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(posted 6/25/08)

Writer/director: Brett Weiner
Cast: Prescott Gadd, Laura Willcox,
Max Dionne, Dan Roe
 

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Director's Commentary

Brett: I wrote this sketch.  It was meant for the stage, so when I got around to editing it, it became a five-minute monster.  I tried to whack it down to around two minutes and keep it funny.  DID I SUCCEED?  Only time, and the internet public, and possibly Attack of the Show, will tell.
 

Max: Usually for roles in these videos I hardly prepare at all or even bother to show up with my lines memorized.  However, for this sketch, I spent weeks at the race track watching bookies. I hope it paid off.

Prescott: The original script called for massive monologues on my part which I lamely did not memorize before shooting.  The result was me reading the script held directly behind the camera. The eye-movement while reading amazingly doesn't really show up on camera.  I think the way Dan says "Mom died" is the funniest thing ever.

Laura: Ah yes, it seems like just yesterday that we were feeding Prescott his lines. This sketch was inspired by a real fight we had had, only it wasn't about Prescott's betting problem so much as his lack of short-term memory. I'd also like my fans (Mom) to know that I have since had my face moles removed and some very substantial breast implants.

Brett: It's true.  Each boob is like three handfuls now, right Max?

Max:  I'm uncomfortable.

Laura: The truth is, I just got really, really fat.

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