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| Michael Doc Davis |
| 09/06/2010 - 48 Hour Film Festival Little Rock, Arkansas - What a GREAT experience!!! |
| 2010.09.08 08:12:46 | |
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What an incredible experience this was indeed. The best part for me was twofold; first was working with other incredibly talented actors and second was the awesome crew. The team I was on included people that I’ve worked with on stage and on films. Some of the films include Anyone, The Conversation and the upcoming film called Blood Red.
We drew the genre of Comedy. The name we had to use was Geoff Cooke, the prop was a tire, and the phrase was ‘Here we go again’. This was a perfect roadmap to a crazy and fun night of filming. We named our comedy short film ‘Rent Party’. We only had 48 hours to write, move to location, setup, film, edit, and render, render, render… did I say render. We picked a location that had a pool and awesome half naked women in bikinis. Oh and It also included a dude with a sweater vest when not even wearing a shirt and I’m not mentioning his name. HA!!! You will have to see the short film to find out. With the GREAT crew and cast, we were on time submitting our entry to the festival.
I got to get my geek on as a character named Dave the Dork. I played opposite of two other kick-awesome comedians (Amy Pannell and Michael Brown) and actors (Ron McDaniel, Leon Tidwell, and Jaimee Jensen.) I went all out with this but not Full Dork… no one goes ‘FULL’ dork. LOL! Dave the Dork ended up getting quite a bit of attention. So much so, I had to buy the domain http://davethedork.com. Several of us pulled double duty with acting and crew duties. Stacy Newman aka Stormy did an incredible job with makeup and putting up with us. Kat and Kevin Yares really brought it and were amazing with the audio / sound. Leon Tidwell manned the camera and nailed the shots. Scott McEntire kicked butt as the director. Amy Pannell, Michael Brown, and Scott McEntire did some bang up writing and made room for fun improv. in the script as well. Chris Wilks and Christina Harrison got their edit on to get our entry on time along with playing extras in the short film. Finally, Angie Woods and Kristie McEntire were also extras in the film and brought the heat in more than one way… wink wink. Here is the fan page link to 'Rent Party' - http://www.facebook.com/comediandoc#!/pages/Rent-Party-Fan-Page/144303778936059?ref=ts.
At the premiers, it was like all of the teams were family. Everyone was complementary and encouraging of each other’s work. All I can say is WOW!!! During the presentation, we were part of group A with 9 other INCREDIBLE short films and teams. I have to say, Arkansas has some serious talent for sure and I could tell right away that the judges were going to have a VERY difficult time with selection. You can find more information on all of the other short films with this link - http://www.littlerockfilmfestival.org/. Congratulations to all of the winners. It was an honor to be part of the nominated group for Audience Choice. I look forward to working on future projects with such GREAT talented actors and film crews from the film festival and abroad.
On a different note, ‘Rent Party’ has been submitted to additional Film Festivals and will be around for viewing. I can get you a copy if you would like one. I’ll update everyone on any awards that it might bring.
See you on the big screen,
Michael "Doc" Davis (Actor, Comedian, Event Host / MC)
Website: http://ComedianDoc.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/pages/Michael-Doc-Davis/52185300733 Twitter: http://twitter.com/comediandoc Blog Spot: http://comediandoc.blogspot.com/
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| Michael Doc Davis |
| Arkansas’ own, Michael “Doc” Davis in the movies… |
| 2010.08.03 10:19:00 | |
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I’ve had a most excellent time as a comedian performing live comedy on stages all over and wanted to try my hand at movies. Arkansas has provided me with many opportunities to do so as an actor. I’ve taken on several various roles to test my diversity. My character personalities are very diverse and include: an emotionally shocked /numb ex-boyfriend, a married-too-young frustrated husband, a smart-alec backstabbing businessman, a hungry stoner, a parody-style soap star, a fresh out of prison vengeful ex-husband, and a life-threatened Bio-Hazard guy. The adventure has been challenging at times, but challenges are always welcome. I have discovered a love of acting, producing, and writing films, along with performing live comedy. More films are on their way from WTF (Way Too Funny) Comedy throughout 2010 – 2011. The 48 Hour Film Festival 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas will be here in just a couple of weeks. I have a huge announcement coming soon that involves a Hollywood Movie and Stage icon that I’ve watched since I was young. There is a VERY good chance that I may be involved in an event with them. I will announce this as soon as I can make it public. I will continue with acting in film opportunities as they arise throughout the foreseeable future.
