. - meet congressman bud noir, the onstage persona of washington lawyer ken rynne. - the only creaturesew members, some staff, and a few alcoholics, but i repeat myself. [laughter] that's what i've set out to do, to write musical comedy. it's been a passion of mine for a long time and i'm almost making money at it, almost famous since 2006. - rynne has already had several careers. - seven years as a lawyer in a firm, about 7 years on the hill, then needed to make some money, so i went to work for mbna credit card bank in delaware and made some money. except after a while, it really felt like the proverbial square peg in a round hole. just didn't fit right. ♪ it's planet washington ♪ ♪ show biz for ugly people, washington ♪ - when the bank was boug, he was laid off with a golden handshake and took advantage of the opportunity to pursue his dream. - i had a 5-year plan and then, if i didn't make money in 5 years, i would come out and the world would say, "welcome back." and i walked back into this post-2008 market, where a middle-aged, [muffled] 50-something lawyer, you know, was a dime a