#zach and amy

[standupcomedyhistorian]

Since I'm a fan of stand-up comedians like Maria Bamford, Kate Berlant, and Aparna Nancherla, I'm always seeking out more female voices in the male-dominated field of comedy—particularly new works by women comics.

As such, I wanted to highlight two female comedians who have recently been appearing on my social media feed to my great delight!

First, Sara Schaefer's Comedy Central showcase has been officially uploaded on YouTube, and it is absolutely wonderful. I first read Sara's comedic writing when she was an editor for Best Week Ever Blog, along with Michelle Collins and Dan Hopper, so I was already familiar with her witty way of thinking.

However, this special is so entertaining and fun that I'm thinking I need to see her perform live sometime soon haha

Second, if you've looked at my header before, you'll know I am a HUGE fan of Garfunkel and Oates.

Well, it looks like one-half of the comedy duo—Kate Micucci—has been releasing music videos for her upcoming children's album called My Hat, and they are all delightful.

Here's her newest one about the Ghosts of Pasadena!

Fun fact: Kate's music video director is Caitlin Gerard, whom Bo Burnham fans will easily recognize as his love interest Amy on the MTV gem Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous.

And Bo knows both Kate and Riki Lindhome really well! Since they are all musical comedians, Garfunkel and Oates often performed in the same venues as Bo, AND they participated in a Nerdist bowling game together. Plus, Kate and Riki were at the premiere of Bo's directorial debut. So cool!

I hope you enjoy the videos, and keep it here for more comedy fun! ✌🏼🐔

[mysticstarlightduck]

Extra 2.0 OC Favorites!

Some more characters from What Lurks In The Hollow, Zach Taylors and Amy Millihan!

Rules: share photos of your OCs' favorite color, season, shoe choice, weapon, food & drink, clothing style, mode of transportation, animal, pastime, and breakfast and if they're an introvert/ambivert/extrovert then change up any one of the five favorite things categories for the next round. BONUS: Add some music/songs that fit their aesthetic (the songs don't have to be their favorite songs, just fit their vibe)!

Zach Taylors

Favorites:

Color: Graphite black/dark gray

Season: Spring

Shoe Choice: Worn-out black converse studded with metal spikes and chains that were added to it through a DIY

Weapon: Pocket-knife

Food: Cheap diner hamburgers with curly fries

Drink: Vanilla Ice Cream Milkshake

Style: Improvised goth style with dark ripped denim pants, band shirts, studded belts with chains, fingerless gloves with black fish netting, tin rings and black leather vests.

Mode of Transportation: Skateboard

Animals: Geckos and lizards. Has one gecko named Mark, whom he stole from a parked pet store truck.

Pastime: Reading good books by the campfire

Breakfast: White chocolate protein bars

Personality: Ambivert.

Songs:

I'm Alive - Shinedown

Hayloft - Mother Mother

I'm Just A Kid - Simple Plan

Washing Machine Heart - Mitski

Welcome to the black parade! - My Chemical Romance

Amy Millihan

Favorites:

Color: Pastel, especially pastel yellow

Season: Winter

Shoe Choice: Purple sneakers with star patches

Weapon: Baseball bat

Food: Fried chicken wings with barbecue sauce

Drink: Soda

Style: Simple long-sleeved shirts usually under a T-shirt with a fun pattern, thrift shop pants and a backpack

Mode of Transportation: Her creaky old pastel yellow bike

Animal: Both cats and dogs!

Pastime: Watching movies to fall asleep or to have a movie night, when Dylan has the time.

Breakfast: Waffles with chocolate

Personality: Mild extrovert, wary extrovert lol

Songs:

Butterfly Fly Away - Miley Cyrus

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper

Here's to Never Growing Up - Avril Lavigne

One Call Away - Charlie Puth

Fox On The Run - Sweet

Tagging (gently): @sleepy-night-child, @kaylinalexanderbooks, @smol-feralgremlin, @wyked-ao3, @topazadine @littleladymab,

@winterandwords, @eccaiia, @sarahlizziewrites, @illarian-rambling

@agirlandherquill, @anoelleart, @ray-writes-n-shit

@writernopal, @anyablackwood, @unstablewifiaccess, @forthesanityofstorytellers

@i-can-even-burn-salad, @cakeinthevoid @thecomfywriter

@thepeculiarbird, @clairelsonao3, @memento-morri-writes, @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @amaiguri

@cherrychiplip @thecomfywriter @thelovelymachinery

@differentnighttale, @leahnardo-da-veggie

[marleybee]

Six teenagers with attitude…✨💫

[wolfboywarmachines]

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song holds every color of the rainbow

"rose colored boy" - paramore (2017) // "red" - taylor swift (2012) // "something in the orange" - zach bryan (2022) // "yellow" - coldplay (2011) // "colors" - halsey (2015) // "green light" - lorde (2017) // "sleepwalker" - of monsters and men (2019) // "violet" - hole (1995) // "edge of seventeen" - stevie nicks (1981) // "back to black" - amy winehouse (2006) // "sober up" - ajr ft. rivers cuomo (2017)

[jokerislandgirl32]

Someone probably asked this before but how did Violet and Zach met?

