From YouTube.com user: tv12673

For something to be funny, there must be truth behind it so people can identify with it; it must also have some irony in it, and it's gotta go over the top just enough to make you understand that it is parody and, Heck, to make you laugh. This one by YouTuber tv12673 , AKA The Quattlebaum Comedy Troupe, really nails it. This one is entertaining and funny. !Yo quiero! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

The Chuck Chair

This satire (in the video above) of the sleazy pseudo docu-entertainment show "True Hollywood Story" follows the life and death of that adorable Chihuahua we knew as 'the Taco Bell dog'.

He recited those words that became famous in America a couple years ago with his tagline spoken in his deep accented voice: "Yo quiero Taco Bell," until the phenomenon died down soon after. And apparently so did "Arnesto Martinez", the famous Taco Bell Dog.

This video is very well done, from the voice-over to the acting. But I do wish they would have left out the dog's paws in the act, trying to manipulate a razor and to hold money. It didn't work as it just looks odd, like someone glued the items to a doggy paw. It would worked better if that portion was edited out of those scenes because everything else in this video worked so well.

Angry Coach

Unfortunately this video is the only of tv12673's that works and the one we can reccomend watching. Their other efforts completely miss the mark.

They each want to be comedies but, well, they're not funny. You know when you tell a joke and no one laughs, and you feel compelled to tell your audience, "I guess you had to be there." I think that's what's happened here. The writer perhaps saw each of these situations happen in real life and he had good laugh to himself, then he tried to produce that humor in these videos. And they flopped. The angry coach is not angry enough, the "crazy advertisement" is not crazy at all, the fan is not any more fanatical than we've seen before, the librarian -- again is normal. The dwarf segment is just silly.

I do give high marks for the actors' exemplary portrayals of their respective characters. They are all pros. All the videos appear to be real scenes, with the acting so good that you don't believe anyone is acting. Unfortunately the writing makes these scene seem real. Nothing is over the top enough to clue us in that there's a joke or that we should be laughing or with anyone in the scene.

Angry Dwarf

There's no irony, nothing over-the-top. The scene is over, the credits role, and you say to yourself, "What did I just watch? A documentary with actors portraying real characters? I don't get it."

It's really too bad too because all the videos started out with a viable premise, but the writing needed a strong hand to add real irony and knock the audience over with big laughs.

And there's the rub. How many times have we gone to high school or college football games and seen a rabid fans, screaming at the field? It happens all the time. It's not funny.

Angry Librarian

Case in point: How many times have we seen customers ask for just a little too much help, or a student demand too much from a college library help desk? Awkward, but not funny.

Case in point: How many times have we seen rabid fans with painted faces, hair, bodies? Yep, it happens every weekend during football season in America. Reality. Not funny. "Fan" is the root of "fanitical", so we expect fans to be fanitical.

The title is "Crazy Fan" but he's not so crazy. He's a fan. I kept waiting for him to become a crazed fan. What if ... Now stay with me here ... How about a rabid fan who carries his fanaticism it into his personal life, also painting his face and tummy and screaming out encouragement during sex, or sitting in on his seventh grade sons' math class going overboard when his boy gives a correct answer,

Crazy Fan

"Woo Woo Woo!! That's my. boy!" Then on Friday nights we see this same guy go crazy for his football team. Maybe we even see him sniffing the players' jersey's in the locker room before the team comes in.

I'm not trying to re-write their scripts for these guys who obviously put a lot of effort into their professionally produced movies, I'm just describing what takes a scene from normal everyday reality and pushes it into the realm of irony and well, comedy.

I know, who am I to tell the filmmaker how to re-write his screenplay? Perhaps it's not my place. It's just that I was disappointed in each of their videos (except the 'Taco Bell Dog True Hollywood Story') because they all had so much promise and I wanted to like them. I wanted to laugh, instead I was confused.

Labels: access hollywood, aitkins, comedy, commercial, dog, football, hollywood, interviews, Taco Bell, TV

All videos and reviews for aconover

We all know that when it comes to a fine glass of wine, we should do certain things to impress the person we're with and fool them into thinking that we actually know something about the whole biz.

You know the drill: stare at the glass intently, and with mock concentration, swish it around and say some nonsense about the "legs" and them being very fine, attractive ones at that...make sure to take a deep sniff of the fragrant aroma and raise your eyes in mock appreciation, like the scent itself has somehow inspired you to suddenly write a ballad or break out into spontaneous song. Oh yes, and try to control yourself from taking down the whole glass in one gulp because you need something to take the edge off from the overwhelming stress you have over this whole wine tasting bit ... where's some good Sutter Home Zinfandel or boxed wine when you need it, huh?

The director of Olde English Comedy takes this facade one step forward in his video, "The Wine Guy." In The Wine Guy, he puts a wildly satirical spin on the whole business -- taking it to absurd (but funny) extremes as his main character markets the bottle he's serving to two rather gullible restaurant patrons. Although the acting is a bit forced and over-done, the concept is creative and the video is fun and amusing.

