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Connor Ratliff

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Webby Award-winning Actor/Comedian/Podcaster • Dead Eyes • Tiny Dinos • The George Lucas Talk Show • Raaaatscraps every Sunday • "Mr. Rapp" in Mean Girls (2024) • NEW: that State Farm commercial • ALSO: Disney's Stitch comics co-written with James III!

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 1m

2 days before Halloween, a portal to HELL will open at UCBNY

and from that portal will emerge

a special Halloween edition of CONNOR RATLIFF presents
THE ACTING CLASS

in-person & livestream tickets:
ucbcomedy.com/show/connor-...

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 20h

Re-posting my very long appreciation thread from 7 months ago about the episode of Twin Peaks that Diane Keaton directed.

Short version: I think her work on this episode is very underrated!

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · Mar 12

February 9, 1991: Diane Keaton's episode of Twin Peaks airs. (S2E15)

It is often cited as one of the worst episodes of the entire series (I disagree -- I think S2E12 is the worst!) but I personally think Keaton's direction is fun.

I am gonna do a thread now of GIFs & clips, all from that episode.

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 1d

No one but me ever has to ACT at these shows! The most anyone in the audience ever has to do is chat with me, and that is totally on a volunteer basis! No mandatory audience participation, EVER!

Please tell your friends about the show! I am concerned that no one will attend!

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 1d

"Instant Theater Every Week"

Here's an article from the Chicago Daily News in 1970 about the improv group my dad was in, which was directed by Del Close. (My dad is the tall one, center left in the photo)

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 1d

In any case, James & I just wrote the comic book, sorry if you felt disappointed by it.

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 1d

I don't write the ad copy -- there is a two week jump in the story's timeline during which many characters are switching constantly/unpredictably/chaotically, so I'm assuming that whoever wrote the promo copy was describing THAT section of the story?

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago! One Night Only!

CONNOR RATLIFF presents
THE ACTING CLASS

The fully-improvised one-person show that PRETENDS to be a real acting class.

Saturday, November 22nd
7:30pm
The Greenhouse Theater Center

Tickets:
ci.ovationtix.com/36644/produc...

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 2d

Also, eventually, these will be collected in regular trade editions -- 4 issues per book, although I think the regular comic book versions are a little bit larger in page size.

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 2d

There are a number of comic book shops like Midtown and Golden Apple -- you can also order via Dynamite's website directly.

You should be able to get them all here:
www.midtowncomics.com/product/2450...

Stitch #1 Cover A Regular Edwin Galmon Cover - Midtown Comics

www.midtowncomics.com

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 3d

Just a reminder that if your name is LARRY or you can provide proof that you KNOW* a LARRY that you can give it to, George will be giving out an original Alley Oop work of Art on Saturday to someone in our NYComicCon audience.

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 3d

100% accurate! This was our intention, completely.

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 3d

So glad to hear this!

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone familiar with the Chicago scene has any suggestions for getting the word out about my CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS show on 11/22, I'd love to hear them!

I'm hoping I can get a reasonable turnout for this show at the same venue that my dad used to do improv at back in 1971!

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 3d

A few discounted tickets for my Chicago show on 11/22 have been made available via HOT TIX!

hottix.org/shows/greenh...

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS

<div>A one-person improv show disguised as an acting class, from the creator of the Dead Eyes podcast. Professional actor (Étoile, Mean Girls 2024, Ghosts, Bob’s Burgers) and award-winning podcaster (...

hottix.org

Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 3d

I am very proud of the work that we've done on these Stitch comics.

So far, I've only seen 2 reader reactions to the new issue. One was extremely enthusiastic about how much fun it is, and the other person absolutely loathed it for reasons I find baffling/fascinating.

You cannot please everyone!

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 4d

Disney's STITCH #2 -- written by me & James III, art by Greta Xella -- is now in comic book shops!

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

This family was fucking THRILLED to get the hat back. They looked so sad and exhausted until I approached them with the hat and I think it was just the feeling of a random stranger actually giving a fuck about their hat made us all feel like real human beings for a second.

It was nice.

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

I walked in the opposite direction of my gate and didn't see them anywhere until I eventually I FOUND them and gave hat dad his hat back.

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

When I finally got my bags, I also now had hat dad's hat.

I decided to go walking through the whole airport to see if I could find hat family

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

Many minutes later, my bags were run through -- the one without the water bottle in it had not been flagged, the machine had failed to take a picture of it when it went through the first time, they said

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

My bag and its bin with added hat was all still way down the line, many bags in front of it.

The family stopped begging for the hat and I looked over at one point to see that they were gone.

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

The TSA guy didn't use the word "stanchion"

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

I was so worried that this man had technically crossed a legal threshold that was going to be really bad for this family that just wanted dad's hat back!!!

But fortunately the TSA dude seemed to exhausted to do anything but reiterate that nobody but TSA was allowed past the stanchion.

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

Finally, after waiting a while with no one there, hat dad did something I have never seen ANYONE do.

He got fed up & he WENT BEHIND, past the stanchion, to the TSA-only zone, to grab his hat!

Out of nowhere, a new TSA person appeared & immediately escorted him 5 feet back to the non-forbidden zone

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Connor Ratliff @connorratliff.bsky.social · 5d

What happened to the student? I don't know this story