Show VIII: WPSA in "You Are No Longer Safe."
October 14,
2005 Upright Citizens Brigade LA
Directed by B.J. Porter
Written by: Michael
Busch, Stephen Hale, Eric Moneypenny, Zach Paez,
with pointers from B.J. Porter
Featuring: James Adomian, Susan Burke, Whitney
Cummings, Josh Fadem,
Jarrett Grode, Ann Maddox, Amy Seimetz, Kulap Vilaysack, Zig-Zag the
cat.
Videos shot by Nick
Jasenovec
WPSA Opening (Video)
Shit gets crazy, with the lads chain-shitting, cake eating, boners, and
showering as we introduce our show. Music by Herb Alpert and The
Tijuana Brass.
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch
/ S. Hale / A. Deptula)
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WPSA Audition
WPSA auditions actual members from the audience to become the new
fourth member, replacing the departed Anthony Deptula. Real chaos ensues.
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch / S. Hale) |
WPSA Gets a Haircut (Video)
The WPSA long-hairs get a haircut from "Haircuttin' Harry" (Fadem).
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch / S. Hale) |
Jake The Snake: Redux
"Snake" just came up with a new nickname for himself.
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch / S. Hale) |
WPSA Girl Protesters
Every sketch so far has been terrible to women, so some of those girls
actually protesting outside UCB LA before the show (Burke, Maddox,
Seimetz, Vilaysack) show up during the show to finally make their point.
(by everyone) |
WPSA Gets a Girlfriend Video
WPSA shows their video that proves that they do appreciate women,
because they just had gotten a girlfriend, with a pointer from
A-bromian, their biggest broham (Adomian).
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
WPSA Girl Protesters Pajama Party (Video)
The protesters totally had crushes on the lads, that's why they decided
to come down to the UCB to ruin the show.
(by E. Moneypenny) |
Psychiatrist
Dave thinks he's seeing things, namely a Neo Nazi, Llate-Night TV
fitness instructor. His shrink tries to help.
(by E. Moneypenny / Z. Paez) |
WPSA Gets a Cat (Video)
The lads decide to get a cat delivered from Roger of PetDrop (Grode),
but it turns out to be the Anti-Christ.
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch / S. Hale) |
Sgt. Party: Redux
Sorta did this one at another show, but this time it was different.
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch / S. Hale / Z. Paez) |
Show VII: WPSA Returns with "Shit Got Crazy!"
July 13, 2005
Upright Citizens Brigade LA
Directed by WPSA
Featuring: Demorge Brown, Chad Fogland, Bill Hader, and Tina Kapousis
The Skits
WPSA Opening (Video)
Shit gets crazy, with the lads chain-shitting, cake eating, boners, and
showering as we introduce our show. Music by Herb Alpert and The
Tijuana Brass.
(by E. Moneypenny / M. Busch
/ S. Hale / A. Deptula)
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Sgt. Party
It's Bobby Walters' 28th birthday today, and the party doesn't end
until he says when. Which is aided by the fact that he totally
rooms with Sgt. Party, who has a definitive fondness for knifefights,
The Scorpions, and not sleeping ever.
(by E.
Moneypenny / M. Busch / S. Hale)
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Che Guevara’s Head (Video)
Pulled from the archives of WPSA Classic, the sitcom about Che
Guevara's disembodied head.
(by E. Moneypenny / S. Hale)
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The NEW Alan Thicke Show
After 20 years, Alan Thicke makes his triumphant return to TV talk,
with the help of his new sidekick Mr. Belvedere, guest Lee Fisk, and
"The Alan Thicke Show Anime Dancer". Shit gets crazy, and actual
gasoline winds up being doused onto people.
(by E. Moneypenny)
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Damn Chair (Video)
Another from the WPSA Classic archives, Franky can still NOT get out
from underneath that gosh darned chair!!!
(by S. Hale)
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Barry Hawk’s Fit It!
