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In a desperate search to be with his own kind, Howard watches Cartoon Network constantly -- wishing and hoping they will come out of their plastic, glowing prison to dance, frolic and drop anvils on his head. But, alas, all he can do is channel their energy and never truly be with them. In spite of this, Howard recently joined the United Vindication Syndicate to fight crime as... Distraction Man!® In his spare time, he dances naked in the living room to The Human League's "Don't You Want Me" pretending he's "working as a waitress in a cocktail bar".
Matt has been doing improvisational comedy as a condition of his parole and will probably stick with it even after his restitution. He is; however, the author of Chicken Soup for the Blind-Lesbian-Arthritic-Amnesiac-Children of Alcoholics Soul and enjoys the simple things in life... walks in the park... love songs... and Carmex -- lots of Carmex. His influences include Mindy Cohn of "The Facts of Life," the writings of Jean Teasdale, caffeine, 13 years of Catholic schooling, caffeine, rides that spin at amusement parks, the "Wonder Woman" TV show, caffeine, underwear ads and vacuum cleaners. Matt claims to have the special uncontrollable ability to make streetlights burn out simply by walking beneath them.
Matt2 moved to Denver five years ago as part of the Hyperactive Middle Child Exchange Program. He enjoys animation, loud button-down shirts, and watching the deleted scenes. When he is not sleeping, he is googling himself or searching for Byrne Dairy chocolate milk in Colorado. Otherwise, he is fending off groupies with his Polish charm. His inspiration comes from an Oscar Wilde quote, "Life is too important to be taken seriously. "Does he like where improv is taking him? To quote Rainman, "Definitely. Yeah." By court order, Matt2 is not allowed frappocino before a show.
Shari comes to Monkey's Uncle after trying her hand in lots of other artistic endeavors. You are right... she does look familiar! You may have seen or heard her before, but where? In some of the hottest shows, movies and bands, that's where! She's also been behind the scenes with some of the most famous celebs to grace E! or ET! What she's most known for is that she's got this "Shari's Curse" thing hovering over her legacy. She and many scientists say that it's just not true. You decide:
1982: Lends Richard Pryor a match.
1983: Shari is introduced to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS backstage at a Ronnie James Dio show. Shari encourages Gene and the band to "ditch the makeup".
1986: Shari tells Shelley Long that she belongs in the movies and that TV is for chumps.
1996: Introduces Whitney Houston to Bobby Brown.
1997: Accidently leaves copy of "Dianetics" in Tom Cruise's car.
1998: Tells Brian Austin Green that he has a "great voice for rapping".
1999: During a night of binge drinking of Red Bull and colonics at a hot LA night club, tells Kevin Costner about her idea for a movie. "It's like Mad Max but ENTIRELY on the ocean."
2000: Plays "Truth or Dare" with Winona Ryder. Winona chooses "Dare".
2001: On the red carpet at the VMA's she tells Ashley Olson to "Lay off the fries for a bit," while oinking. Joan Rivers splits in two (literally) from laughter.
2002: Gigli.
2003: Drives Halle Berry to audition for Catwoman, promising Ms. Berry some non-fat fro-yo if she goes through with it.
2004: Replaces Howard Dean's decaf non-fat latte with a "Liquid Crack" 4-shot espresso.
2006: Buys Mel Gibson "one for the road."
2007: Joins Monkey's Uncle
Growing up in Los Angeles, Larry prefers his air chunky-style. After a brief stint working at a Jewish travel agency, Guilt Trips, Inc. (where our motto is: "How come you never visit anymore?"), Larry moved to Denver shortly before the revitalization of LoDo (coincidence??). Larry believes in the power of love, working for a living, and that it's hip to be square. He worships all the Elvises (young/skinny, old/fat, velvet and Costello) and would like to come back in his next life as a poker-playing dog. Interestingly, when he was younger, Larry believed that he was actually born a monkey, left on his human parents' doorstep at an early age and subsequently lost the majority of his monkey hair. Now that he has joined Monkey's Uncle, his life has come full circle. Hakuna Matata.
Mike is one of those cool guys who doesn't say too much unless it's observational and usually funny as hell.He was with the Monkeys from the beginning and juggled that with his beloved stand-up.Well, the stand-up comedy was just too strong of a call and he decided to concentrate his energies there.It's a good thing, too, because he's damn good at it and we fully expect him to be on some tell-all tabloid show making up all sorts of funny lies and stories about his three years with us.Thankfully, he's consented to be a special guest every once in a while, so we can have some deadpan humor in a show.But don't let him fool you.He still goes well with rice pilaf and a nice, white table wine.
What is it about Stephanie that makes her so hot?Is it coz she's married and unobtainable?Is it coz she's a mom?Is it coz she likes to wear her thong on backwards?Yes, actually.Those things do make her hot, BUT she's also one of the funniest people we know. We met her during her stint with the But Seriously improv troupe right before her stand-up really started to kick in for her.Her dry, observational wit has been a perfect fit with the Monkeys when we've needed a sub, so she guest stars as often as her family and her stand-up allows.We so recommend seeing her stand-up.Check out her website (link below) to see her bad hair days and where she's going to be next.Stephanie, if we may quote Juice Newton, "The sweetest thing (we)'ve ever known is loving you."