DOUGLAS RIDLOFF: Visual Artist

Here is the website for ASL Slam

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ASL SLAM: Levi Anderson

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check out my TUMBLR! www.douglasridloff.tumblr.com

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Douglasridloff.com

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Boom Boom Fest

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November: ASL SLAM

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October: ASL SLAM

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Deaf Nation ASL SLAM

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Houston, Texas

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Deaf Arts Festival: Michigan

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September ASL SLAM

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2011-10-31T12:15:00.001-07:00

ASL SLAM!

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ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR DOUGLAS RIDLOFF AS A HOST AND CURATOR

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Christine Kim's 10 minute gig

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I am involved in Christine Kim's 10 minute performance.

The Capital D Show

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ASL SLAM!! May 19th

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The Capital D

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Isabelle The Spy

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KISSFIST Magazine: Issue Nine

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Check out page 10 to 13

Based on Deaf West Theatre, ASL SHOWCASE

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Ridloff’s material was electrifying with unbridled vulgarity, & more importantly, refreshingly original. Wait till you see what the FF jar is about. He pulls no punches in speaking his mind, especially if the audience fails to respond, as evidenced last Saturday. His use of fingerspelling the alphabet & numbers in storytelling is unique. It is refreshing to see a blue comedian using ASL, and I hope he continues down this path.

Soon, I suspect Ridloff may move on to free association where he simply walks on stage and riffs whatever goes through his head: nothing censored, nothing mediated, nothing choreographed – (yes, that means no powerpoint) - till he becomes an avatar of mind shattering blue humor that’s a combination of recall, prophecy, and lewd jokes. Ridloff could become the first automatic signer in which his hands outrun his mind and say things he never planned to say, and end up surprising himself along w the rest of us - as if he becomes a spectator of his own performance.

I’m ecstatic to witness new talent on the stage, and I hope they continue to perform – thus inspiring us all and teach us a deeper appreciation of Deaf culture.

Deaf West Theatre

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M.O.S. - The trailer

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M.O.S. [Short Feature Documentary] from Damname Productions on Vimeo.

Transients trailer

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TRANSIENTS Teaser from Alex Lotz on Vimeo.

ASL SLAM! August 26th

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Watch Live on the Web!
http://www.bowerypoetrylive.com/

Deafnation EXPO

2010-06-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

Monday: PG show: Treasure hotel: Time to be announced
Tuesday: R rated show: Treasure hotel: time to be announced

ASL SLAM!! June 24th

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Jason Norman is passing on the ASL Slam! torch to me to host ASL Slam!

Douglas Ridloff Live: June 13th

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Hebrew Association for the Deaf in NYC

D.E.A.F. (Deaf Emerging Artists Festival) 2010

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D.E.A.F. (Deaf Emerging Artists Festival) 2010
June 1-6, 2010
The IRT Theater Deaf Emerging Artists Festival (D.E.A.F.) is an annual one-week program of performances, screenings and workshops aimed at creating common ground for Deaf and hearing artists.

June 4th (Friday) 7PM
"DR2"

David Rivera and Douglas Ridloff are the yin and yang of ASL. The storytelling masters complement each other as DR2—salty and sweet, funny and dark, hot and cool. The duo hurls story after story celebrating the tribulations and triumphs of Deafhood in academia and life beyond, hitting every single ASL genre: poetry using handshapes and numbers, cinematic storytelling, stand-up comedy and a fun thing called duo signing. Their voiced performance provides the link between Deafhood and the rest of the world. You just have to come and see for yourself.

douglas ridloff fingerspelling mime

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Douglas Ridloff Live: April 24th: New Jersey, Cranford

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Texas, Austin

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Union Community College: SIGN CLUB ASL Festival

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Douglas Ridloff Live: The "Jack of ALL ASL" April 16th, 2010 (8PM) @ Texas, Austin

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ASL KO TRAILER

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Deaf Jam

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Judy Lieff is working on a documentary film which is called Deaf Jam. A group of New York City Deaf teens reveal their passions, frustrations, and senses of humor as they discover and explore ASL poetry. Hopefully, the film will be done soon! :)

Translation for ASL poetry?

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A DOUGLASGIVING PRAYER

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ASL,
We humbly ask thy blessing
On the jokes and the stories
On the audience.
Bless the seats and the stage I stand on
Bless my hands and face.
We're thankful for all our Deaf ones
For all the hearing ones
For a night of Douglasgiving!
Now let us feast on ASL!
November 28, 2009
Time:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:
The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012
Street:
308 Bowery
City/Town: NY, NY
$15 admission
WEB LIVE!!!
http://www.bowerypoetry.com/?#Event/77896

SERID 2009, Mississppi, Biloxi

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Performed at SERID 2009, Sept 28th 2009

Mississppi Show

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Pluin: sign gene

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www.pluin.com

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Jack of All ASL

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MEDIA, POWER, AND IDEOLOGY: RE-PRESENTING D-E-A-F

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Ryan Commerson's 45-minute film draws on the work of Cultural Studies theorist Stuart Hall to examine the nature of representation and ideology, and the need for the Deaf community to seize control of media representations of what it means to be Deaf.
November 28, 2008
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Bowery Poetry club
Admission: 6 dollars

ASL SLAM

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George Carlin and Deaf Comedians on Edge

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I'm honored to be mentioned in the same sentence with good ol' George.

