MUSICAL MONDAY PRESENTS
First up this week, we got a classic video from the maniac musician and mutilat-- I mean animator, secretagentbob/film cow of Charlie the Unicorn fame/infamy. Humor is, first and foremost, the art of the unexpected and uncomfortable. This is the reason why physical humor (tripping) works, the reason that after thousands of years people still chuckle at potty humor (farting), and this is the reason that every punchline in the history of comedy works (timing). Its all about setting up expectations in your audience and then surprising them in some way-- it helps that this jaunty tune sounds like it could be a real song on a kid's show or film or in the early 20th century or in American Psycho.
Next up, we got a videogamedunkey affair with his hit single and perhaps deep analysis/criticism of modernity with the addictively duncetastic PET ME HORSE! Personally, it reminds me of the little internal rhythm we all develop from playing a video game or that it is about touchscreen gaming's gameplay coming down to petting the screen or its just a very silly video from a very silly person with a good sense of humor. Shrug. It's stuff like this that makes me have to decide whether stuff belongs in WTF WEDs or Musical Mons.
Last but not least, I bet you would've found it hard to imagine John Delancie (of Star Trek fame as the super being Q) would be involved with a documentary on the biggest and most proposterous nerd/internet subculture in years, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic's brony community. Even more so, this video is delightful and I think most people, unless they just hate bronies, might find it entertaining and perhaps a little educational about this slightly awkward (but enjoyable) subculture (that I am a part of). If you like it and want to know more, this video is just a portion of a full-length documentary hosted and narrated by John Delancie who became interested in the show after playing a villain in the second season only to discover that he had a whole new community of fans.
