Hey everyone. Just like you, I'm tired of movies that don't do the original book justice.

That's why after reading Hamlet, I was thrilled to watch the extended Lion King where Nala is drowned, Pumba and Timone are betrayed and executed, and Rafiki is stabbed through a curtain.

Young Simba just can't wait to be king because he dies horribly from poison. It's called Hakuna Matta-Tat-Tat-Tat-T-T-T-T-T.

Today we're covering Hamlet by Shakespeare. And this is the bookpile. I'm Kellanerska and I'm a comic,

a father. And if I wanted to be king, I wouldn't kill the current king by poisoning his ears. I would just say, hey, what's that

over there? And then when he walked over to look, I'd sit in his throne and marry his wife.

And I'm David Vance. Whenever I experience great theater, it takes me back to my roots when I played a

dead body in my eighth grade

production of the Butler What. Not a joke. My drama teacher's name was Ms. Portray.

Oh, wow. She was for sure named by J.K. Rowling.

I had a chemistry teacher from Hungary whose name was Miss Weiner and she hated her life.

Oh, no.

So I've withheld a shout out for too long.

I just need to say hello specifically to Tracy, Gordon, Sharon, Julie, Kevin, Vienna, and Michelle,

all fans of the podcast whom I met in Connecticut last year after a show. They were the heartbeat

of the audience that night, and I told them that I would mention them on the podcast. I forgot to mention

that I generally wait 13 months to honor my promises.

No, but I waited these last few weeks because I wanted to confirm, and now I can, that I will be returning to the East Coast.

I'll be stopping in on Providence, Rhode Island next week, March 23rd at the Comedy Connection.

Then the next two days, March 24th and 25th, I'll be in Chickapie,

Massachusetts at the Comedy Loft. Go to Kellanurskin.com for tickets. I know neither of those

places are technically in Connecticut, but all that stuff on that side of the country is like

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