The Pit, 5/6/23, 7:30pm est:
Celebrate May, which is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, and stop hate against Asians by joining NYC’s #1 AAPI sketch comedy team Model Majority for a night of comedy. Come before Model Majority gets banned for telling you about American history through AAPI history-themed comedy sketches. There will also be standup comedy by Dylan Adler (Late Late Show w/James Corden), music by Judo Club, and audience prizes.
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Executive Producer: Veronica Dang
Tech: Horacio Guitierrez
Graphics: Carol Lee
Propsmaster: Monica Villa
Model Majority Sketches
Physical 100
Written by Rob Chen
Directed by Kevin Chew, Rob Chen
Bruce Lee - Jeremy Rafal
Suni Lee - Monica Villa
Jeremy Lin - Elijah Guo
Kristi Yamaguchi - Marissa Carpio
Asian Mom - Carol Lee
Shadows - Kevin Chew, Lindsay Burton
Announcer (V.O) - Rob Chen
John Air Wick (Video)
Written & Edited by Kevin Chew
Directed by Kevin Chew, Veronica Dang
Graphics by Carol Lee
Lisa - Carol Lee
Mom - Veronica Dang
Bobby - Elijah Guo
John Wick - Kevin Chew
Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Dumpling Edition
Written & Directed by Carol Lee
Regis- Elijah Guo
Jo- Carol Lee
Bennie (V.O.) - Marissa Carpio
AAPI Barbie Women's Circle
Written by Monica Villa
Directed by Veronica Dang
LNY Barbie - Monica Villa
Lea - Carol Lee
Miko - Lindsay Burton
Nikki- Veronica Dang
Ken - Rob Chen
MTA Railroad Workers
Written by Elijah Guo
Directed by Carol Lee, Veronica Dang
Conductor - Katie May Porter
Supervisor - Kevin Chew
Railroad Workers - Elijah Guo, Veronica Dang, Jeremy Rafal
Passengers - Marissa Carpio, Rob Chen
Kim Loo Sisters - Mr. Milkman
Written & Directed by Veronica Dang
Accompanied by Elijah Guo
Alice - Veronica Dang
Maggie - Marissa Carpio
Jenee - Carol Lee
Bubbles - Monica Villa
Announcer (V.O.) - Kevin Chew
AANHPI History Lesson
Veronica Dang
Tax Deductible
Written by Marcus Cardona
Directed by Kevin Chew
Margaret - Katie May Porter
Glen - Jeremy Rafal
Keith- Rob Chen
Anna - Marissa Carpio
Maya - Veronica Dang
V.O. - Kevin Chew
Fred Korematsu: One Man Show
Written by Rob Chen
Directed by Carol Lee, Rob Chen
Fred - Rob Chen
Announcer (V.O.) - Veronica Dang
Suite Life of London Tipton
Written by Lindsay Burton
Directed by Veronica Dang, Carol Lee
Jenn - Monica Villa
Connie - Lindsay Burton
Olivia - Carol Lee
96th Academy Awards
Written by Elijah Guo
Directed by Veronica Dang
Michelle Yeoh - Katie May Porter
Ke Huy Quan - Kevin Chew
Daniel Kwan - Jeremy Rafal
Daniel Scheinert - Elijah Guo
Quentin Tarantino - Rob Chen
Announcer (V.O.) - Carol Lee
Awards Presenter - Marissa Carpio
AA*NH*PI
Written & Directed by Veronica Dang
Full Cast
Stock sound effects from Pixabay.com
Stock music from Bensound.com
Additional music and sfx from ABC Studios Who Wants to be a Millionaire, 8 Mile, YMCA (The Village People)
Special Guests
Dylan Adler
Dylan Adler is a comedian, actor, writer, and musician based in NYC and LA. He's currently a writer on the Late Late Show with James Corden where he also performed Stand Up and was a Sports Correspondent. He was recently named a "Comic You Should and Will Know" by Vulture Magazine. He's also performed for Comedy Central and the New York Comedy Festival as a "Comic To Watch." His show with Kelly Bachman Rape Victims are Horny Too was written up by Paste Magazine and ranked #2 in Paste Magazine's 12 Best Comedy Albums of 2022.
Judo Club
Judo Club was formed in the Spring of 2022 with the line-up of:
Rick Ebihara - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar,
Perry Yung - Vocals/Shakuhachi Flute/Bass,
Jun Suenaga - Vocals/Percussion
Billy Asai - Vocals/Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Playing Original Songs written by Rick Ebihara ("Coffee In Topaz") and Billy Asai, ("Prove My Love"), Judo Club was Invited to Perform outdoors at the Fjallraven Nolita Store, NYC in Honor of Asian Pacific Islander Month in May of 2022.
The band debuted Billy’s song “Stop Asian Hate” at the Asian Americans Rise Against Hate "Always With Us" Rally at Times Square on March 16. " the Judo Club band rocking out with “Stop Asian Hate”‘ and “Love One Another” messages alongside their groovy bass line" - amNY.