THE
REJECTION SHOW
produced and hosted by Jon Friedman
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July
18th July
25th |
The Rejection
Show returns with a “Summerfest of Rejection” beginning June 6th
at Mo Pitkin’s and continuing Tuesday nights throughout the summer to
celebrate the launch of the new Rejection Show website – www.rejectionshow.com
- The Web’s Official Home For "All Things Rejected."
Like the show itself, the new website will be a display of a variety of rejected
material from rejected cartoons, rejected short films, rejected greeting cards,
rejected TV pilots, videos clips, personal rejections, essays, literary work,
and more as well as continue to share unique insights to the process of gaining
acceptance from those who wield power. Rejected material submissions open to
anyone, anywhere.
Created and produced by writer and comedian, Jon Friedman, The Rejection Show
is a comedic based event that embraces the rejected and “turned down”
material of writers, comedians, cartoonists, artists, and human beings whom
display their creative “failures” live on stage.
Press Quotes
"On the surface, The Rejection Show is a mere demonstration of unsuccessful
work by usually successful comedians, writers, filmmakers, and cartoonists.
Deep down, though, it provides an interesting look into the thought processes
of magazine editors, network executives, and others who wield power." -The
Onion
"Ever wonder what you're not seeing? Each month comedians perform pieces
that have been rejected by anything from Conan O'Brien to The New Yorker..."
-TimeOut New York
“Novelists, TV writers, stand-up comics, cartoonists, filmmakers, recording
artists, dramatists, and poets come together for a friendly but edgy celebration
of failure." -LA Times
"In New York, audiences are finding that failure is fun!" -ABC
News
"'The Rejection Show' is a refuge for the rebuffed, a haven for the heave-hoed,
a destination for the deep-sixed." –Newsday
"A show like this is like the ultimate catharsis, for sure." -NY
Daily News
"Like a gang of Farmer Ted’s leading the geeks through the brutal,
estranged halls of high school, the Rejection Show features some of NY’s
finest rejected writers and performers, in this comedy-centric event."
-The L Magazine
"…Not just a brilliant idea, it’s a well executed one."
-Comedy Central Newsletter
"'What do you get when you display a whole bunch of stuff that didn’t
make the cut at the New Yorker, Conan, and a bevy of other shows and publications?
Evidently, some funny shit.” -Gawker
"True to it’s maxim, ‘Just because it’s been rejected
doesn’t mean it’s not good,’ the show continues to attract
an audience that can relate.” -Flavorpill
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