Late-night TV fitness instructor Barry Hawk (Hale) has turned to
personally torturing people (Hader, Fogland, Deptula) in his LA
condo. Special guests include Eric Dickerson (Brown), Geddy Lee
from RUSH (Moneypenny), and Neo-Nazi Mr. Pringles (Busch).
(by E. Moneypenny)
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Show
VI: WPSA December 2003
December
16, 2003 ImprovOlympic West
Directed by The
Winchester
Preparatory Sketch Academy
Produced by Anthony
Deptula
Creative Direction by Eric Moneypenny
Video Segments
directed
by Zach Whedon
Audio Segments
produced
by Eric Moneypenny
Special Guest: comedian Dan Mintz
The
Skits
Jake
the Snake
Jake
just came up with a new nickname for himself. But it sucks,
because he can't convince his friends that it's original, no matter how
much it rhymes.
(by
E. Moneypenny / S. Hale / M. Busch) |
Puerto
Rican Motorcycle Statistics
After exhaustive scientific research, conclusive
results have shown that most Puerto Ricans are expressing a growing
belief
that Motorcyclists are pussies.
(by
J. Chase / E. Moneypenny) |
Che
Guevara's Head! (Video segment)
In
1967, Che's head was chopped off by Bolivian rebels. Since then, it's
been
popping up in the darndest places.
(by
E. Moneypenny / S. Hale) |
Loverboy
The
lead singer of this legendary Canadian rock band wants to die, so they
are holding a search for a new lead singer through a catheter length
guessing
contest.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
An
Argument For House Cats
The
Franco-Prussian War truly was Otto Van Bismarck's crowning achievement.
(by
M. Busch) |
Around
The News
TV's
Brian Filthy and Dr. Haven Radnook sit down to discuss the town's
growing infestation of hippos, coincidentally at the very moment that
elephants instead happen to start destroying it. To be honest, Eric
doesn't even remember what this sketch was supposed to be, but there
definitely was alot of silly names, screaming, weird information, and
people sounding like they were in a 1971 Monty Python sketch.
(by
E.
Moneypenny) |
The
Diabetic Iconoclasts
The DBIs
shatter everyday ideals that you have come to accept, but they can't
eat sugar.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Bob
The Inventor (Video)
Two
descriptions. "Bob" came to this video to do two things:
Meet
new friends and invent stuff. And he's already met new
friends.
Or (from the classic catchy jingle): "Bob. Bob. Bob the
Inventor!".
(by
S. Hale / E. Moneypenny) |
Lemon
Gauntlet Gang
Don't
try to pass The Lemon Gauntlet.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
The
Court of Scientific Rape and Grandeur
A
fancy, dandy bounty hunter loves his job, and he gets his man.
But
he gets too caught up in the details. Plus, he's in the wrong
courtroom.
(by
S. Hale) |
a 1920s
Fitness Duo Explains the Process of Dry Cleaning
A
harmless Vaudeville fitness presentation and its subsequent explanation
of
the common dry cleaning process gets clearly marred by the performer's
opinions on women's
suffrage.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Damn
Chair (Video)
Franky
gets stuck underneath that damn chair.
(by
S. Hale) |
Life
on The Prime Meridian
The
Prime Meridian is just a longitude marker. Or, is it a way of
life? Who knows. But it did include a scientist, a Russian
Boxer, a masturbating leper, a mythical ram creature, and a fantastic
closing musical number. They all lived on the Prime Meridian.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Show
V: WPSA October 2003
October
16, 2003 ImprovOlympic
West
Directed by The
Winchester
Preparatory Sketch Academy
Produced by Anthony
Deptula
Creative Direction by Eric Moneypenny
Audio Segments
produced
by Eric Moneypenny and Michael Busch
Video Segments
directed
by Kent Nichols
Video Segments
edited by
Brad Shaffer
Light and Sound by
Julia
Wackenheim
The
Skits
Arthouse
Forum (Paper, Ground)
Host
Bernie Stimpler and contemporary artist Jacques Venth choke and get
choked
by a Middle Eastern Woman.
