At last night's WPA show, Brian Huskey was a factory boss whose nutsack was torn with a rusty chain by the consumptive Chad Carter (bear with me), and Chris Gethard was "Cappy," the plucky young factory worker who was determined to describe to the very curious Billy Merritt what Brian's exposed nut looked like. They entered this sick loop where Chris was up in Brian's office (the balcony at the Chelsea Theater), yelling down descriptions of what Brian's testicle looked like ("like a yoyo rendered from animal fat"), and the furious Brian, clutching his croth would go upstairs and pistol-whip Chris into a very brief unconsciousness. Then Brian would go all the way downstairs, and Brian would be up again, yelling further descriptions of the exposed family jewel. Oh yeah...and every time Chris was getting pistol-whipped, his cap would fall off the balcony, and when Brian got down Chad would frisbee-toss the cap back up to Chris...a perfect throw every time.
After this was repeated a few times, Billy and Chad carrying on another discussion about Chad's consumption the whole time, finally Chris came down, hopping back and forth over the testicles Brian was by this time dragging behind him. Billy and Chad, stifling laughter, mused wistfully over the childhood game of "Jump the Nut" they used to play when they were children. "See, it's bringing a smile to your face!" said Billy to Chad. "Think about 'Jump the Nut,' not the consumption that's killing you and your mother."
I'm not sure whether I 've managed to tell this well at all, but I was helpless with laughter. The scene had started impossibly slow and went impossibly long, but with a little patience and tons of talent they built to a riotous climax. Bravo!
After this was repeated a few times, Billy and Chad carrying on another discussion about Chad's consumption the whole time, finally Chris came down, hopping back and forth over the testicles Brian was by this time dragging behind him. Billy and Chad, stifling laughter, mused wistfully over the childhood game of "Jump the Nut" they used to play when they were children. "See, it's bringing a smile to your face!" said Billy to Chad. "Think about 'Jump the Nut,' not the consumption that's killing you and your mother."
I'm not sure whether I 've managed to tell this well at all, but I was helpless with laughter. The scene had started impossibly slow and went impossibly long, but with a little patience and tons of talent they built to a riotous climax. Bravo!
