get the album. they're not game-changingly amazing MCs, but it's surprisingly good.

I feel like it's a beautiful synthesis of Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, & Jimmy Buffett—with a hearty dose of Bob Seeger thrown in for good measure. also it's hilarious.

"leather pants—well, I suppose I could give them to my gay son."

I really did. (& then I played "Fluffy," which may have been overkill. but I was afraid the much-catchier "Japanese Cowboy" would've been seen as offensive.)

okay, so, I already told this story in another Ween thread from 2011 (long after the article was posted). but I'm repeating it here ONLY BECAUSE I know so few people who like Ween & thus am desperate to share it with an audience who can appreciate it.

I know; I can't believe he did so many of the Frisky Dingo characters! Killface has one of the most hilarious/distinctive voices ever (& I never thought he sounded remotely like Xander/Wendell/Ronnie/Ray/etc.).

because said wives don't have careers & earning potential of their own?

if you're a fan of Chicago improv, this movie is worth checking out for the frequent appearances of TJ & Dave (legendary longform comedians & stars of surprisingly entertaining Sonic commercials).

not three days ago I mentioned on SplitSider that my mom & I still periodically exclaim "worse than a MIDGET?!" in reference to that episode. which is great, because having incredibly obscure inside jokes that initially sound offensive—& then are revealed to be even more offensive once explained—is the best…

ha! that was the unofficial theme song in our household ("…you can watch it while you drink some booze.")

hm? what?

I'll third that. they write smart scenes that make you laugh out loud, & it's only afterward that you realize, "hey, that was a pretty heady concept" or "that was probably pretty complicated to stage.

in case anyone at Fox is reading these boards in order to decide whether or not to renew Alcatraz, I figure I might as well add my voice to the chorus. it's really come into its own in recent episodes, & it would be great to see it have the chance to expand into a second season.

see, I liked the similarities between the pickup-guy sketch and the flicker one (see below). I thought it was an interesting way to take a fairly boring trope (male competition) and put different surreal spins on it. if it becomes a standard feature of the show, I'm fine with this.

ha! we do that too, complete with "wait, so you actually said 'bitch'?" & then the "hm, what?" pretending not to hear.

I have journeyed far across the internet to bring you this link, because I can't bear to imagine a fan of K&P not seeing all of the McFerrin/Winslow sketch. enjoy: http://www.comedycentral.co…

I disagree that it's fading. I actually thought last night's episode was evidence of the show getting even stronger, & I was surprised to see a lower grade here (although not, like, incensed).

considering that "yes, and" is the fundamental principle of improv scenes (which is where I suspect a lot of these sketches started), it doesn't feel overplayed to me. it's more of a way that they can introduce a ridiculous premise & then actually create a scenic arc from it, rather than (like so many bad comedy…

it also was a nice echo of last week's scene with the flicker guy—same kind of increasingly heightened absurdity.

my husband pointed out that it actually seemed like an oblique parody of the movie Primer (including the way the title sequences, etc. were done).