What Happened to the Whitest Kids You Know
| The Whitest Kids U'Know | |
|---|---|
 Title card for Seasons i–5 | |
| Created by | Sam Brown Zach Cregger Trevor Moore Darren Trumeter Timmy Williams |
| Country of origin | United states of america |
| No. of seasons | five |
| No. of episodes | 60 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 20–24 min (Fuse) 30 min (IFC, 2007–2008, 2010–2011) 15 min (IFC, 2009) |
| Production companies | Good Shepard Productions Jimco Whitest Kids Concern Visitor International Conglomerate LLC |
| Distributor | AMC Networks Starz Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuse (2007) IFC (2007–2011) |
| Original release | March xx, 2007 (2007-03-20) – June 17, 2011 (2011-06-17) |
The Whitest Kids U' Know ( WKUK ) is an American sketch comedy bear witness starring a one-act troupe of the same name. The grouping consisted of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appeared in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.South. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won the honor for Best Sketch Grouping.
History [edit]
The Whitest Kids began in 1999 when Trevor Moore, a young comedian from Charlottesville, Virginia, transferred to New York'due south Schoolhouse of Visual Arts film program. Moore previously produced a local Goggle box sketch-comedy show in Virginia titled The Trevor Moore Prove, which was picked upwardly by PAX Network.
After making the rounds at local New York City comedy clubs, he eventually met fellow SVA film student Sam Brown[1] from Massachusetts and SVA Graphic Design educatee/actor Zach Cregger, from Arlington, Virginia. By risk, all three lived in the aforementioned dormitory. According to an IFC interview, Trevor Moore said the group'south name originated during a freestyle rapping session on a subway when ane of their friends said, "You guys are the whitest kids I know".[two]
The troupe started off as an officially sanctioned lodge at Schoolhouse of Visual Arts. During the early years, WKUK included horror writer and director Jon Kovel, Oliver Lyons, Jordan Cooper, Anthony Mair, and vocalizer Tina Tiongson. Timmy Williams as well joined in late 2001 and was the only fellow member at the time who did not attend SVA.[3]
The Whitest Kids U' Know held near-monthly complimentary shows at SVA'south amphitheater, which would frequently make full to capacity.[four] Finally, in 2003, as Moore approached graduation, the group separated officially from the school, and all but Moore, Chocolate-brown, Cregger and Williams left the troupe. Darren Trumeter, an player and filmmaker who had worked previously with Cregger, was then added that aforementioned twelvemonth.[v]
Starting in 2003, the reinvented troupe started touring the various comedy venues in New York City, concluding in early 2005 with a well-attended show at Caroline'southward, a famous stand up-up comedy club in Times Square.
Television [edit]
In 2005, the grouping began working with noted comedy producer Jim Biederman. In early on 2006, Biederman and the Whitest Kids sold the show to the Fuse network after the Whitest Kids won the Best Sketch Group accolade at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Production of the starting time flavour took place in New York City, during the summertime of 2006. The first season of The Whitest Kids U' Know premiered in March 2007. It was an instant hit for Fuse, and the evidence was immediately picked up for a second season.
However, due to what Fuse perceived as extreme one-act, the second flavour order came with limitations on content. The group considered walking away from the pick up guild over the new content restrictions. And so former head of Fuse programming, Jennifer Caserta, left to become the General Manager of the IFC network and brought the Whitest Kids along with her to IFC. At the time, Fuse and IFC were both function of Rainbow Media. The Rainbow Media executives felt that the Whitest Kids programme was more than appropriate for IFC than Fuse, then they approved the switch.
On July 12, 2007, Trevor Moore posted a message on the Whitest Kids U' Know's official website stating that the second season of the Whitest Kids' TV show would move to the Contained Motion picture Channel (IFC). According to Moore, they were excited virtually the channel switch because it immune for no commercial breaks, with vulgarities and obscene content uncensored.[6] Even so, IFC began ambulation commercials during their programming on Dec viii, 2010, and the evidence was censored at certain times of twenty-four hours (including removing stronger sexual language such equally "fuck" and censoring any nudity), despite promises that it would remain unedited.[7]
Shooting for flavor two of the evidence started on Baronial 13, 2007, and debuted on IFC on Feb 10, 2008.
