It's been 8 years since an almost unrecognizable Merry Misfits of Doom first performed on the dusty stages of a renaissance themed event in Devore, CA. After years of touring, performing and drinking, the Misfits bring The Stage Show Spectacular! back to the womb of its humble beginnings. Now with more Beer, Boobs and Crotch Blasts than could ever have been imagined way back in '00, the Doom returns to the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire!
Codpiece highly recommended.

WEEKENDS APRIL 5 - MAY 18
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Every blue moon, the Misfits return to the land of pawnshops and surfing. The fabled land that gave birth to them - Ventura, CA. This time, they're bringing their Doomettes and an even more spectacular Stage Show Spectacular! with them!

FEBRUARY 16, 2008
8pm. $10.

Ventura Improv Company
34 N Palm St
Ventura, CA 93001
805-643-5701

Reservations highly recommended.
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Renaissance fest comes to mountain town
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun

FAWNSKIN - The Poxy Boggards, Naughty Stitchers, Merry Misfits of Doom and the Belles of Bedlam.

No, they're not street gangs from days gone by, but performance artists who will be appearing this weekend at the sixth annual Big Bear Renaissance Festival to entertain in all their wild and merry ways.

And this year, you can get a double dose of the fun, for the festival is running two straight weekends - Saturday and Sunday and Aug. 18 and 19.

Reflecting the era of Queen Elizabeth I, the faire is a re-creation of an English summer faire.

Guests can experience a live joust, strolling entertainers including jugglers and belly dancers, stage performances by musicians and singers, handmade crafts, and food and drink reflecting the times.

An archery tournament and a Midsummer Fairy Forest Children's Area are among the many other attractions of this year's festival.

Special guest entertainers are the Poxy Boggards, touted as a "drinking group with a singing problem," known for their rollicking and bawdy songs.

Another festival highlight will be the comedy troupe Merry Misfits of Doom, who will perform their Stage Show Spectacular this Saturday and Sunday only.

The show encourages heavy audience participation in bringing the show alive.

"Our show is a lot like `Whose Line Is It Anyway' meets `Jackass.' It's not your same old boring improv," troupe member Wylie Withers said. "We put the audience in the role of quality control. Everything we do is based on what they give us for suggestions."

If the troupe entertains and generates laughs from scenes initiated through audience suggestions, the Merry Misfits are rewarded with beer, Withers said.

"We raise a big toast with the audience and get them all cheering and having a good time with us," he said.

But if the scenes don't generate the laughs, the Misfits are doomed to punishment.

"When you leave you should feel you've been at a really good party with all your best friends, and you know all the inside jokes," Withers said.

The faire will be at Pedersens Mill on Big Bear Lake's North Shore, 39115 Rim of the World Drive, Fawnskin, behind the fire station.

Laughstock, now 8 years strong, is coming back for Labor Day Weekend at the Livery Theatre in Ventura, CA. The Livery is one of SoCal's best little improv theatres and home to Ventura Area Theatresports. The Misfits face off against the Jimmy Mooks at 9pm on opening night, Friday August 31. Reservations highly recommended. For more info on ticket prices and directions, Click Here

To all of those who have supported us and who will support us in the future

Hello and thank you for being such great friends and fans of the Merry Misfits of Doom. You are all a big part of the show and the success of this group. I cherish the memories of doing shows for you, of your laughs and smiling faces. This letter is going to address what has happened the past few months to the group and to me, in hopes answer any questions and quell any rumors.

Last October my family experienced a very sad event. My daughter and her mother were involved in a very serious car accident in which my daughter was seriously injured and her mother passed away. Needless to say this was all very sudden and changed our lives greatly. I suddenly found myself being a single father through very tough circumstances; my daughter found herself having her entire life changed. I love my daughter very much, I love being her father. The choice was a simple and easy one, but required some huge changes in our lives. Choices had to be made; things had to be put aside. The Merry Misfits was one of the latter.
Now that things have settled down, it's time to slowly start getting back to things. Getting back to what I love to do. Making you people laugh and feel good. Back to performing. Back to the Merry Misfits.But first I must address a few things.

The most important being this: I could not have made it to where I am today without the support of my fiancée Anna. She has made all of this possible through her love and strength of character. Baby, you are so much stronger than you think you are. I love you and thank you with all of my heart. And I apologize now for whatever dumb things I will do on stage in the future. I love you.

Thank you Wylie, for waiting patiently for things to get settled and never knowing when or even if things were going to pick up again. For the asinine things that I said when I was tired and didn't know what was going to happen. For taking care of business while I dealt with personal issues. For not replacing me when there was doubt if I were to return. For being a friend through it all. Thank you. And I apologize now for whatever dumb things I will do on stage in the future. I love you.

Finally, but in no means leastly, you, our friends and fans. For those of you who knew what had happened and all your kind words, it mattered. It made a difference. For those of who did not know, thank you. Thank you for allowing us to entertain you. Thank you coming back time and time again, challenging us to become even better performers. Thank you for all the support, suggestions, and silliness that is so needed in our lives.

Thank you for laughing.

Sincerely,
Greg "Cuter Than Wylie" Jones

P.S. And I apologize now for whatever dumb things I will do on stage in the future. I love you.