I would like to update you about the films that I am currently involved in and what their current statuses are:
Tuckerman (Post Production, Winter 2010 Release, Filmed in Arkansas) – Every man remembers his first true love. As a teenager, Robert Coltman had loved Connie Sutton. Now, as an adult, she’s committed suicide (Or so they say). Returning to his hometown in Tuckerman, Arkansas to investigate, strange occurrences force him to realize: Some memories come back to haunt you. Tuckerman is a feature-length thriller currently being produced by The Film Group, in association with Independent Guerilla and Written and Directed by Jett West. This was my debut in film, and I played the main character, as Robert Coltman (emotionally shocked /numb ex-boyfriend). For more information - http://www.tuckermanfilm.com.
Anyone (Parallel Production & Post Production / End of 2010 Release, Filmed in Arkansas) -- This is a feature-length character story with multiple storylines about 30-something southern suburbanites re-entering the dating world suddenly. This no-budget film has 40+ speaking parts, and has stayed on schedule from day one. Film Produced by Imaginary Friend Films, Written by Scott McEntire and Christian Neil, and Directed by Kelly Griffin,. I performed a supporting role as Jim Swindle (a married-too-young frustrated husband). For more information - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anyone-Digital-Feature-Fan-Page/101277083245314.
The Conversation (Post Production, Tentative September 2010 Release, Filmed in Arkansas) -- Trench (Chad Bradford), a visually impaired assassin, aims to prove to a local Reporter (Paige Reynolds) via an interview that society's stereotyping only blinds them from seeing an individual’s full potential. If you put a person into a box, be careful, he could defy all expectations. An off-beat dark comedy short Written and Directed by Leon Tidwell... I performed a supporting role for the opening as Mr. White (a smart-alec backstabbing businessman). For more information - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation/362711412472
ATM Stoners (Completed / Released June 2010, Filmed in Arkansas) -- This is a Comedy Short about four guys who get a bit too stoned, don’t consider the after-effects of the munchies, and try to figure out what to do next. This is a WTF (Way Too Funny) Comedy Production, Written by Michael “Doc” Davis and Directed by James Foard / Rick Morgan. I performed in a leading role as the driver, Doc the Comedian (a hungry stoner), alongside the other WTF Comedians, Chucky D and Tommy Kelley. For more information - http://www.wtfcomedy.com.
Cheating Girlfriends (Completed / Released July 2010, Filmed in Arkansas) -- This is a Comedy Short about three guys trying to hold on to a relationship with their girlfriends after they realized they were cheated on. This is a WTF (Way Too Funny) Comedy Production, Written by Michael “Doc” Davis and Directed by James Foard / Rick Morgan. I performed in a leading role as Doc the Comedian (a parody-style soap star), alongside the other WTF Comedians, Chucky D and Tommy Kelley. For more information - http://www.wtfcomedy.com.
Blood Red (Pre-Production / TBD 2011 Release, Filmed in Arkansas) -- This is a feature-length film being shot in the Little Rock, Arkansas area. This film was written by Jaimee Nicole Jensen and directed by Scott McEntire. It follows the story of Joelle (Jensen), Aimon (Ron McDaniel), and their daughter Joy as they move to a new town to begin a new life. The situation turns sinister when Joelle's ex husband Richard (Michael “Doc” Davis) shows up to exact revenge. A dramatic journey, Blood Red touches on issues such as domestic abuse, racism, and greed. I performed a lead role as Richard (a fresh out of prison vengeful ex-husband). For more information - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blood-Red/124955170875261.
