Photo credit: Emily Mills
http://thelostalbatross.blogspot.com/
More of Emily's Halloween photos available here...
http://dane101.com/adventure/2007/11/04/gallery_from_dane101s_hallow_rockin_ween_extravaganza_at_the_high_noon_saloon
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Angus Live at Dane 101's Rockin' Halloween Extravaganza
Photo credit: Emily Mills
http://thelostalbatross.blogspot.com/
More of Emily's Halloween photos available here...
http://dane101.com/adventure/2007/11/04/gallery_from_dane101s_hallow_rockin_ween_extravaganza_at_the_high_noon_saloon
Friday, October 26, 2007
Interview with the Zombie (Comedian)
There's an interview with yours truly on ISTHMUS' daily page website.
Here's the link...
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=12101
Thanks to David Medaris for the terrific questions and his interest in my work.
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Here's the link...
http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=12101
Thanks to David Medaris for the terrific questions and his interest in my work.
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
A shout-out to the Zombie Reporting Center
Thanks to the Zombie Reporting Center for their link to my website.
For all your zombie news needs, I highly recommend the ZRC, Zombie Reporting Center.
Eat ya later!
A.M.
For all your zombie news needs, I highly recommend the ZRC, Zombie Reporting Center.
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Guess Who We're Having for Dinner?
Scotland's funniest zombie comedian, Angus MacAbre, delivers some of his finest undeadpan comedy riffs.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Angus and Donn join forces
Scotland's funniest zombie comedian, Angus MacAbre, and Ireland's funniest vampire comedian, Donn O'TheDead, are teaming up for some of the craziest creative collaborations since Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Details to come shortly.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
Thank ya, ZAPT
I'm delighted to see that ZAPT, Zombies Are People Too, has come to my defence.
http://www.zombiesarepeopletoo.blogspot.com/
Eat ya later!
A.M.
http://www.zombiesarepeopletoo.blogspot.com/
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Oh fer crying out loud!
Looks like those namby-pambies at PETP, People for the Ethical Treatment of People, are trying to jump on the Angus publicity bandwagon.
Check this out...
http://www.peoplefortheethicaltreatmentofpeople.blogspot.com
Gimme a break!
A.M.
Check this out...
http://www.peoplefortheethicaltreatmentofpeople.blogspot.com
Gimme a break!
A.M.
Max Brooks interview
I thought you might enjoy listening to this interview with Max Brooks re. his
book, The Zombie Survival Guide. This interview is from Wisconsin Public Radio's/Public Radio
International's Peabody Award-winning program, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.
http://www.newaudioshowroom.com/MaxBrooks.mp3
It runs about 7:40.
Eat ya later!
A.M.
book, The Zombie Survival Guide. This interview is from Wisconsin Public Radio's/Public Radio
International's Peabody Award-winning program, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.
http://www.newaudioshowroom.com/MaxBrooks.mp3
It runs about 7:40.
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR PREVENTING RIFFRAFF FROM RUINING HALLOWEEN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 2007
ANGUS MACABRE UNVEILS MODEST PROPOSAL FOR PREVENTING RIFFRAFF FROM RUINING HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATION ON STATE STREET AND FOR MAKING SAID RIFFRAFF BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC
(PARTICULARLY THE ZOMBIE PUBLIC)
In what some critics may view as the ultimate “self-serving” gesture, Scotland’s funniest zombie comedian, Angus MacAbre, e-mailed Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz the following modest proposal this morning:
“Dear Mayor Dave:
I am well aware that last year’s Halloween celebration on State Street was quite successful, thanks in large part to your efforts and ideas. And I know you’ve got a good handle on how to keep this year’s Freakfest on State Street safe and partylicious.
However, in the interest of both public safety and the welfare of my fellow zombies (many of whom do not get the recommended daily allowance of nutrients and vitamins that they require to live productive, meaningful lives), I would like to offer the following modest proposal.
My fellow zombies and I are willing to patrol State Street on Saturday, October 27th, for free. If we see any riffraff engaging in reckless behavior, we will eat them. Not only will this ensure a safe, enjoyable Halloween for everyone, it will also get rid of riffraff. Imagine a world without riffraff – shorter lines at airports, less competition for jobs, more personal space for aerobics classes at the gym.
