHORTS
We’re at war, the economy is in the toilet, many are out of work and/or sick with no health care, and speaking of which, arguments over health care reached an all time low with the way people have...
View ArticleWHY ARE YOU THERE?!
We're here at the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival and the house is already buzzing baby! In da house is Artistic Director Gary Anthony Williams, who you may remember from Boston Legal. The Executive...
View ArticlePaneling
In all the panel discussions I’ve sat through in my life time, the panels at the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival are the best bar none. In part because of the industry professionals that are assembled...
View ArticleHAPPY HOUR(S)
It’s a little know fact that, when visiting Hearst Castle back in the day, David Niven was rumored to have said, “this is a lovely place to visit, the alcohol just flows like mud.” This is NOT the...
View ArticleFAMOUS PEOPLE TALKIN' ABOUT SH*T!
It was 6:00 am, the sun was already blazing and it was gearing up to be a beautiful day in Valley Village, CA. Usually, I’d be bummed out what with having to spend the day inside working, but not...
View ArticleALL HELL BROKE LOOSE
There is absolutely no point is trying to convey the hilarity that just ensued at today’s panel “I Write, I Produce, Therefore I am.” Panelists Laura Kightlinger (SNL), Thomas Lennon (Reno 911, Night...
View ArticleJUST SAYIN'!
In a month’s time, the east coast has been buried with enough snow to wear down even the “but-I-love-the-change-of-seasons” people. We’re barely a month in and already the winter has worn out it’s...
View ArticleOscars Schmaoscars by Kimberly Deisler
When it rains it pours and that’s exactly what it’s doing right now, literally and figuratively. While I have no business complaining about weather because the rest of the country is neck deep in a...
View ArticleCunning Linguistics by Kimberly Deisler
If you’re reading this, chances are you know what to expect; smart-ass remarks, a turn of a phrase and a decent amount of cleverly placed sarcasm and profanity, which is why I so enjoy the...
View ArticleLANDLORDS SUCK!
While this isn't as much a blog entry of cinematic interest, it will explain my being remiss for the past few weeks. When it rains, it TORNADOS! In the past month, a culmination of insanity came to a...
View ArticleGET IN FREE! FREE! THAT'S RIGHT! SANS MONETARY EXCHANGE!!!!
Are you sick of politics? Weighted down in the quagmire of life? Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Or do you just have a shitty landlord like me? I've got the perfect solution. Los Angeles...
View ArticleNOTE TO SELF:
Note To Self:by Kimberly Deisler The one thing I really love about the LA ComedyShorts Film Festival, well, there are many things, but in particular are thepanels. While I may have mentionedthis...
View ArticleGimme Yo Digits! by Kimberly Deisler
How many times have you seen something on the Internet andsaid to yourself, “I can do that and I can do it better?” Well, the LA Comedy Shorts FilmFestival hosted another kick ass panel discussing the...
View ArticleWe Don't Need No Stinkin' Carpet! by Kimberly Deisler
With the whole of LA being awash with red carpets, I’m surprised Moses hasn’t shown up. And yes, the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival has a carpet, well … it’s actually a runner, and yes it’s red, and...
View ArticleNothing But Bullshit by Kimberly Deisler
On the Actors Studio, James Lipton sits with a stack of 3,000 blue cardsand asks one guest, one question at a time. The entire production is quite civilized save for theoccasional tap dance or...
View ArticleDISCLAIMER!!!!!!!!!!
Please forgive the spacing in the few previous posts. While I use a word processing software to write and then cut and paste each article, apparently, the translation is far from perfect and I've yet...
View ArticleAlways a Bridesmaid? Hell NO! by Kimberly Deisler
If you’re a woman and you hear adjectives like short and funny, immediately you think two things, that Kimmie Dee is hilarious and so is a man with a sock in his pants. You’d be right to laugh at...
View ArticleI Feel Terrific!
Oh YES I Did! After months of holding back, tonight I walked right up to the Director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and told him he was an asshole! I feel terrific!Stay tuned for the...
View ArticleNot Just Another Buddy Film By Kimberly Deisler
We’ve all know this guy. Mine was “Buck-Fifty Bob.” We’d met on the beach in Jupiter, Florida and immediately had something in common, I was minding my own business and he was too....
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I Am So Into YOU
Over the years, I'd had it. Having worked/volunteered for film festivals for more than a decade, it became increasingly clear that a cancer had reared its ugly head. The observation I made was nothing...
View ArticleDon't Be A Douche!
Don’t let the rumor, ‘NO ONE WAS ARRESTED,’ throw you. The LA Comedy ShortsFilm Festival Opening Night Gala did NOT disappoint. Beers went down easy at the Angel City Brewery and people lined up to...
View ArticleWhat Are You Waiting For?
The LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival is the brainchild of Gary Anthony Williams, Jeannie Roshar, Ryan Higman and Kelly Frazier. Unlike many festivals, they’ve stayed true to their vision of an intimate...
View ArticleLynne Stewart is a Mensch!
Admit it, you’ve asked yourself that age-old question, “if stranded on a desert island, with whom would I care to be stuck?”The obvious clichés come to mind: George Clooney, Halle Berry, or someone...
View ArticleFamous People Talking About Shit
When the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival first began, I was lucky enough to be invited on the ground floor to participate. It’s remained one of my favorite events to cover for several reasons. The...
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