GOOD NEWS
“How I Was Able To Pivot To A New Exciting Opportunity Because Of The Pandemic.”
And then Lil Wayne and Future showed up, holy shit.
“Lyrical precision and incredible production values… a sneaky sketch that gets its message across with a great beat and big cameos.” - Rolling Stone
“Absurdist extraordinaire Nick Vatterott dazzles with his latest work, a studio sketch album that sends up the sheer ridiculousness that comes with DJ’ing a rock radio station.” - The Comedy Bureau
"The true standout is the original music and sound design. Some is truly sinister while other segments are quite beautiful. The music is used throughout all scene changes and underscores the action itself. It is always spot on and effective."
"I Can't Believe They Wendt There" - hosted by Jason Sudeikis and featuring just a $#!tload of celebrities.
"A richly comic vein of pure Rhine gold. The show features Jesse Case as composer, sound designer and music director. But best of all he also plays the role of the wildly narcissistic, obsessive, decidedly kinky Richard Wagner - and nails the portrayal on every count.”
Featuring Jesse as Wagner, only tall and Jewish and not a sociopath.
Click this primarily for the amazing photo.
"With indispensable piano accompaniment and musical direction from Jesse Case, Depraved New World is especially rich sonically - this is one of the most musical mainstage productions in recent memory.... Depraved New World sounds fantastic."
"The new version is equally hilarious and probably even more effective. Three of the five comedians are back for this adaptation, with new material, as is brilliant co-writer, composer-arranger, music director Jesse Case. New segments include a fully improvised operetta - to great ‘musicale’ results and belly laughs all around. Although some of the musical numbers are not purely operatic, they are actually quite touching, and in the small setting, even poignant. ‘The Guide’ has proven itself to be a superb idea."
“This experiment was a resounding success. Saturday night's performance treated the audience to two hours of hilarious skits fondly spoofing every aspect of opera including the vocalists, fans, composers, and the dramatic plot lines. A chamber ensemble from Lyric's orchestra, along with Second City's musical director Jesse Case provided on-the-ball musical accompaniment.”
And here’s an article about it in the New York Times. Go figure.
“The Second City performers sang from the perspective of Asian Carp, proclaiming that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ underwater electric barrier, just outside Chicago, ‘tickles every time we swim right through it.’”
WHAT'S NEW TO THE SITE
The Booty Kings (Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson), Uncle Butt (Pete Davidson), Lil Wayne and Future rap about how much they love women and consent. Prod. by Jesse Case
For Ashley Nicole Black's segment on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee