LA Comedy Shorts by Steve Gast

Part 2 - Ninjas and Canadians

I raced out of the theater and tracked down the '70s porn fro bouncing through the crowd.  The magnificent hair belonged to one "Danny Sexbang" of Ninja Sex Party.  I told Danny his film was the funniest so far and expressed my appreciation of falling dummy humor.  He was very grateful and introduced me to his partner Ninja Brian, who as it turns out hails from just down the road in Ann Arbor.  U of M always did have a respected ninjitsu program.

I have been a rabid NSP fan ever since.  I have almost drove off the road several times while trying watch their epic "The Sacred Chalice" on my iPhone.  I wept tears of joy when they released their first album on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nsp-theme-song/id471083577?i=471083579

I give you the gift of Ninja Sex Party now, but I must warn you this is not safe for work.  Or anyone easily seduced by awesomeness.  Or people not wanting to get murdered by Ninja Brian in their sleep.

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The rooftop garden of the Kyoto Grand was lavishly decked out with appetizers and packed with freezing people.  The one weekend I finally go to sunny LA and it was colder than Michigan.  I sought out some free Revel Stoke to warm my bones.  There at the bar I struck up a conversation with Canadian filmmaker Josh Levy, who is in a nutshell, my hero.  Josh was my age but had a little more experience than me.  And by a little, I mean an assload.  He had started out working on Kids in the Hall and was now reviving Scott Thompson's career with short films.

We quickly bonded, talking about everything: comedy, politics, the meaning of life and Canada.  We may have been slightly buzzed on spiced whiskey, but to this day it remains one of the best conversations I have ever had.

Josh's two shorts from last year are sadly not online yet (that I know of) but here is a trailer for his next one.  You may recognize a face or two...

Coming up: Scottish lessons and punishing children...