![]() They largely accomplish their “make everyone smile” goal, as we’ve never seen a video that offended a member of the public. ![]() Besides that series, they’ve turned bars into taverns from the 1860s (a particular favorite of ours), Subway cars into time machines and late night game shows, and installed a real world mute button. Their most well known scripted stuff is their “Movies in Real Life” series, where Ghostbusters chase white sheeted ghosts through the New York Public Library, Gandalf stops people from passing, Indiana Jones runs from a giant boulder, and Rocky once again jogs through the streets of Philadelphia. They’ll also put together things like the Random Parade Leader, where random people get to lead a parade for a few blocks, and Best Buy Blue Shirt Takeover, where dozens of blue shirt wearing participants all wander around a Best Buy. For the former, they schedule the No Pants Subway Ride every year and froze Grand Central a few years ago. ![]() Improv Everywhere doesn’t always follow a traditional, scripted sketch format, usually opting for a mix between large improvised group activities and sketches performed live in public. They’re like if Ellen DeGeneres made a sketch group, and we’re comfortable admitting we like Ellen because everyone likes Ellen. The group’s mission statement seems to be make as many people as happy as possible without throwing any sort of shade. We’re not calling for an end to that, we’re just saying it’s not the only way to make a career out of comedy. In a lot of movies and shows, it feels like every joke is a repackaged insult, usually directed at someone’s perceived shortcomings or physical failings. Since these guys started so long ago, you can see some decent names as guest stars, including Beck Bennett, Rachel Bloom, and Chris Lowell. Also, Joss Whedon’s a huge fan of theirs, which is why he took time out of his Marvel laden schedule to teach Nick Kocher how to pee. Some personal favorites are “The Faux Pas,” “The Coach (featuring Joss Whedon),” “The Morning Routine,” “The Morning After,” and especially “On the House.” That’s probably why their videos are so easy to identify after only a few lines, if you haven’t already seen one of them as a character. Most of their sketches demand a certain understanding that something’s going to be weird right away, but then everything else is going to follow the rules of that video’s specific world. Saying no shouldn’t be taken as a personal attack and it’s hard to hear, but once you get past the initial awkwardness, the quality of your work goes through the roof. It’s harsh, but it’s absolutely something that other groups could learn to do. They both admit to being happier with their output once they did. That’s mostly thanks to their brazenly honest creative process wherein the two of them have learned to say no to each other’s ideas. Most groups have a few gems sprinkled throughout a ton of duds, but for BriTANick, if their name is on it, then you’re in for a great video. ![]() One of the main reasons we’re fans of the group is how consistently good their sketches are. That’s a lot of time spent on either side of the camera, and when you’re making YouTube videos for almost free, it can be hard to keep up that level. Most of their YouTube activity comes from the particularly productive time from 2008 to 2012, with roughly 30 of their 34 sketches coming out in those years. ![]() More often than not, they ended up making better videos than SNL could anyway. If you’re looking for some of the best sketch comedy to subscribe to, you’re in the right place.īriTANick is still active, despite their last sketch being uploaded last August, which was their first sketch since February, with a three-year silence before that. People with access to a video camera, microphone, and sense of humor could entertain literal millions. We didn’t have to wait for new episodes of SNL to get quality comedy in four-minute segments anymore. One of the best things to come out of the creation of YouTube was increased accessibility of sketch comedy. ![]()
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