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For over a decade, Michaela Watkins has been one of film and television’s most reliable comedy knockouts, making hay out even the smallest walk-on role. Her dedication to the craft ensuring that every single syllable, every facial tic counts stems from a foundation in sketch and improv, as well as years in the service industry, which Watkins used as fodder for her own well-observed character work at LA’s famed The Groundlings theater. In 2008, Watkins earned sketch comedy’s holy grail: A call from
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Review: The Backup Plan
(New Day Rising)
There’s a lot to like about The Backup Plan. I mean, they play really fast, really clean power-punk, sort of like Good Riddance, only most of their songs are about girls. The Backup Plan employ the growingly popular “one guys screams and one guy sings” technique to quite a bit of success, as the tortured, screaming vocals carry so much venom on tracks such as, “I Broke Your Heart and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt” and “Even the Mona Lisa is Falling Apart”, you’ll be calling the Poison Control Center. The relentlessly savage vocals get a bit stale by track five, as the belligerent assault seems to be a little unwavering in its intensity.