(by
S. Hale / E. Moneypenny) |
The
Coup
The
Commandante and his rebels just aren't feeling
it after their fifth major coup.
(by
M. Busch / E. Moneypenny) |
Che
Guevara's Head! (Video segment)
In
1967, Che's head was chopped off by Bolivian rebels. Since then, it's
been
popping up in the darndest places.
(by
E. Moneypenny / S. Hale) |
The
Mariner
As legend tells it, he's been at
sea for well over 350 years, but still, nobody parties like The Mariner.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Mr.
Pringles
Famous
Mr. Pringles sits down for a new sketching.
(by
M. Busch / E. Moneypenny) |
French
Revolutionary Pimento Cheese
Nobody
knew torture like the French Revolutionary who really enjoyed a
delicious
Pimento Cheese sandwich. Until, the Unabomber doused him with
gasoline.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
1964
World's Fair (Video)
At the 1964 World's Fair in NYC, Mr.
& Mrs. Janikowski meet Dr. Jackie Petrick and the Solar Powered
Friends
of the Future!
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
The
Diabetic Iconoclasts
They
shatter ideals, but they can't eat sugar.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Abominable
Snowman
The
Abominable Snowman misses the Mountains.
(by
S. Hale / M. Busch / E. Moneypenny) |
Caw,
Caw
Coach
and the team get ready for the big birdcalling match.
(by
S. Hale) |
Lemon
Gauntlet Gang
Don't
try to pass The Lemon Gauntlet.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Damn
Chair (Video)
Franky
gets stuck underneath that damn chair.
(by
S. Hale) |
Loverboy
The
lead singer of this legendary Canadian rock band wants to die, so they
are holding a search for a new lead singer through a catheter length
guessing
contest.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Shows
IV: WPSA July Run 2003
July
17, July 24, and July 31, 2003 ImprovOlympic West
Directed by Michael
Busch
Produced by Anthony
Deptula
Creative Direction by Eric Moneypenny
Musical Supervision
by Eli
Bolin Light and Sound by Julia Wackenheim
Special Guest for
July 31:
stand-up comedian B.J. Novak
The
Skits
The
Grapes of Whatever
A local director takes creative license with a
classic. Or, "Tom
didn't threaten to slap Ma Joad in the original."
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Inappropriately
Placed Viking (The Dealing Game)
The
IPV (see above) is on a modern-day game show about dealing drugs, but
he'd rather drink ale, pillage, and eat hawks.
(by
E. Moneypenny / S. Miller / M. Busch) |
Jake
the Snake
Jake
just came up with a new nickname for himself.
(by
E. Moneypenny / S. Hale / M. Busch) |
Hall
and Oates
Hall
& Oates celebrate the 1976 Bicentennial in their apartment.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
New
Bank Account (except show VI)
Theodore
Plankston (Stephen) is gonna be great for the bank.
(by
E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
Geraldine
Ferraro
Former
1984 Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro looks back on her
wild
ride with the 1999 David Lee Roth World Tour after she met a street
dealer
named Rocky Duke.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Harvey
Rogers, Photographer
He'd
like to be a photographer, he absolutely cannot pronounce it.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Mark
Spitz's 31st Anniversary Coins
1972
Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz is makin' a comeback.
(by
E. Moneypenny / A. Deptula) |
Certifiably
Insane
Eric
& Stephen's characters get SO annoyed while out to eat.
(by
E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
1920s
Fitness Duo Explains the Process of Dry Cleaning
A
harmless Vaudeville fitness presentation and subsequent explanation of
the dry cleaning process is marred by the performer's opinions on
women's
suffrage.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
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Show
III: WPSA at Second City
May
29, 2003 Second City Los Angeles
Directed by Anthony
Deptula
Creative Direction by Eric Moneypenny
Musical Supervision
by Eli
Bolin Light and Sound by a guy named Glen.
