The Whitest Kids U' Know

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The Whitest Kids U'Know
Image:WhitestKidsUKnowLogo.jpg
Format Independent sketch comedy
Created by Sam Brown
Zach Cregger
Trevor Moore
Darren Trumeter
Timmy Williams
Starring Sam Brown
Zach Cregger
Trevor Moore
Darren Trumeter
Timmy Williams
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 20
Production
Running time 20-24 min (Fuse)
30 min (IFC)
Broadcast
Original channel Fuse- (2007–2007)
IFC- (2007–Present)
Original airing March 20, 2007
External links
IMDb profile
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The Whitest Kids U'Know is an American sketch comedy troupe based in New York City. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Timmy Williams, and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. Some of their sketches can be downloaded from their official website [1]. They were accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won for "Best Sketch Group" by the Jury.

Popular sketches include "Slow Jerk", "Pizza Bagels," "Abe Lincoln," and "iPod shuffle." Recently, their sketch "Hitler Rap" has received a great deal of distribution online. Their video for "Hey There, Kids" (aka "Get A New Daddy") got airplay on comedy music stations and video airplay on Fuse. The Fuse version has a number of sketches remade due to product placements, quality and content. The IFC version has completely new material from the group, because the network allows the program to add more graphic content.

The show has been renewed for a third season.[2]

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[edit] History

The Whitest Kids began in 2000 when Trevor Moore, a young comedian from New Jersey, transferred to New York's School of Visual Arts film program. Having previously produced a locally popular TV sketch-comedy show, The Trevor Moore Show, back in Virginia, Trevor decided to start a comedy troupe with the eventual goal of replicating his earlier success on a national level.[citation needed]

After making the rounds at local New York City comedy clubs, he eventually met fellow SVA film student Sam Brown[3] from Massachusetts and SVA Graphic Design student/actor Zach Cregger, also from Virginia. By chance, all three attended the school, and they also all lived in the same dormitory. According to an AOL Video interview, the origin of the group's name was believed to be taken from a party during school.

Much of The Whitest Kids U Know' early history was spent as an officially sanctioned club at School of Visual Arts, which meant they had to accept, more or less, any SVA student that wanted to join.[citation needed] Timmy Williams also joined in late 2001 and was the only member at the time who didn't attend SVA.[citation needed] Unofficially, however, the core trio of Moore, Brown and Cregger tried to keep the group as lean as possible.[citation needed] At its peak, the group had ten members, however almost all sketches were written by one of these three.[citation needed]

For over two years, The Whitest Kids u know held near-monthly free shows at SVA's amphitheater, which would frequently fill to capacity.[citation needed] Finally, in 2003, as Moore approached graduation, the group separated officially from the school, and all but Moore, Brown, Cregger, Neubauer and Williams were removed from the troupe. Darren Trumeter, an actor and filmmaker who had worked previously with Cregger, was then added that same year.[citation needed]

Starting in 2003, the reinvented troupe started touring the various comedy venues in New York City, concluding in early 2005 with a well-attended show at Caroline's, the famous club in Times Square. The group still regularly performs at Pianos in the Lower East Side and Rififi's in the East Village.[citation needed]

[edit] Film and television

On July 12, 2007, Trevor Moore posted a message on the Whitest Kids U'Know's official website stating that the second season of the Whitest Kids TV show will move to the Independent Film Channel. According to Moore, they are excited about the channel switch because this allows for no commercial breaks, vulgarities and obscene content uncensored (with no bleeps or blurs), and "If you get the FUSE network - odds are you get IFC. So everyone who already watches the show, still can!"[4]. Season 2 premiered on IFC on Sunday, February 10th, 2008 at 11 PM ET/PT.

Shooting for season two of the show started on August 13, 2007, and debuted on IFC on February 10, 2008.

Season One DVD was released on February 5, 2008. It was stated several times in the show that the season will be the first to be released uncensored on DVD. However, IFC started to air uncensored episodes of Season One, just 2 months before the DVD release.

The tenth episode of season two was broadcast live on IFC. The sketches performed on stage were based on their stage shows.

