The Royal We (comedy)

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The Royal We is a sketch comedy group based in New York City. The Royal We consists of 5 members who are equal parts writers, performers, and producers. The Royal We is Lauren Antler, Becca Greene, Matt Johnson, Jerry Miller and Will Nunziata. "The We" is directed by Kevin Scott. The Royal We met through The Second City's New York Training Center where they starred seperatly in the first three revue shows. Will Nunziata starred in 2001's "We Built This City on Rent Control" directed by Kevin Scott. Becca, Lauren and Matt starred in 2002's "A Time for Heroes & Hoagies" also directed by Kevin Scott. Jerry Miller starred in 2002's "Start Spreading the Booze."

Since forming in 2002, The Royal We has written and performed two highly regarded and frequently sold out sketch revues, 2004's "Does this War Make me Look Fat?" and 2005's "Be all That You Can Buy." In the winter of 2005/2006 they debuted their first holiday themed show "Secular Spectecular!" which consisted of a mix of "greatest hits" and brand new holiday themed scenes. The Royal We has also logged over 100 improv comedy sets since forming in 2002.

[edit] iPod: 1984

In early 2005 The Royal We debuted their critically acclaimed ^{[citation needed]} iPod: 1984 short film. The short was a spoof of Apple Computer's world famous 1984 Super Bowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott which has been voted one of the greatest commercials of all time, on occasion being voted into the number one position. The Royal We's version satirizes the ad by making Apple itself Big Brother and controlling the masses through the highly popular iPod. To date, the video has apparently been viewed over 500,000 times worldwide. ^{[citation needed]}