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A big thanks to all who braved the snow-filled streets to come celebrate with us at the Roxy!

And here are some classic Christmas skits from past shows, newly available online:

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Mostly Water returns with two evenings of brand new, holiday-themed video and stage sketch comedy!

For our sixth Christmas show, we welcome guest-host Chris Craddock and musical guests Robb and Mike Angus from The Wheat Pool.

Directed by Bradley Moss

Written and performed by:
Craig Buchert
Chris Craddock
Elizabeth Ludwig
Jason Ludwig
Matt Stanton
Trent Wilkie

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The new season of the Irrelevant Show is on the air, Saturdays at 11:30AM on CBC Radio One!

Also, if you're in the Edmonton area, tickets for the LIVE TAPING of the show are on sale for Oct 14 and Oct 22.

And finally, good luck to the Irrelevant Show crew as they vie for their second Canadian Comedy Award on Oct 18!

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Back for its third full season, Metro Shorts is now accepting submissions for the screenings of its 2010-2011 Season, which take place on October 9, December 4, February 12, March 19, and May 7.

Some videos from our last season by James Cadden, Highwire Films, and Riley Beach.

Edmonton’s Mostly Water hosts Metro Shorts, an adjudicated short film event that gives local filmmakers an opportunity to compete for the approval of the audience, the judges, and a cash prize. Produced my Metro Cinema, the first event will take place on Saturday October 9 at 9 PM in The Rice Theatre - main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex (9828-101A Avenue).

All filmmakers whose films are selected for inclusion will receive $50 CARFAC screening fees, with a $100 cash prize which will be given to the winner of each event. There will be 5 events in all between October and May; upon the final evening, a season champion will be declared who will receive a grand prize.

Anyone may submit any number of short works (maximum 5 minutes). Shorts must not contain copyright violations (so make your own music, etc) and must be 5 minutes or less. Submit your shorts to Metro Digital Shorts, 6-32 Stanley Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V5 by Thursday October 1. Please submit your entries on a MiniDV tape or an uncompressed Quicktime.mov file on a DVD. All legal rights to your material remain with you.

For more information please contact Sam Varteniuk at (780) 686-5960 or samvarteniuk@hotmail.com.

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Here's what the critics are saying:
"exceptionally uproarious"
"15 Minutes is the funniest thing I saw this year."
"this is satire with gravitas and smarts. And it's a riot."
"side-splitting"
"had the audience rolling with laughter."
"the comedy is ripe and the story comes together in a tidy,
satisfying way."

Efren Askew is a man with a curse; he’s a brilliant writer, but only writes in an alcohol-induced trance, blacking out for days at a time and remembering nothing afterward. As Askew’s celebrity grows and Hollywood begins to devour him, he comes face to face with the fleeting nature of fame.

Mostly Water (Craig Buchert, Jason Ludwig, Matt Stanton, Sam Varteniuk, and Trent Wilkie) is joined by a talented group of local performers (Dana Andersen, Peter Brown, Dave Clarke, Chris Craddock, Jeff Haslam, Mark Meer, Davina Stewart, Dale and Syrell Wilson) who make cameo video appearances in a hilarious meditation on one man’s 15 Minutes of fame.

This one-act play with sketch-like elements is the latest offering from Mostly Water, a sketch comedy group that has been writing and performing in Edmonton for five years. When they aren’t writing for CBC Radio’s The Irrelevant Show, MW hosts Metro Shorts (an adjudicated short film competition sponsored by Metro Cinema) as well as Mostly Water Live @ the Roxy (part of Theatre Network’s Performance Series). Past Fringe hits include 1UP, How to Not Suck, Whoa Whoa Whoa, and Wetware, as well as I’m Sticking With Kiefer, part of the 2007-8 Indie5 Season.

Tickets are $21 and can be purchased at the door (the Roxy Theatre - 10708 124 Street, Edmonton) or $22.75 in advance by visiting tixonthesquare. For show details or to arrange an interview contact Sam Varteniuk at (780) 686-5960.

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Mostly Water will take over the Roxy stage for one more variety show! If you haven't joined us yet, come on out to the last one of the season! We tell jokes. We have fun. We play Plunko. We play Name That 80s Sitcom. We show brand new videos. Our audiences have a great time. And our guests kick ass!

Past guests include NDP MP Linda Duncan, Mayor of Edmonton Stephen Mandel, Former MP Michael Phair, CBC's Peter Brown, Playwright Chris Craddock, DEDfest's Derek Clayton, The Wheatpool, The Be Arthurs and The James Murdoch Band. Entertainment abounds!

Mixing live stage performance with video shorts, MWT produces a game/talk show unlike anything you have seen before. These Edmonton-based performers could very well become your new best buddies to hang out with on a Saturday night.

Starring: Sam Varteniuk, Trent Wilkie, Craig Buchert, Jason Ludwig, and Matt Stanton

“…one of Edmonton's most talented and accomplished comedy troupes." -Todd Babiak, Edmonton Journal

The final installment of Metro Shorts will see eight filmmakers pit their five-minute shorts against each other, vying for the ultimate prize: two round-trip tickets to anywhere WestJet flies.

Will animator and frontrunner Riley Beach walk away with the loot? Will the hilarious Highwire Films stage a come-from-behind upset? Or will the alluring and seductive James Cadden present a technical masterpiece of Avatar-esque proportions, nabbing the top spot in a thrilling coup?

WestJet representatives will be on hand to award the coveted tickets as audiences and celebrity judges decide the fate of Edmonton's up-and-coming filmmakers in this heart-stopping finale!