Author Archives: Ben

Dear Mr. Rolybags

Alright, I can understand the utility of a bag with wheels. The Egyptians got it, I get it. But at a certain point in your journey, you are going to have to exert some degree of effort. Life is not supposed to have wheels, or god would have put wheels on sandwiches.
All I’m saying, Mr. [...]

The Puppet

David had an idea, so we made it.

Rogue Elephant - Friday, April 11th 10:30PM

Well, it’s been a while and LD & The Scientist is finally playing another awesome show this Friday April 11th at 10:30pm. This is a great show with one of our favorite teams indie teams Rogue Elephant. Rogue Elephant is one of the oldest and respected groups in the New York improv scene and for [...]

We’ve Got Fans

This is from 5th Ave & Carroll Street Park Slope, Brooklyn

The Ex, Roommate

New sketch which we forgot to post earlier. Merry Christmas.

System Error at Parkside Lounge

So we’ve got a new show which, depending on the response, may become a regular hosting gig. It’s with 2 of our comedy cohorts; Bad Data and Thank You, Robot. 3 technologically, scientifically, and dorkaliciously related improv groups sharing the stage on a lovely fall Sunday evening.

Sunday, Nov 11th 2007 - 8PM
System Error (facebook)
Free! [...]

Another Sketch in the Can

Just to keep you in the loop, we recorded another sketch last Saturday and we’ll be putting it up sometime in the next week, week and a half — once we find a little time to edit it up. So keep your eyes peeled for new sketch material from your favorite internet darlings.

We Killed Ash Wednesday

So the story goes like this, LD & The Scientist plays Ash Wednesday at the Magnet Theater last Wednesday. Today, the following Monday, Stan and Co. end the show.
Ash Wednesday Is No More
I can’t help but feel a little responsible. Sorry we killed your show, we were only trying to improvise.

Howdy Internet!

Hey all you savvy internet kids who just happened upon our site thinking it was porn. We’re LD & The Scientist, a 4 person improv comedy group based out of New York City.
Featuring:

Amy Whitehouse
Ben Whitehouse
Curtis Retherford
David Bartin

P.S. - Yes, our initials are A, B, C, D. Creepy right?