The flavour one DVD was released on February 5, 2008. It was stated several times on the show that the season was going to exist first released uncensored on DVD. However, IFC started to air uncensored episodes of flavour ane just two months earlier the DVD release.
The tenth episode of season two was broadcast alive on IFC. The sketches performed on stage were based on their stage shows. Trevor Moore stated the live episode was a response to the season being one episode short.
The third flavour, which premiered on IFC on Jan 27, 2009, in the 10 pm time slot, was composed of x 30-infinitesimal episodes too equally xx fifteen-infinitesimal episodes. Both formats played on IFC.
The fourth flavor premiered on June 11, 2010, on IFC, continuing with the 10/xxx-infinitesimal and 20/15-minute episode formats.
The fifth season premiered on April xv, 2011, and was the final flavor of the prove. The format of x one-half-hour episodes remains, with each episode ending with a segment of The Civil War on Drugs, a total-length film starring Whitest Kids troupe members reimagining the American Ceremonious State of war as a state of war on drugs.[8] Moore revealed that the film volition exist released on Amazon in characteristic-length with a commentary by him and the residue of the troupe.[nine]
Return [edit]
On May six, 2020, Trevor Moore started a short-lived internet series during the COVID-19 pandemic titled "Trevor Moore's Quarantine Show" uploaded to a newly created YouTube channel chosen OfficialWKUK.[10] Moore, Brown, Cregger, Trumeter, and Williams subsequently started uploading more than frequently to the aqueduct featuring Hd quality video of their sketches from their show. They also would occasionally upload a Dungeons and Dragons entrada entitled "Buckerson and Meyers" where they humorously attempt to complete the campaign laid out by Williams.
On September five, 2020, the group started video streaming on Twitch with weekly scheduled shows with no permanent timeslots:
- Collective Souls - Cregger plays 2016 video game Dark Souls III, where he attempts to attain a "No Death Run" and occasionally takes a fan or other members of the comedy troupe calls, during play. Typically he streams Monday, Wed, or Fri. On Dec 29, 2020, Cregger successfully achieved a no death run of Demon's Souls.
- Timmy Plays Animal Crossing - Williams plays the 2020 video game Fauna Crossing: New Horizons, usually streaming on Mon.
- Sam's Show For Depressed Losers - Brown hosts the prove with no particular topic or plan in mind, occasionally streaming with Trumeter or viewers that telephone call-in through Discord. Brown streams on Wednesdays.
- Sexy Socks - Originally "Sexy Stocks", Trumeter and Chocolate-brown discuss the stock market place and converse with the Twitch chat room. They have the virtually inconsistent timeslot, streaming off and on Wednesday.
- Zucchini Boyz - Williams cooks from recipes, live, usually taking requests from the Twitch chat room. He typically streams on Thursdays.
- Newsboyz - "The flagship show" co-ordinate to co-host Trevor Moore. The show consists of Moore and co-host Zach Cregger reading news articles and discussing their calendar week. Moore and Cregger spend the whole week without reading the news in an attempt to requite more than realistic takes while on the show. They refer to the show as "the best evidence on the network" much to the chagrin of the rest of the troupe. They take one of the almost consistent fourth dimension-slots streaming on Friday, 7 pm-9 pm PST.
- Self Suck Saturday - The nearly popular show on the Twitch channel, the stream consists of the entire troupe watching sketches from their IFC television show, chat with chat, and viewing fan art. Along with Newsboyz, it has ane of the most consistent time-slots, streaming on Saturday at 7 pm PST.
They have stated all the money they brand from the YouTube and Twitch will go to the production of their new blithe film Mars.
