Well, not in costume; they were appearing as Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff. But I did see them do their act, live, at an art-house theater in Pittsburgh. They sat in the front row, with microphones and iPads, and made their comments. First they riffed on a short about office etiquette; then the feature was…Glen or Glenda! :eek:
It was hilarious. I’m beyond stoked that I finally got to see/hear them do an Ed Wood film. And the act was less constrained than on TV. There were a few F-bombs, and more salty comments (“Angora makes me come”). There was a shot with a character in silhouette, and one of them remarked, “Silhouettes are so lame!” (Took a split second for the audience to absorb that!) Also, because this was Pittsburgh, when a character went into a diner: “Is this the place with the fries in the sandwiches?” They’re touring the US with this act; I wonder what specific jokes they have for other cities.
They took questions afterwards, and then had a signing. Mr. Rilch got a poster and had it signed; our friend got a t-shirt, and we all got selfies. I met Trace Beaulieu at Comic-Con, years ago, I think during the Joel era, so it’ll be interesting to see those two photos side-by-side. All in all, an evening to remember. (And as an early birthday present for Mr. Rilch, it’s hard to beat!)