HAMMERKATZ WANTS YOU! Audition Information

HAMMERKATZ IS LOOKING FOR NEW RECRUITS!

If you are interested in being part of the sketch comedy army, send a sample sketch* to hammerkatznyu@gmail.com before September 10th, and then come to one of our performance auditions which will be held September on Thursday the 8th 7-11 PM, Friday the 9th 6:30-11:30 PM, and Saturday the 10th 2-6:30 PM! We can't wait to meet you!

*If you've never written a sketch before, then send us a funny scene or short script or even just some ideas for sketches- we just wanna see how you write and what your sense of humor is!

LAST SHOW EVER! This Saturday!

Hey everyone!

Our last all new, original sketch comedy show of the year is THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!

When: Saturday, April 23rd.

Two shows-- 9pm and 11pm

Where: Kimmel Center (Room 802, Shorin)

60 Washington Square South

As always, this show is 100% FREE.

This will be the LAST SHOW EVER for:

David Sidorov

Jeanna Phillips

Sean Ireland

Julia Nathan

Andy Zou

and Zach Webber

Come say your goodbyes and laugh/cry with us.

Love,

HkatzNYU

Skirball Summer Countdown and more

Hey! You!

We will be performing THIS SUNDAY NIGHT at the Skirball Center at NYU!

What: Skirball Summer Countdown featuring Axis of Awesome, Drink Up Buttercup, and Hammerkatz (Us!)

When: This Sunday, April 10th at 8pm!

Where: Skirball Center

566 Laguardia Place (at Wash. Sq. South)

$15 in advance, $18 day of the show.

This is going to be an awesome show with two other awesome groups in an awesome space. It should be fun.

Here's more info:

http://skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/summercountdown

AAAAND SAVE THE DATE:

HammerkatzNYU's last show of the year will be on Saturday, April 23rd! At Kimmel! 2 shows, 9pm and 11pm!

DON'T GO HOME FOR EASTER! This is a show you won't want to miss. It will be the LAST SHOW EVER for David Sidorov, Jeanna Phillips, Sean Ireland, Julia Nathan, Andy Zou, and Zach Webber.

Love,

HkatzNYU

BACKYARD BRAWL this Friday! And more!

We will be defending our title THIS FRIDAY night at UCB's monthly sketch competition, Backyard Brawl!

WHEN: This Friday, March 25th at MIDNIGHT

WHERE: Upright Citizens Brigade Theater

(307 W. 26th st, near 8th ave)

$5, cheap beer.

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to support us last month. We love you all. This week we will be going head to head with ATOMIC AGE and we want you to be there again!

This is a competition based on audience votes, so it would mean a lot to us if you came out. It's going to be a showdown of epic proportions and a night of sketch comedy you won't want to miss.

Click HERE to make reservations

But wait, there's more...

WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA HammerkatzNYU fans!

We will be performing in George Washington University's Comedy Festival, SLATE, this Saturday night!

WHEN: Saturday, March 26th, 8:30pm

WHERE: Jack Morton Auditorium

805 21st Street, NW

Washington, DC

It's gonna be a really fun show with a lot of great groups, so definitely come check it out if you're in the area.

Stay tuned for more shows coming up throughout April.

Love,

HkatzNYU

All New Show THIS FRIDAY!

First off, huge thanks to everyone who came out to Backyard Brawl! You guys rock. For everyone who didn't, we won and we will be back to defend our title at the end of the month.

But more importantly,

WE HAVE AN ALL NEW, FREE SHOW THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!

When: Friday, March 4th

Two shows-- 9pm and 11pm

Where: Kimmel Center (8th floor, Shorin)

60 Washington Square South

As always, this show is 100% FREE! and 110% FUN!

Come out to celebrate March Madness, Matt's Birthday, Jenny's Birthday, and the second to last show ever for the seniors.

Hopefully we'll see you there.

Love,

HkatzNYU

BACKYARD BRAWL at UCB this Friday!

WE ARE BACK. IT IS HAPPENING.

We will be performing on BACKYARD BRAWL this Friday night at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre!

When: Friday, Feb. 25th @ MIDNIGHT

Where: UCB Theatre (307 W 26th St)

How much: 5 bucks, cheap beer.

