Showing posts with label sketch comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketch comedy. Show all posts

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Library Night Live: Curtain Pants

"Curtain Pants" from Library Night Live: filmed 7/13/16

(A parody infomercial inspired by the Snake Oil game.)

A video posted by @lcplibrary on


Cast:
Milly Bays as Himself
Bobbie as The Pantless Wonder
Lottie as The Girlfriend
Tater as The Magic Hands
RedgieMcEdgy as the Introduct-inator/Camera Operator

Captions/audio description:
Setting: Infomercial set
Introduct-inator: "Snake Oil products presents a librACME product”

The Girlfriend: "I don't love you anymore. Your pants don't work."

Milly Bays: "Don't you hate it when this happens to you? Hi, Milly Bays here with another fantastic product. Introducing the Curtain Pants™ an extra pair of pants you can keep if your pants fall down while on stage. Just grab them from the curtain and apply them, they look just like your normal pants. Buuuut wait. It’s only 19.95 you said? There’s more! Order today and you can get TWO pairs of Curtain Pants™ for the price of TWO pairs of Curtain Pants™ yes that’s right, two pairs of pants for the same price as two pairs of pants. Call today! Plus shipping and handling."

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Library Night Live: Why is that Phrase: “Tabling a Discussion”



Our first Library Night Live was so great!
The teens had 1:15 total to create this masterpiece: 
  • 20 minutes to brainstorm, make an outline and cast/assign production roles
  • 20 minutes to create props and set dressings out of material on hand (in our case, tape, construction paper, markers, and Legos 
  • 20 minutes to rehearse and film

Cast:
$Ben Franklin$ - Lily
Announcer - Jackerax
Washington - Jayden
Adams - Zack
Hamilton - Hayden
Jefferson - Nick
Washington’s teeth’s hands - Jackerax
Table flippers - Jackerax and Ms. B
Camera operator - GadgetJax
Captions/audio description: Why is that Phrase: “Tabling a Discussion” Library Night Live: Filmed 5/11/16
Setting:
 Burger King George’s
Announcer: “It’s time for Revolutionary America's  favorite game…”
Everyone:
 “Why is that Phrase”
Announcer:
 “…with your host, the electrifying, Ben Franklin!”
*announcer waves kite with key behind Ben’s head*

Hamilton:
 “What a nice declaration, it be a shame if anything …happened to it!” *spills drink*
Washington:
 “Achoo!” *sneezes out teeth*
Off camera, spoken sound effect:
 “SPLAT”
Adams:
 “Balderdash!”
Jefferson:
 *flips table*
$Ben Franklin$:
 “And that’s why it’s called Tabling It!”