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NAME: Becca Costello
(AKA The Lonely Vegan,
Ms. "I Know Everyone Else's Lines")
Bio:
Becca used to be the person Keith would call
in a panic 30 minutes before an ICBINC show
when his other friends flaked on working the
door. Becca was promoted to ICBINC merch girl
when the concessions volunteer went AWOL. Though
she had no technical experience, Becca became
the light and sound tech for ICBINC when Keith
was no longer able to bribe his more knowledgeable
friends to work for free. (Though a lighting
novice, she still maintains the legendary mid-show
blackout at Studio 808 in San Francisco was
not her fault.) As the inevitable result of
her sheer dependability, Becca currently acts,
writes, and directs in ICBINC. At least, until
the door guy flakes again.
Favorite
parts played in ICBINC: Atomic Girl (I
wear a skin tight red, white and blue
spandex bell-bottomed jumpsuit covered with
shiny gold stars. Enough said.
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Proudest
ICBINC moment: Moments before we opened
the house for our sold-out DVD filming at
the Crest Theatre, I was standing on the stage
in my Atomic Girl jumpsuit with a spotlight
aimed on my chest while Sid stood in the aisle
and squinted to see if my nipples would be
visible to the audience through the costume's
fabric. "Kinda," she yelled, "but,
really, who's going to be looking at your
breasts?"
Most
trying moment on tour: Amber and I
were sexually harassed by Elmo on Hollywood
Blvd. Luckily, I was able to channel
my shame into a one-woman show warning others
about the dangers of the muppet party scene.
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What
would be a more fitting name for ICBINC: I favor the simple
"Not Comedy". It avoids ICBINC's
obvious associations with partially
hydrogenated sandwich spreads.
What
have you given up to be in ICBINC:
Stage fright, modesty and my copy of "Pizza
Sluts 3" that mysteriously disappeared
from the prop box.
Comedy
Influences: I draw inspiration for
my comedic genius from the unending parade
of everyday life. That and VHS dubbed re-runs
of "Kids in the Hall".
Who's buying
porn? The real question is "who's
stealing it?" Fess up ICBINCER's!
Why
am I holding a ham on the "It's Funny
Because" poster if I'm so vegan? It's
a whoopie cushion damnit! Get it?
Comedy . . . Whoopie cushion? It
was Keith's idea okay?
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