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Monday, December 3, 2007

New Google Ranking: 145!



Hey everyone, I'm back with another update on the meteoric rise of this so-called blog. When last we met this blog was ranked 192 when googling the phrase "dc comedy." Well, as you know by now we, have shot-the-hell-up to 145! Congratulations, DC! However, with any amount of success there inevitably will be people left in your wake. Who now has to go through life in the embarrassing #146 position? Well that would be everybody's favorite Mormon Comedy Troupe, Divine Comedy (DC=Divine Comedy, get it?). So to help make their day a little less sad, we are going to tell the whole world what's up with the funny Mormons these days.





"Divine Comedy" is BYU's "premiere sketch comedy troupe." That being said, I could not find another Mormon sketch comedy troupe. Also, I did not look for one. Alumni include many people who have given up comedy for...other things. While never having experienced a Divine Comedy show, I can only assume that the limitations of avoiding certain subject matter and foul language required by Mormon Law have opened up a creativity that most comedians could never dream of. It is truly inspiring.

However, while this troupe seems harmless on the surface, we may have another Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia-like material stealing incident on our hands, folks. While perusing through Divine Comedy's videos, which are almost all hilarious spoofs on of-the-moment pop culture like "Star Wars," (Star Wars, can you believe it? Hilarious!) I did find an intro video that looks suspiciously like one made by local comedians for the Rendezvous Open mic. Watch both and then decide for yourself.




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2 comments:

Joel said...
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Anonymous said...

A friend forwarded this link to us and we all read this at rehearsal. It brought much joy to our hearts. I can say on behalf of the BYU-based DC Comedy, we are honored to be #146 and if you ever find yourself in Provo we'll get you VIP passes...which means you can bud in line for free.
Agape~
Divine Comedy