Last year, Hammerkatz had a super fun three month as champions on UCB's sketch competition, Backyard Brawl. Now, a whole year later, we are back to (hopefully) reclaim the throne.

This Friday we will be going head to head against our good friends, the very awesome group PINK AXE. This is a competition based on audience votes, so it would mean a lot to us if you came out. And it's going to be a really fun show with two groups that you love.

CLICK HERE to reserve tickets.

But wait, there's more...

NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE A BRAND NEW, FREE SKETCH SHOW AT NYU!

When: Friday, March 4th

Where: Kimmel, 8th floor (Shorin)

FREE!

Love,

HkatzNYU

New Video Sketch!

Hey everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day.

Here is our brand new video sketch, "Barry White," from our show last weekend, in case you missed it.

Also, huge thanks to Skidmore and everyone who came out to/helped organize Comfest this weekend! It was awesome as always. You all rock.

Love,

HkatzNYU

Skidmore This Weekend!

Do you live in upstate New York?!

Come see us perform this weekend at the National College Comedy Festival at SKIDMORE

Where: SKIDMORE

When: Saturday night!

It's the most fun weekend of the year and we are super excited.

Also, thanks to everyone who came to our show last weekend. You are all the best.

Brand New Show! Brand New Show!

Come see our all new, never before seen sketch comedy show THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!

WHEN: Saturday, Feb 5th

TWO SHOWS: 9pm and 11pm

WHERE: Kimmel Center, 8th floor (Shorin)

60 Washington Square South

THIS SHOW IS FREE!

Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays from Hammerkatz and thanks for coming out to our shows this semester!

Our next all-new show will be after winter break, on Saturday, February 5th.

See you then!

NEW SHOW! Friday, December 3rd!

Hey everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

HammerkatzNYU's next ALL NEW, completely FREE sketch comedy show is less than a week away!

WHEN: THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3RD

Two shows: 9pm and 11pm

WHERE: Kimmel Center, 8th floor (Shorin)

(60 Washington Square South)

FREE! It's gonna be awesome and fun and there will be snacks.

Love,

HkatzNYU

ALL NEW FREE Halloween Sketch Show THIS FRIDAY!

Hey Everyone,

We have a BRAND NEW, NEVER BEFORE SEEN, 100% FREE sketch comedy show THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!

WHERE: SILVER CENTER, rm. 703

WHEN: FRIDAY, Oct. 29th

Two Shows: 9pm and 11pm

HOW MUCH: FREE!

Come start your Halloween weekend off right with some HammerkatzNYU sketch comedy in the most haunted building on campus.

Love,

HkatzNYU

Busy Week!

Hey everyone,

Lots of fun Hammerkatz stuff happening in the next week:

First, this SATURDAY the NYU improv group Jessica is organizing an OIL SPILL FUNDRAISER

Where: Kimmel, 8th floor

When: Saturday, Oct 2nd, 8pm

Featuring: Dangerbox, N'Harmonics, Jessica, Captain Soldier, and us (Hammerkatz)

It's going to be a great night of NYU comedy, music, and more. And all the proceeds go to a great cause. You can buy your tickets by clicking here.

Also, this MONDAY we will be performing in the Commuter Circle's COMEDY NIGHT

Where: Kimmel, 8th floor

When: Monday, Oct 4th, 5:30pm

How much: FREE!

If you missed us during Welcome Week or last Saturday, then these shows are great times to check us out. And if you saw us at Welcome Week or last Saturday, still come check us out. Both of these shows should be a lot of fun.

HammerkatzNYU's next ALL-NEW ALL-FREE MONTHLY SHOW will be on Friday, October 29th on the 7th floor of the Silver Center.

Thanks!

-HkatzNYU

New Video Sketch!

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to our show last night!

In case you missed it, here is our brand new video sketch, "Bad Plans With Katie Ann Hart"

New Members! New Show!

First off, thanks so much to everyone who came out to audition. We had the pleasure of meeting over a 100 hilarious, talented people who are passionate about comedy. So thank you.

