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|Name = My Best Fiend
|Name = My Best Fiend
|Picture = DancyStreet.jpg
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|Cast = {{Unbulleted list|[[Chris Allen]]|[[Andreas Fabis]]}}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list|[[Chris Allen]]|[[Andreas Fabis]]}}
|Years = 2012-Present
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'''My Best Fiend''' is an improv duo that creates fake behind the scenes documentaries in the style of [[wikipedia:Werner Herzog|Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[wikipedia:My Best Fiend|My Best Fiend]]''.
== Summary ==
[[Chris Allen]] plays genius/insane German actor [[wikipedia:Klaus Kinski|Klaus Kinski]]; [[Andreas Fabis]] plays director [[wikipedia:Werner Herzog|Werner Herzog]]. Their troubled cooperation resulted in movies like ''Nosferatu'', ''Fitzcarraldo'' and ''Aguierre''. The show presents a never-before-seen glimpse into the relationship and work of these two extraordinary men on one of their "forgotten" films.


Andreas is from Düsseldorf, Germany. He speaks German very well. Christopher is from Iowa. He took German twenty years ago in college... and tries hard to remember how to speak it while performing on stage. Andreas interprets as best as he can.


|Years = 2012-2013
== History ==
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My Best Fiend premiered at the Hideout's ''[[Free Fringe]]'' on May 17th 2012 and performed at the 2013 Out of Bounds Festival.
 
== Media ==
=== Videos ===
* [http://vimeo.com/42396160 5/17/12 performance] in ''[[The Free Fringe]]''.
*"Wunderfisch" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUtpOyVSfRM Video]
*"Der Stille Winterwald" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPkwf693jaE Video]
*"Der Wolf in den Bergen" [http://vimeo.com/42396160 Video]
*"Die gewesene Sardine": [http://vimeo.com/76356598 9/27/13 performance] at [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
*"Die Mörderbestie" [http://youtu.be/fzWXDO5noGQ Video]
*"Der grosse Tag draussen" [http://youtu.be/pbCgf2yAKqo Video]
*"Schnaps-Eis" [http://vimeo.com/148277246 Video]
*"Verhau den Hund" at the Alaska State Improv Festival 2015 [https://vimeo.com/148962201]
*"Der Schokoladen-Hase" at the Alaska State Improv Festival 2015 [https://vimeo.com/152378117]


My Best Fiend creates fake behind the scenes documentaries in the style of Werner Herzog's "My Best Fiend". Chris Allen plays genius/insane German actor Klaus Kinski, Andreas Fabis plays director Werner Herzog. Their troubled cooperation resulted in movies like "Nosferatu", "Fitzcarraldo" and "Aguierre" - and the show presents a never before seen glimpse into the relationship and work of these two extraordinary men on one of their "forgotten" films.
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10102677866984970.3513134.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes their 1/12/13 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10200401010090574.1073741845.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 9/27/13 performance at [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10200752086227258.1073741861.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] which includes their 10/26/13 performance in ''[[Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10103380530371910.1073741835.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes their 12/5/13 ''[[Free Fringe]]'' show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/chriscurl/media_set?set=a.10152576209432107.1073741846.549002106&type=3 Photoset] by [[Chris Curl]] of their 8/31/14 performance at [[The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
** [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10105018155927170.1073741871.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] of the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10204805641883616.1073741964.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] the includes their 9/2/15 show at [[The 2015 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].


Andreas is from Dusseldorf, Germany. He speaks German very well. Christopher is from Iowa. He took German twenty years ago in college....and tries hard to remember how to speak it while performing on stage. Andreas interprets as best as he can.
== More Information ==
*[http://www.facebook.com/klausandwerner My Best Fiend facebook page]


== History ==
[[Category:Active]]
"My Best Fiend" premiered at the Hideout's Free Fringe on May 17th 2012.
[[Category:Troupes]]
[[Category:Duos]]
[[Category:Started as a Fringe Show‎]]

Latest revision as of 11:26, 1 February 2016


My Best Fiend

My best fiend.jpg

Years Active 2012-Present
Cast

My Best Fiend is an improv duo that creates fake behind the scenes documentaries in the style of Werner Herzog's My Best Fiend.

Summary

Chris Allen plays genius/insane German actor Klaus Kinski; Andreas Fabis plays director Werner Herzog. Their troubled cooperation resulted in movies like Nosferatu, Fitzcarraldo and Aguierre. The show presents a never-before-seen glimpse into the relationship and work of these two extraordinary men on one of their "forgotten" films.

Andreas is from Düsseldorf, Germany. He speaks German very well. Christopher is from Iowa. He took German twenty years ago in college... and tries hard to remember how to speak it while performing on stage. Andreas interprets as best as he can.

History

My Best Fiend premiered at the Hideout's Free Fringe on May 17th 2012 and performed at the 2013 Out of Bounds Festival.

Media

Videos

Photos

More Information

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