Arturo Brachetti

A young man gains a new perspective on himself and his people during an unexpectedly complicated sojourn in Europe in this independent drama. Daniel (Ash Newman) is a teenager growing up in London; good looking and personable, Daniel enjoys a life of carefree hedonism, but deep inside he feels that something is missing. Daniel has a close relationship with his Jewish grandmother (Hadassah Unger Diamant), who serves as his confidante and conscience. Grandmother persuades Daniel to go to Europe in search of the grave of her late husband, who vanished during the pogroms of World War II. Daniel sets out for Paris, where his grandfather was last seen, but he soon finds himself on a journey that takes him through several nations as he is thrown into a number of unusual adventures. While searching for his grandfather, Daniel learns a great deal about himself and his heritage along the way. Ash Newman's performance in Shem earned him the Best Actor prize at the 2004 New York Independent Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This classic episode was originally telecast live on ABC, with three different versions for three different time zones, each supplied with radically different improvs and songs peformed by Brad Sherwood and the cast of Whose Line Is It Anyway? The plot finds Steve (John Carroll Lynch) and Mimi (Kathy Kinney) attempting to hold their separate bachelor and bachelorette parties at Drew's house. Kate (Christa Miller) hopes to use the festivities as an excuse to declare her love for Drew (Drew Carey), but somehow he becomes convinced that another guy is the object of her affections. In addition to the aforementioned Brad Sherwood, Whose Line Is It Anyway regulars Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Laura Hall appear in cameos, with Mochrie reprising his role as the enigmatic Eugene from the previous episode "She's Gotta Have It". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide