DV EXPOSE: Your Comedy Troupe Sucks
ByLukas Kaiser October 22, 2007 - 8:30 am | PermalinkThe internet has done a lot of good. I can order my pizza without having to make any human contact. I can anonymously email ex girlfriends their own naked pictures just to be a complete ass. But with all the good comes some bad too. One of the negative aspects of the 'net (as the kids call it) is how easy it is for horrible comedy troupes to broadcast themselves for all to see.
Prior to the internet video and blog explosion, my knowledge of comedy troupes extended to the stuff I saw live in New York and the groups my college brought in to entertain us. Whether or not I found the stuff funny, there was always a lot of talent and hard work behind these troupes. These are things internet troupes, for the most part, do not have. Without talent and hard work you get the majority of the garbo on sites like Youtube and Funnyordie. Face it guys, your comedy troupe SUCKS! And here's why:
It Has A Terrible Name
By and large, most band names are pretty lame. Even The Beatles is rather "punny," which is something no one cares about because they made awesome music. Well, think of the worst band name you know...and then imagine that name getting shit and puked on by a clown...and you'll get some sort of semblance of what most of these internet comedy troupes call themselves.Here's a sampling of names I found on Google:
•The Poptards
•The HuMarists
•Elephant Larry
•Train of Thought
•Cowlick
•Fishing With Dynamite
•The Cupid Players
•Fries on The Side
•Hippo Horsey Donkey Monkey
•Team Submarine
•Laughing Gas
•Bassprov
•Divine Improvidence
•Jesterz
•JoKyR & Jester
•Lightrail Pirates
•Shenanigans
•Fiffle Fooffers
Now just because a troupe has a horrid name doesn't mean it's incapable of making funny stuff. But it's a pretty good indication, if we're being honest here. I mean, Jesterz for fuck's sake?
It Makes Outdated Parodies
A well timed parody can be awesome. SNL's skewering of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on a recent episode is a good example of this. Part of the reason why a TV show like SNL can do topical parodies well is because they need fresh material every week. The Conan and Letterman shows need new stuff EVERY DAY, making topical parodies a must.But why do internet sketch troupes make them? Because they're idiots.
It Makes Super Long Sketches With No Jokes
I think this 28 minute long sketch explains my point rather well.
It Has Inexcusably Low Production Value
Hey sketch troupes, when little kids can film themselves farting in crystal clear audio and video, you can't make videos like this:
