Short Fridays #11 – PFFR and ‘The External World’
One of the best kept secrets in comedy (certainly in the UK, where much of their work has never been shown) is the PFFR collective, a New York based art/music/comedy collective that consistently produces some of the most uncompromisingly weird material to be found anywhere. Founded on the writing partnership between Vernon Chatman and John Lee, with animation and design by Alyson Levy and John Tozzi, PFFR’s work is characterized by an almost militant desire to transcend convention, avoid clichés, and disturb and disorient at every turn. Insanely stratified wordplay features heavily; as does an eagerness to not so much slay sacred cows, as stitch them together into a cow centipede and torture them to death.
Short Fridays #10 – David O’Reilly: ‘Octocat’ and ‘Please Say Something’
When a nine year old from Chicago named Randi Peters uploaded the first episode of the 'Octocat Adventures' in March 2008, the crude MS Paint animation, hyperactive voice acting and Freud-bothering content ensured that the video soon went viral - not Susan Boyle viral, but fairly contagious all the same. Inevitably YouTube commenters began to debate almost instantly whether this really was the work of an American kid, particularly as, as the episodes continued, the jokes started to become gradually more complex and sophisticated, whilst retaining the coarse art style and unfettered child-like imagination also found in something like Axe Cop. By the end of the fifth episode, though, the jig was pretty much up, and it was clear that Randi Peters might not exactly be who he said he was. See for yourself:
Recent Posts
- FEAR AND DESIRE Blu-ray/DVD review
- ZERO DARK THIRTY review
- DJANGO UNCHAINED odds and ends
- THE SESSIONS review
- GANGSTER SQUAD review
Popular posts right now
Watch me tweet:
- RT @TwopTwips: PRETEND you can print in 3D by holding your trainers and saying 'Wow!' at your printer as people enter the room. (via @Mir… 5 hours ago
- I'm getting nostalgic for my SFX episode guides from the late nineties. Pre-internet. Simpler times. 15 hours ago
- Acceptable substitutes for Quantum Leap - The New Adventures of Superman, Babylon 5, Eerie Indiana. 15 hours ago
- Watched episodes of X-Files, Twin Peaks and Star Trek: TOS today. Probably just time to squeeze in an ep of Quantum Leap before bed. 15 hours ago
- Watched a classic R-rated movie this evening: http://t.co/eA2ihdqVsa 18 hours ago
- RT @AceMakesWords: How to make a list without Spin Doctors references: 1. 2. princes kneel before you Shit I did it again I'm so bad at th… 19 hours ago