11.04.07
Posted in Mike McCafferty, TV at 5:09 pm by Amanda Rogers
Be sure to tune in this Tuesday, November 6, at 8:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. central, for Carpoolers on ABC. Our own Mike McCafferty has a guest role on the show! The name of the episode is “A Divorce to Remember” and in it he plays the role of Reverend Horton. As usual, be sure to check your local listings for the time and channel in your area.
The picture to the right is a sneak peak of Mike dressed as Reverend Horton. The actress standing next to him is Rebecca Romijn, who also has a guest role in this episode.
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09.15.07
Posted in Concerts, Mike McCafferty, Music, MySpace, Videos at 12:42 pm by Amanda Rogers
Back when Mike McCafferty was attending college at Eastern Michigan University, he and three of his college buddies formed an a cappella group called the A.Y.U. Quartet (Atomic Young Ultrasonics).
Now, you have an opportunity to see Mike perform live with this group because, after 15 years, the A.Y.U. Quartet is having a reunion concert! They’re going back to Ypsilanti, Michigan, for a one-night-only performance to be held at the Sponberg Theater on the Easter Michigan University campus. The date is Saturday, September 22, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the door or through EMU Online Ticketing. Prices are $15 for general admission, $12 for students, $9 for Mainstage Members, and $6 for kids ages 5-12.
Map to Theater
You can check out how talented these guys are by listening to a small selection of their songs on the A.Y.U Quartet MySpace Page and also on the CD Baby site (where you can buy their CDs).
Scroll down further on their MySpace page to watch a video of their various performances. The same video is also available for viewing in two different sizes on the Michigan Travel website. It’s lots of fun to watch and it includes some high praise from comedian/actor Soupy Sales.
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08.25.07
Posted in Conventions, Fans, Invisible Man Fan Club, Mike McCafferty, Paul Ben-Victor at 10:00 pm by Amanda Rogers
Well, it took a bit of doing and time, but I finally have the pictures up from this year’s I-ManiCon. I want to give a big shout out of thanks to Laura, Joyce, and Tara who generously shared their pictures with me so that I could share them with you. I also want to thank all the fans in the pictures who gave me permission to post their picture.
Following are a couple of photos of Mike and Paul. The rest of the photos can be viewed from the I-ManiCon 2007 Photo Gallery page.
An exhausted Mike McCafferty takes the time to visit with fans.
Paul Ben-Victor poses with his friend and fellow Wire actor, Lev Gorn.
In addition to pictures, a few con reports have come in from fellow attendees. Links to the reports can be found on the I-Maniacs Fan Club’s I-ManiCon 2007 page.
Planning for Next Year’s Con
Next year’s con will be held on July 19, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. If you’re thinking of attending, here are some things you can do now:
- Write down the date in your calendar. Go ahead. Do it now so you don’t forget. I’ll wait.
- Flexibility is the key to enjoying yourself at the con. Remember, there are no guarantees that the cast will be able to attend. Last year all four guys made it, but this year none of the cast was able to come on the actual day of the con. However, we were able to meet with Mike and Paul on the following two subsequent days, so try to plan on spending a few days in LA if possible.
- I-Maniacs are a fun group of people and we like to sightsee, so do come prepared to hang out with us and tour LA.
- Depending on how much notice you need to give at work, reserve your vacation time as early as possible.
- Whether it be a savings account, a piggybank, or under your mattress, start a con fund today. Doesn’t matter if you put in $1 or $100. Just start saving!
Hope to see you next year at I-ManiCon 2008!
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07.08.07
Posted in Mike McCafferty, Scripts/Screenwriting, TV, Trailers at 7:24 pm by Amanda Rogers
I meant to get this blog out a few days ago to give everyone enough of a heads up, but life has been insanely busy lately and, yeah, I’m behind on my blogging. I apologize to those of you on digest who won’t see this until tomorrow.
Anyhoo, Mike McCafferty has a guest role tonight on Comedy Central’s new show American Body Shop, which is scheduled to air at 10:30 p.m. Pacific/9:30 p.m. Central. Be sure to check your local listings for the time and channel in your area.
Originally, Mike had tried out for a series regular role on the show, but it turned into a guest role instead. You can read all about the highs and lows of the audition process for this show from the man himself in this post from his MySpace blog.
He may not have landed a series regular role, but he did get his own action figure. This doll (oops…I mean action figure) cracks me up. Check out the following picture.
You can get a sneak peak of Mike in his role as Mansfield in the trailer entitled Peak Under the Hood on the American Body Shop home page.
In related news, the story of how Sam Greene, the show’s creator, sold his show idea to Comedy Central is a fascinating one. It’s a story of how sheer tenacity is often needed to make it in Hollywood.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Greene, who had spent 20 years writing spec material for film and TV but never sold a project…decided to shoot his own pilot, stick it in an envelope and mail it directly to the network powers-that-be.” He was ready to give up when one day he got a call telling him “that Comedy Central wanted to develop his project.” You can read the rest of his story at the Hollywood Reporter website.
In another somewhat related story, it would be easy to assume that all working network writers in Hollywood would automatically be members of the WGA (Writers Guild of America) with all the rights and protection such a membership afforded them, right? Wrong. Writers on several Comedy Central shows, which includes American Body Shop, have only recently reached an agreement with the network for WGA contracts. You can read more about this at Variety.com.
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06.11.07
Posted in Mike McCafferty at 10:54 pm by Amanda Rogers
A big huge congratulations to Mike McCafferty and his wife Sarah. Mike has announced that he and Sarah are expecting their second child!
Sarah is four months along so it won’t be long before another set of little feet pitter patters into their lives.
Wishing both of them all the best!
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