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That Show – Fart Face, or, The Carl & Jerry Trilogy

That Show – Fart Face, or, The Carl & Jerry Trilogy

FromThat Show Hasn't Been Funny In Years: an SNL podcast on Radio Misfits


That Show – Fart Face, or, The Carl & Jerry Trilogy

FromThat Show Hasn't Been Funny In Years: an SNL podcast on Radio Misfits

ratings:
Length:
45 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On October 18th 2008, a truly strange and hilarious sketch called "Fart Face," with Will Forte, Bill Hader, and host Josh Brolin, was performed to a resounding dead silence from a crowd that did not get it, at all. Inexplicably, it became the first of a trilogy of sketches featuring the same insane characters, those sketches also bombed. In this episode, Nick gives you the back story behind the original sketch, how it was written, the interesting reception it received, and stories from Hader and Forte themselves regarding the insanity. The crazy story behind how "Fart Face" was a part of one of the most highly rated shows of that season, an episode which included cameos by Sarah Palin, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg and Oliver Stone, is also examined. You will hear all three of the sketches in their entirety, learn about the evolution of the characters, and how this trilogy gives a surprising insight into the weird and wonderful mind of Will Forte. Some sketches bomb and are totally forgotten, and some of those sketches get sequels, and that's what this episode is all about. [EP18]
Released:
May 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (53)

Award-winning radio personality, podcaster, and SNL fanatic/historian NICK DIGILIO hosts this weekly deep dive into the world of the granddaddy of all sketch-comedy shows. Nick, a Second City grad and veteran of Chicago comedy and theater, has watched every single episode of SNL since George Carlin hosted the premiere on October 11th, 1975. Consisting of new and old episode analysis; SNL-relates guests; historical impact; and even entire episodes dedicated completely to just one sketch…this is every SNL fan’s dream podcast, and proof that that tired, cliched statement: “That show hasn’t been funny in years,” is simply NOT true.