No small talk this month, just jumping right in. Dumb stuff only, no pleas to fix the planet. Not in August, bay-beeeeeee

#1 Would you please follow Chill Grill Comedy on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube? Our Youtube is especially sad because we only have 1 subscriber, which means one of the duo that created Chill Grill has not subscribed…

I know it’s dumb to talk about followers and subscribers, but we have some fun projects coming up and we would love eyeballs on them. Tell your friends, please <3

#2 Would you follow Mischief Tales on Youtube, Insta and Facebook? Mischief bought a sketch show that me and Helena Farhi (as a reminder, Chill Grill Comedy) wrote, and then have to produce, shoot, act, edit, sing, make costumes, do special effects makeup, etc. We are super pumped for more episodes and want you all to see as SOON as they come out (September, hint, hint).

Also Mischief Tales asked me to write a monologue for a series they are doing - and I already had one! I absolutely love acting, but as you guys have probably figured out, I love to write too. I often end up writing for myself, but I’ve been enjoying writing for other funny people during this whole shitshow of a year. So when Mischief asked, I already had a character monologue I’d created through a bit of a writing assignment I’d given myself. Vincent Hannam directed it via zoom and Steven Czajkowski plays a character of my creation: Bert Railings, Country Music Writer. Watch it here because there’s lots of guitar twanging and dogs. Then slam that subscribe button, okie??

#3 Loser Boy Improv is still doing a YouTube Live show every Monday night at 7pm EST for the CyberTank! We’re making ZERO DOLLARS on these shows, and instead, are asking folks to donate to The Tank - our gracious host and a vital NYC arts organization that provides performance opportunities/space for emerging artists (like Loser Boy). We are so grateful for their support, we’d love you to watch us on Monday nights and support the arts. Tickets are available here and you never have to put on pants to watch. It’s from the comfort of your own home! What are you waiting for??

#4 I was kidding about no pleas to save the planet - I’m definitely still doing that. I’m trying to focus on things I actually can control: creating a voting plan, virtual phone banking for candidates that actually care about other humans, regularly calling on behalf of Breonna Taylor, supporting my local mutual aid fund, volunteering with Muddy Paws Rescue by getting people approved to adopt rescue dogs, taking time to do yoga/meditate daily (cuz you have to put on your own mask before you can assist your neighbor with theirs). Maybe you can find some things within your control that help you make the world a little better.

THIS IS STILL A NIGHTMARE. But I find little moments of helping neighbors, and creating dumb videos the internet (or what is now known as ART), make the nightmare more manageable.

Love you all. Remember to wash your hands, wear a mask and most importantly, be sturdy and full of hope.

Written by moi, performed by Steven Czajkowski, directed by Vincent Hannam. Follow Mischief Tales!

I missed last month. Whoops.

I had a calendar reminder but I ignored it. It seemed like there were more important things going on than my “actor updates”. To reiterate: Black Lives Matter. Wear a mask. Do not lose faith. Do not lose your drive. It’s the civil rights movement. Still. It never stopped.

Ok, here’s the update: I have a weekly show with my improv team, Loser Boy. It’s at The Tank - our in-person artistic home and now our virtual one. If you live outside of NY and haven’t seen me do improv, now you can! Lucky you! You get to watch me and my five silliest friends make up stuff with no rehearsal. Again, lucky you. Tickets are here and they are free, except we ask for donations to good causes. Like in June, it was Fair Fight, which battles voter suppression, and this month, it will be just for The Tank, which has provided free space and performance opportunities to artists in NYC - including artists who’s stories don’t often get told: women, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, all sorts of folks. Seriously, the Tank is a gem and like most arts organizations right now, struggling to survive. Please consider supporting them. Loser Boy: Boom Boom on the Zoom Zoom - Monday's at 7pm EST.

Yes, that's the title of our show. 

I was written up in The Comic of the Day on the Comedy Network Live (cnl) platform! I did an interview here.

Chill Grill Comedy is a sketch group Helena Farhi and I founded. We were asked to do a sketch for Mischief Tales and it was a blast. We filmed it back in early May - it’s super silly. Check it out below. Also, watch more Chill Grill stuff on YouTube and Instagram. Like, subscribe, all that jazz. We have new videos we plan to release soon.

That’s it. Have a good month. Be sturdy and full of hope.

“This is still going on!?” - applies to a lot in 2020.

Black Lives Matter. End of sentence. Please donate if you can https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

I don’t have the ability to articulate all my thoughts about everything going on right now. But check on your neighbors, even if it’s from a distance. We have to hold ourselves accountable, and invest in our communities. So please, check on your neighbors.

Because I don’t have the ability to articulate myself right now, I’ll simply write about my acting career. That’s what this blog is about anyway.

The big announcement I teased last month is as follows: My writing partner, Helena Farhi (aka the Potato to my Button) and I launched a comedy group! Chill Grill Comedy!

When I mine for positive things to come out of this, I would say that I have been able to write and create as my full time job now. Because I have no job now. So we’ve written and filmed 5 sketches (two unreleased) this year.

My goal at the beginning of the year was 5, total. Total.

Actually, we wrote like, 7 additional sketches that we can film once we’re allowed to be physically close to each other and other humans. We have been filming/editing/writing remotely and we just keep coming up with more stuff. That’s, as we say in the biz, A LOTTA CONTENT.

So check us out on YouTube and Instagram: Chill Grill Comedy. Like, subscribe, all that jazz. We’ve got our old stuff up too!

I’m still doing improv, even though UCB NY is unfortunately no more. Doing it online. Loser Boy is going to start doing weekly shows for The Tank - our in-person artistic home and now our virtual one. I’ll post about it here, possibly too late, and also on social media when we have a link/first show scheduled. So if you live outside of NY and haven’t seen me do improv, soon you can!

Also, I’ve written a ton of characters. I’ve recorded 4 so far! (I’m getting good at video editing, gang). Here’s a brand new (like out today) character. She’s a return to my musical theatre roots.

And I’m baking and taking some online classes and recognizing how enormously lucky I am. How fortunate and privileged I am and have been. Thank you to everyone who supports me. Thank you.

Hi all,

Ugh, amiright? I’m certainly grieving and very tired. There’s a lot to put in perspective. I'm very grateful to the people who risk their lives to keep us safe. When I look at what they are going through, it helps puts things into focus. I don't have a lot of capacity to write about this and this blog is about my “acting career” so I’ll stick with that silly update for you all.

April was a month. It’s almost over. I did several new videos and I worked on a series of play readings for Heartwood Regional Theater, Bloomsday and Shipwrecked!. Should I have written a blog about them so you all could watch? Yep! Whoops…

Zoom readings aren’t likely to keep going once we are allowed to gather in groups of more than 5 but I will say, I got to work with some of my favorite actors of some marvelous plays and it was a lot of fun! Audiences seemed to enjoy them too.

I submitted a bunch of self-tapes/generals this month even though production has ceased. It’s nice to do a little acting, even in a limited capacity.

Additionally, I have a new character. All she wants is for her lover to read her mind, and I don’t know why that’s asking too much of a partner:

Also, Helena Farhi and I still making stuff remotely, and we did a ton of writing this last month. We did a little Gal Gadot’s Imagine (if you aren’t familiar, good for you) mashup with “I Saw a Tiger” of Netflix’s Tiger King fame. We got a bunch of our friends to help and we are really grateful to them. Additionally, we are launching something big soon and we are gonna let you know what’s up in May - stay tuned. It should be fun :)