{"id":74601,"date":"2021-08-26T07:02:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T11:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=74601"},"modified":"2021-08-25T18:22:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T22:22:05","slug":"get-laughs-or-cry-trying-with-ken-rudnick-is-official-selection-at-battle-of-the-sketches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/get-laughs-or-cry-trying-with-ken-rudnick-is-official-selection-at-battle-of-the-sketches\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Get Laughs or Cry Trying with Ken Rudnick’ is official selection at Battle of the Sketches"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 26, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — \u201cGet Laughs or Cry Trying\u201d is a fresh digital sketch comedy series, releasing original sketches on 4K HD on YouTube<\/a> every Sunday through January 16, 2022, followed by HD release the next day on Instagram<\/a>. The second episode, \u201cPostMurder\u201d premiered July 25, 2021, and is an Official Selection of The 4th Annual Battle of the Sketches.<\/p>\n

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IMAGE CAPTION: “Get Laughs or Cry Trying Episode 2” photo with Official Selection Laurel from Battle of the Sketches 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cPostMurder\u201d is a parody of popular app-based delivery services, with a dark twist. \u201cAs someone who\u2019s spent a lot on app-based food delivery — did I say that right? — anyway, I\u2019m happy it\u2019s paid off. I mean it hasn\u2019t paid off financially, of course, but it\u2019s great just to be a contender for an award,\u201d Ken Rudnick shared. The writer, director, creator and sometimes co-star just wants to make people laugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed the sketches we did back in college, when I was part of LCC, Lapu the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company.\u201d The UCLA sketch troupe, founded in 1995 by Randall Park, Dave Lee and Derek Mateo was a place for students to put on original plays and sketch shows where underrepresented artists would be able to play starring roles. \u201cAs someone from the sketch comedy community I never expected to win anything, whether it be a contest or my parents\u2019 approval. And to be fair, we may not win,\u201d Ken said. \u201cBut as someone who\u2019s never been selected to play a sport, being an official selection still feels like a W.\u201d The sketch will go head-to-head with comedy from around the world on October 16, 2021 at the Alamo Drafthouse Mueller in Austin, Texas, vying for recognition as Battle of the Sketches\u2019 Live Round Champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite part was creating and throwing the fake blood,\u201d co-star Myra Vitela said when describing the process of making the sketch, \u201cIt was a mix of ketchup, hot sauce, and some other stuff. It smelled so bad and it got everywhere, but the end result was hilarious.\u201d PostMurder was edited by Judith Schomp. When informed of the official selection status, Gregory Rosenberg who co-stars with Rudnick and Vitela revealed, \u201cI didn\u2019t plan on being shirtless so early in my sketch career, but it wasn\u2019t gratuitous or anything.\u201d Ken enlisted a group of young Hollywood talent, including co-producer Erin Walsh, Cameron \u201cCamera\u201d Coulter, and composer Stefan Ecklund, and asked them to make sketches on a shoe-string budget during COVID.<\/p>\n

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IMAGE CAPTION: “Get Laughs or Cry Trying” Series Poster. Featuring cast Frankie Kevich, Myra Vitela, Amber Li, Kaitlyn Ricci, Gregory Rosenberg, Sean Choi, Ken Rudnick.<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u201cGet Laughs\u201d series stars Ken Rudnick and Frankie Kevich, and features Sean Choi, Hector Claros, Zef Husain, Billy Levin, Amber Li, Anne Mathews, Vik Ramen, Kaitlyn Ricci, Gregory Rosenberg, Jomi Segun-Williams, Andres Valdez, Myra Vitela, and Patrick Zhang.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to being able to do live screenings and shows when COVID is over,\u201d Ken said. \u201cBut even while people are stuck at home, we\u2019re going to make them laugh, or cry trying.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information: http:\/\/getlaughsorcrytrying.com\/<\/a> (redirects to Linktree page).<\/p>\n

About \u201cGet Laughs or Cry Trying with Ken Rudnick\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGet Laughs or Cry Trying with Ken Rudnick\u201d is a digital sketch comedy series available on YouTube and Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GetLaughsOrCryTrying<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/kenrudnick<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/getlaughsorcrytrying\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @laughs_cry #getlaughsorcrytrying<\/p>\n

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Caption: \u201cGet Laughs or Cry Trying Episode 2\u201d photo with Official Selection Laurel from Battle of the Sketches 2021.<\/p>\n

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Caption: \u201cGet Laughs or Cry Trying\u201d Series Poster. Featuring cast Frankie Kevich, Myra Vitela, Amber Li, Kaitlyn Ricci, Gregory Rosenberg, Sean Choi, Ken Rudnick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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