**cancelled** (failure) a work in progress show by gavin matts
About This Event
Gavin Matts presents “(failure),” a work-in-progress stand-up series at Union Hall that treats revision and risk as part of the performance, favoring plainspoken delivery and incremental escalation over theatrical framing. The bills rotate a cast of local comics — including Max Baumgarten, Dee, Bill O’Neill, Claire, Marcucci, John Reid, Neill, Norris and Woolner — and foreground material being tested in front of an attentive room.
About (failure)
Failure is the social concept of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and is usually viewed as the opposite of success. The criteria for failure depends on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. One person might consider a failure what another person considers a success, particularly in cases of direct competition or a zero-sum game. Similarly, the degree of success or failure in a situation may be differently viewed by distinct observers or participants, such that a situation that one considers to be a failure, another might consider to be a success, a qualified success or a neutral situation.
About the Artists
UNDERGROUND MONK SHOW WORK IN PROGRESS SHOW
UNDERGROUND MONK SHOW WORK IN PROGRESS SHOW is a comedy project presented at Union Hall in Brooklyn, built around unfinished material and the scrutiny of the room. The current iteration centers on stand-up comedian Gavin Matts, whose New York City appearances include The Stand NYC and other local stages.
Max
Max is a comedian and DJ whose work shows up in New York City rooms like Union Hall and Purgatory. He has toured internationally as a stand-up and has also worked on-screen and behind the camera as an actor, producer, and director, including for television and streaming projects.
Baumgarten,
Baumgarten is a New York City–based comedian who appears on bills at Union Hall, in lineups that include acts such as Max, Dee Marcucci, John Norris, and Bill O’Neill. They have been part of work-in-progress formats like *(failure)*, a show built around material still being tested in public.
Dee
Dee is a comedy performer who appears on New York City lineups at Union Hall, where developing sets often share the bill with work-in-progress showcases. Their credits include spots alongside UNDERGROUND MONK SHOW WORK IN PROGRESS SHOW and comics such as Max Baumgarten, Marcucci, John Norris, and Bill O’Neill.
Marcucci,
Marcucci is a New York City–based comedy performer who appears at Union Hall, working in bills that mix stand-up with looser, in-progress formats. Recent listings place them alongside the UNDERGROUND MONK show work-in-progress circuit and comedians including Max Baumgarten, Dee John Norris, and Bill O’Neill.
John
John Reid is a Scottish music manager whose career is closely tied to the machinery behind arena-scale pop and rock. He is widely known for guiding Elton John during a pivotal period and for later overseeing management for Queen.