I've been watching mr show for 20 years at this point, still cracks me up every time I see it. Just 100% pushes the sketch over the edge from really funny, to outstanding.
Apart from the funny premise and execution, that simple "My life!" at the end makes me think of this sketch as kind of a profound statement on wasting one's life. It's easy to get carried away with anger and ego only to look back and realize you've accomplished nothing.
They weren't turning it into a "hallmark card", it's a deep thought about the focus of one's life and choices made that are the foundation of using something as petty and ultimately meaningless as anger will give you.
The part where David almost decides to start something with another man at a bar, but decides not to at the last minute and walks away always kills me. Gold
My wife and I quote this to each other all the time. You would be surprised at how well it defuses tension by letting the other person know, without condescending to them, that your heart isn't really in the argument at hand, and that you are willing to at least try something, even if you don't agree with it, and let the results speak for themselves.
@@Peremptor I am! I remember this. Your reply does make more sense too lol. Did you know that one of the actors on this show was part of the Capital Insurrection? I can't remember his name but he was the tall guy with short hair. He was the one who climbed mt Everest in that sketch.
@@DonkeyBoyVids I was also a big Saul Goodman fan too. Vince Gilligan said on his podcast that he was a fan of Mr. Show and that he needed Bob to play that part. After having success with that casting he started hiring more comedians like Lavell Crawford and Bill Burr. It was good morale on the set as well getting like a free comedy show during breaks.
I love this sketch. I love the way Bob Odenkirk mowes the lawn ANGRILY at 1:19! Bahahaha! It's a pity they weren't able to work the version of the song "Walk through the garden of hate with me, eat rotten fruit from a shitty tree" (that Bob Odenkirk sang in a Tiny Tim-like falsetto) into the sketch. It's included on the DVDs.
@@desktorp When this comment was first posted one could find the entire Mr Show series up on youtube. I know that's where I first saw it and a lot of shows back in the day. :P
Moral of the story: you can get so caught up in ego and being right that you lose time. In this case a lot of time lol...then again you can gain love without realizing it too.
I have absolutely NO DOUBT that the writers of Key and Peele are fans of Mr Show. I think any writers on an edgy comedy show around 2013-ish would be.That they would lift this bit and just change the premise slightly is really shitty. Can't believe I just now found this.
Honestly, who cares? The joke is basically the same, but it's got different furniture. It's their own version. Shit man, why can't people just have two different versions of the same sketch, like a song cover? People who know will always give big props to mr. Show for doing it first but in the end everything is derivative and inspired by something else, so try to just relax and have a laugh.
@@TheGreatsagegoku Exactly. Mitchell and Webb also did a British version of this where an aristocrat mistakenly believes his valet is a romantic partner because of the years of dedicated service and personal attention. It's very British, and completely hilarious. Nothing wrong with giving homage to the greats and Cross and Odenkirk are all time comedy greats.
I keep running into 20 something people who adore Arrested Development but don't know about Mr. Show. They have a whole world of some of the most brilliant sketch comedy in history waiting for them out there.
Most Mr. Show skits are really more suited to be called 'short films.' "Great Seeing You Again Guy" actually started as one, and the last skit of the first episode, Ronnie Dobbs, literally was a short film.
Whoa! That ending kind of hit me in the brain. What am I wasting my time on while life is passing me by? Wait! No, wait, I remember what I am wasting my time on. Never mind. I'm a loser.
"Bartender....[looks around for five seconds with increasing incomprehension]...more life" ...sublime! In a way I can't quite understand, Bob Odenkirk reminds me of Montgomery Clift in this sketch.
