First, I’ll just plug the comedy troupe: Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts. They had a short gig on Comedy Central, and now pop up seemingly everywhere in small roles (or, for Poehler, bigger billing on SNL). They–the shows–are damn funny.
I am doubting anyone else even has this on their radar, so I’ll post it: saw Walsh & Roberts’ film Martin & Orloff last night, and it’s a lower-key funny, analogous to Brain Candy‘s relation to Kids in the Hall: fun for fans but perhaps not particularly effective at trying to win over new fans, strangely intent on a more narrative form but also often wholly unconcerned with that narrative, and full of some fine, small, absurdist moments. I laughed out loud a number of times. The plot: Martin designs character costumes for an ad agency, but is struggling with the guilt of not putting eye-holes on suits–leading to a horrible eggroll mishap, and a subsequent suicide attempt. Orloff is, ostensibly, the therapist assigned his case. Comedy hijinks ensue. Continue reading Upright Citizens