The Annekenstein Monster

Pipe Wrench Fight!

This might be the best thing ever:

Here Comes Chimp!!

Grahpic Design by the amazing Laura O'Brien
Chimp Logo by Russell Stewart (also amazing)


"THUNDERCRACK!" IS ON ITS WAY - NOV 18

Track Listing:

1. The Living End
2. Boy Likes Girl
3. Nectar
4. Killer Bees
5. So Exquisite Harbour
6. Love Song for David Arquette
7. Tonight (Alright)
8. Pillow Talk
9. Poot
10. Red Asphalt
11. Retarde d’Amour
12. We Be Chimp


Don't miss the fantastic Thundercrack! CD Release Party, November 15th at Babas.  A list of performers to blow your mind, all covering these 12 Chimp songs.

Hole In The Wall - It's Not Gay Porn

FOX has a new show this season, called "Hole In The Wall".  If you haven't seen it, check it out immediately.  And by "immediately" I mean "never".

What a terrible, boring show.  Here's the concept:  There are two teams of three.  All are dressed in silver jumpsuits (it's not gay porn).  In turn, the two teams' members stand on the playing area, and a giant foam wall moves towards them.  There's a shape cut out of the foam wall, and as the wall passes by, the contestants have to emulate the shape so that the wall passes by free and clear.  If they fail, the wall pushes them in the water.

That's the show.

I've seen clips of the Japanese version on YouTube and they are mildly amusing in a "highlights of clips" format.  But watching the sections between the "action" is interminably dull.  The host stands, inexplicably, high above the action, and does little but yell.  There's also an on-the-floor co-host, a woman who yells everything in an irritating high-pitched tremble.

The contestants are equally annoying and ugly.



Action from this sucky show.


If you want to see a much more entertaining American rip-off of a Japanese game show, watch Wipeout (ABC, I think).  It's a pretty entertaining show.

Final 2 Sketch22

Tonight and Saturday night are the final two Sketch22 performances for this season.  Maybe forever?

Come see the fun, at The Guild.

So, I watched "King of Kong - Fistful of Quarters"...

I hadn't heard much about this documentary, other than it being a doc about a couple of guys who are good at playing Donkey Kong.  Hearing that little bit about it, I went "meh" even though it was getting good reviews.

Well, last night I decided to give it a try.  I watched it and absolutely loved it.  It has everything you want from a good movie - drama, comedy (even if it's inadvertent to those involved), suspense, heroes, villains, minions, gaming nerds, espionage, and, as they say, so much more.

Basically, it's about two guys.  One is the reigning Donkey Kong champion, and the other is a guy who attempts to challenge the world record score.  The events that unfold are too good to be true, but I have no doubt it's all true.  I don't want to give anything away in case you watch it, but believe me, you couldn't write a better story.

Even if you think it's not your cup of tea, go and watch this film.  You'll love it. 

Here's the trailer.  To me it misses the mark of what this movie is about. What it doesn't show you is the awesomeness of the how drawn in you will become to the events that unfold.

King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - Movie Trailer

Is Crying Just Laughing Slowed Down?

I may have already spoiled it.  Below is a video of a baby laughing, but the sound is slowed down.  I watched the first half of it, and couldn't help but laugh myself.  Laughter is infectious, it seems, even at half speed.
Go have a look and listen now.  Because if you keep reading and then go and watch it, you won't be able to enjoy it as laughter.  And it should be enjoyed as laughter.
Seriously, go and watch it, then come back.
Okay, you watched it. Now go and watch it again (actually, don't watch, just listen), but this time, don't listen to it as if it's laughter.  Listen to it as if it's someone crying.
Like, really wailing.  Imagine they've just broken up with their girlfriend, and is home alone, late at night, crying.  (Once you do, you won't be able to hear it as laughter anymore).

I think I've just discovered that crying is just laughter slowed down.  What are the implications of that?  Is crying just enjoying yourself, but at a really slow pace?


Check out this video: Slow Motion Baby Laugh

 

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Sketch Needs A Girl For A Day

 

Here's a notice that went out to the people signed up to receive the Sketch22 Newletter or any info about Sketch22:

Sketch-22 is seeking a female in her twenties or early thirties to play a major role in a short video they are shooting on the weekend of June 21 & 22. Previous acting experience is not necessary. Sketch-22's irreverent humour takes aim at the car chase movies of the seventies, so the candidate should be comfortable with tearing around the Island in a classic muscle car. Interested? Send your contact info, including a picture of yourself to mail@sketch22.ca. The video will be screened during Sketch-22's summer production, opening July 3rd at The Guild and playing Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. until September 5.

 

If you received this URL in an email and you're not a subscriber it's FREE  to join to receive enlightment in your mailbox via comedy. [THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PUNCHY, THE PUNCHLINE PERAMBULATOR 2000, AS COMEDY.] Here's the car we'll be using: So, we need a female to play a part in a video that kind of spoofs 70's car chase movies.  Someone, ideally, who wouldn't mind tarting up, in a 70's kind of way, and get a bit sexified.  Short shorts, maybe and halter top kind of thing... ??  You'd be acting with me, mostly.  I'll be playing Rita MacNeil playing an Anne of Green Gables type character. It'd probably be a one-day shoot, at various locations in Queens county.  We'll provide transportation. If you're interested, or know someone who might be interested, email mail@sketch22.ca