BEST SKETCH OF 2018:
THE WINNERS
Top Story! Weekly produced 272 sketches in 2018. Our staff picked out the best ten which you may watch at the following link:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
After about two weeks of public voting on Facebook, we have our winners!
THIRD PLACE WINNER: Top Story! Weekly Says Goodbye to the iO West Stage
The iO West may have closed, but Top Story! Weekly lives on. Writer Mike Bedard perfectly encapsulated the feelings of the moment. Dozens of long-time performers, writers, and a full audience helped deliver what was the end of Top Story! Weekly's run at the iO West.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2VPm...
SECOND PLACE WINNER: Private Investigator Rex Chapman investigates the gun problem by Sam Kimbrell
Being a topical sketch comedy show, Top Story! Weekly has had to invent innovative ways to present complex sociopolitical issues. Breaking the fourth wall, a sprinkling of inside jokes, and representing complex ideas with comic characters and situations are some of the tricks the show has developed. In this sketch, writer Sam Kimbrell throws everything into the mix, trying every comedic trick he can think up. It's a huge range of techniques and he makes them all work and work together. The performers make sure to give the material the looseness it needs to land joke after joke. Especially noteworthy is the performance of Derek Reid who ties the whole thing together with flawless timing and performance, as is his usual.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88glK...
FIRST PLACE WINNER: NASA Sun Probe is Alive by Meg Cilfone
Space exploration has sporadically inspired sketches over the years perhaps owing to the fact that one may write anything they want about a rock in space. Also true, however, is that a rock in space isn't inherently funny. Writer Meg Cilfone has come up with a truly inspired idea regarding NASA's Sun Probe Mission last summer. Some may argue that this sketch doesn't have much to do with NASA's mission, but most would say it is simply really funny. No one should be surprised that Meg Cilfone wrote a hilarious sketch since her sketches won both 1st and 2nd place last year. And now, her sketch has won first place for 2018. Calling her a talented writer is almost an insult. Meg knows comedy. To be fair, the sketch is helped by three of the best performers the show has ever had: Derek Reid, Jen Cain, and Mitchel Baldwin. Mitchel and Jen deliver perfect straight-man performances to Derek's complete ridiculousness. (BTW, Mitchel's perfect straight-man helped deliver last year's 3rd place.) And Derek proves he can be hilarious even when you can't see his face or body.
Watch 2017 winners and nominees:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! Thanks to everyone who contributed to make Top Story! Weekly have a great 2018 in spite of the iO West closing! Thanks to everyone who voted! Here's to an even better 2019! Happy New Year!
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Top Story! Weekly produced exactly 272 sketches in 2018!
Now it's time to figure out which was the best.
PLEASE VOTE!!!
These are the 10 best of 2018 handpicked by our staff.
Watch them all on Youtube
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
You may vote here:
www.facebook.com/events/353648498799204/
Voting ends January 19.
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Weekly topical sketch comedy show. Laughs ripped straight from the headlines. Think the Daily Show meets SNL.
Come see the show live at the ACME Comedy Theater in NoHo.
5124 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Sundays, 8 p.m.
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