2008 Woodie Awards
'Whitest Kids' make comedic return to TV
Jason Schueppert
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: Intermission
"The Whitest Kids You Know" returned last night to a TV near you.
Their peculiar brand of offensive sketch comedy left it's original home on SpikeTV for the freedom of the Independent Film Channel (IFC), opening up a whole new avenue to gross out and horrify viewers while they chuckle.
With classic sketches from season one like "slow jerk" (youtube it) and "Super-Size Me (With Whiskey!)," it's hard to believe the group was ever held back by any rules or regulations over at SpikeTV.
Their sketches were already edgy, cruel at times and outrageous.
However, based on the first two episodes of season two, one can really tell they're going balls out (literally, but I'll get into that in a moment) with their lack of censorship.
Kicking off the new season is the testicle sketch. Rather than go into detail, which would ruin it, I can assure you that you will see at least one prosthetic testicle within a minute of the episode.
In addition, lead Trevor Moore (who used to have a weekly sketch comedy show on the family friendly PAX-TV network until it got yanked due to him pushing things a bit far for the conservative network's comfort) has taken his rap skills to a whole new level.
Featuring the "First Rap Song About Getting High With Dinosaurs," the show takes a relatively danceable beat and relays an anecdote about chilling out at home and getting some unwanted visitors who turn out to be hardcore partiers.
Complete with awful costumes, beast sex, the arrival of the police and some dancing, the dino rap is hilarious and completely unpredictable.
Another priceless sketch involves troupe member Sam Brown playing a man who finds out his vision is terribly impaired and has always been that way.
The free and lyrical banter between himself and the doctor treating him is hilarious, especially when Brown's wife arrives to pick him up and he finally gets a clear view of how she looks.
The squad of funny isn't afraid to stretch their pieces out when they need to.
Their peculiar brand of offensive sketch comedy left it's original home on SpikeTV for the freedom of the Independent Film Channel (IFC), opening up a whole new avenue to gross out and horrify viewers while they chuckle.
With classic sketches from season one like "slow jerk" (youtube it) and "Super-Size Me (With Whiskey!)," it's hard to believe the group was ever held back by any rules or regulations over at SpikeTV.
Their sketches were already edgy, cruel at times and outrageous.
However, based on the first two episodes of season two, one can really tell they're going balls out (literally, but I'll get into that in a moment) with their lack of censorship.
Kicking off the new season is the testicle sketch. Rather than go into detail, which would ruin it, I can assure you that you will see at least one prosthetic testicle within a minute of the episode.
In addition, lead Trevor Moore (who used to have a weekly sketch comedy show on the family friendly PAX-TV network until it got yanked due to him pushing things a bit far for the conservative network's comfort) has taken his rap skills to a whole new level.
Featuring the "First Rap Song About Getting High With Dinosaurs," the show takes a relatively danceable beat and relays an anecdote about chilling out at home and getting some unwanted visitors who turn out to be hardcore partiers.
Complete with awful costumes, beast sex, the arrival of the police and some dancing, the dino rap is hilarious and completely unpredictable.
Another priceless sketch involves troupe member Sam Brown playing a man who finds out his vision is terribly impaired and has always been that way.
The free and lyrical banter between himself and the doctor treating him is hilarious, especially when Brown's wife arrives to pick him up and he finally gets a clear view of how she looks.
The squad of funny isn't afraid to stretch their pieces out when they need to.