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Get Loweded is a variety show, sketch comedy, cabaret, life experience, multi-media art presentation and, according to Seattle's alternative press, "alcohol soaked freakshow."〔(Today the Stranger Suggests ), Alt. Press Reference.〕 The show takes place at a Seattle, Washington venue called Re-bar.〔(Re-bar Seattle dot com ), Official venue site.〕 Through random hookups with strangers, culinary challenges, burlesque, live music, surreal story arcs(they spent 9 months set in the post-apocalyptic future), free drinks and interactive humor, they focus on presenting a unique take on the standard variety show format.〔(getloweded dot com ), Official site.〕 Get Loweded focuses on celebrating nightlife and lifestyle Get Loweded was created by Seattle media producer Chas Roberts 〔(chascuts dot com ), Producer website.〕 after a conversation about a Minneapolis based lifestyle talk show called Drinking with Ian. Following the lead of that show he set out to create a more rowdy version with other influences ranging from the Upright Citizen's Brigade, the State, 3rd wall deconstructing series the Larry Sanders Show with a nod to surreal professional wrestling story arcs and game shows.〔(Lowbrow Bar Theater ), Stranger article on Producer Chas Roberts〕 Get Loweded has a cast of somewhat notable Seattle based performers with a variety of skills including: Jackson Lowe (Chas Roberts' alter ego, emcee), Emmett Montgomery (comedian, writer, co-host), Danielle Radford (comedian, writer, host of the Are you Smarterer... segment), Evilyn Sin Claire (burlesque performer, writer), Brandi Bratrude (journalist, acts as prize girl), Jack Portwood (video/production specialist, musician), Josh Black/Ronald McFondle (performance artist, writer). For each run (September–June), the performers don various personas as fitting.〔(Website bios ), Official site bios.〕 ==Original run (August 2007-August 2008)== Get Loweded's opening season began on August 18, 2007. The basic format included what became the Get Loweded staples: interactive games "Are you Smarterer than...:"featuring notable local performers versus random audience members in a slightly rigged intellectual challenge and "Would you Eat That:" a culinary challenge based on foods people had told Chas Roberts they had actually eaten after a late night. Also, it featured the Hook Up Challenge where random audience members were selected to sit in a cushy area, given free drinks and provided private entertainment over the course of the show. At the show's end, they would decide to hookup(kiss in front of the audience) or split up. Generally the shows were paced to get progressively louder and rowdier to emulate a "stations of the cross for drunks."〔〔(Where the funny matters ), KEXP.org on Get Loweded〕 The show would begin with a band playing a 30 minute set. An opening video would then play introducing the show. Jackson Lowe would then come out and present a monologue, during which he announces the rules of the drinking game(first rule anytime someone curses, the crowd drinks. Second rule, anytime someone wins a prize, they make a new rule) After the monolog, he would choose the Hook Up contestants. The bartender would then be introduced who would explain how to make the drink special and Jackson would buy everyone in attendance a drink. A local performer would then be introduced, usually a novelty act like a juggler, or hula hooper. Then "Are you Smarterer...", followed by an intermission. Post intermission would begin with a prize, then usually 3 more acts. The two final segments were usually "the Intergender Arm Wrestling Champion," which featured a Kauffman-esque performer named Matthew Brennan, IV who would inspire ire with the female fans, then challenge one to an arm wrestling competition, usually cheating to win and "Would you Eat that?" The show ended with a curtain call and all that night's performers singing a verse of "You are my Sunshine" to the audience. A significant plot at this time featured the prize girl, Brandi Bratrude, getting pregnant. Over the course of nine months, her belly grew in size while she continued to drink and smoke. At the end of nine months, she gave birth to a 250 pound "monster baby." She documented the experience, including reactions from those not "in-the-know" on a blog.〔(Monster Baby Blog ), Prize Girl Brandi's experience〕 Each show also had an individual theme some of which included: Get Loweded Salutes the Bar Industry(industry types were admitted free), ...Salutes the Vagina (all female line up, ladies received a discount), and Get Loweded Sells Out.〔(Get Loweded Blog ), the official blog〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Get Loweded」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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