Weird Sandwich

3rd Floor
Through December 27, 2008

Review by peanutduck - Closing show

Imagine a group of talented friends got drunk, created a sketch comedy show, then performed it without editing. Weird Sandwich is bits of one-second ideas and gimmicks - high on gross-out meter - that flatline past setup, continuing far beyond punch lines. 3rd Floor should consider structure; even a sandwich has one.

That's Entertainment: The Director's Cut

The Third Floor

February 29 - March 22, 2008

Review by peanutduck

Most sketches miss their mark, but 1974 onward are some laugh-out-loud years involving pet rocks, sexy diabetics, and Depends. Strong ensemble; and Moore is a comedic magnet, particularly as the gnome-loving granny. Sound cues land impeccably. Note: 3rd Floor’s intention is homage to comedy’s roots, however, show experienced as parody.

Hot Buttered Butt

The 3rd Floor
Posted by Followspot December 22, 2006; closes December 30, 2006

Anything that has me in near stitches — several times — is serious. Throughlines loosely seamed together patchwork pieces, only couple of which frayed. Clever continuity fashioned main characters’ threads into subsequent scenes, majority of which, however, still snagged by genre’s frustrating knot: lack of climactic buttons, itself parodied by taxi-driving deus-ex-machina.

That’s Entertainment?

The 3rd Floor Theatrical Comedy Troupe / Blue Door Productions
April 2, 2005

Loud, fast and funny. “Hundred-year comedy revue” immediately better than SNL, though neither pointed nor polished as MadTV. But hey--this is live, local--how cool’s that? Dynamo cast, high-flying energy could’ve supported another layer of stylings, tagging a larger point, common voice--and, therefore, greater depth--to its laughs.