I think I was expecting something more out of the ordinary, and was disappointed to find that it was just a straightforward prank call CD. Actually I didn't like it first time through. So I forked up theīusiness cash advance, traded in the dough and laughed all the way to the My interest was then solidified by the CD's inclusion in The Onion's list of Top Comedy Records of the Year. Just Farr A Laugh! first caught my attention by its prominent position in Mondo Kim's 'comedy' section, which I've long counted on to introduce me to the best of smart underground humor, from song-poems and outsider artists to idiot semi-savant radio dramatist Judson Fountain and the indescribably hilarious Dirty Fan Male CD. The two young men responsible for Just Farr A Laugh! hit on all of these elements from time to time, but if I had to sum up their "schtick" - that which distinguishes them from their contemporaries - I think I would sort it into three main categories: (a) making fun of third-rate semi-celebrities, (b) hilarious references to the worst of '70s, '80s and '90s pop culture, and (c) a 4'10, 250-lb black man named "Bleachy." one of the Crank Yankers calling a phone sex operator as a favor for his "deaf friend" who is sitting next to him, The Original Prankster convincing a boneheaded McDonald's employee to drop not one but TWO telephones into a vat of scalding french fry grease).
Longmont Potion Castle invoking the wrath of his entire hometown by constantly threatening to beat everybody up, Bum Bar Bastards driving bar owner Red to such bizarre threats as "I'LL PUT THE Z-Z'S ON BOTH CHEEKS OF YOUR LIFE!") and still others create unlikely scenarios and manipulate the ignorance of the other party to heighten the comedy to unbelievable levels of absurdity (i.e. The Jerky Boys' ridiculously aggressive Frank Rizzo, Brother Russell's clueless elderly Christian Melba), others create humor from the angry reactions of their victims (e.g. Some prankers create humor through entertaining characters of their own creation (ex. Part of it is the fun of listening to an unsuspecting recipient making a dumbass out of him/herself by not catching the joke, but more so than that I think it's just the fun of hearing clever people saying funny things. I don't know what the hell attracts me to prank phone calls, but I keep coming back for more. Jackie Starr)? STEVE ALLEN!? Got it, got it, got it, etc etc.
Longmont Potion Castle? Jerky Boys? Great Phone Calls? Three Men In A Tub? The Original Prankster (i.e. You put out a prank phone call CD and make it cheap enough and I'll buy it. For every riotous Screamer, Bum Bar Bastard and Crank Yanker, there's an excruciatingly unfunny John Musacha, Telephone Head and Laugh Syndicate. There are enough shitty unfunny people doing it to prove my point check ebay for some of the "amateurs" selling their wares and you'll see what I mean. The big fancy stars of the genre make prank phone calling seem easy - like a no-brainer or half-tease. 1 & 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever! Just Farr The Record So Farr So Good no introductory paragraph! Just Farr A Laugh! Just Farr A Laugh Vols.
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