The
Skits
Elephant
Man's Dinner Party
"No,
I agree. He can be very rude sometimes."
(by
R. Haynes / E. Moneypenny) |
Inappropriately
Placed Viking (The Dealing Game)
The
IPV (see above) is on a game show about dealing drugs.
(by
E. Moneypenny / S. Miller / M. Busch) |
Schedule
Party Time
"And
now, people who schedule Party Time".
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Baseball
Playing Monkey (Various)
The
BPM has assorted adventures throughout entire show.
(by
A. Deptula / E. Moneypenny / E. Rick / M. Busch) |
Hall
and Oates
Hall
& Oates during the 1976 Bicentennial in their apartment.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
The
Crayon Enthusiast
"64
colors. 64 shades of life."
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Vetter
and Brendel: Performance Torturers
The
enthusiastic German torture duo performs in a casino.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Comedyhead,
i.e.: "That's funny Margot!", "Jimmy's Sleeping", "Well just bring back
that 1981 John McEnroe".
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Daddy
is Maddy
"Can
I just ask who drank my son-of-a-bitch water?"
(by
S. Hale) |
Mark
Spitz's 31st Anniversary Coins
1972
Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz is makin' a comeback.
(by
E. Moneypenny / A. Deptula) |
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Show
II: Good Is The Enemy of Great
April
15, 2003 ImprovOlympic West Hollywood, CA
Directed
by Michael Robert Busch Produced by Anthony Deptula
Musical
Supervision by Eli Bolin Light and Sound by
Bobby
Weythman
The
Skits
Certifiably
Insane
Eric
& Stephen's characters get SO annoyed while out to eat.
(by
E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
Roommates
"I
want-cha to leave".
(by
S. Hale) |
The
History Professor's Ass
Professor
Bailey (Ryan) has a pilonidal cyst.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Duct
Tape
Anthony
and Stephen crying while duct taping each other.
(by
S. Hale / A. Deptula) |
Alan
Thicke
Three
young intellectuals consult TV's Alan Thicke.
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
Water
Cooler
Ryan's
character always was the first to know. "I know".
(by
M. Busch / E. Moneypenny) |
Those
Skits Won't Work Then...
3
blackouts (Dungeons and Dragons, Lucky Charms, and Migrant Worker) that
won't work because of Eric.
(by
E. Moneypenny / A. Deptula / M. Busch) |
The
Infomercial
Lee
Fisk (Stephen) and Otto Wilhelm (Elizabeth) push the bag.
(by
S. Miller / E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
King
of Scaring People
Godzilla,
King Kong, tackling, and a speech impediment.
(by
S. Hale) |
Freddie
Mercury
The
lead singer of Queen's got a new album.
(by
E. Moneypenny / A. Deptula / S. Miller / M. Busch) |
_______________________________
Show
I: The Raising of the Bar.
February
25, 2003 ImprovOlympic West Hollywood, CA
Directed
by Michael Robert Busch Produced by Anthony Deptula
Musical
Supervision by Eli Bolin Light and Sound by
Bobby
Weythman
The
Skits
Office
Skit
"Hello
sir, I'd like to do an office skit."
(by
E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
The
Grapes of Whatever
"Tom
didn't threaten to slap Ma Joad in the original."
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
The
Eager-to-Please Waiter
"I
would gladly lay my life on the LINE for you."
(by
R. Arey) |
The
Bermuda Triangle
"Morris?
Whatever happened to the Joshua Tree?"
(by
E. Moneypenny) |
CPR
Ildy
can't understand why you can't stick the bone back in.
(by
L. Naughton) |
Cell
Phone Yelling
"No!
No Grandma! F*** you!"
(by
S. Hale) |
New
Bank Account
Theodore
Plankston (Ryan) is gonna be great for the bank.
(by
E. Moneypenny / M. Busch) |
And
by...You Mean...
Two
guys walk into a bar with their catchphrase.
(by
E. Moneypenny / M. Busch / R. Haynes) |
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