Tag: odd sporting events

  • Peter’s Commentary on the “Odd Sporting Events” Edition

    Here’s my commentary for the 4/30/09 round of Sketchwar, which had the theme “Odd Sporting Events.”

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  • Odd Sporting Events Wrapup

    Not our best week ((I feel I’ve been saying that a lot lately.)) but I think the three sketches we’ve got this week are solid and funny.

    Next week, next week…it’s going to be a good one, I can feel it. What topic is it that inspires such confidence? What topic makes me think “funny”? Mother’s Day.

    If you think you’ve got the comedy chops to do battle with our scarred and bitter warriors, if you dare step into the hailstorm of seltzer and cream pies, if you think you’re MAN ENOUGH or WOMAN ENOUGH to make us laugh, write a sketch and contact us at submissions(nospam)@sketchwar.org.

  • Bonfire of the Academies

    So, I thought it would be fun to bring back Bob and Jim from my earlier sketch Basketball and Bullies… see how they’re doing in the world of novelty sportscasting. Last time it was third grade basketball, this time its fire, cornfields, and hammered, professional nerds. Oh, and by the way – yes, this really is what small town college professors do on the weekends. Don’t ask me how I know.

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  • El Ocho Es Muy Caliente!

    [fountain]
    INT. TV STUDIO – DAY
    MEGAN THUNDER (20s, in miniskirt and halter top) and NICK STEELE (20s, in lycra shorts and Ed Hardy t-shirt) stand before a bank of monitors showing a variety of sports.

    NICK
    Yo, yo, yo! This. Is. The Ocho Report!

    Obnoxious flying graphics scored with too-loud music identify this as “The Ocho Report” on ESPN 8.

    CUT TO:
    Back to studio.
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  • Team Acme

    I’ll admit, I’m WAY out of the box on this one…but the idea hit me like a big Acme anvil, and I had to do it. Sorry 🙂

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