Victoria’s got a new happy hour shift at One Last Shag, which makes for a hell of a convenient place for Tell It: Talk. So, last week I braved periodic downpours all the way to the Bedford side of Bed-Stuy to plan this week’s show and, well … we’re pretty brilliant and I can not wait for Thursday. (Trust me, neither can you.)

That’s Cammi Climaco. Do you guys know her?

Well, she’s pretty much batshit crazy and we completely admire that kind of behavior. That’s why we’re featuring her at this month’s Tell It.

Cammi hosts Ask Me: Storytelling with David Crabb and can be seen performing at shows all over NYC. She even offered kind critiques for a story I did at Blaise Allysen Kearsley’s How I Learned Series, although she gave the prize bag of chocolate to somebody else.

(I know. I couldn’t believe it either. Rest assured, we’ll get to the bottom of it on Thursday night.)

June 20 – Tell It: Brooklyn

Bar Four | 444 7th Avenue at 15th Street

F to Prospect Park/15th Street or R to Prospect Avenue

Can goes down at 7:30, show starts at 8 sharp.

You guys remember that cutie pie, David Crabb, that we featured for our 1 year anniversary party last November? Well, he’s more than just a fantastic storyteller with a pretty face … he’s also a do-gooder!

TONIGHT! June 5 at 8:30 (Doors at 8) at Bar Matchless.

Victoria & I are heading out to Greenpoint to support David and his quest to help all the poor doggies who were displaced by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. He’s featuring storytellers, comics and musicians, as well as some smuggled in pups who are supposedly going to wow the shit out of us with some cute doggy antics.

There’s a $20 suggested donation at the door, but you can totally give $200 if you’re so inclined.

What does DIRP mean, you ask? Hell if we know. But we can tell you that it’s going to be a great time for a great cause, plus you get the added bonus of hanging out with US a full 2 weeks before you expected to.

Who else will you get to see? Hows about:

• Dave Hill
• Bridey Elliot
• Adam Newman
• Elna Baker
• Ted Travelstead
• Abbi Crutchfield

And of course, Greenpoint’s Favorite Storyteller, Mr. David Crabb himself. What what!

Click here to visit the DIRP Facebook page so you can get more deets, join the event and feel really good about yourself.

See you there!

xo/S

The Scroggins and I have been moving and shaking in the storytelling scene lately – AKA – going to other people’s shows and applauding a lot. We’ve been to a few of the Moth slams, David Crabb & Cammi Climaco’s Ask Me: The Musical, Blaise Allysen Kearsley’s How I Learned Series, and John Flynn’s Oh, Hey Guys!

We’re so inspired by all the amazing stories we’re hearing out there and are getting really pumped about our own.

It’s been too long since we’ve hit the Tell It: stage and we’re getting pretty antsy about June. We’ve got a new venue, a new exciting format, and a brand new can to capture all of your names for the open mic! We’re still working out the details about our surprise guest storyteller for our inaugural show at Bar 4 because we want to make sure we kick off life in our new venue with a bang.

Stay tuned to find out who we’ll be featuring and save the date for June 20. Until then, keep an eye out for us at the other slams and open mics around the city.

xo/S

You guys, so much is going on for us: Victoria’s got a new job, Tell It’s got a new venue & I finally made it to level 92 on Candy Crush!

That’s me to the left of the arrow.

Better than that, while waiting for my lives to refresh on the Facebook app, I placed orders for brand new Tell It: Brooklyn stickers and notebooks.

That means, in addition to our beloved totes and the remarkable raffle prizes we hand out each month, each storyteller whose name gets picked from the can will get his or her own 60-page memo pad as a little memento of their time with us.

Pret-ty snazzy.

Who knows … if this weather keeps up, they might get a pen, too.

xo/S

Now that the weather’s warming up again (you know, periodically) Victoria and I have been getting out and about in the storytelling scene.

Networking.

And we’ve been scooping up storytellers for our show all along the way. But before I drop the names — and mention our 3rd surprise storyteller, here’s a peek at the kind of awesome fan mail we get here at Tell It: Brooklyn.

Hey, just want to say it was nice to meet you last night and hear your period stain story.

That’s right kids. Right there is a little glimpse into what it’s like being a storytelling star in the big city.

And from now on, everyone who saw one of the Tell It two at Oh, Hey Guys! last week (not this one), will forever associate her with pink toilet water blood shorts and marching band … including our guest, the brilliantly hysterical host of Oh, Hey Guys!, John Flynn.

John Flynn performs stand-up all over New York and is well known in the storytelling scene; He received a B.F.A. in Theater Arts from Hofstra University after transferring from Bard College where one of his final exams consisted of him smoking a joint and dancing with a tree. (He passed with honors.)

