James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This historic image is the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima of MAGA idiocy 3161870
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026KAREN HILL (voiceover): And that's the hardest part. Today everything is different. Can’t even get decent TV. Right after I got here I saw a local listing for The Jazz Singer and it turned out to be the Neil Diamond version. I get to live the rest of my life as a schnook. 1882
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Working out of town in a chillly place and being put up in a nice but chilly old house and my first night I was pleasantly surprised to see that in addition to a quilt the bed had an electric blanket. BUT- it was broken. But it's still a blanket. Real Mitch Hedberg moment: sorry for the convenience. 31356
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 25/08/2026ATTN COMEDY NERDS: the Wikipedia photo for legendary comedy writer Doug Kenney (Nat'l Lampoon co-founder, co-writer Animal House, Caddyshack) is of Nat'l Lampoon co-founder Robert Hoffman, an error I imagine both Kenney and Hoffman might find funny and not want changed. Sadly, they're both dead. 214113
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 14/08/2026WIFE: *reads aloud girlfriend's text about how "fuckable" Abdul El-Sayed is* ME: Is he? I didn't notice. WIFE: Yeah! Have you seen his arms? ME: Every guy under 50 has big gym arms. I don't becasue I'm old. So he's hot bc he looks like every other guy? WIFE: I'm going to call you Big "Jim" Arms. 31183
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 06/08/2026RIP my namesake, the prominent orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Urbaniak, whom I've been aware of ever since the advent of search engines 3594958
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Attn Raleigh NC & its environs: this Saturday July 23 at 8 pm I'll be playing GEORGE WASHINGTON in a staged reading of Kirk Wood Bromley's great play THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION at Seven, 501 Washington St. (appropriately enough). Free! Limited seating! Info: luma.com/rweht4qxluma.com'The American Revolution' by Kirk Wood Bromley · Luma 1263
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Asked my cat who won the 2020 election and she just stared at me. 2236214
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 07/07/2026MILES DAVIS'S DENTIST FATHER: "Now this tooth is miles ahead. I know what you're saying: so what? Well, this other tooth is kind of blue. In a silent way, it's saying pull me. So let's get workin'." 5777
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Saw a podcast clip where Jay Mohr uses the word "schnorrer" and according to Wiki he was raised Presbyterian and converted to Catholicism and as a fellow Gen X NJ-raised goyishe actor who peppers his vocabulary with Yiddishisms I felt a kindredness I'd never felt for him before. 101301
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Kind of into Seinfeld's current Bertolt Brecht look 1311911
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 02/06/2026L.A.: See me the way I was meant to be seen, on stage, in a suit, acting my little buns off in Eboni Booth's wonderful (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) play PRIMARY TRUST, running now through June 28th at the Mark Taper Forum. Tix: www.centertheatregroup.org/shows-ticket... 5869
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Went to an open mic variety show at my son’s college last night and a kid did a Rodney Dangerfield impression (“Does anyone know who Rodney Dangerfield is?” he asked and me and two other people clapped). Also two boys in monk costumes covered “I Wanna Be Sedated.” The kids are alright. 51552
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 16/04/2026American cinema in the early '60s loved introducing us to Tippies 3817
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Faith-based Angel Studios made a Hershey founder biopic but I'm not sure how historically accurate it is 1512719
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Had a voiceover audition to be the voice of a parrot on a TV commercial and the producer notes said "we need to intuitively believe this voice is a parrot" and that the parrot should have an "optimistic tone." An optimistic parrot. I did my best. 4287959
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 31/03/2026One of my wife's anniversary gifts to me was Piper Laurie's memoir. The woman knows who she married. 21003
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 18/03/2026L.A.: Screening of this very funny & unique film tonight!! (Wed 3/18) Tix available! 0223
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 12/03/2026At a restaurant with family and “Money” came on as background music and as soon as the coins sound effect intro started my wife’s 10-year-old niece said “Uh-oh, Pink Floyd’s comin’!” The child’s grasp of classic rock gives me hope for the future. 816410
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Excited to be at SXSW this week for the premiere of the top-drawer satirical horror anthology film GRIND (in which I essay a role). Also let me know your Austin recs, thank you. schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241478schedule.sxsw.comSXSW 2026 ScheduleBrowse events, build your schedule, and get personalized recommendations for the 2026 SXSW Conference & Festivals from March 12–18, 2026 in Austin, TX. 6232
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 01/03/2026L.A.: @amcinematheque.bsky.social screening of Megan Seely's brilliant PUDDYSTICKS, a comedy about navigating trauma and a movie I'm proud to be in: Wed March 18th, 9:30 pm, Los Feliz 3. Get in on this future cult classic on the ground floor! www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...americancinematheque.comPUDDYSTICKS - American Cinematheque 0336
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Overheard just now on the street in LA: WOMAN (mid-conversation): …but they’re gonna open their relationship. MAN: Yaaaay!!! 2812
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Doing what I can to bring back the music video format by appearling in the new video for the great Charlotte Cornfield's "Hurts Like Hell" (directed by Scott Jacobson) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlYN...youtube.comCharlotte Cornfield - Hurts Like Hell (Official Video)YouTube video by Charlotte Cornfield 1332
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 20/12/2025I'm playing Scrooge in a live read (with music) of A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at L.A.'s Dynasty Typewriter! 2 shows, SAT DEC 20TH at 2 and 6:30 PM. (Check out the amazing cast below!) Tix for in person AND livestream at link. (Benefit for One Simple Wish) www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ... 49216
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 12/12/2025ANGELENOS: America's most beloved actor Toby Huss is staging his annual seasonal extravaganza The Rudy Casoni XXXmas Boozebag Revue at Dynasty Typewriter on Wed Dec 17 @ 7:30 (featuring me and a cast of many)! Tix: dynastytypewriter.com. Come, ALL ye faithful! 0454
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 10/12/2025My flight got pushed back. Any suggestions what I can do during the extra time? 151041
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I haven't seen a single commenter or article point out that Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn's name is very similar to the 17th century British woman playwright Aphra Behn. Do I have to do everything around here? 1822522
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 24/11/2025"But they're sweet things. And in the spring, it's touching to notice them making their first discovery of love. As if nobody had ever known it before." -Blanche DuBois, "A Streetcar Named Desire" 3786
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 22/11/2025News: I scrambled eggs in a wok with a metal handle and accidentally left the burner on and an hour later when I picked up the wok to wash it, the handle burnt my fucking hand and I *shrieked* and dropped the wok on the floor with a clang. Real life Dr. Venture moment, sorry you missed it. 102318
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Great way to put it. One of my Top 10 movies, probably Top 5. 1657
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Wow, had no idea this existed. A 1948 radio show about A Streetcar Named Desire winning the Drama Critics Circle Award featuring scenes performed by the original Broadway cast including Jessica Tandy as Blanche. Tantalizing and invaluable glimpse at how she played it. youtu.be/wmpjP-ZKDvg?...youtu.beJessica Tandy & Marlon Brando-A Streetcar Named Desire (Radio Version)YouTube video by Taylormayes 39618
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 19/10/2025I'm in this filmographic feature written & directed by the brililant and hilarious Joseph Scrimshaw. Premiere event on Monday Oct 20, if you're near the Twin Cities, check it out! 2392
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Overheard my art director wife on a work meeting say "Are there any new concepts?" and I was like, yeah, are there any new concepts, man? 519911
James Urbaniak @jamesurbaniak.bsky.social · 16/07/2025DONALD TRUMP'S COMPLETE LIST OF DEMOCRATIC OPERATIVES WHO CREATED THE HOAX "EPSTEIN FILES" 78713
