Whitest Kids U Know

As you may or may not have figured out already, I'm a very big fan/supporter of improv comedy and underground sketch comedy troupes. I previously wrote a blog about Derrick Comedy and mentioned a group in relation to them called "Whitest Kids U Know" (WKUK) and figured tell you more about them. I came across them many years ago when I saw an ad about them in the Village Voice. Curious what they were about, I checked them out on the internet a low and behold I found myself lying on the floor with tears in my eyes laughing at how ridiculous and hilarious these five guys were. In their videos, they come across with a demeanor that seems like they're trying to say, "Hey! We're not doing anything ridiculous! We're taking ourselves very seriously!" which adds to the hilarity of the out-there humor they have. For example, one of my favorites is "Timmy Poops His Pants" which is simply about a man by the name of (you guessed it) Timmy that while at work (you guessed it again) poops his pants. Though that may or may not seem funny by itself, the rest of the sketch unfolds into a bizarre analysis of what to do with the situation. With their own successful TV show right now, they've been on Fuse for season one, IFC uncensored for season two and are in the midst of their third season on the same network. If you search around on YouTube or IFC, you're bound to find tons of clips, sketches or full episodes of this NY fivesome. They even came out with an audio album a few years ago which without anything to watch, is surprisingly hilarious when you use your imagination to paint the disturbing/bizarre picture that isn't there. I'd love to tell you more about how the third season is going, but unfortunately for where I am, I don't have access to IFC so let me know what you guys think of it so far. I'll post a few videos below and some links to where you can find out more about them.




WKUK Main Site
WKUK IFC Page
WKUK Wiki

College Humor on MTV

I've been a fan of College Humor for years now but I've never expected this to happen in a million years! It just goes to show you how popular the fan base of their original videos are, such as the famed original "Jake and Amir" and "Hardly Working" videos that the site is known for. The writing always stays fresh and original, with surprisingly great editing in part with the writing. These videos have become so popular that I've started to hear some of these videos quoted by everyday people as if it's a popular movie or TV show (or rather soon to be). The show was picked up by MTV, which could either take a turn for good or bad. Unfortunately, MTV is infamous for having very inadequate, but entertaining television shows that have a short life span. My guess is that College Humor will last one season, but will soon change to another channel to have more freedom from the censors with what they can write and show. A similar transition happened to the hilarious comedy troupe "Whitest Kids U Know" who had a variety of funny internet videos and were then shortly picked up by Fuse. They too had limits to what they could show and then soon switched to IFC where they had freedom to say and show what they wanted. Speaking of which, "Whitest Kids U Know: Season 3" will premiere this coming Tuesday, January 27 @ 10 pm Eastern on IFC and the "College Humor Show" will premiere February 8 @ 9:30 pm Eastern on MTV. I'll speak more of WKUK in my next blog but hope you tune in to both of those shows! Let me know what you guys think!

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Mike Lombardo

This morning, I went with a few friends of mine for breakfast in the Berklee Caf. I decided to gets some omelettes when who should be in front of me but Mike Lombardo. We started talking about random stuff like the theory of relativity, our love for singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton, Whitest Kids U Know and pimped-out PC's. Prior to this, we met twice before; once to see him and my friend Andy in their Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five tribute and at my friend Nick's place playing Battle of the Sexes. We then grabbed a table and he started telling me about his music and how he wants to try and follow in the footsteps of JoCo (Jonathan Coulton) as Mike puts it and write a song a week. I just check out his myspace a few minutes ago and all the songs are quite catchy. I would say he sounds like a mix of Ben Folds and Todd Rundgren, but definitely with his own brand of style mixed in as well. Very unpredictable in the way he writes songs as well. Check out the tracks "If I Say" and "Goodnight Bright Eyes".

Mike Lombardo Myspace