On The Rocks ROCKS!
Good job, boys. I actually really enjoyed the format. It was niiiiiiiiiiiiiice, as Craig would say.
Does anyone agree with me that the format is reminiscent of The Aristocrats joke?
Before anyone asks, The Aristocrats joke goes something like this:
A guy/guy and his family walk into a talent agent and says, "Boy, have I got the show for you." and the talent agent is very busy and all, but gives the enthusiastic guy 5 minutes to pitch his dumb show. So then the guy goes into how it's a family show, blah blah blah, basically fill in this space with whatever gross disgustingness is in your brain: incest, pooping, eating poop, blood and guts, putting penises in orifices not meant for penises, etc. He finishes with his elaborate explanation of this horrible show, and the talent agent is aghast or whatever and says: "Wow, that's some show. What do you call it?" and the guy says: "The Aristocrats."
It's a hilarious joke really.
The OTR LF format reminded me of it because it was kind of set up the same way, Marcus comes out to a late-night talk show to pitch his show, which has something to do with (audience suggestion), fill in the middle with improv, then end with the late-night talk show thingee.
So anyway that was my observation. "The Aristocrats" movie by Penn Jillette did not influence OTR's format at all, troupe spokesman Mike Howland said.
It is very true. The Aristocrat's format did not influence the piece at all. Or maybe it did in our subconcious... I for one have not seen the Aristocrat movie but I was told that it was the greatest piece of filth known to man, so I bought the DVD through the internet and it should be arriving tomorrow sometime. Anytime I can fill my head with dirty thoughts is a good thing for me.
I would go into how we arrived at our final destination for the format of the long form, but that would take much more alcohol than I'm allowed to consume at work and of course, it would also take away from the enigmatic presence that OTR is trying to keep. Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors except On the Rocks, the bartenders and the lucky ladies that are fortunate enough to scoop us up off the floor at the end of the night.
p.s. - as a personal note, i loved performing the first scene of the night. whenever i can make reid feel uncomfortable in front of an audience it's a win for me. reid hates man love. and sometimes screwing with your scene partner is what improv is all about. just make sure it's in a loving way that further's the scene momentum.
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