Goodbyes are hard whether it be a beloved pet, replacing a Tivo or putting on your black Nikes and graduating to a comet after your cult initiation. Unless you use it to promote a comedy show as a marketing gimmick to sell tickets! We are not above that! But Monkey’s Uncle will be there for you during your grief.

The first stage of grieving a loss is denial (Larry who?) followed by anger (keying Larry’s car,) then bargaining (Hey Mike, wanna come back to Monkey’s Uncle?,) then depression (cutting Larry’s name on your arm while listening to Rent which is Larry’s favorite,) then acceptance (Larry really is gay.)

Larry “Punmeister” Epstein got all Shelley Long on us and got a job offer he couldn’t refuse so he is packing up family and house to move to the East Coast in August. Our July 28 show is dedicated to him. We’re planning a show on scale of our anniversary shows for you. Lots of Larry’s favorite games, favorite characters and more puns than you can stick at a stick in a sticky situation. Larry joke: Ever since my friend had all the digits amputated from his feet, I find him very annoying. I think I might be lack-toes intolerant.

Larry’s Farewell Tour
(But Like Cher’s Farewell…We Hope)
Wednesday, July 28
@ 7:30 pm
Avenue Theater
417 East 17th Avenue (between Logan and Pennsylvania)
(Map)
303.321.5925
$10

You can now order tickets for the 8-Year Anniversary show on November 11 in advance of the show. We know! Who would have thought that’s what advance means! Tickets can be purchased at Ticket Leap! We’re just doing what we can for your convenience.

Just a quick note to let you know that our August Jazz@Jack’s show has been canceled as has our Monday night slot. Don’t worry, the Monkeys are talking and brain storming about our options and will have an announcement in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, make sure you catch our show with The Rodents on Friday, August 14th: When Animals Improv IV.

Friday, August 14th
@ 7:30 pm
Avenue Theater
417 East 17th Avenue (between Logan and Pennsylvania)
(Map)
303.321.5925
$15
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Because email lists are so 2005, we’ve joined Twitter. You can following us here.

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And if that’s not enough, we’ve posted our summer schedule! You can see where to see us here.

Anything else? Oh, yes! Show tomorrow night @ 7:30 PM. Come on out and see us!

We’re done. We just can’t take it any more. The in-fighting. The backstabbing. The sanctimonious put-downs of other members. That’s right, we’re breaking up because our spouses are fighting amongst themselves over which Monkey is funniest. No amount of condoling works as they won’t listen when we tell them over and over again that Mateo is the funniest. But that just starts the Monkey fighting.

One the many problems is Shari’s meteoric rise in popularity. It’s just the guys get sick of hearing, “Let’s go see Shari & Her Trained Monkeys tonight!” It certainly hasn’t helped that Matt2′s concentration is less focused on the troupe and more on becoming the first professional Facebook “artist”. If we have to hear about how the word Sienna is just as beautiful as the color we’re going to shove a 120-count Crayola set up his Status Update.

There is only one thing to do, we’re are going to disband. Don’t worry though. Some of us will be continuing as a group called Lipstick On Your Teeth. It will be an all-gay comedy troupe consisting of Howard, Mateo and Larry. Look for updates on your mirror soon!

SHOW SCHEDULE

Special guest: STEPHANIE McHUGH!
FINAL SHOW!
(If we were sending this on any other day than April 1)
Monday, April 13
@ 7:30 pm
Jazz@Jack’s
3rd Floor, Downtown Denver Pavilions
303-433-1000
$7