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Who is cursing whom?

An assistant turns the tables on his CEO in this improvised scene by Lisa Martinovic and Hamid.

Duodenum, Kidney and Rectum, oh my!

A medical school dropout and her minion take organ donation to new depths in this improvised scene by Lisa Martinovic and Hamid.

The Edge is where I want to be

Performing The Edge at the National Poetry Slam in 1998, at the Electric Lounge in Austin, Texas.

The Snake Charmer

I been killin’ snakes all my life
copperheads and water moccasins, mostly
and every so often, when I’m ridin’ in the brush
a rattler’ll slide on out and spook my mule
Don’t matter what kind, a’course
I shoot ’em all with my sawed off shotgun
or use whatever else might be handy
shovel works just fine
I kill them snakes without a thought
Man’s got to protect his family

They’s always killin’ to be done on a farm
killin’ you got to do
killin’ you don’t ever want to do
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Downsizing the Circus

Watch what happens when Wall Street tries to turn around the fortunes of a foundering circus. An improvised scene by Lisa Martinovic and Hamid.