Rise & Shine

Rise & Shine
Years Active	2009-2010
Cast	Jon Bolden Curtis Luciani Valerie Ward

Rise & Shine was an improvised morning talk show parody of Regis & Kelly and regional/local morning talk shows. Each episode took place in real time as if it were being recorded (a monoscene).

The cast played the same characters every time & invited a guest player to improvise a fictional celebrity.

Cast & Roles

• Valerie Ward as Lorelei Reiser, one of the hosts.
• Curtis Luciani as Elmo Shein, one of the hosts.
• Jon Bolden as J. Robert Sturrier, their producer.

History

Rise & Shine started in January, 2009 and stopped performing sometime in late 2010.

The first performance was a Cagematch show and happened on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at ColdTowne Theater. It featured John Ratliff as the guest celebrity.

Media

Videos

• Teaser video by Jon Bolden.

Photos

• Photoset by Peter Rogers of their 5/15/09 performance.
• Photoset by Michael Yew of their 5/16/10 performance in The Weekender.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 8/27/10 performance.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 9/23/10 performance in The Threefer.