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Comedy Documentary That Fulfills A Bewildering Variety of Empty Promises
The two hour search for comedy's Holy Grail continues in Dave and Tom's outrageous look back at the history of comedy. You've seen actors Dave Beeler and Tom Konkle on other tv shows, now watch them discover a lost Monty Python-influenced sketch comedy troupe that bucks the norm of sketch today; instead opting for a more deliberate and cerebral approach. Delightfully nostalgic yet unmistakably original, you''ll be glued to your screen as they take a look back on "this business of funny." From prehistoric pornography to poetic clowns on mountainsides, after watching Dave and Tom you''ll agree that history has never been this much fun. A spoof of BBC and Discovery Channel documentaries that promise to reveal a great mystery, this DVD is as one reviewer put it, "a silly journey through a world of scenarios... ranging from unfathomable science discoveries to absurd game shows, from sickly polite bank robberies to egomaniacal hat entertainers....
- Directed by Tom Konkle
- Written by Tom Konkle & David Beeler with Gino C. Vianelli
- Produced by David Beeler & Tom Konkle
- Running Time 115 min
- Release Date 2008
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Country
United States of America
- Content Rating Intended Audience: mature
- Website The Archaeology of Comedy
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Written by Tom Konkle & David Beeler with Gino C. Vianelli
Produced by David Beeler & Tom Konkle
Cast David Beeler:
Stephanie Stearns:
Gino C.Vianelli:
Mike Neill:
Thomas Konkle:
Blogcritic Magazine
Where have Dave and Tom been hiding themselves? The sketch comedy duo of Tom Konkle and Dave Beeler has developed the new comedy DVD, Archaeology of Comedy, which cleverly parodies Discovery Channel and BBC type documentaries. Richard Lagina (Dave Beeler), the host of Wraparound, is an investigative reporter type bloke who interviews a Dr. George Flightus (Tom Konkle), the “preeminent authority on the archeology of comedy, as well as the world’s leading specialist on geo-humorous tectonics.”
Archaeology of Comedy showcases some superb writing and comedic acting.
In the vein of Monty Python, AOC has the same sort of absurdist and surreal style of humor. There is a slapstick and physical component, but for the most part, the premise of each sketch takes a more cerebral approach.
...expert at what they do, and Archaeology of Comedy is a great discovery in the world of humor.
This was a fun way to poke fun at the seemingly endless documentary TV shows that set up an amazing breakthrough or discovery for the end of the show, take us down that road with a bunch of "experts" then say...we may never know. A labor of love for all the people involved it stars myself and the other half of our performing/writing team David Beeler and members of my sketch troupe who are amazingly funny, talented chameleons.
