Fries on the Side season opener set

FRIES ON THE SIDE
SEASON OPENER, APRIL 24 AT THE MUSIC BOX
HOSTED BY GARRETT MORRIS
MUSICAL GUEST THE KIN

Tickets available at www.friesontheside.com

Fries On The Side is a mirthful mélange of improvisational and sketch comedy. It’s flying by the seat of your pants and landing safely at the finish. It’s new sketches, new guest hosts and new bands every week. It’s casting the show two hours before curtains. It’s one hour of rehearsal. It’s comedy’s take on mental illness. It’s season six and it’s live at the Music Box on April 24.

To launch the sixth season of Fries On The Side with a bang, the show is moving from the SMC Theatre in NoHo to the 700-seat Music Box @ Henry Fonda with guest host, Garrett Morris and musical guest, The Kin. Presented by Snow Queen Vodka and sponsored by Red Bull. The show’s proceeds will go to charity: water, to help provide drinking water to those in need. There will also be an after party where you can meet the cast and enjoy some drinks and music.

Garrett Morris is an original Saturday Night Live cast member. He trained at Julliard School of Music and appeared in several Broadway musicals before joining the SNL family. Since then he’s appeared in many films and television shows including Diff’rent Strokes, The Jeffersons, and most recently, Family Guy. Garrett is the host and operator of the Downtown Comedy Club, declared the official comedy club of LA in 2007 by the mayor of Los Angeles.

The Kin (www.thekin.com ), from Australia via New York City, will be performing songs from their new album, Rise And Fall (Aletheia/Defend/Ryko), which Billboard hails as a “refreshing sound” and BMI says is “garnering comparisons to everything from the Cure to Coldplay.” The Kin are currently on tour raising money for charity: water.

charity: water (www.charitywater.org ) helps bring clean, safe drinking water to the over 1.1 billion people living in communities in Africa, India and South America with water wells and other water projects.

What: Fries On The Side Season Six Opening Show with Garrett Morris and The Kin

Where: Music Box @ Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028

When: April 24, 2008, 8 p.m.

Quotes about Fries On The Side:

“The best improve comedy sketch group that I saw that night.” – Dana Carvey (SNL, Waynes World)

“There’s no chance to make stupid choices. You just have to go.” – Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

“When you find yourself laughing out loud when you read, it’s definitely a good sign.” – Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld, Death To Smoochy)