Never Stop Running (Parallel Production & Post Production / October 2010 Release, Filmed in Arkansas) -- Never Stop Running is an experimental short film that tells the story of a zombie attack from the first person point of view of a human survivor (POV). If there are zombies chasing you, you can never stop running… Written and Directed by Eric Deitz . I performed a supporting / extra role as the Bio-Hazard Soldier (life threatened Bio-Hazard guy). For more information - http://www.zombieswilleatyou.com/.
I want to thank you all SO much for the support that has brought me this far. There is NO way I could have done this without the support and love from my fans, friends, family, and of course God.
This blog and other information is available on my website at http://www.MichaelDocDavis.com and also on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Doc-Davis/52185300733.
Again, thank you…
Michael “Doc” Davis Tags: arkansas | films | movies | actor | acting | little rock | Hot Springs | festival | Doc | doc the comedian | conway | mayflower Hits: 309 | Read more... |
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| Michael Doc Davis |
| 04/20/2010 – Performed / Hosted Underground Comedy @ Sticky Fingerz | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2010.04.22 22:39:57 | |
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How often does a community get to see and support their local comedians and for FREE!!! Not often enough is what I say. State of Comedy (http://www.stateofcomedy.com/) proudly presents Underground Comedy, a free night of local comedy. The comedians for the night were Matt Singer, Reagan Dalby, Ben Malone, Michael Mumphrey, Reuben the Meatman, Kendel Renee, Keef, Michael Brown, Randy DeWitt, and myself (Michael “Doc” Davis aka Doc the Comedian). All of these comedians and links to contact them can be found on State of Comedy. The Point 94.1’s Mike Kennedy and Sharpe Dunaway (http://www.point941.com) were in the house supporting live, local comedy. The Point 94.1 not only ROCK’s to music but ROLL’s to the laughs of comedy!!! They are TRUE supporters of local comedy! You can hear them every afternoon between 3-6PM and I also do Un-DOC-Umented News (http://www.undocumentednews.com) with them every Friday between 5-6PM. Oh yeah… by the way Sharpe, shhhhhh… Bwaaa haaaa haaaaa. Other comedians like Grant Morris, Luke Rowlan, and John David were present to support the show. There was a huge variety in material / performances and it wasn’t any kind of kiddo show for sure. New material and more seasoned but tweaked material was a flying. Laughs, claps, ‘wow he said that’, and more could be heard throughout the night from the audience. I enjoyed bringing up all of the comedians as the host and then performing some new and old material toward the end to help close the night out before I brought on Michael Brown. It was a GREAT night all around and I had a BLAST! Happy birthday goes out to Pam. I want to thank everyone that came to the show to tell Monday to suck it and get some laughs and also to Bekkah for supporting what I do. See you at the next show. Sticky Fingerz is located in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas Thanks, Michael “Doc” Davis (Comedian, Actor, Entertainer) Tags: sticky fingerz | arkansas comedy | arkansas comedian | free comedy | doc the comedian | Michael Doc Davis | little rock | arkansas Hits: 712 | Read more... |
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| Michael Doc Davis |
| 03/29/2010 - Hosted Make a Child Smile (MACS) Poker Tournament – Conway, Arkansas |
| 2010.03.30 22:59:20 | |
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I had a blast hosting the Texas Hold’em poker tournament that benefited Make a Child Smile (http://makeachildsmile.net, to be rebuilt soon). All of the donations and monies are tax deductable. The tournament was held at the Knights of Columbus hall in Conway Arkansas which was AWESOME on 03/27/2010. Although I didn’t attend Arkansas’ Funniest Person this year so that I could help MACS, I still had just as much fun and it was for a GREAT Arkansas’ Cause. If you missed this event, you missed a lot. It was great to see so many people there supporting this. The sponsors really stepped up to the plate providing funds, door prizes, food, support, etc. It was VERY touching and impressive to say the least. From what I was told, this event has been steadily growing and growing since it was started. The next event you may want to get in on early. This year’s big prize was $500 and there were prizes for several others.
An article will likely be in the Log Cabin Democrat soon. They were there snapping photos and meeting and greeting the folks. Their link is http://thecabin.net.
