I love the song! All the deep meaning and strange everyday-ness of a real country song...
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As pa finishes grace over a sparse dinner table obviously devoid of a main course, he vents frustration toward his younger son. Pa's misdirected anger nearly boils over and quickly turns to tears. But all is forgiven when their eldest son appears with a huge salmon. A lovely evening of family time follows but is cut short by yet another tantrum. All that's missing is a sappy country song... not wait, there it is.
Don’t get me wrong, Backpack’s not for everybody – it’s about
as random as it comes – but it’s definitely a breath of fresh air in
the sketch comedy landscape where lame writing and tired clichés
flourish.
They came to town via Austin amidst huge buzz from the sketch community,
so I was pumped to see what these boys could bring. If you were hanging
around the fest later Friday night, you already know that I thought
this show was phenomenal. At the risk of sounding like a Rolling Stone
movie review, I’ll add that I laughed the entire time. Hard.
Take the absurdity of Monty Python and mix it with the wit and hilarity
of Kids in the Hall and you've got yourself the makings of Backpack
Picnic. The Austin, Texas-based sketch comedy troupe, best known for
its top-rated Internet shorts on onnetworks.com, will perform as part of the Chicago Sketchfest.
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What no Bee Swat in the country song?! :(
I lol'd at the "Froo-its" word.
Very clever, very weird, very funny...hey! it's what you guys do best!
Was that dog suppose to come out on the street?
I love the song! All the deep meaning and strange everyday-ness of a real country song...