Sketchwright

Warning: The video isn’t particurlarly funny. Zero stars.

So YouTube had a sketch contest, and awkwardpictures won.  This was the sketch that they submitted in the final round, and it beat out the other 4 finalists.  So, this is not necessarily the best sketch submitted in the contest, just the best sketch in the final round, according to the voters (and we know voters can be stupid).

Uhhh…It’s not funny.  I laughed a little, but not through most of the sketch.  I expect more sustained laughter in sketch comedy.  The ending was weak.  Besides the first twist (the dog “talks” and can be violent), there weren’t really any good surprises.  Payman Benz and Sean Becker seem to be more short filmmakers than sketch comedians.  This has more of an “entertaining comedic short film” feel than a sketch feel.  I didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t like it.  If this were a part of a larger sketch show, I wouldn’t mind having had to watch it.

This is one of those “sketches” where the audience has to love the premise enough to continue laughing throughout the rest of the sketch to enjoy it.  The writing isn’t clever.  Zero stars.