Olde English Comedy's other videos hit along the same vein: taking pop culture and ramping it up a notch or three. In their video, The Stakeout, two cops spy on a group of gangsters a'la Sopranos-style to perform a bust. While eavesdropping on the hard-core criminals, they discover more than what they bargained for! Again, I think the Stakeout is inspired.

The idea is creative and funny in concept, the film quality is professional, and the dialogue is entertaining and, at many times, even hysterical. The only criticism I have is echoed throughout all their videos: the acting is oftentimes exaggerated and perhaps a bit overdone. A lot of the lines seem forced as they are delivered by each of the characters; some of the reactions are also poorly timed as well, which is oftentimes noticeable to the viewer.

Don't let this sway you from taking a peak, however! Both The Stakeout and The Wine Guy are great pre-Holiday distractions while you're wilting away in your abandoned office building. I suggest watching them with a fine glass of Ledson Merlot Reserve, 2001 Vintage of course...that, as you know, was an excellent year for Merlots ... right? RIGHT?

Labels: aconover, comedy, Olde English Comedy, Sopranos, Stakeout, Stephanie Hagopian, wine, Wine Guy

From YouTube.com user: paravonian

Three comedians, three cars. Two were purchased new, and they have 193, 270 and 360 thousand miles on them. These guys are not mechanics, and a long history of breakdowns has taught them to carry emergency equipment with them. Most of it is provided by their families, and unexplored, but they probably have a flashlight and it may work. Their cars are mobile offices, warehouses and trash cans. (The last point is merely my own observation.)

This is funny because you've probably driven cars like this, where even the duct tape is worn out, and you have to honor the car's idiosyncracies or she won't run for you. Paravonian is an original young comic. His material is the ordinary things of life, like old, beat up, worn out cars. Enjoy.

Labels: car, comedy, paravonian, penny watkins, road trip

From YouTube.com user: paravonian

You have got to watch this hilarious video by comedian Rob Pavaronian. He hates Pachelbel; accuses him of being the original one-hit wonder. He played cello as a kid, and the cello part to Pachelbel sucks, but he can't get away from it. Pachelbel is every song he listens to, from punk rock to folk music--he illustrates with song after song that all have the same musical theme. This is original comedy, and it's really funny.

Labels: comedy, music, pachelbel, paravonian, penny watkins

From YouTube.com user: sweetteafilms

Some people have long memories. Two years ago, Tavin spit at a kid at the Presbyterian church, and the kid accused him of spitting on him and when the dust settled, Tavin owed the Presbyterians a favor. Now they want to collect, so he is working the midnight to 4 am shift in a non-speaking live nativity. Tavin plays Joseph. He's there in the middle of the night with Mary, a doll baby Jesus, three wise men, a donkey, 2 sheep, a pony, a goat and a labrador retriever. It's a hard job, standing still and not saying anything, and it's even harder when Tavin's brother comes by to throw water balloons at him.

It begins with spit and ends with water balloons. As Tavin says, "Merry Christmas. Happy New Year." He needs a hot shower. Or at least a cup of cocoa with marshmallow niblets in it.

Labels: Christmas, comedy, nativity, penny watkins, sweetteafilms, Tavin

From YouTube.com user: sweetteafilms

It's Christmas time in the country, and Tavin had quite a day. He worked an eight-hour shift for Mason Mitchell loading Christmas trees into cars, pickups and hatchbacks, and got to pick out a huge tree for himself, so big they had to cut it down a bit to fit it into the trailer. Then he joined the community choir in carolling, and dropped by at Imogene Watkins' place. By listening to a lot of stories, he earned half a pecan pie--the best pecan pie in the county. And Memaw gave him a special early Christmas present.

Sweetteafilms produces good comedy, and this video has the usual good-natured southern humor. It's also got a sweet naivete. Tavin's joy at working for Mason, bringing Imogene's pie home for Memaw and receiving a simple gift is catching. Tavin has the Spirit of Christmas and he's sharing it with us.

Labels: Christmas, comedy, penny watkins, sweetteafilms, Tavin, trailer park

From YouTube.com user: sweetteafilms

Tavin has had an emotional week. First, he found some leftover Halloween candy in his pillowcase. Sorry. I got stuck right there. Tavin is sitting right next to a dryer, and there are laundry supplies right behind his head, and HE HASN'T WASHED HIS PILLOWCASE IN OVER A MONTH. I know this is trailer trash comedy, but come on. A month !

Anyway, Tavin was falsely accused of stealing meat from the meat market, and Officer Steve hauled him away in handcuffs, but he was found innocent because the found the guy who really did it. You can't run from the law.

It's the details like the laundry room and month old pillowcase that make these comedy shorts from sweettea films so funny. The comedy is good, the delivery is great, and there's this unexpected subtlety going on in the background.

Labels: comedy, penny watkins, sweetteafilms, Tavin, trailer park