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(Page 1 of 1)1. Whitest Kids U Know to Headline NBC Today Show;s annual "Redheads on the Plaza" Event on March 17
Nation is invited to join in the St. Patrick’s Day fun on the Plaza with the nation’s only all-redhead comedy sketch troupe
New York, New York -- March 13, 2008 (PR-Inside) The Whitest Kids U’ Know, American’s fastest growing white, televised, all-male comedic sketch group from New York, is pleased to announce that it will join forces with NBC’s The Today Show on March 17 to participate in NBC’s annual Redheads on the Plaza event.
"On St. Patrick’s Day TODAY will celebrate the beauty of redheads and we’ve been invited to join in the fun!" exults head WKUK writer Trevor Moore, a natural born redhead from Virginia and one of five natural redheads in the award-winning sketch comedy group now appearing weakly on the Independent Film Channel, an affiliate of Rainbow Media. "All our fellow redheads are invited to join us at the TODAY show plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City, Monday, March 17 to be a part of the celebration!"
TODAY SHOW executive producer Jim Bell says he was "stunned" when he was first informed that the Whitest Kids U Know -- the nation’s hottest new comedy group, which launched its second season of all-new, wacky sketches February 10 on the Independent Film Channel -- was composed of five natural redheads from across the country.
"When Noah told me about this -- that’s Noah Oppenheimer, is who I am referring to, the supervising producer here at TODAY- we said to ourselves, ’We’ve got to get these kids to headline our March 17 Redheads on the Plaza event. Its perfect because all five of them are redheads. And that will be great because TODAY is renowned for providing its audience with a window on the world and we are unparalleled in our ratings dominance in the morning news arena, serving as America’s overwhelming favorite for 11 consecutive years."
Oppenheimer admits he was excited as well: "These resilient pests are making headlines in towns and cities across the country. Have they invaded your home? How are you coping? What have you done to combat these creepy, crawly creatures?" explained Oppenheimer. "No wait, that’s the promo script for our upcoming segment on bedbugs. Nevermind. Scratch all that."
But according to Moore, Whitest Kids U Know’s off-color sensibilities and music video sketches harken a bit of comedy influences from "The Kids in the Hall" and "Monty Python"…with slightly more potty humor.
On IFC, The Whitest Kids’ fresh, balls-out take on politics, gender relations and pop-culture appeares uncensored, uncut and commercial-free.
Formed in NYC in 2003, The Whitest Kids U’ Know launched their career sharing original content online. The group quickly grew into a web sensation and a critically acclaimed musical sketch comedy troupe. In 2006, they won the "Best Sketch" award at the Aspen Comedy Festival and were named one of ’10 Comics To Watch’ by Variety.
Unlike Enrique Iglesias, who will be performing his new tracks "Donde Estan mi Corazon," "Ping Pong Song," "Don’t You Forget About Me" and "Push" from his new "Insomnia" album on TODAY the following week, fans of the Whitest Kids U Know are more likely to be treated to an all-redhead version of their breakout single, "Dinosaur Rap," which talks about getting high with dinosaurs getting high; "Hitler Rap," "Triumph III (Hitler Rap)," which talks about Hitler not getting high; and "The Never Song," a family-friendly parody song listing meth’s ingredients and formula of manufacture.
"Like the songs of Enrique Iglesias, our songs are Muy Caliente as well," notes Moore, who says the group is hoping for a spot in the second hour of the show, but will settle for the third or fourth hour if they have to.
"Really, it all depends on how long our fellow redheads want to stick around. Us redheads are a fairly responsible bunch, and I imagine that a lot of us will have to wander off to work sometime after the second hour of the show."
Concludes Moore: "What’s important to note is that we have long been major fans of TODAY Show mainstays Ann Curry, Natalie Morales, Hoda Kotb, Amy Robach, David Gregory, Giada DeLaurentiis, Jenna Wolfe, Nancy Snyderman, Tiki Barber, and the other ones there."
Troupe member Sam Brown warns the audience to "expect plenty of redheaded surprises."
"We will provide a peek into our redheaded world, talk about a redheaded boy who survives a mountain lion attack, imitate Carol Burnett’s Tarzan yell, conduct a roundtable discussion on what irritates us about other peoples’ redheaded kids, give tips on how to slim down pudgy redheaded pets, and then Timmy will tie it all together by telling about how his redheaded grandma was trapped for 20 hours in the closet of a Pottery Barn in Red Wing, Minnesota."
In addition to their critical acclaim, the Whitest Kids u Know have launched an extremely popular web page (over 3 million monthly unique visitors), garnered over 2 million hits on You Tube and became one of the most successful features on Collegehumor.com. Now they bring their raw, envelope-pushing humor to the fully uncut and uncensored IFC.
Posted at 5:47PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Bob
2. Where's Al Sharpton when you need him? *Rolling eyes*
Posted at 6:05PM on Mar 12th 2008 by IGotWorms
3. That's totally FUCT UP!!! They are running an establishment in LA, how are they not going to accommodate their own home team players?? The VILLA people must not be LA natives, cuz out here, we supposed to hook up our peeps..
Posted at 8:10PM on Mar 12th 2008 by WOW!
4. I know for a fact that clubs doormen are strictly told to let in as few blacks as possible because if many
blacks are in a club it will scare away the white clubbers who spend the money on high price drinks.
Posted at 9:39PM on Mar 13th 2008 by nwo4life626
5. Hes a good guy too....had a lot of heart issues in college......keep your head up playa
Posted at 8:03PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Timmy
6. AMEN #3~~Hell ya!!
Posted at 10:46PM on Mar 12th 2008 by LeeLee
7. Maybe if he didn't dress and look like a scrub in a ghetto T shirt he might be able to get into nice places. AAAAA DUGH some people just don't get it.
Posted at 2:30AM on Mar 13th 2008 by Ironmike
8. Does anyone know why I can't ever watch the videos. I have my cookies on, my firewall off, and still no videos play from TMZ. It just says "Loading" then goes on to give me this message:
"THE VIDEO YOU ARE TRYING TO WATCH IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON."
Can anyone help me? Thanks.
Posted at 3:02AM on Mar 13th 2008 by Stu Lantz
9.
let's call a spade a spade;
in a town littered with stars, this role player on an L.A. sports team is a " D " level celebrity.
period.
in other words, in a room of 100 people, only about 30% of the room would recognize him.
Posted at 8:54AM on Mar 13th 2008 by larry doby
10. He may be a son of mine, but in that outfit? People, please.
Posted at 9:37AM on Mar 13th 2008 by Jesus Christ
11. GO LAAAAAAAKERRRRRRRRSSS
Posted at 11:48AM on Mar 13th 2008 by nadia