Hello! Thank you so much for this ask! I am sorry it took me a bit to get back to it (I’m passing out early every night from work/sickness)! But, I am more than happy to answer this!

Violet ran into Zach, literally, at Science Camp! In my Wild Violet AU, Zach returns to Science Camp, alongside Aviva, to serve as a camp counselor when he is 17. Violet, who was 12 at the time, received a scholarship to attend the camp, therefore she was one of the campers. Violet’s camp counselor was Aviva, but Violet developed an incredibly strong bond with Zach, they became the best of friends, and they were virtually inseparable during their time at camp.

Picrew Link (what I like to think they looked like at science camp 😊).

I included this meeting in the original version of Wild Violets, and while I plan to tweak it a bit, this is essentially how their first meeting went down! See below cut for the fanfic excerpt!

The camp was surrounded by trees and a large lake, which I was drawn to. Growing up on an island chain, surrounded by water, makes one who is used to seeing it comforted by the sight of other bodies of water.

I turned around and walked backwards while I gazed at the glimmering lake. A few moments later I bumped into someone, and we both tumbled to the ground. A shrill, whiny male voice soon filled my ears, “WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING!” 

My eyes found the source of the voice in a thin, pale, black haired young man lying on the ground, with me on top of him. I looked at his face, which was a bit blurry because my glasses had fallen off in our tumble, but I could see well enough to know he was furious. I snatched my glasses off the ground and placed them back on my face. I quickly scrambled off him and began apologizing, “I’m so sorry! I wasn’t paying attention, are you okay? I hope you’re okay. I am so, so sorry!”

The young man’s emerald green eyes glared at me, flashing malice and hatred in my direction. I noticed his face was flushed with anger; he made a noise that sounded like a tea kettle squealing on top of a stove. A few tears escaped my eyes: I hated making people angry. 

My aunt Amy, cousin Paige, and a few onlookers heard the commotion. I heard whispers around me, “she’s made him her enemy.” “Do you see how mad he is?” “I feel bad for that kid.” 

I gulped and jumped up to stand beside Amy as “my enemy” continued glaring at me. Amy hugged me against her side and opened her mouth to speak, but she was cut off by a feminine voice asking, “Zach, is there a problem here?” 

The owner of the voice was a young woman with tan skin, thick, brown hair tied back in a ponytail, and green-gray eyes. She raised her eyebrows and looked from me to Zach. 

Zach turned to the young woman and pointed back at me, “SHE ran into ME because she was too busy ‘not paying attention.’” He held his fingers up and used air quotes when he said not paying attention, and, for added damage, he used an even whinier voice when saying those words to mimic me. 

I felt Amy tense beside me, and I knew she was about to give him some of her signature southern sass, but the young woman spoke up, “I heard her say she was sorry, Zach. It’s obvious it was an accident. You’re both okay, so there’s no harm done.” 

Zach cast me one final glare and turned on his heal uttering, “Humph.” As he stomped away, the young woman sighed and stuck her hand out to my aunt, cousin, and me. 

“My name is Aviva Corcovado, and I am one of the counselors here at the Greatest Minds of Our Youth Science Camp,” she explained as she shook all our hands. “I’m sorry for the way Zach treated you, he can be a bit difficult to get along with.”

[sonch]

i'm not sure if this is gonna reach its target audience but still: zach kornfeld is a real life jake peralta

[gameofthunder66]

Only Murders in the Building (2021- ) tv series

-(started) watchin' Season 4- 9/1/2024- on Hulu

Looking like this season going to be much better than last... I Hope.

[amyadams]

My Two Dads (1987–1990) “Blast from the Past” S02.E01

[pathogenflock]

do you guys remember this moment in pacific bay /j

[ghostsbrokenbyfairytales]

who: amy and zach where: i dunno @ofescapisms

“you, over there with the uh the face and the hair yeah, you got a light? you look like you got a light.” zach pointed over at amy with a blunt in his hand waiting to be lit. “i left my lighter in my other pants and i don’t feel like going all the way back home to grab it because that’s a lot of work. oh and i guess i gotta watch the store still too.”

[kanerallels]

Latest chapter is a day late (in my mind anyways) but finally up!! First lines under the cut

There was something different about New York City at Christmas time. Maybe it was just the decorations, the lights, the snow. But the city itself felt a little friendlier, a little less ready to punch your lights out than it usually was.

That, or Frank was just in an abnormally good mood.

It was good to be back here, the closest place to something like home that he had, for the second time in the past four years. The first time had been a brief trip to check in with Curtis about a few things, only staying long enough to get the information he needed and crash at his place for the night.

This time would be a longer trip. He was even planning to stop by and visit the Liebermans— which was where he was currently headed. When David had caught wind of the fact he was heading for New York City, he’d immediately insisted Frank stop and visit with them.

It had seemed like a bad idea at first. There was still a target on his back, especially in NYC, and the last thing Frank wanted was to bring trouble to the Lieberman’s door.

