I love a good laugh (who doesn’t?) but am deathly afraid of improv. I mean, it’s usually uncomfortable, tense and confusing, which I think is probably the opposite of funny.

But when my good friends Lisa Whiteman and Todd Levin (who is a fantastic comedian and writer himself) invited me to see an improv show at UCB (that’s Upright Citizens Brigade to you and me), I couldn’t pass it up.

The improvers were actor Scott Adsit of 30 Rock and writer Tami Sagher, also of 30 Rock. They were so, so good! I kept asking if they rehearsed or had an outline or something but I was reminded that the point of improv was to, er, improvise. This was the first improv show that didn’t make me want to hide under my seat cringing. I even laughed out loud.

I never watched 30 Rock before but now I am a fan 4 life. I also learned that I will give improv another chance in the near future. But only if it’s done by trained professionals. Not by anyone’s work friends or anything like that.

My weekend reached its high point during a trip to DiFara, where the best pizza ever is artfully made by the most loveable man ever. The genius of DiFara is pretty well known and documented, but this time I got a little closer to Dom, when I was invited behind the counter to put my arm around him and smile gleefully.

The Sex and the City movie has been filming all over New York—notably in Midtown, where I work—for the last few weeks. Today in Bryant Park, I caught a glimpse of Mr. Big, SJP, Charlotte, and Miranda. Wheee! Security was tight and so are these photos.

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Brooklyn band Child Abuse put on a great show tonight at Cake Shop. Whether or not they actually hate children has yet to be confirmed, but you can find out in our forthcoming interview. The cuddly trio begins a U.S. & Canada tour (in a biodiesel van!) next week, so for now: a brief photo recap of tonight’s performance.

Luke usually makes scary/weird faces and/or consumes the mic.

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Editor’s note: So the new Radiohead record, In Rainbows, was released today as a download only. I couldn’t access the site (here’s another site that discusses it in great depth), but these two dorks persevered and succeeded, and below is their alarmingly joyous analysis of the album. If you are not a Radiohead fan, you might be a little weirded out (or, frankly, bored). But if you are a fan, pretend you’re in there chatting and giggling right along with them.

Dork 1 (7:57:19 AM): just downloaded it twice
Dork 1 (7:57:28 AM): greenplastic, “Our verdict: Quite possibly the best Radiohead album ever made.”
Dork 2 (7:57:40 AM): of course they’ll say that today
Dork 1 (7:58:04 AM): i’m scared
Dork 2 (8:02:50 AM): I FUCKING GOT IT
Dork 1 (8:02:55 AM): wait till you turn it on
Dork 2 (8:03:24 AM): I CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR NUDE

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Sure, you can impress your friends and say you’re going to see the latest David Cronenberg or Ang Lee film, but we all know the real reason why you’re really in the mood to see a movie this weekend…

Name: Viggo Mortensen

Where: Eastern Promises

Name: Tony Leung

Where: Lust, Caution