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The Upright Citizens Brigade - The Complete First Season

The Upright Citizens Brigade - The Complete First Season

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ASS PENNIES
Review: Upright Citizens Brigade is sketch comedy at its finest. They are right up there with Kids In The Hall. The ass pennies sketch on disc one is simply the most hilarious bit of sketch comedy I have ever seen. Each episode ends with a hidden-camera prank cast members play on the street. This I think is the highlight of the show (but nothing will ever top the ass penny sketch). The low point of the season is the Little Donny episode. Yeah, funny premise but it gets old after five minutes or so. Then it goes on unnecessarily for another twenty minutes. This is the only time they do this and the rest of the season is timed good and they know how far to take a joke. Each cast member is exceptionally gifted at comic delivery and much of the time the way they say something is actually funnier than what they said. It's a shame that we haven't seen more of the cast in movies because each of them has the talent and potential to be a scene stealer. As a fan of fine sketch, I highly reccomend Upright Citizens Brigade. And remember, your pennies have been in my ass!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: I decided to buy the discs based on 2 factors: Pleasant, vague memories of the show during my high school years; and the subtle coercion from one of my best friends. ...

At first, I was a little dissapointed. But as I watched more and more of it, I became aware that I was witnessing an arena of comedy that has really only been visited by The Simpsons, and a few others (perhaps Monty Python, Kids in the Hall, etc...). I love the idea of a secret organization whose avowed mission is to upset the status quo by proliferating chaos. It offers brilliant, often-hilarious insights into such areas as religion, psychology, popular culture, and poo. Granted, some of the episodes and skits are much funnier than others; but that simply shows a greater drive to explore new ideas. Most of their candid camera work (a small part of the show) is very original, and shamelessly executed to near perfection.

The cast is brilliant. These are 4 people who are clearly at the top of their game. They have effectively reduced sketch comedy to a science. Each of their characters (or caricatures) is somehow utterly credible and convincing, no matter how ridiculous they appear. If you are a fan of Monty Python, Kids in the Hall, The Simpsons, South Park, or similar shows - then there's a very good chance you'll enjoy this show. Mad T.V. fans need not apply.

P.S. I have just begun training to become one of their silent operatives.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tastes just like chewing on a christmas tree!
Review: It is by far the funniest show comedy central has ever had! This show would have done so much better if it hadn't had such lame commercials for it. I don't know why they cancelled it. I have watched this season so many times with my friends and we still laugh non-stop!

Witty randomness is funny and entertaining, get this season...and sprint for 100 yards!!

and that man was Eli Whitney.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Show On Television
Review: Or, well... Not on television. But it should be! Honestly, I saw this show on Comedy Central once or twice and thought nothing of it, but I saw the first season on DVD and I can't figure out how I didn't like this on TV. I like such shows as Family Guy, Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, Futurama, and Seinfeld. This show is funnier than all of them. I laugh constantly from beginning to end of almost every episode because it is so consistently funny. This show must be seen. It should be a capital offence not to watch it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My best purchase in ages
Review: Please, help out the Little Donnie Foundation and buy this DVD!

I hope they will release Seasons 2 & 3.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: season 2, where are you?!
Review: This is hands down the most underated sketch comedy show ever created. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up. It's not for everyone, but neither was Python.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: BRILLIANT
Review: SOOOOOOO BRILLIANTLY FUNNY AND WITTY AND GOOD! GET IT NOW!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: You think your better than me?
Review: You really think your better than me? Well, I paid for this dvd entirely with ass pennies!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Hank Spivey is an idiot
Review: This jerk should be killed. I hate you Hank Spivey. I hate you.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Of all my comedy DVDs this has to be my favorite
Review: It has been years since I first saw the show on comedy central.

I simply could not watch more than one episode at a time because I was barking with laughter so hard that I was losing my voice.

How it can be that shows like this and the tick and futurama languish while they churn out yet another season of saturday night live and innumerable bland sitcoms is a question that weighs heavily upon my mind.


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