The Death of Comedy

Naive Nila

Naive Nila investigates a question that no adult wants to answer. What are they hiding?

Thou Shalt

This isn't the best version of The Ten Commandments, but at two minutes it's definitely the shortest.

I Need Two Pee!

A British Who's-On-First sketch, set in a loo.

Epiisode 15: "Binary Sexual" or "Bao and Nuggets Do the Robot."

(Originally aired: 01/23/19)

"After Boa meets Nuggets' new sexbot a love triangle ensues."

Additional Actors: Mary-Ashley Medeiros, Maggie Jo Bulkley and Ramon Dailey

Sketches:

Flaccid Man (15:30)*
On the Dangers of Jock Holstering (10:10)*

Songs:

"Be My Girl - Sally" was written by Sting and was a track off of The Police's 1978 album "Outlandos d'Amour."

"Get up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" written by Bobby Byrd, James Brown and Ronald R. Lenhoff was produced by KING and was released as a single in 1970. 

"Terminator 2 (Main Title)" was composed by Brad Fiedel, from the 1991 film soundtrack, produced by BMI. 

* Written by Michael J Grady

Episode 14: "Cryo Me A River" or "FEE FI FAUX PHO."

(Originally Aired: 12/12/18)

"To flee the wrath of liberals offended by a soup sketch, Nuggets decides to have himself frozen."

All sketches performed by Michael J. Grady AKA “MC Nuggets” and [NAME REDACTED] AKA “DJ Boa Ze.”

Additional Actors: Daniel Fredrickson and Maggie Jo Bulkley

Sketches:

This Sketch Sucks* (10:58)
American Obesity Association (21:49)+

Songs:

"Central Scrutinizer" is from Frank Zappa's 1979 album JOE'S GARAGE, produced by Rykodisk.

"Kung Fu Fighting" is from Carl Douglas's 1974 Album GAMBLIN' MAN, produced by Pye. 

"Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" was from Phil Ochs 1966 album PLEASURES OF THE HARBOR, which was produced by A & M. 

"Stuck in the Middle with You" is from Steeler's Wheel's self-titled 1972 album, produced by BMG.


*Written by Michael J Grady
+ Written by Michael J Grady and [NAME REDACTED].

Episode 13: "The Death of Satire" or "The State of the Onion."

(Originally aired: 10/10/18)

Under the weight of the current Administration's absurdity, a group of comedians lament the sudden passing of satire. Boa tries to convince a privatized fire department to save his burning house. 

All sketches performed by Michael J. Grady AKA “MC Nuggets” and [NAME REDACTED] AKA “DJ Boa Ze.”

Sketches:

- ICBMs* (08:45)

Additional Actors: Sarah Elizabeth Chapman and Maggie Jo Bulkley.

Songs: 

"Bound for the Floor" was performed by Local H, from their 1996 album AS GOOD AS DEAD and was produced by ISLAND.

"Burnin' Down the House" is covered here by Tom Jones and the Cardigans, from his 1999 album RELOAD and was produced by GUT/V2.


Written by Michael J Grady

Episode 12: "Flesh Eating Aliens from the Planet Omicron!!!" or "The Alien Conspiracy Episode."

(Originally aired: July 25, 2018)

Nuggets doesn't know what scares him more: how vulnerable humankind is to the flesh-eating lizards living among them, or the complete lack of evidence for their existence. 

All sketches performed by Michael J. Grady AKA “MC Nuggets” and [NAME REDACTED] AKA “DJ Boa Ze.”

Sketches:

Alien Attack* (04:05)
A Lone Futhermucka* (10:41)
Opposite Day* (07:08)
Humanitarians* (13:27)

Additional Actors: Sarah Elizabeth Chapman, Mary-Ashley Medeiros, Daniel Fredrickson, David Faber

Music:

The Theme from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and incidental music from THE TWILIGHT ZONE scored by Bernard Herrmann.

*Written by Michael J Grady

Episode 11: OUR SKETCHIEST SHOW YET!

(Originally Aired 05/23/18)

No time to write. No time to edit. So we stitched a few sketches together (including some previously unaired) and called it a show! 

All sketches performed by Michael J. Grady AKA “MC Nuggets” and [NAME REDACTED] AKA “DJ Boa Ze.”

Sketches:

- Thou Shalt* (00:00)
- Quite A Little Community + (02:56)
- I Have Two Pee* (13:17)
- Conflict Management* (16:17)
- Euphemisms* (24:07)

Songs: 

"I'm Gonna Knock You Out" was originally recorded by LL Cool J, but is covered here by Five Finger Death Punch, featuring Tech 9, from their album THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL.

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is in the public domain.

"The Ten Commandments Theme" was composed by Elmer Bernstein as a part of the soundtrack to, of course, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, which was published by Dot Records in 1956. 

"We Care A Lot" is Korn's "Faith No More" cover, from their 2016 compilation album DECADES OF DESTRUCTION, produced by Metal Hammer. 

*Written by Michael J Grady
+ Written by [NAME REDACTED] and Michael J. Grady.

Episode 10: "Is This Mick Jagger That I See Before Me?" or "Much Doo Doo About Nothing."

(Originally Aired: 04/18/18)

Whilst Boa and Nuggets attempt to pen a Shakespeare Episode they become embroiled in a love triangle which devolves into an Elizabethan Revenge Plot.

Sketches:

"Fluffernutter Pancake!" (a Shakespearean treatment of the classic vaudevillian sketch "Slowly, I Turned")* (08:57)
"Cultural Enema"* (14:15)

All sketches performed by Michael J. Grady AKA “MC Nuggets” and [NAME REDACTED] AKA “DJ Boa Ze.”

Additional Actors: Sarah Elizabeth Chapman

Songs:

"Romeo and Juliet," originally performed by Dire Straits is covered here by the Killers, from their 2007 Album "Sawdust," produced by Island Records.

"You Oughta Know," originally performed by Alanis Morrisette, is covered by The Killing Moon, from the "Punk Goes 90's" album, produced by Fearless Records.

"You Rascal, You!" is an old blues standard, covered by many, many artists. This version comes from Hanni El Khatib and can be found on his album 2018 "Will The Guns Come Out," which was produced by Innovative Liesure.

*Written by Michael J. Grady 

Episode 9: "DEAD MEN PEE NO NOIR" or "HERE'S LOOKIN' AT YOU, STEVE."

(Originally Aired: 03/21/18)

It's an old yarn about a "dame" who hires a "dick" to "rub out" the man who "fingered" her in a police line up. But does the dame intend to rub out the mysterious man or her dick? 

Sketches:

"TOTAL NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION!"* (04:50)
"The Adventures of Naked Man (Reprise)"* (12:14)
"Ready, FIRE, Aim!"* (15:12)
"The Health Benefits of Cigarettes."* (18:58)

All sketches performed by Michael J. Grady AKA “MC Nuggets” and [NAME REDACTED] AKA “DJ Boa Ze.”

Songs:

"99 Red Balloons," originally performed by Nena, is given a rockabilly retro-cover by the Rocker Covers from their 2013 album New Old Stock, produced by Graystone Records.

"Man in the Box" is a retro-lounge cover of Alice In Chains by Richard Cheese, from his 2005 album Aperitif for Destruction, produced by Surfdog.

"Mmmbop" is a shamefully infectious, 2-chord, pop earworm which was originally performed by Hanson. It's covered here in retro-jazz style by Postmodern Jukebox and available for download on Amazon and their website.

*Written by Michael J. Grady