'Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower' to Feature Willie Geist on Sept. 27th

HAPPY SUNSHINE KUNG FU FLOWER, with Special Guest, Willie Geist, co-host of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' and a regular commentator on MSNBC's 'Tucker,' contributor to 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' and to NBC's 'Weekend Today,' and host of his satirical video blog on msnbc.com called Zeitgeist, will perform Sept 27, 10.30pm at The Zipper Factory. Sponsored by The Onion.

Called 'Shocking, Engaging, Funny, and Totally Original,' by Rachel Maddow of MSNBC's the Rachel Maddow Show, Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower is a multimedia socio-political satire centering on a group of outsourced Japanese Ninjas hired by China to infiltrate the American Psyche by taking on roles in the Media, Pop Culture, and Politics. The savvy show, now at The Zipper Factory, began at Lotus and later moved to Comix and Ars Nova, gaining recognition and a cult following in NYC for integrating political pundits, celebrities, journalists, and music from the NYC underground scene into its raw comedy format. Past guests have included Paul Rieckhoff, Mo Rocca, Amy Goodman, Rachel Maddow, Rachel Sklar, and Michael Musto, among others.

HAPPY SUNSHINE KUNG FU FLOWER is written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Important Things with Demetri Martin, Comedy Central, 2009), directed by Darren Katz (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), with music arrangements by Ian Wehrle, and features Lynn Andrews (Annie), Tarik Davis (Boom Chicago), Kevin R Free (TMLMTBGB), Brooke Ishibashi, Stephen Reyes (Irish Rep), and Stephen Sheffer (Bedbugs, NYMF). Jeff Ashworth (Comix) and Heath Calvert (The Huffington Post) serve as contributing writers, Kelli Jo Claxton (Countdown with Keith Olbermann) is Production Manager, and Wendy Harris is the General Manager.

The show isdedicated to the friends, journalists, and producers at DemocracyNow! who were wrongly arrested while reporting outside the RNC in MN. www.democracynow.org for more information.

Call 212.352.3101 or visit www.zippertheater.com for ticket information.
The Zipper Factory is located in Manhattan at 336 W 37th Street.

For more information, go to www.KungFuFlower.com and www.thezipperfactory.com for tickets and more information.