It was such a huge honor to host this event. I don’t know anything about poker but it was a blast to watch, entertain the folks and help move it along. I got to meet a lot of new people, folks from Facebook (http://facebook.com/comediandoc); I even got to see some old friends too. There was GREAT food, drinks, and more… everything you would need / want, ok almost everything. On top of all that, they gave away door prizes throughout the night.
There were some VERY serious players there that I’m glad we aren’t in the old west because they didn’t like the distractions… hehehe, but I held firm, LMAO!
As always, I was cutting up, acting crazy, being silly and getting as many hugs and handshakes in as I could. I enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to being at the next event.
GREAT WORK EVERYONE!!!
Thanks,
Michael "Doc" Davis (Actor, Comedian, Entertainer, Event Host / MC) Website: http://ComedianDoc.com or http://UnDocUmentedNews.com Tags: poker | arkansas funniest person | comediandoc | doc the comedian | make a child smile | conway arkansas | arkansas | children | Michael Doc Davis | little rock Hits: 1228 | Read more... |
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| Michael Doc Davis |
| 03/08/2010 – Judging Arkansas' Funniest Person 2 - Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2010.03.09 06:20:07 | |
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I had the honor to be a judge in this year’s Arkansas’ Funniest Person contest. Although a co-founder of the event and an original host, I felt it would be better that the winner of last year’s AFP be this year’s co-host. Chucky D did a great job and kept everything flowing alongside Angry Patrick. Despite some small logistical issues, Chucky D and Patrick kept the show moving and entertaining for sure.
I had a blast judging alongside the other judges. Erik Meyers is a national comedian that had me laughing so hard that my stomach and jaws hurt when he closed the night’s contest as the Headliner. The third judge was Jeff Cage.
The layout of the venue added challenges to the contestants but several overcame to prove their drive and desire to win. I have to admit that I wanted to ‘Simon’ a few of the comedians but felt that with the intimidation of a large and at times loud crowd made things difficult enough for some of the less experienced. Getting on a stage is VERY hard to do but a comedian has to own overcome that, hard audiences, and maintain. I fully support all of the comedians that advanced but there was one or two that didn’t make it that I in fact voted high for… This proves that the crowd has a HUGE impact to who advances. There is still a save the comedian option available through online voting. Most of the comedians in AFP can be found on State of Comedy (http://www.stateofcomedy.com).
I had a great time and I will be present once again for the next preliminary round to root on more Arkansas’ Comedians. Good luck to all of those that will be competing and great job to those that have already.
On a side note, I do appreciate all of the love from the folks in the audience that said hello, the hugs, drinks, and references to my Un-DOC-Umented News. Un-DOC-Umented News can be heard on The Point 94.1 between 5-6PM every Friday with Sharpe Dunaway and Mike Kennedy. You can also hear it on http://www.undocumentednews.com.
It was cool to see that the WTF Comedians were all present at the AFP Contest. The comedians include Chucky D, Tommy Kelley and me (Michael “Doc” Davis). For those that asked, yes I’ll post information on upcoming WTF (Way Too Funny) Comedy shows (http://www.wtfcomedy.com) on all of the websites soon.