Internet sensation Damian Bellino let me share my story about the time I heard a cassette of my preacher having sex with a deacon’s wife at his incredible www.MyHSBoyfriendWasGay.com, and I fell in love with his Andy-Cohen-stalking ass. (Check him out on Twitter @DamianBellino to see what that’s all about.) I know you’ll love him, too.

Damian Bellino likes telling stories on stage and sometimes wearing wigs and acting like an idiot. He created the blog, My High School Boyfriend Was Gay, which Dan Savage called, “[his] new favorite blog” and TheFrisky called, “a lawsuit waiting to happen.” This is one of your last chances to see Damian before he migrates to the West Coast for a while. Take advantage.

Our third guest this month is an improv genius and fascinating storyteller … and not just because of her accent. (Which I will shamelessly swoon over as if I’ve never hung out wiv anyone from England before. Just watch me.)

Rita Chinyere is a comedian and storyteller from London, England and based in New York City. She performs all about town as a proud member of the improvised tandem, Cory & Topanga. She can be followed/stalked on Twitter/Tumblr via @britajames for upcoming shows!

Know what else? You also have the chance to tell your own true, real-life, 5-minute story on stage with these phenoms. 

Just drop your name in the hat and cross your fingers…

xo/S

March 25 – 8pm

Superfine | 126 Front Street | DUMBO

F to York, A/C to High, Car Service to Front Street between Jay & Pearl

Doors open at 7 & the show starts at 8. Your $6 cover gets you a raffle ticket for some incredibly useful prizes AND a buck off your first drink at the bar.

** Note** Superfine’s kitchen is closed on Mondays so food will not be available during our show. The bar, however, will be wide open.

WHAZZUP BK!

We’re back with yet ANOTHER Tell It: Brooklyn.

Next Monday, Feb 25 at 8PM, Victoria Scroggins & Susan Kent are bringing out the city’s best and brightest to share their shame and secrets with you.

This month we’re featuring two incredible women:

Jennifer Jiles, former Rockette, writer & performer of Kicking & Screaming, The Musical! & current memoirist who has a LOT to say about backstage life at Radio City.

Jenny Rubin, comedian and storyteller about town, and host of Here’s the Story at 2A in the East Village.

Know what else? YOU too have the chance to tell your own true, real-life, 5-minute story on stage with these phenoms. All you have to do is drop your name in the hat and cross your fingers.

Awesomesauce, right?

Can’t wait to see you there!

Superfine | 126 Front Street | Brooklyn

Doors open at 7 & the show starts at 8. Your $6 cover gets you a raffle ticket for some incredibly useful prizes AND a buck off your first drink at the bar.

*Superfine’s kitchen is closed on Mondays so food will not be available during our show. The bar, however, will be wide open.

A Victoria Scroggins/Susan Kent Curated Joint for 2013.

Happy New Year, y’all!

How were your holidays? Did you make it through your family stuff? Are you in financial recovery and emotional detox?

We feel ya.

You know what we all need? A night out, just us – hanging, drinking a beer and sharing stories. Doesn’t that sound perfect?

Well, my friends, done and done.

Victoria and I are pulling together some of our favorite storytellers from the NYC scene for an incredible new curated show that we’re calling:

Tell It: Booked’lyn

The 1st Monday of every month, we will feature 3 incredible performers who will share their true, real-life, awesomely amazing personal stories, live, right in front of your face.

I know. Amazing, right? But, wait, there’s more!

Victoria and I did get our storytelling start with our open mic, Tell It: Brooklyn, so what would a Tell It [colon] show be without some audience participation? It wouldn’t be a Scroggins/Kent joint, that’s for sure.

So, we’re also gonna let YOU drop your name in a hat (or other receptacle) for a chance to tell your own true, real-life, awesomely amazing 5-minute story onstage in front of OUR faces. How f’in cool is that?

Let me tell you, we are bringing it hard for our first show. We’ve got Jeff Simmermon of And I Am Not Lying, Dawn J. Fraser from Barbershop Stories, and the one and only Mara Wilson (recently featured on Risk!, so you know she’s the shit.)

Now, take a moment and put Tell It: Booked’lyn in your calendar for Monday, January 28 at Superfine* in DUMBO. We’re opening doors at 7 & the show starts at 8. Your $6 cover gets you a raffle ticket for some incredibly useful prizes AND a buck off your first drink at the bar – not to mention a night of the best stories you ever done heard. (No age limit, but you’ve gotta be 21+ to drink, obv.)

And … stay tuned right here, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tellitbrooklyn, or Twitter @TellItBrooklyn, for updates as we get closer to the show.

Talk to you soon,

xo/S

*Superfine is an awesome restaurant/bar whose regular biz hours are Tuesday – Sunday. Food will not be available during our show, though the bar will be wide open.

Hey guys -

Tell It is taking the month of December off to rest & reboot during the holiday season. We want to thank you all for an incredible year and wish you the best as we all make our way into 2013.

xo/S

Until next time, here’s a little gift just for you: