In our latest installment of Hollywood Penn alumni you should know about, this fall season has been a busy one for Hollywood Quakers...

After the jump, check out:

• the animated episode a Penn alum wrote for a new children's cartoon
• a new big studio deal for one Penn alum
• Penn alumni with new TV shows and promising TV pilots
• a Penn alum development exec makes a big move
• a Penn alum writer's assistant gets promoted to staff writer!
• a Penn alum appears on a popular TV drama

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Recently, comic, producer and casting director Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers), appeared on the Laughing Matters Panel at the SAG Foundation and was dishing out advice about what actors and comics should do with what they send to casting directors.

After the jump watch this clip where Lesley talks about a big trap actors and comics often fall into when sending their reels.

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Lesley introduces her Fresh faces line up and does some stand-up about her 

love for Barry Manilow, followed by the very strange booty texts she has received.

I've done great posts on this very funny and well connected Los Angeles stand-up/casting director before.

And now Lesley Wolff's (C'93, Bloomers) popular Los Angeles workshop starts up next week and you can be a part of it! If you've ever wanted to do stand-up, but were afraid, Lesley is the person to train under! I've been to several of her shows and she really knows how to bring the funny out of novice stand-ups.

Per Lesley,

"The Fresh Faces workshop is a 5 week workshop taking you from never doing stand up to a 5 minute set at The Hollywood Improv. The class is all about finding your individual point of view and getting personal . If you have a life you're a comedian. It's a fun energized class that takes the mystique out of the daunting process of creating a set and leaves you with a slight addiction to getting up on stage. If you think you want to try stand up but never knew where to begin this is the class for you. Go to www.myspace.com/ffcomedy and check out some of the past graduates. Workshops are ongoing. To sign up for the next workshop email Lesley Wolff at Lesleywolff@gmail.com. Remember...'If anyone else can do your set...it's not your set'."

Next Fresh Faces Workshop will be Tuesday nights (12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 with a showcase 1/5 at the Hollywood Improv)

Then in Jan: Weds 1/6 1/13 1/20, 1/27 (7:30pm - 9:30pm) with a showcase Feb 3rd at 7:30pm

Space is limited.

More about Fresh Faces HERE

And from a previous DT post, check out Lesley's advice for the actor who wants to move out to Los Angeles.

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Transitioning now out of our "Delicious Leftovers" series to bring you some exciting entertainment tidbits from our alumni and undergrads:

• Lots of celebrity dealing with our alumni this week
• She's casting For A new TV show
• She will be starring in a new thriller as a prisoner
• A Hot Los Angeles Penn event you'll want to go to on September 1!
• Free music!
  

Click HERE for the scoop!

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"Reality Hell", the faux-reality show that Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers) casts for, recently debuted on E! (Sunday nights).

"Most reality shows have people looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Reality Hell will have people wanting to give their's back! The reality genre has all but taken over television programming, making stars out of regular people. Now E! is turning the tables on all those reality-star wannabes by staging a show where the whole cast is in on an act to set up one unknowing reality-show contestant. Staged scenarios include an over-the-top modeling competition with extreme challenges, wacky contestants and insane judges and a family swap that will have the mom trying to find a way to escape the crazy Hollywood clan she's been placed with. This summer on E!, Fake is the new Reality!"

I've watched this show and the part I look forward to is the end of the show at the moment when the actors tell the victim they're on "Reality Hell" and the person that is being pranked doesn't know what "Reality Hell" means until they realize all the actors are laughing at them.  It's briliant!

My past posts about stand-up and casting director Lesley Wolff HERE

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Jordana Horn's (C'95) interviews Quentin Tarantino (!) about his new film, Inglorious Basterds HERE

...Jordana also reviews the film for the Wall Street Journal. Read all about "Torah and Tarantino" HERE

...And speaking of Inglorious Basterds, read the early review HERE that Brian Tran (W'10) wrote last May for our Penn in Cannes '09 series

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Elizabeth Banks (C'96) to star with Russell Crow in Next Three Days

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liz "will play the lead role of Laura, a woman who is imprisoned for a murder she claims she didn't commit, as her husband, the recently cast Russell Crowe, desperately tries to vindicate her."