We’ll start with the out-of-state riffraff since they’re the ones that cause the most trouble. We’ll focus on those troublemakers from Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan. Of course, you may well ask, how will we determine which riffraff are from out-of-state? Under normal circumstances, of course, this would be very easy; the Gopher, Hawkeye and Wolverine paraphernalia would be a dead giveaway. But given that this is Halloween, such a strategy will be of no use since all riffraff will be dressed up as ghouls, vampires and the “Where’s Waldo?” guy.
Fortunately, we zombies have very well-developed auditory systems and can readily
discern the various out-of-state regional dialects. So there’s no need to worry about this.
Perhaps we could discuss this proposal further? Maybe over lunch?
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Angus MacAbre
http://angusmacabre.blogspot.com/
For more info, please contact:
Angus MacAbre
angusmacabre@gmail.com
Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 2007
ANGUS MACABRE UNVEILS MODEST PROPOSAL FOR PREVENTING RIFFRAFF FROM RUINING HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATION ON STATE STREET AND FOR MAKING SAID RIFFRAFF BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC
(PARTICULARLY THE ZOMBIE PUBLIC)
In what some critics may view as the ultimate “self-serving” gesture, Scotland’s funniest zombie comedian, Angus MacAbre, e-mailed Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz the following modest proposal this morning:
“Dear Mayor Dave:
I am well aware that last year’s Halloween celebration on State Street was quite successful, thanks in large part to your efforts and ideas. And I know you’ve got a good handle on how to keep this year’s Freakfest on State Street safe and partylicious.
However, in the interest of both public safety and the welfare of my fellow zombies (many of whom do not get the recommended daily allowance of nutrients and vitamins that they require to live productive, meaningful lives), I would like to offer the following modest proposal.
My fellow zombies and I are willing to patrol State Street on Saturday, October 27th, for free. If we see any riffraff engaging in reckless behavior, we will eat them. Not only will this ensure a safe, enjoyable Halloween for everyone, it will also get rid of riffraff. Imagine a world without riffraff – shorter lines at airports, less competition for jobs, more personal space for aerobics classes at the gym.
We’ll start with the out-of-state riffraff since they’re the ones that cause the most trouble. We’ll focus on those troublemakers from Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan. Of course, you may well ask, how will we determine which riffraff are from out-of-state? Under normal circumstances, of course, this would be very easy; the Gopher, Hawkeye and Wolverine paraphernalia would be a dead giveaway. But given that this is Halloween, such a strategy will be of no use since all riffraff will be dressed up as ghouls, vampires and the “Where’s Waldo?” guy.
Fortunately, we zombies have very well-developed auditory systems and can readily
discern the various out-of-state regional dialects. So there’s no need to worry about this.
Perhaps we could discuss this proposal further? Maybe over lunch?
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Angus MacAbre
http://angusmacabre.blogspot.com/
For more info, please contact:
Angus MacAbre
angusmacabre@gmail.com
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Kelly Link's Zombie Stories
One of my favorite short-story writers is Kelly Link. I've been re-reading her short-story collection, MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS,
which happens to feature two zombie-themed stories -- "The Hortlak" and "Some Zombie
Contingency Plans."
I thought I'd share the following brief excerpt (more of an excerpt-ette, actually)
from "The Hortlak" --
"The zombies were like Canadians, in that they looked enough like real people at first to fool you. But when you looked closer, you saw that they were from some
other place, where things were different: where even the same things, the things that went on everywhere, were just a little bit different."
EAT YA LATER!
A.M.
which happens to feature two zombie-themed stories -- "The Hortlak" and "Some Zombie
Contingency Plans."
I thought I'd share the following brief excerpt (more of an excerpt-ette, actually)
from "The Hortlak" --
"The zombies were like Canadians, in that they looked enough like real people at first to fool you. But when you looked closer, you saw that they were from some
other place, where things were different: where even the same things, the things that went on everywhere, were just a little bit different."
EAT YA LATER!
A.M.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Sneak Preview of Breakfast Cereal Box
Check it out...Coming soon to a supermarket near you...Angus MacAbre Breakfast Cereal!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Eat 'Em Raw
Just wanted to let you know that I've come up with a title for my forthcoming book/CD/documentary/feature film multimedia venture.
