Robert Buscemi's (t)wit!, Now Available for Your Viewing Pleasure
Robert Buscemi's much-anticipated stand-up DVD, filmed in September 2006 by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, was released a few weeks ago to two sold-out shows at the Annoyance Theater. We finally got a chance to screen it and get a few words from the star and what he thinks of final product:
I think the best thing about Jordan's film is that it never shows reaction shots of the audience. And the laughter is actually fairly distant and low-volume.
But you can tell the laughter's for real and there the whole time.
But not having the laughs super-loud and not showing the audience ever gives the whole thing a sort of lunar, remote feel that I LOVE.
I really am kind of off in my own planet on the thing, which totally works for my character and material.
And the encore character appearance as Mrs. Garrett is just surreal and hilarious, I think.
I mean Jordan totally captured my brain floating around in space, I feel like. It's quite mad.
It was Jordan's idea to open with the words "One night in September...," which I LOVE, since it's so nonspecific but specific at the same time.
He really outdid himself, and once it was in my hands he made me watch it over with a fine-tooth comb and tell him if I found any glitches. He really was an absolute champ.
And I paid his sorry ass too.
I'm just really proud of the thing. I honestly do feel like we really, actually made a film. It's weird, but people could watch this thing for years to come, you know?
BUSCEMI
Want one for yourself? You're in luck, because they're still available. Snatch this up sooner rather than later; it's a one-of-a-kind work that is only limitedly available. Visit his Web site and buy it securely, online, through PayPal! Yay Internets!