[edit] Sketches

[edit] Season 1

Episode 1

  • iPod Shuffle
  • Hitler Rap
  • Timmy Poop
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Abe Lincoln
  • Pizza Bagels
  • Sexy Fawn
  • Slapping
  • Get a New Daddy

Episode 2

  • Rock n Roll Indiana Jones
  • Let's Wake Up the Neighbors
  • Movie Pitching Guy
  • Abdell Drums
  • Polite War
  • Burglar
  • Whip Boy
  • Brothers In Arms
  • Classroom

Episode 3

  • Peeing
  • Cubicle Guy
  • Pimp Pun Disaster
  • Whiskey
  • Time Travel Farmer
  • Astronaut Mess
  • Trevor Talks to the Kids

Episode 4

  • Scarin' Babies
  • Saturday
  • Did You Used to Date?
  • Europeans
  • Crying
  • White Castle
  • Europeans 2
  • Opposite Day Lawyer
  • Funeral Request
  • Europeans 3

Episode 5

  • If You Think
  • Dating Game
  • Birds and Bees
  • Ghost Tea Bag
  • Girl Sympathy
  • Ghost Tea Bag 2
  • You're Peeing On My Leg
  • John Wilkes Booth

Episode 6

  • Heaven
  • I Want To Kill the President
  • Bogey On My Six
  • Slow Jerkin'
  • Race War
  • Bigfoot VS. Grave Digger
  • Sub Sandwich
  • I Don't Know Bob

Episode 7

  • Dear Black People
  • Hot Air Balloon Poop Rope
  • Firing Squad
  • Josh Goes Streaking
  • Accidental Puke
  • Gallon of PCP
  • Kool Aid
  • Gross Out
  • Point/Counterpoint

Episode 8

  • Pie
  • Acting Class
  • Demon Ouija Board
  • Flower Monster
  • Rape Role Play
  • Timmy Dance
  • Sam In the Bag

Episode 9

  • Pirates
  • Glory Hole
  • Attention Guy
  • Bank Heist
  • Mrs. President
  • Mom and Dad's Divorce
  • Tattoo Parlor

Episode 10

  • Jim Bust - Jism
  • We Gon' Make Love
  • Motorcycle Mama
  • Jim Bust - Jim's Gay
  • Timmy Dance
  • Screamers
  • Mr. T Gets Cancer
  • Jim Bust - Fart
  • Gun Face
  • Mountain of Chairs
  • Jim Bust - Puppy

[edit] Season 2

Episode 1

  • Sam's Nut I
  • Dinosaur Rap
  • Sam's Nut II
  • Black Doctor
  • Air Dry
  • Sam's Nut III
  • Happier With Your Mouth Open
  • Fart Dinner
  • Blind Not Blind

Episode 2

  • String Pull
  • Watching Ninja
  • Never Song
  • Be A Cop
  • Cowboy
  • Feeler Doc
  • You Can See Me
  • Blue Whale Dick

Episode 3

Episode 4

  • Guillotine Dayz
  • Forever Puppies
  • Francis Scott Key
  • Opus

Episode 5

  • Reverse Psychology
  • Kicking Guy
  • Whale Tail
  • Devil Gun
  • Cult
  • Recklessly Irresponsible TV
  • Nail Gun
  • Aren't You Lucky

Episode 6

  • Forest Whitaker
  • Manatee Finger Bang
  • Office Head Explosion
  • Period Sketch
  • Ninja School
  • Our Label Is Run By Homos

Episode 7

  • Falling Ladies
  • Tar Toast #1
  • Successful Relationship
  • Tar Toast #2
  • Drunk Dad
  • Shark Man
  • Underwater
  • Time Travel Friends

Episode 8

  • Take My Face Off
  • Boiler Room
  • Driving Instructor
  • Entertainment Today
  • Auto Erotic
  • Bear Problems
  • Good Morning Dad

Episode 9

  • Invincible Kid
  • Business Battle
  • Dogs Love Boobs!
  • Office Pranks
  • Keg Stand Dad
  • Complete Human History
  • Virtual Reality

Episode 10 This was a live episode.

  • Blind Guys
  • Whirlpool
  • Line Leader
  • Sonic gets mugged
  • Dolphin Song
  • Katherine

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Whitest Kids U' Know
(September 5, 2006)

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Whitest Kids U'Know
  2. ^ IFC expands lineup, renews 'Whitest Kids'
  3. ^ DeBartolo, Dick; MAD magazine #468; February 2008; Page 26.
  4. ^ Whitest Kids U Know » Blog Archive » BIG NEWS: WHITEST KIDS MOVE TO IFC!!!

[edit] External links

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