Michael "Doc" Davis (http://www.comediandoc.com) Tags: arkansas funniest person | arkansas comedy | Point 94.1 | comediandoc | Contest | doc the comedian | electric cowboy | little rock Hits: 1564 | Read more... |
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| Michael Doc Davis |
| 02/07/2010 - LoveFest 2010 with Doc The Comedian, The Meanies and Eden Crow |
| 2010.02.08 08:31:57 | |
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A HUGE thanks goes out to EVERYONE that came out to Love Fest to have fun, find gifts for Valentines, getting your laughs on and ROCKING OUT! Without all of you supporting local comedy, music and entertainment it wouldn’t exist. A big Happy 25th birthday goes out Brad the rooster, he knows who he is. Wade Ledbetter aka The Jester (Jester’s Entertainment – http://www.jestersent.com) did a great job putting this event together. There was a diverse collection of vendor booth’s to shop from like: Body Design Boutique, Passion Parties by Dori, M&T Imports, Jester’s Entertainment, McCuin, Jewelry by Michelle, Amerinails Nail Salon, Arkansas Custom Jewelry, Graffiti Graphics, Oxygen Bar, Pampered Chef and other booths. The event was at the Metroplex in Little Rock, Arkansas off of I430. The Thunderheads were there taking care of security and in their booth they had raffles for prizes and money. They were also promoting the upcoming event, Freedom Fest 2010 that will benefit the American Cancer Society on June 5th. Arkansas’ Freedom Fest 2009 was an awesome event last and I had a blast doing some comedy and then busted out the Doc Cam. The event made for some pretty impressive video. This year is going to be CRAZY fun. More details will be available at www.freedomfestarkansas.com. By the way guys, thanks for not killing me, I got mad love for you all and all you do… I had a great time from both on and off stage making folks laugh and smile and even turn a bit red, doing some comedy and from my crazy antics. I really believe that life is so much better with laughter; it really is the best medicine along with Captain Morgan or Jack Daniels. I didn’t realize that some folks were so scared of things with batteries. LMAO! You can find more of my craziness on my websites http://www.comediandoc.com, http://www.undocumentednews.com and the newest site WTF Comedy at http://www.wtfcomedy.com. For those that were asking. Yes I am selling the Red Neck Intimacy Kit from my Doc bag so let me know if you’re interested… hahaha. To the guys and gals that emailed me for Doctology applications, that was funny as hell. Thank you also for all of the compliments too, they are always nice to hear and get’s me pumped up for the next event. You can also hear my Un-DOC-Umented News on The Point 94.1 every Friday during the afternoon show with Mike Kennedy and Sharpe Dunaway between 5-6PM. It was so cool to see other comedians in the crowd as well like Grant Morris, Reuben the Meatman and Kendel Renee. You can find these comedians and nearly all of the other Arkansas comedians on State of Comedy at http://www.stateofcomedy.com. Ty Sims (from Bombay Black - http://www.bombayblackmusic.com), Cowboy (Eden Crow) and Mrs. Cowboy were incredible with the sound as always. Any event with these kick ass rockers working sound. lights or on stage jamming, will be an INCREDIBLE musical and lighting event. Those Renegades of Rock, EDEN CROW kicked off the night’s music with some awesome energy. They got the crowd stirred up moving and grooving with their hands in the air and heads rocking. These guys are ALWAYS ON!!! If you want to know more about them or where they are next just go to http://www.edencrowband.com. Next up was the headliner band and BEST 80’s band that you will EVER hear ANYWHERE! That’s right… The boys that make the noise…. THE MEANIES took the stage. I watched people stop in their steps and were in complete awe from the pure, deep, powerful ROCK & ROLL pouring from the stage. The Meanies always brings the heat. You can find more about The Meanies on their website http://www.meanpeoplerule.com. We gave away ALL KINDS of prizes from the booths and other vendors. I’ll just say this; there were some people that were very happy to get out of having to buy Valentines gifts. Then the night’s festivities ended when I had the pleasure to auction off local celebrities with each winner getting a dinner for two or one and a group. The first to be auctioned off was an entire band, one of Arkansas’ greats, McCuin – http://www.mccuinband.com, ok it was the two guys that were still standing and kind of sober. The winner was giddy with joy (I couldn’t think of another word for the winner’s reaction). Then to the shock and excitement of several people, we auctioned Mr. 5.5, Pro Wrestler and Actor, Matt Riviera with a net worth of 5.5 million dollars (http://www.mattriviera.com). The winning lady was EXTREMELY HAPPY… I mean EXTREMELY and she looked a little warm, hmmmmm. Next up is the newest Jester’s Girl, Miss Tiffany, she said she was actually offered a spot in Playboy and turned it down. She was also the winner of the 2009 Vampire Ball sexiest costume contest by Jester’s Entertainment. She will be seen on Speed Vision coming soon as the Trophy Girl at I30 Speedway along with other publications. I had a GREAT TIME!!! See you all next year at an even BIGGER Love Fest… watch for details when we get closer to next year’s Valentines at http://www.jestersent.com. Thanks everyone, Michael "Doc" Davis -- Website: http://www.comediandoc.com
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