However, he wasn’t traveling alone. So he couldn’t really crash on Curtis’s couch this time around.

[white-cat-of-doom]

The end of the first week in Taipei, Taiwan for Asia Tour 2022-2023 (30 July 2023), and the final show for Matt Krzan as Munkustrap.

With Katie Hutton as Rumpleteazer, Taryn Donna as Cassandra, Saverio Pescucci as Alonzo, and Lydia Gerrard.

A memento of past lives from Katie Hutton as Rumpleteazer.

Cian Hughes as Carbucketty finds a friend in Oliver Ramsdale as Admetus, and Johnny Randall got through the week.

If you wanted more Lucy Rice (and who does not?), she provided some photos with Amy Louise Whittle as Jennyanydots, Cian Hughes as Carbucketty, and Nathan Zach Johnson covering Munkustrap.

[mysticstarlightduck]

What’s their opinions on PDA?

Thanks for the ask, @illarian-rambling! Let's go with some couples from What Lurks In The Hollow.

Ask Game Here

Zach Taylors & Amy Millihan

Holding hands, hugs, quick kisses, cute little handshakes and stuff, they love that, they really, really do. HOWEVER. Neither of them like when people get too into Public Displays of Affection - like when they see those couples that full-on french kiss in a public square or get too handsy with each other, it gives them The Ick, and they so hate that.

Dylan Millihan & Christine Nespor

It depends. Dylan's generally really reserved (a very grumpy version of being shy, like "what the fuck you looking at?" when strangers stare or something), and isn't a really touchy-feely person, he doesn't deal with too much touch well. He's more the kind to show his love through quiet actions or begrudging reminders for the other to take care of themselves. Christine is a very hyper extrovert that tends to go all in into relationships, and is very much a hugger and cuddler, but she's very respectful of boundaries. As they interact, Dylan's slowly starting to like hugs - but not too much, and not all the time - and Christine is learning alternative ways to show affection other than physical touch.

Liam Steele & Savvanah Hahn

HECK YEAH, they're into it. They're generally very "loud" with things that they do - in the sense they have a very strong presence that ends up getting all the attention when they're around - and that includes their relationship. They're rarely seen without the other, and they usually walk either holding hands or with their arms around each other's waist. They kiss, lean into each other while playing at an arcade machine, they cuddle, they blast their favorite love songs as loud as possible when in Liam's car. Like "HECK YEAH WE LOVE EACH OTHER, WHAT OF IT? (:". Some people are too quick to judge and think they're too "clingy" to each other but Liam and Savvy are just generally best friends who adore each other's presence - they're The Power Couple of this book.

Erin Niemand & Indigo "Indie" Lauriel

Nope. Erin's a very introverted loner who, for the longest time in her life, didn't have many friends and/or proper social skills. Indie's an extrovert, but she's a more layback kind of extrovert who just generally does her thing and enjoys life. Neither of them are very much into physical touch BUT they do have a secret handshake that only each other knows later on in the story. They do like cuddling while watching movies, but never in public - being too romantic-y in public just feels awkward for them both.

Conner Watsen & Maeve Fernandez

They don't mind it - they'll kiss in public, hug, just generally sit close to each other, give eachother piggyback rides, etc. Both of them just generally mind their own business and live their own lives no matter what others think, but much like Zach & Amy they don't like when people get too into it in public like, "okay, it's wonderful y'all love eachother but goodness that's a bit...intense". It just feels uncomfortable, but they generally just quickly acknowledge it and then carry on like they'd never seen anything amiss.

[marleybee]

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ⚡️

[ofescapisms]

@ghostsbrokenbyfairytales

Amy was in line for lemonade when she saw Zach alone and without a drink that she could see, so when she got to the front she grabbed two and walked over to him, handing him one. “Lemonade? I figure if we really have to stay hydrated in the heat, it’s better than water at least,” she shrugged.

[jokerislandgirl32]

So…I Have A New OC x Canon Wild Kratts Ship I’d Like To Introduce…

Gaston Gourmand and Amy Rain Smith (AKA: Violet’s Aunt!)

They are the sassy southern chef duo who meet when they serve as the joint caterers for Zach and Violet’s wedding. Despite their attempts to kill each other in the process of making the meal, they get past their differences, make a fantastic meal, and eventually fall in love 😍!

The relationship with Amy helps to curb Gourmand’s obsession with cooking rare and endangered animals. He instead focuses on making meals with Amy that contain the finest and most exotic ingredients (spices, vegetables, and so on, but NOT endangered animals), and lots of heart!

A quote from them that I must share:

Gourmand: “Do you ever think about me being your nephew-in-law’s ex boyfriend?”

Amy: “I try not too…”

Gourmand: “Or that Little Sugar and I have…” (Little Sugar is Gourmand’s nickname for Violet).

Amy: “I don’t know what you’re gonna say, but don’t you dare finish that sentence…”

Picrew Used for Amy’s Image

Feel free to ask anything about them, I absolutely love this ship!