They came from the Midwest and have been a vets of funny game ever since. This Saturday they take over Lincoln Hall with a stand up special taping for Seeso. So let’s go all Buzzfeed on the lovable twins, Randy and Jason Sklar.
Dumb People Town
This new spin-off podcast which features the pride of Rochelle and former Marshall Field’s security guard Dan Van Kirk documents the hilarity of people doing very dumb things around the world.
Sklarbro Country
Randy and Jay have been taking people to proverbial intersection of their interests in comedy, sports, and alternative rock with this podcast which has featured a who’s who of comedic stars as guest. If you’ve ever heard someone randomly yell “HENDERSON!” at a sporting event and you don’t know why, well that person likely heard it on this podcast.
Cheapt Seats
Think Mystrey Science Theater 3000 style sports? Two great comics riffing over knock-off sports footage like bad pro wrestling and oddball sports like roller derby. Yes, they are ripe fruits of ridiculousness and the Sklars peel it all open in their ESPN Classic series.
https://youtu.be/8e78uW43NuU
THEY ARE INCREDIBLE STAND UP COMEDIANS
They have been hilarious in various Comedy Central shows and multiple stand up albums since the mid-90s and they are still evolving keeping their act fresh. They are not tired or regressive, they are not up there doing hacky Monica Lewinksy bits. They know what it means to deliver real exciting and truly unique laughter in 2017, when we really need it.
They understand the Chicago perspective
The Sklars have long been enamored with the ChiCAAAAgo accent working it into their podcasts from time to time, and get what it’s like to have that Midwestern chip on your shoulder as they grew up die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fans. For you Cubs fans that may be a no-no, but for this Sox fan it’s a go-go. I am sorry for the corniness of that last sentence.
