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SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins

Parking Garage: Live from Largo

SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Comedy, Improv

4.94.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2015

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Paul F. Tompkins once again welcomes the wonderful real people of Los Angeles ANDthe internet to a LIVEepisode of Spontaneanation recorded at the world-famousLargo at The Coronet! This week, Paulsspecial guest is Kristen Schaal of Flights of the Conchords, Bob's Burgers and The Last Man on Earth. They chat about what event Kristen would change in her life, the aftermath of her recentbike accident, and watching The Hobbit with Bret and Jemaine of Flight of the Conchords. Paul is then joined by his Superego colleagues Matt Gourley, Mark McConville, and Jeremy Carter to improvise a story set in a Parking Garage. And as always, Eban Schletter (only the best) scores it all on piano!Photos by Liezl Estipona LA: TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR the DECEMBER 5th SPONTANEANATION LIVE AT LARGO, FEATURING IMPROVISERS HAL LUBLIN, ANNIE SAVAGE AND JANET VARNEY, WITH SPECIAL GUEST RON FUNCHES! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY. TICKETS PFT's EPSIODE NOTES:- During the break before the improv, all four Superegos sang Dannys Song for the live audience, marking the second time this song has come up in one of my Largo shows !

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0:00.0

Thank you. Thank you. Welcome.

0:29.6

Welcome.

0:31.6

Welcome.

0:33.6

Welcome.

0:35.6

Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome.

0:42.3

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to this place we call Spontaneation.

0:53.3

With Paul F. Tompkins.

0:57.0

I am the second part.

1:03.0

What is a show?

1:09.0

Is it a collection of disparate elements cobbled together to create?

1:23.1

I can't seem to get jaunty with these furniture.

1:32.3

Nope. It's not going to do it. I'm not going to do it.

1:40.3

Sometimes people say, shows, do we still need them?

1:51.6

That's probably the number one question that I have people ask me. Here's what I do. I go out to lunch with a friend, right? Like we sit at an outdoor table and then I, it's secret. I've

1:56.1

told another guy, hey, at 1230, can you stop by this table and ask me,

2:02.8

here's what you do.

2:04.3

I give him the whole script, I say.

2:06.5

Mr. Tompkins, I'm so sorry to bother you.

2:08.6

I mean, a gigantic fan of yours.

2:13.0

Real quick question, do we still need shows?

2:19.9

Now, my luncheon companion, of course, very impressed that I've been recognized dining

2:27.7

alfresco.

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