George Carlin and Deaf Comedians on Edge
The recent death of George Carlin, controvestial and thought-provoking "stand-up" comedian brought me much memories of deaf comedians on the edge. George Carlin was a hearing person himself anyway. The concept of stand-up comedy for past 50 years boldly challenged the definition of profanity, inapporiate language usage and crudeness.

Numerous deaf comedians come to the mind right away are legendary Mary Beth Miller, loveable Stephen Ryan, intellectual Bob Daniels, Bill Ennis and the rising addition of Jason Norman and Doug Ridloff, a duo comedy team - "ASL in Raw" to the growing roster of deaf comedy on edge.

Deaf comedian and ASL storyteller, Mary Beth Miller is in severe declining health state lately in her NY residence. Mary Beth Miller is well-known for exploring the cross-cultural barriers between deaf and hearing people in her deaf comedy stand-up materials. Miller usually took swipes at the absurdity of oralism and ignorance among hearing people about deaf people in existence.

The memorable and beloved ASL comedian, Stephen Ryan, unexpectedly passed away in 1995 at the age of 37. Ryan brought real greatness to the features of stand-up materials like "Planet Way Over Yonder" in modern ASL storytelling version of "Eyeth". Ryan endlessly mocked hearing people, cochlear implanteers, CIs and other subjects at the expense of "d-World".

Stephen Ryan had regularly e-corresponded and colloborated with well-known hearing comedians like Rodney Dangerfield. He also exchanged jokes with Jay Leno privately. Stephen Ryan frequently mocked actress Marlee Maltin in his comedy acts, too. He had been honored in doing the mainstream comedy performance at the Comedy Cafe in Washington, DC. Ryan was more than just a deaf comedian. He eloquently teached American Sign Language at Gallaudet University for many years and gave the scholarly presentation on "Let's Tell an ASL Story" for the Deaf Studies III conference's "Bridging Cultures in the 21th Century" at Gallaudet University. Ryan was well-loved by his deaf audience, especially overseas deaf associations. Ryan also teached ASL and performed his comedy materials in Japan before his untimely death. Ryan gave too much of himself to other people beside himself.

Here are some examples of Stephen Ryan's deaf comedy materials -

The deaf people have the rights to request for the ASL interpreter to go along with them when any of us get drafted for military service on the battlefield. No questions about the enemy rather not shoot at any deaf individuals, but interpreter get shot anyway due to his hearing status.

What will happen about someone hearing or deaf to be with a deaf individual with CI? Someone will get electrouced.

Bob Daniels done many intellectual and brilliant deaf comedy materials thru his one-man plays like "Am I Paranoid?" Daniels superbly mocked the relay service for the deaf with operators dealt with deaf relay clients ########## #########. Operators of the relay service for the deaf had to do the pretended moanings and stimulated themselves to carry the ongoing relay conversations in Daniels' "Am I Paranoid?" play.

Bill Ennis is one of unique deaf comedian of our time. Ennis usually interweaves his childhood experiences with his two brothers for his deaf comedy materials. His physical movement lend much to endless laughters what happened to Bill and his brothers.

Jason Norman and Doug Ridloff brought more risque and eye-opening materials to their deaf comedy performances with "ASL in the Raw" which they strongly felt about too many deaf "stand-up" comedy to be too clean and safe. Those duos frequently performed in New York City and other cities. The recent performances like Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and nearby bar on H Street, Northeast (NE).

Expectational comedians of the deaf are Keith Wann and other growing numbers of CODA (Children of the Deaf) comedians shared with the audience about their grown-up years with deaf parents and silbings. Wann also appeared in the Pespi commerical - "Bob's House" and other indie films including Mosdeux deaf film, "Resonare".

Many lesser-known and familar deaf comedians from Kathy Buckley, Steve Day (Italy), John Smith of "Grumpy Old Deafies" (UK), Fred Armisen as "Ritchie B", Tammy West and other mores.

Ken Glickman, deaf comedian of "Deafology 101", really never was found to be funny in any way. Too many hearing people came to me and shared their thoughts about Glickman's so-called funny deafology materials. They and other deaf people do not see Ken Glickman glitzfully funny.

Ken Glickman is really a nice guy, but some people find the admission fees for Glickman's performances to be pretty steep for that kind of comedy act.