Following Moore's expiry on Baronial 7, 2021, the remaining members have continued to stream occasionally. They accept stated that they will complete the "Mars" film, with all of Moore's lines recorded prior to his death. Beyond that, the troupe'south futurity remains unclear.
Recurring characters [edit]
Abraham Lincoln – The 16th President of the United states of america. He is seen in the sketches "Abe Lincoln," "John Wilkes Booth," and "The Civil War on Drugs." Abraham Lincoln is played by Zach Cregger and John Wilkes Berth is played by Trevor Moore. In "Abe Lincoln" and "John Wilkes Booth", he is the victim of John Wilkes Booth'due south assassination attempts, though in each sketch the circumstances are quite different. In "Abe Lincoln", Lincoln disrupts a performance of Hamlet, frustrating Berth sitting in the audience, and is consequentially bashed to death with a hammer. In "John Wilkes Booth" the president is victim of abiding harassment by Booth, who sneaks into the theater and hits him with a variety of objects while saying Sic semper tyrannis. In "The Civil War on Drugs," Trevor Moore and Sam Brownish portray activists who travel to Washington D.C. to see Abraham Lincoln and brand marijuana legal, thinking the unabridged American Civil State of war was near it.
Adolf Hitler – Hitler is played past Trevor Moore and appears in the sketches "Charlie Chaplin", "Fiddling Hitler" and "Triumph of the Sick", a rap vocal about his desire to stop beingness the Führer and instead get a rapper. Hitler also makes appearances in some sketches filmed when the troupe was withal function of the SVA.
Billy Matherson/Masterson – Baton Matherson/Masterson has appeared in multiple sketches and is depicted every bit a young boy. He has appeared in the sketches "Irresponsible Television," "Genie," and a few others. Non much tin be said about Billy Matherson himself every bit his grapheme and state of affairs seems to vary from sketch to sketch. Usually, he is played by Timmy Williams. In "Dearest Black People," his name is changed to Danny Matherson.
Mr. Welburn – A powerful and rich executive of a company whose purpose or product is unknown. The Boss is well known for considering unusual and tearing situations equally normal and not worth making a big deal out of. He appears in "Sniper Business"/"Business Battle," where he calmly explains to his employee Jenkins at his office that business is about difficult work and integrity – while trying to avoid and impale a sniper hired past rival business Bergman-Sachs. He is likewise seen in "Asian Hooker," where he tries to coordinate and run an function meeting while chained to a bed and a screaming Vietnamese prostitute. As the meeting progresses, the woman'south pimp enters and stabs her repeatedly, while Mr. Welburn continues to run the meeting to the best of his abilities, despite objections from his colleagues. Mr. Welburn reappeared in "Not Particularly Sure," challenge that he does not know what his company actually does, subsequently having subcontracted out all of their work. The graphic symbol is usually played by Trevor Moore, and is characterized by his deep, official, and serious voice.
Caleb – Not strictly a recurring grapheme, merely Caleb is typically a name that has been used several times, along with the names "Brian", "Rick" and "Candice". Unlike nearly other characters that share a name, Caleb's character is relatively consistent. He is ordinarily depicted equally an average teenager who is always getting in some sort of trouble. He appears in "Blue Whale Dick," "Homeschool," "Walk of Shame," and "We Buy Drugs", and is mentioned in "Call of Duty," played by different Whitest Kids members each time, only about commonly Darren. His final name varies, with "Matthews", "McLaughlin", and "Carlyle" having all been used.
Candice – The most mutual woman's name in the sketches of this comedy troupe. Almost every fourth dimension a female name is mentioned it is Candice.
Jerry Bronham – The chairman of the National Hunting Board, seen in the sketches "Sexy Fawn," "I Don't Know Bob," and "Point/Counterpoint", played by Trevor Moore. He is incredibly tasteless, promoting things such as babe skull-seeking bullets and making jokes about his all-time friend's death. He is not in a higher place killing innocent people and has even killed a baby before (though by accident). Moore confirmed him every bit a recurring grapheme in the commentary of the season one DVD.
