Big Action!

Chapter One

For those of us unlucky enough to miss Kevin's stage debut, here are the highlights. The kid's got talent. He could go places.

Give That Man a Hand... Er, Arm.

Our own vastly talented Kevin F. Sherry is making his onstage debut tonight at 11:00 p.m. at the Sacred Fools Theater in "What Am I, An Actor?" The main character is an amputee. Kevin plays his arm.

There are no small roles.

If you can make it -- and again, this is past my bedtime, because you know, brand-new child and everything -- you should really go. Or Kevin will have to resort to playing other, less family-friendly body parts, and I don't think any of us want that.

Meet Joey. He Likes American Girls.

This guy reads Speed Street magazine. This guy loves his Scion. This guy has strong opinions on dolphins and Australian girls and, hey, now that I think about it, looks an awful lot like Kevin F. Sherry...

Sue Their Asses, Kevin! Sue them!

Lots of buzz around a new annual holiday tradition: the Bad Sweater Party. And where is the love? Where is the recognition? More importantly, where is the freaking money that is owed to our good friend Kevin F. Sherry?

Kevin single-handedly -- well, not really, Steve was involved -- started this craze, and has he received a dime in royalties? Hell no.

I'm not sure how, but I suspect the AMPTP is behind this. Kevin, you should get those lawyers who sue kids for downloading music on the phone. I bet they could scare up some cash.

KFS Gets The Kiss

So, it's official: Kevin F. Sherry is certifiably funny. This weekend, our own Bad Sweater Guy passed The Groundlings basic level class (not easy to do) and will crack 'em up in the more intensive intermediate level. The teacher called him "a delight" and praised his acting skills. And that, alone, is  good for a few laughs.

Pretty soon he'll star in YouTube videos (like this one from some random Groundlings) and pretend like he doesn't know us.

Not a Personal Inventory, But an Inventory from Every Person

Tell me what you want. What you really, really want.

For Future Reference

Regarding Lisa's Battlestar Galactica post, can we agree to refrain from casually tossing about the "BSG" letters as though they can apply willy-nilly to anything? From where I sit, the BSG name has been well-established, and continues to be recognized by top media outlets.

And why BSG for Battlestar Galactica anyway? Shouldn't it be BG? And don't give me the syllable argument. Then it would be BTSGLTC. I'm sure there are plenty of other BSGs who are equally disturbed, but I'll let them chime in on their own.

Step 2: ??

After a number of snide comments about my HTML skillz, and Kevin's request that I made his site "bloggy," Bad Sweater Guy has been redesigned and draped in Northwestern purple. For you regular readers, there's more of the Bad Sweater Guy Comic and a number of new submissions. (And, to make you feel old, this is just in time for the two year anniversary. It was Nov. 10, 2004 when the ridiculous things were first posted. We all know, of course, how rich and famous it made Kevin).

Bad Sweaters Go Hollywood

What are you doing on the evening of Oct. 11? If you're one of the Hollywood glitterati, your limousine will be pulling up to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood to watch Long-Term Relationship, the only motion picture to feature Bad Sweater Guy. The fun romantic comedy will play at the historic theater as part of the 2006 FAIF International Film Festival, which showcases independent films. Here's the info:

Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $11 each and can be purchased in advance here. There are a limited number of tickets available online, so buy early to guarantee yourself a seat. If the online supply sells out, you can still buy tickets at the Chinese Theatre box office on the day of the screening. It's a great film, and already has won some film festival awards. And Bad Sweater Guy will be there in person to sign ... whatever.

Rather than waiting for the industry accolades to pile up, director Rob Williams is forging ahead with his next project, a film called Back Soon. It's a sweet story that also includes a cameo by Bad Sweater Guy. It's as though Hitchcock had decided not to make appearances in his films and instead opted to put in a fat bald guy in bad acrylic. And this time Bad Sweater Guy gets eight words instead of just one. I know it's at kind of a weird time, but let me know if I'll see you on the 11th. And hey, I've been to all your movies at the Chinese Theatre.

Step Two: ??

I've mastered the Internet, conquered magazines and television and even starred in a movie. So the next logical step was to take the leap to comic form. Today we launch the Bad Sweater Guy comic strip, a cartoonish look into the life of a guy who wears bad sweaters. Just visit the main Bad Sweater Guy page and click on the comic link from the left-side menu. Today is Bad Sweater Guy's coming out party.

The great comics are expertly drawn by Worth Gowell. Those of you who went to Northwestern might remember Worth as the artistic force behind the weekly NUWHERE comic strip that ran on my Forum page at The Daily Northwestern. We should be posting a new one each week as we wait for the money to start rolling in.

What's next for Bad Sweater Guy, you ask? I have been asked to reprise my role in the next Rob Williams film. More on that as it develops. Enjoy the strip.