CONGRATS TO THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF HAMMERKATZ:

Sudi Green

Jack Quaid

Rob Tanchum

Come see them (and the rest of us) perform in our BRAND NEW SHOW next weekend!

FIRST ALL NEW SHOW OF THE YEAR:

When: Saturday, Sept 25th

Two shows, 9pm and 11pm

Where: Kimmel, 8th floor (Shorin)

As always, this show is 100% free. Bring your friends. It'll be fun.

Love,

HammerkatzNYU

Auditions 2010!

Are you interested in being a part of NYU's sketch comedy group? HammerkatzNYU is looking to bring on a new group of writer/performers this year, and we are holding auditions on Friday September 10th and Saturday September 11th. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. It'll be fun!

The audition process has two parts:

1. A performance audition. This is very laid back and you don't need to prepare anything. You will be cold-reading a couple sketches that we provide.

WHEN:

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH at 6pm

OR

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH at 6pm. (you only need to come to one night)

WHERE: Both audition dates will take place on the 8th floor of Kimmel.

(note: the performance audition could take a few hours, so consider bringing something to entertain yourself while you wait)

2. A writing submission. Your writing sample can include a sketch you have written, a page of ideas for sketch premises, or some kind of mixture of both.

HOW TO SUBMIT A WRITING SAMPLE: Please e-mail your writing sample to hammerkatznyu@gmail.com before midnight on Friday, September 10^th.

We realize that some people are more interested in performing than writing and some people are more interested in writing than performing. We would still like everyone to complete both parts of the audition.

Again, no experience is necessary. It's gonna be a lot of fun and a great way to meet other people interested in comedy on campus. Auditions are open to students in any school at NYU. Please don't hesitate to e-mail us with any questions you might have before auditions.

And for non-audition-related news: our next all-new, all-free sketch show will be on Saturday September 25th on the 8th floor of Kimmel.

Thanks a lot, and we look forward to meeting a lot of you at auditions!

-HammerkatzNYU

p.s. Huge thanks to everyone who came out to our Welcome Week show.

A-Side/B-Side this Thursday at UCB!

We will be performing on A-Side/B-Side THIS THURSDAY at UCB!

WHEN: Thursday, August 19th at 9:30pm
WHAT: "The best and the oddest from three heavy-hitting sketch groups. We bring you the crowd-pleasers you know (A-sides), and the uncensored material you'll never forget (B-sides). Hilarious and strange, come get a look into the minds of sketch comedy's most innovative."
WHERE: UCB
HOW MUCH $: 5 bucks, cheap beer!
WHY: Because you haven't seen Hammerkatz in a while.

It should be a lot of fun- click here to reserve tickets:
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/1958

We will be performing alongside New Exc!tement and Murderfist; hosted by Aaron Kheifets and James Eason.

New School Year!

Hammerkatz Sketch Comedy is excited for the new school year! You should be too. Here's why:

Welcome Week Show: Monday, August 30th

2 shows: 9pm and 11pm! Kimmel Center! 4th floor!

If you are a freshman or transfer student check out this show. We will be performing along with good friends Dangerbox and Jessica (two wonderful NYU improv groups).

AUDITIONS! Friday September 10th and Saturday September 11th. More info coming soon.

Brand New Video Sketch

Hey everyone!

Here's a brand new video sketch, Training Montage, from our April NYU show.

Enjoy the summer!

-Hammerkatz

BACKYARD BRAWL: Round 3! This Friday!

Hey everyone!


We're going to be defending our title this Friday at UCB's Backyard Brawl against a brand new challenger, Inside Joke Films.


Backyard Brawl is a monthly sketch comedy competition where each group performs 3 sketches and the audience votes on their favorite group, who gets to come back next month. We've won the past two battles thanks to YOUR love and support, and we'd love to see you there again.


WHEN: This Friday, April 30th, 11pm
WHERE: Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
26th st. between 8th and 9th avenues
WHY: Because you love comedy.


The show is $5. There is also very cheap beer.


Here is the link to make reservations. We recommend that you do this, because it often sells out:
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/1862


Thanks a lot,
HammerkatzNYU


p.s. huge thanks again to everyone who came out to our last NYU show of the year the other night. you guys are the best.