Ready? Okay, here it comes.
EAT 'EM RAW: THE CANNIBALIZATION AND ZOMBIFICATION OF POPULAR CULTURE
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Ready? Okay, here it comes.
EAT 'EM RAW: THE CANNIBALIZATION AND ZOMBIFICATION OF POPULAR CULTURE
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Douglas Rushkoff on Zombies
Douglas Rushkoff wrote this entertaining and enlightening essay about zombies...
http://discovermagazine.com/2007/aug/peer-review-what-you-can-learn-from-zombie-movies
Eat ya later!
A.M.
http://discovermagazine.com/2007/aug/peer-review-what-you-can-learn-from-zombie-movies
Eat ya later!
A.M.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
ZOMBIE COMEDIAN ANGUS MACABRE BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO STANDUP COMEDY
-- "Bound up with ideas of the apocalypse, of race, of Otherness, of contagion, brainwashing and mass death, the zombie seems the perfect monster for these troubled times."
-- Jamie Russell, "Book of the Dead: The Complete History
of Zombie Cinema"
-- "As the West wages its War on Terror and makes imperial incursions into the Middle East, the zombie's role as a veiled commentary on relations between colonial occupier and native subjects and its more contemporary role as a symbol of the mass destruction of the First World may yet have a place in many, many nightmares."
-- Jamie Russell again
-- "I saw an interesting documentary on the telly last night...'Soylent Green.'"
-- Angus MacAbre
In what is perhaps the irony of the year, Scottish zombie comedian Angus MacAbre is breathing new life into standup comedy. MacAbre's "undeadpan" style of humor could be just what the standup scene needs.
MacAbre's act draws on his real-life experiences as a flesh-eating member of the undead --
including his eating habits, love life (or lack thereof) and hilarious observations on the differences between men zombies and women zombies.
MacAbre is already hard at work developing a sitcom based on his comedy (working title:
BITE ME). MacAbre describes it as "Seinfeld-meets-The-Addams-Family"). He's hoping
to get Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson to play the part of his ex-wife. "But so far, her people
aren't returning my calls," MacAbre says. "But it's summer so they're probably on vacation.
I'll undoubtedly hear back from them after Labor Day."
MacAbre is also taping a pilot for a cooking show called THE ZOMBIE GOURMET. "If all
goes well, The Food Network will pick it up," he says. And let's not forget that late-night
-- Jamie Russell, "Book of the Dead: The Complete History
of Zombie Cinema"
-- "As the West wages its War on Terror and makes imperial incursions into the Middle East, the zombie's role as a veiled commentary on relations between colonial occupier and native subjects and its more contemporary role as a symbol of the mass destruction of the First World may yet have a place in many, many nightmares."
-- Jamie Russell again
-- "I saw an interesting documentary on the telly last night...'Soylent Green.'"
-- Angus MacAbre
In what is perhaps the irony of the year, Scottish zombie comedian Angus MacAbre is breathing new life into standup comedy. MacAbre's "undeadpan" style of humor could be just what the standup scene needs.
MacAbre's act draws on his real-life experiences as a flesh-eating member of the undead --
including his eating habits, love life (or lack thereof) and hilarious observations on the differences between men zombies and women zombies.
MacAbre is already hard at work developing a sitcom based on his comedy (working title:
BITE ME). MacAbre describes it as "Seinfeld-meets-The-Addams-Family"). He's hoping
to get Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson to play the part of his ex-wife. "But so far, her people
aren't returning my calls," MacAbre says. "But it's summer so they're probably on vacation.
I'll undoubtedly hear back from them after Labor Day."
MacAbre is also taping a pilot for a cooking show called THE ZOMBIE GOURMET. "If all
goes well, The Food Network will pick it up," he says. And let's not forget that late-night
talk show pilot, LIVE AND UNDEAD WITH ANGUS MACABRE.
MacAbre hopes to perform at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival (August 5th to 27th)
but it's doubtful that this will happen as he hasn't even looked into the possibility of performing
there yet.
MacAbre hopes to perform at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival (August 5th to 27th)
but it's doubtful that this will happen as he hasn't even looked into the possibility of performing
there yet.
Monday, July 16, 2007
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