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― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
"if you don't like it, go take a dump in your hat."Don't you mean on the American flag?
― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:15 (eighteen years ago) link
I can sort of see how if you don't get that vibe, it could be a really good show, but it's a bit like "if an elephant was small, white and round, it'd be an aspirin".
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh really. Sure he wasn't just trying to be funny?
― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:28 (eighteen years ago) link
"Take it from me, I love you!"
― Ian Riese-Moraine has a grenade, that pineapple's not just a toy! (Eastern Mantr, Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link
scott so fucking OTM today. lemonade salesman, too.
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link
btw, when was the last time you were funny? i'm thinking it was well before you threatened to get in a fistfight with roger adultery.
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:25 (eighteen years ago) link
The show is certainly inconsistant, but they had some really incredible material. Both Mr. Show and the Upright Citizens Brigade tv show had some interesting ideas about working improv and live sketch formats into a television show, but I think both ultimately make the case for the supremecy of the live experience. (although Arrested Development plays with some of the same tools in a manner much more effective for television)
― C0L1N B.. (C0L1N B...), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:37 (eighteen years ago) link
Hm...all right, let me serve up an example -- one sketch I found egregriously painful was the one in the restaurant where the staff is all falling over themselves to take care of the dude when he poops. So, was that a 'fake' sketch (and was I apparently unaware not to notice?)? (I'm not objecting to that approach -- see also SCTV, MST3K, etc. -- but I don't think it worked well here.)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:58 (eighteen years ago) link
like ILX is a good arbiter of what's funny. get off yo own nuts!!
― ()ops (()()ps), Saturday, 23 April 2005 21:58 (eighteen years ago) link
-- miccio (anthonyisrigh...), April 23rd, 2005.
I mean even America's Funniest Home Videos has that smug Bob Saget cracking wry over the shots of dogs sliding around on ice.
i'd understand the complaint if they, like, gratuitously paused for applause or something, but the show has a pretty zippy pace.
otfm!
― latebloomer: But when the monkey die, people gonna cry. (latebloomer), Saturday, 23 April 2005 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
I was referring to the live segments--i.e. the "Space Dog" sketch.
As dumb as Lemonade Salesman's argument is, I don't know if "trying too hard" is a particularly useful criticism as it's phrased, especially when so much sketch could stand to try a lot harder (Michael Showalter, I'm looking at you). I haven't seen the poop sketch in a few years, but I'm remember it being executed very well--great raising the stakes, strong beats--but predicated on pretty weak ideas. Blount brought up Chappelle Show, which suffers from the opposite problem; great (if sometimes same-y) ideas, half-assed execution.
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Saturday, 23 April 2005 22:41 (eighteen years ago) link
Is "Trying Too Hard" In Art Really THAT Bad?
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 23 April 2005 23:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Saturday, 23 April 2005 23:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 23 April 2005 23:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 23 April 2005 23:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 23 April 2005 23:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Saturday, 23 April 2005 23:50 (eighteen years ago) link
I still love it.
― Kate, non masonic, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link
yes
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 18:49 (sixteen years ago) link
sad songs are nature's onions
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link
paul f tompkins was chubby once
― chaki, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 18:56 (sixteen years ago) link
my shoes hurt too
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:01 (sixteen years ago) link
i really love the jesus christ superstar sketch. i was obsessed with that movie at some point in my youth though.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:07 (sixteen years ago) link
gagortion
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
jcss is OK. not many lols.
― chaki, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
the sketch i mean. the original is the best thing ever made.
― chaki, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:13 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah that sketch really goes on too long
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:14 (sixteen years ago) link
It took me a while to start liking Mr. Show, to be honest. I had to get accustomed to it... but I think that happens with most sketch shows. You need to get a feel for the actors on the show, and for the writing. I am, however, a giant sketch comedy fan, so inevitably, this show became one of my favourite shows. When I was younger, I liked Cross best, but now it's definitely Odenkirk. All of the "best" parts I remember of his show were Bob-related... there's one sketch in particular whose name I forget, where Bob is this kid with a squeaky voice who's really down on himself, and David is his swearing friend who leaves in a jeep at one point... I think Bob says "aw, gee..." all the time. Anyone help me out here?
I still don't think I like it as much as Kids in the Hall, though, but I am a Canadian. Again, though, acquired taste?
― Will M., Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:14 (sixteen years ago) link
no. kids in the hall are the greatest sketch comedy group of all time.
― chaki, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:16 (sixteen years ago) link