Touches You

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

A weekly improvised sketch game show that features four celebrities as they walk into a live sketch without a script. The only thing they can count on is the greeting from a fellow actor in the skit, who proclaims upon their arrival, "Thank God You're Here!" Based on an Australian show.This is truly a hit or miss show. The biggest factor is the performer. They need someone with a quick mind, experience doing standup, manic energy, and a willingness to be inappropriate. There aren't that many great ones around. When it's funny, it could be hilarious. But there're just too many unfunny sketches.

It's a real shame that the US show seems to not work that well. In Australia we've had 3 seasons with possibly a 4th on the way and it just keeps getting better.If any of you can, get yourself a copy of the original concept show because it's really amusing and such good value. Granted some of the guest stars fare worse than others, but on the whole it's a blast to watch.I guess there could be a cultural aspect to its (comparative) failure in the US because Aussies have a pretty unique sense of humour which is sometimes not shared by other "westerners".

Get the right actors/actresses in there, and it's funny. Harland Williams, Kevin Nealon and Wayne Knight were my favorites. Some of the other stars didn't do improv so well...they might wanna screen some of these people first...Brian Cranston and Tom Green did okay, although I think those two went over the top. Chelsea Handler and Shannon Elizabeth did a pretty good job, too, but there were moments of "non-funnyness" in their performances.The other performers I've seen so far just didn't do well in my opinion, but I think the show is definitely worth watching just so you don't miss those classic performances like with Harland Williams.

(Based on 1 1/2 viewings of one episode) Well-known comedians hone their improvisational edge in skits, the catch being they don't know the situation they're thrown into until it happens (at least that's the deal). The show I saw featured Wayne Knight (Newman), Brian Cranston, Jennifer Coolidge and somebody else I didn't know offhand. The "supporting players" (as it were) were all fine and the premise worked very well (despite the lead comment here). I've never been a Dave Foley guy and just don't get his role on this, they should figure out some other way to critique or reward the comic (audience meter with money to a charity? whatever) I think this works a little better than Who's Line Is It, there's more needed structure to the comedy. The comics I saw all did very well extemporizing. Nice start.