In the past six months a group of comedians led by one tyrannically awesome leader managed to produce 10 episodes of Week Thus Far (and tape 11). Every Monday we’d show up in the Forks with two vehicles stuffed with sound and video equipment, unload into Finn’s Pub and systematically turn it into a makeshift television studio. Dan Robertson even built us a prompter out of (essentially) cardboard, a sheet of glass, a monitor and a tiny computer.
I’ve never been more proud of any project I’ve ever worked on. Every Thursday we meet to talk business, Saturday we write and shoot sketches, Sundays we edit between 16-19 News Desk jokes and 1-3 videos. When Monday rolls around we’re all sleep deprived and panic-ridden, but ready to put on a show for the enthusiastic and generous audience that’s laughing at the same jokes they’re hearing for the second time or applaud for a sketch they just watched without sound.
I could talk about it for pages and pages. Instead I’m going to leave you with a series of sketches we’ve put together (some have been sent to us) from Week Thus Far in chronological order.
Week Thus Far’s intro!
This is Sean doing what I call “Intellectually Bullying” people in the Forks.
The ‘One Great Part of One Great City’ series highlights what makes Winnipeg the best city in the world. Period.
Upper Fort Garry Wall
The Golden Boy
Odenna Celebration Circle
1123 Grosvenor Ave.
A smear campaign from the one they call “Old Ball Coach”. (We got a call about that hat)
I think I’m an idiot in this sketch. Like I’m consciously shitting the bed.
Dan Huen with Rockin’ Ron Pollock!
On one episode taping our band bailed last minute (Greg Arcade saved the day) and none of the footage made it onto the tape. Luckily we had a stand-alone camera set up and Will O’Donnell played rogue camerman and did a great job. We discovered that the stand-up juggernaut known as Ryan Ash can also can bust-a-move with some deadly precision.
I have plenty more sketches to show you from the Week Thus Far crew. Make sure you visit their website and tell them how wonderful they may or may not be. Stay tuned…
And, oh yeah, FRINGE SHOW! – Full Screen Ahead: The Sketch Show, Show. Stay tuned…