Remmy Lisa Lampanelli's Rochester Institute of the Deaf (RIT) comedy show as a slap at deaf faces last year? The appealing part of stand-up comedy is to trivalize, challenge, highlight and mock at the logics of our lives.

Many hearing "stand-up comedians" brought delights to our so-called predictable and miserable lives from Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Carrot Top, Andy Kaufman, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Roseanne Barr, Alan King, Lenny Bruce, Jeff Foxworthy, Paul Rodgriuez and Andrew Dice Clay.

Chris Rock recently mocked the "Lady Macbeth" from the Democratic Primary 2008 election. Rock quipped "I dearly support the concept of female president, but really have to be that lady?" He referred to Hillary Clinton as most undesirable female candidate for the presidency of the United States.

George Carlin have been heavily influenced by Lenny Bruce, most controvestational comedian from the 60s and 70s. Richard Pryor pushed many comedians to be more bold and risk-taking and gutsy and politically incorrect.

Will we see the real deaf stand-up comedy with more edges and profilic? We, the Deaf America at Large, dearly lost the heart of our deaf community like literary nights and ASL storytellings for past ten years due to the changing society and widespread of cochlear implant uses and increasingly fragemented deaf community.

Thanks Robert!

Deaf stand-up comedian

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John Morrison's monthly comedy quickie--some of the smartest, most politically savvy comedians in or passingt through NewYork make and unmake their bed here before some soon to be deported illegal third world alien comes in to clean it all up . . .
For our first Motel show of the new year, we are very pleased and proud to be bringing back our good friend Todd Barry. Todd will be scooting back and forth between Sketchfest shows in San Francisco, but we'll be lucky enough to have him for one night only.

From HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" to the Montreal, Aspen and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, there's not much Todd hasn't done in the world of stage, film, radio and TV comedy. Howard Stern, Lucky Louie, Chappelle's Show, Letterman, Conan, etc., etc... just take our word for it, you are going to love Todd, OK? OK. (Everyone does. Uncanny, but true.)

Joining Todd, Comedy Central's Liam McEneaney has just returned from his European tour, and we're guessing he'll have some smart things to say for himself, as always. Old friend and winner of the Bud Light "Ladies of Laughter" Contest, Maureen Langan will be here, and you can see for yourself why Backstage magazine named her one of the "Ten Standout Stand-ups Worth Watching".

We had such a fun time last month with Chicago Second-City alum Thomas Middleditch that we've asked him back for an encore, and we're delighted to be able to present to you deaf comic Douglas Ridloff, co-creator and producer of "ASL (American Sign Language) in the Raw". Douglas - along with his interpreter for the hearing - will have you in stitches, guaranteed. Funny, funny man.

Deaf Idol

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the link is www.deafidol.deafnation.com

Third place...

Someone wrote a blog about Deaf Idol and they believe that I gave the best performance and should be in first place
Go and read!
http://brookfieldrd.blogspot.com/

ASL LIVE!

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ASL LIVE WINNER!
2008 NAD Conference hosts ASL Live! and Douglas Ridloff of New York took home the crown and the grand prize of $2,000 for three stellar performances.

face of many faces

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Lauren's 30th birthday at Beer Garden in Williamsburg

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Where am I ???

in the basement.... in the bathroom.... at spitzer's....not at Elliiot....Rivington and Ludlow :)

ASL in the Raw: article: Dec 15-28, 2005

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The guy name Darren passed by and saw the sign by Bowery poetry club and decided to go in and watch the show. He contacted the owner of Bowery poetry club and asked four our contacts. From there, we are in time out NY! the lady had to come and take a picture of us in my office. The show was our first production and it was a huge hit for the Deaf community.

ASL IN the RAW: 2006 demo

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ASL IN THE RAW

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It will be our first tour out of NYC! Yeah, it will be very hard to leave our beloved land to a strange land/ We decided to go and give three shows!!! over the weekend. come, watch the show and you will go home..... happy and horny! :)

ASL in the RAW: Same same but different!

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Hosts Jason Norman and Doug Ridloff break ground for the Deaf community by blending skits, character sketches, storytelling, and guest stars in their production of ASL in the Raw.

ASL IN THE RAW
Same Same but Different
Hosted by Douglas Ridloff and Jason Norman

This time is beyond the G-spot! You will see adult humor and drama in American Sign Language by Deaf entertainers!

This event is X-rated... well, perhaps XXX-rated. Warning for your Eyes! The stories and comedy could be too hot to handle.

Required admission of $15 audience voyeurs (age 18 and over)
DAY OF SHOW TICKETS - $20  
Interpreter for the profoundly hearing provided
Limited seating and No standing!

Reserve tickets 8:00 - 10pm,
March 20th
http://www.comixny.com/event.aspx?eid=274&sid=1071