Meredith – Much like Candice, Meredith is ordinarily the name of a grapheme's spouse. Whenever a character'due south wife is mentioned, her name is usually Meredith. Her marriage is normally troubled, or she has already been divorced, every bit seen in the "Office Sniper" and "Helicopter Wife" sketches.
Sasha The Fabulous – Pops in the end of several sketches in the fourth season to say her catchphrase: "Oh, Hell no!"
Satan – The Lord of Hell. His appearance varies throughout sketches. In "Demon Ouija Board," he is a disembodied booming vocalism who reminds Balthalthazar (perchance a deliberate misspelling of Balthazar) that the sole job of demons is to entertain. In contrast, he appears in Act 3 of "Opus Acts ane–iv" as a horned humanoid who rants nearly people making assumptions on who he is. Satan is also mentioned several times by diverse Whitest characters throughout the sketches.
SuperDog – Possibly more of a prop than a character. SuperDog has made appearances in several episodes of season 3, with Sam carrying him effectually. SuperDog too has a cult post-obit of humans who retrieve of him as a god.
Films [edit]
Moore and Cregger wrote, directed, and starred in the 2009 comedy film Miss March.
In 2012, Moore wrote on his website that a truthful Whitest Kids U' Know movie was planned, and that the script was existence written.[11]
On Feb 11, 2017, Moore announced via Instagram that the moving-picture show's script had been completed.[12]
On November 17, 2020, Cregger revealed the name of the flick to be "Mars" and will be blithe instead of live-action. Cregger also mentioned instead of being funded by a studio they preferred to heighten the money themselves.
On February sixteen, 2021, The Ceremonious War on Drugs was released in its entirety on Amazon, with the troupe's sound commentary as a characteristic.
On Baronial 23, 2021, Cregger, speaking of Trevor'south passing and the film while livestreaming, stated "We are going to end Mars! All of Trevor'southward lines are recorded, he has given notes on the animatic, everything that we need to go washed is done. So, the Mars that is going to be completed is the Mars that — I want everyone to know — Trevor signed off on."[13]
Anthology [edit]
The Whitest Kids U' Know is the debut album of the New York City-based sketch comedy troupe, released in 2006.
References [edit]
- ^ DeBartolo, Dick; MAD mag #468; February 2008; Page 26.
- ^ "The Whitest Kids U'Know on "The Whitest Kids U'Know"". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2009-03-12 .
- ^ Yanowitz, Zach "Talking it up with two/5ths of the Whitest Kids U Know" Archived 2011-06-17 at archive.today March 18, 2009
- ^ This My Testify interview with Zach Cregger [ permanent dead link ]
- ^ Darren Trumeter's biography on IFC
- ^ "Whitest Kids U Know » Blog Archive » BIG NEWS: WHITEST KIDS MOVE TO IFC!!!". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-05-01 .
- ^ IFC Adds Commercials and Cult Comedies, Exits the Art House Advertisement Age December 7, 2010
- ^ Whitest Kids U' Know are back on IFC April 15 Archived 2011-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBnMJF9I45Q&t=4791s&ab_channel=wkukVODS
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/aqueduct/UCNwbDMbDV7gu6-rO70lCQJg
- ^ NEW QUESTIONS ROUND 4! Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, TrevorMoore.org, July 11, 2012 ("Yeah, we're working on a new WKUK moving picture right at present. Nosotros're hoping to have the script washed past the end of the summer and then we'd like to shoot it as soon equally possible.")
- ^ "Finished the WKUK moving-picture show script. Information technology'south ok. on Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Trevor Moore's 'Whitest Kids U Know' Castmates Speak out in Tearful Stream With Fans". PopCulture. Baronial 23, 2021. Retrieved Baronial 23, 2021.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- The Whitest Kids U'Know at IMDb
- All-encompassing sound interview on public radio program The Sound of Young America
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whitest_Kids_U%27_Know
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