Showing posts with label improv. Show all posts
Showing posts with label improv. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Workaholics a Big Success

Comedy Centrals show Workaholics has peaked in popularity in the last few years.  The show has been recognized by young people and accepted as a hilarious show with immaturity being the punchline.  The main characters Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Kyle Newacheck write and produce the show themselves. 

The four guys started making videos for Mail Order Comedy and their chemistry has grown ever since.  Just recently they signed a deal to shoot season four and five.  Whats really amazing about this story is that these four got recognized from the internet and now have a really popular show on Comedy Central.

Internet sketches seem to be a little over played in 2013, however it has been one of the most helpful tools for young comedians today.  It really has changed how the comedy networks choose their next sitcom.  More and more they are finding talent through internet ratings and it gives everyone an opportunity to get noticed. The cast of Workaholics are a perfect example that anything is possible.

The four main characters of the show have gained so much chemistry together that writing the show is not only fun but rather easy for them.  Workaholics has been becoming increasingly popular and it really is a funny show.  Adam, Blake and Anders have all been having success in their careers from their show and are well recognized in the comedy world.  The crew is also going to be doing some work with Seth Rogen!

Here's a clip of when the Workaholics crew were just amateurs making a sketch video... They have become a lot funnier by the way

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Are you ready for the return of Ron Burgandy and his infamous news team? Well in case your not just know its kind of a big deal because the sequel is coming to theaters soon. The hilarious: Will Ferrel, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner are back at it and in character. All four main characters have been talking about it on talk shows and claiming it is better than the first. If that doesn't put you in a glass case of emotion, I don't what will.

By the way if you haven't seen the first Anchorman movie you probably won't be getting any of the references in this blog. And I would recommend you go watch it if you are a Will Ferrel fan. While some people think it is just a silly movie majority of people agree it was a funny film.

A fascinating part of it all is that most of the content in the original Anchorman is improvisation. The actors go in with an idea and then improvise their scenes. And while most comedy movies in the past have been completely scripted, I have noticed a trend in comedy movies where improvising is becoming more present. Actors need to have good chemistry in order for the film to be funny rather than just having a funny script. Obviously the Anchorman crew mesh so good together and that is why I think the movie was such a success.

Check out the official trailer here for a sneak peak at the film.