I will tell you I recently saw Liz in the thriller The Uninvited. Liz definitely plays evil real good... in that she creeped me out real good.   She reminded me of Rebecca De Mornay in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

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John Legend (C'99, Counterparts) will be performing at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday, September 1 at 7:30PM.  Join PennClubLA for this fantastic event.  Tickets can be purchased on the PennClubLA website HERE  Come hear great music and network with new people.

+ For more information about his tour, click HERE

+ More of my posts about John Legend and his appearances at Penn HERE

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Speaking of John Legend, Malik Smith (C'10), a similar sounding (undergraduate!) artist I covered HERE is giving all of us his 1st single "Crazy" for free HERE

+ More of my DT Music posts HERE

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Comedienne Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers) was recently featured on HGTV's "Buying and Selling: 20 Best Secrets".

Watch Lesley put her comedic spin on these secrets in the video clip above.

For you aspiring Penn undergrad and alumni stand-ups, Lesley is definitely someone you should know.  She produces and hosts a "Fresh Faces" comedy workshop and shows at Los Angeles' famous Improv for all stand-ups early in their career. If you're interested, contact Lesley at LesleyWolff at gmail.com

And from a previous DT post, check out Lesley's advice for the actor who wants to move out to Los Angeles.

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Penn Los Angeles stand-ups, Lesley Wolff (C'93) and Jessie Schneiderman (C'05) are in a new web series called "So Fun, Right" about a 30 something out of work writer (Lesley) who moves in with a young hip Hollywood hottie (Jessie).  Lesley and Jessie really are so great in these that watching them will actually make you cringe a bit (in a good way!)

Plus the videos are shot very well ...much like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Office".


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Penn actors Roy Vongtama (C'96), Lesley Wolff (C'93) and Alex Petrovitch (C'01)

In this week's Tuesday Tips series, I have enlisted the help of my Penn alumni actor friends out here in Los Angeles to offer advice to the Penn undergrad or alum who has decided to move out to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Between the three of them, Roy Vongtama (C'96), Lesley Wolff (C'93), and Alex Petrovich (C'01) have done TV, Film and stagework and have offered up some great advice to all of you including answers to the following questions:

Who are the best acting coaches?
Who are some good photographers to take my headshots?
Where should I get my headshots done?

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I bet you never heard of "RVS"?

...Stand-up Jessie Schneiderman (C'05, Off the Beat) is about to tell you, but be sure to put on your headphones first. Not safe for work.

Jessie brings her comedy stylings to improv clubs and sketch comedy groups here in Hollywood. Plus, there's a great Penn connection here in that Jessie does many of the stand-up shows hosted by another funny Penn alum Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers).

If you can't catch Jessie on stage, she also co-hosts a live internet show every Tuesday night at 8pm on thestream.tv (the show is called Live!from the future with Stuart Papp). Jessie is the "IM girl" and people can IM her live at thestreamdottv.

Besides her stand-up, I also checked out her funny short about "bffs": "Two women who find each other in a world where best friends are hard to come by and even harder to make a montage with."


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Coming up for Jessie in Los Angeles:
-Ivy League Comedy night on 9/25.
-Sketch/improv show on the 9/29 at the McCadden place theater at 11 pm.
-starting oct 6 she will be in the cast of the currently untitled improvised teen drama at IOWest at 11pm every saturday night.

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Lesley Wolff (C'93, Bloomers) hosts her own stand up shows in Los Angeles. Combine funny, high energy, ambition and super nice and you get Lesley! She's a great person to know out in Los Angeles as she is involved in many aspects of the business.. from standup, to hosting, to producing, to casting, to teaching ....she does it all!

Check out clips from her show below!

For The Love of Comedy

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