Olde English (sketch comedy)
Olde English is a Sketch comedy group that began at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Like the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Kids in the Hall before them, Olde English advances the trend of original, often surreal sketch comedy.
How they formed:
While traveling through Europe in the summer of 2002, group member Ben Popik decided that he wanted to start a comedy group. He chose the name [after his favorite malt liquor at the time], and began writing sketches. When he arrived back at Bard College, he put up flyers and held auditions. They have now been together for two years.
Their style:
Olde English uses an even mixture of live and pre-filmed material. A lot of their short films can be seen at their website.
Current Members:
Caleb Bark , Raizin Bob-Waksberg, Joel Clark, Adam Conover, Tavit Geudelekian, Adam Janos, Ben Popik, Jesse Novak, Hana Scott-Suhrstedt, David Segal
Former Members:
Emilie Bishop, Cameron Bossert, Jon Dame, Suzanne Richardson, Shira Sandler
Interesting Fact:
Olde English is popular in Japan. http://www.tokusyuu.com/news/000131.html?session=yx3MqK6hVYUuidK9ZQ29k2XdQN