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January 29, 2007 3:19 pm

LIVE: Mike Myers as Guru Pitka

posted by: Dennis DiClaudio

Last spring, Mike Myers (i.e. Austin Powers, Wayne Campbell, husband of ax-murderer) played a few surprise shows as a new character, Guru Pitka, at New York's tiny (but cozy) improv haven, the Magnet Theater.

The performance got a great response from those lucky enough to have seen it.

Well, it looks like Guru Pitka is back this Friday, with a performance that appears to be partially-scripted and partially-improvised. According to Magnet Theater's website:

The Guru will share his preternaturally keen observations on life, answer questions from the audience and provide guidance to all of life's dilemmas. Reservations will be accepted BY PHONE ONLY beginning at noon on Tuesday, January 30th. No email reservations will be accepted. 2 reservations per name. On the night of the show, reservations will be released at approximately 9:45 p.m. The standby line will start at 9:00 p.m. and seats will open to standbys at approximately 9:45 p.m.

The Magnet's telephone number is available on its website here.

Myers has also been known to show up unannounced for the Magnet's weekly, fully-improvised show, Tiny Spectacular.

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Comments (1)

Posted by Larry Lar on February 5, 2007 at 12:57 pm

I saw Mike Myers as the Guru Pitka this past friday (and subsequently hung out with his girlfriend vis a vis John Mitchell) and my god was it enlightening! Into-me-I-saw a continuum of laughter, as acronyms adorned my ears, making nueral connections I never thought possible. On top of that, the sitar player rockin' 'funky town' was pretty 'H' as well.

Mike's ability to both entertain and stay in character was the most amazing spectacle I have witnessed. Some people just have it - and he is no different whatsoever! Along with his amazing abilities to engage the audience with quick wit and banter, his play with the other characters worked just as well if not better. Eric Gilliand's opening monologue brought back memories of staying home from school in the eighties to catch reruns of Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano on 'Who's the Boss'. However, my mind kept drifting in the gutter every time Danza's name was mentioned, comparing a 'Tony Danza' to a 'Dirty Sanchez' after the initial tone was set.

All in all, I felt inspired and enlightened, forgetting the surroundings of New York, and the material world in itself. Hopefully, I will get the chance to be enlightened by the Guru Pitka in the future!

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