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Whitest Kids You Know Debuts Tonight. So Watch.

Tonight the Whitest Kids You Know sketch comedy show makes its premiere on Fuse at 11 PM. Besides the original material they’ve made for the show, the troupe has a huge inventory of sketches. And it’s been interesting to me to see how little the changes are between the original made for web versions to the Fuse versions. It might be a factor of budget, but I think that many of the bits were so well executed and on target before, why mess with them?

For example, here’s two variations on their Hitler Rap. The first is the original and then we have the Fuse version, which clocks in roughly 30 seconds shorter. The main difference being the loss of a throw to Goering - it’s still referenced but the section is gone.

Of course, a lot of their sketches haven’t been put to film yet, so they benefit from a bigger treatment like this one featuring Abraham Lincoln. I believe this sketch used the whole theater when performed live (you’ll see what I mean when you watch it - it’s not about what’s on stage), so it’s fun to see how they made it work for TV.

The sketch comedy is being pinned as the show that makes Fuse break out. I’m not so sure with YouTube, Daily Motion, iFilm, etc. etc. etc. that we’ll have people clamoring to get their cable operators to add Fuse to see the WKYK. But maybe no longer will people have to say, “Fuse. You know, it’s that channel where have that show where people strip to music.”

Another couple of comparisons between original and Fuse versions after the jump.

Pizza Bagels - the original, then the Fuse.

Posted by Todd Jackson at 01:16 PM | Send to Friend
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