I Need Mr. Show-Related Help!

[EthanU]

Hey,

I would love it if you guys could help me by throwing out a few Mr. Show monologues. (Not the whole thing, just which sketch or episode it was in.)

I need to bring a comedy monologue to my class tomorrow, want to use Mr. Show, but am having trouble thinking of monologues from it.

Since I need to write it out word for word, I figured my fellow comedy nerds could save me the 15 hours from watching all 30 episodes again.

Also, if you have a good monologue from a different show in mind, I would love you forever*.

Thanks!

[scamboogah]

Season 1, episode 4 - The performance artist that tries to defecate on the American flag, but can't. Not terribly long, but the first 'monologue-ey' thing that I could think of.

Kids in The Hall has tons of great monologues. Bruce McCullough's 'The day I connected with My Dog' is one of the greatest monologues ever, along with Dave Foley's 'I'm the guy with the positive attitude about menstruation'...

[aenemaTron]

For "Kids" monologues, nothing beats "I'm A Bad Doctor."

[EthanU]

You guys rock! I think I'm going to go with the Bad Doctor one. The class is all about learning how to audition for roles, and I guess some agents will require you to recite a monologue, so we have to bring one in and memorize it. As hilarious as the reaction would be, I'm not so sure the casting people would appreciate it if I pulled out the menstruation one!

Thanks again!

[Dan B]

Oh you could do "The Audition" from Mr. Show.

[EthanU]

I was thinking that! I just figured it would be too hard to convey without having two casting agents there.

I've decided to go with "Letter to Guy in Hospital" http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcri.../hospital.html

The monologue can't be too long, and this was the shortest one I found that I felt would also be an appropriate one to use.

Thanks!

[aenemaTron]

As long as "asshole" is an acceptable thing to say, that's another great one.

[J.D. Renaud]

For Mr. Show, I'd go with 'God's Autobiography'.

For Kids In The Hall, I've always had a soft spot for 'Bruce McCullough's open letter to the guy who stole/the people who watched the guy steal his bike wheel'.

[ragu sauce]

i actually did the audition sketch as a monologue for a high school class. went over pretty well, but the teacher said that i wasn't taking acting seriously.

sorry, high school acting teacher. i guess that makes two of us.

(sorry to any high school acting teachers that just read this!)

[Valorie]

For Kids In The Hall, I've always had a soft spot for 'Bruce McCullough's open letter to the guy who stole/the people who watched the guy steal his bike wheel'.

Oh my God, yes. I was about to say that.

[sleezsisters]

I wonder if any Mr. Show-heads can help me - I'm trying to recall the context of a gag where Mr. Show parodied (quickly, in a throw-away gag as part of a larger sketch - maybe a Senator Tankerbell thing?) the Washington D.C. acapella group The Capital Steps (sub-Weird Al style lite political parody songs). Does anyone remember what episode this might be a part of? Thanks in advance...

[davidd]

I wonder if any Mr. Show-heads can help me - I'm trying to recall the context of a gag where Mr. Show parodied (quickly, in a throw-away gag as part of a larger sketch - maybe a Senator Tankerbell thing?) the Washington D.C. acapella group The Capital Steps (sub-Weird Al style lite political parody songs). Does anyone remember what episode this might be a part of? Thanks in advance...

It's the sketch about the president farting. It's from 407, "Eat Rotten Fruit from a Shitty Tree." In it, Jay Johnston plays President "Tutti" Fruitti. The whole sketch is satire about the whole President Clinton getting a blowjob thing that happened around the same time. It's basically a straightly-played acted out version of the limerick that starts "Marty Farty threw a party.."

The Capitol Steps type group sings "Beans, beans, the musical fruit..."

[Jouster]

The Washington Monu-gents (love that name).

[Ghost Dad]

Daddy Drank..

you'd have to play both parts of course, but you would win!

edit: really, who dares not to like Daddy Drank? Fisticuffs at Dawn!

[MikThrontveit]

Kids in the Hall Season 4 Episode 11 Dave Foley's "Dear Guy I Clotheslined". Probably my favorite monologue from KITH.

[aenemaTron]

If you read over the thread, you'll find that's the one he did.