The Third Floor
Through Nov 17
This little slice of sketch comedy life opens with a skit that will make you want to leave the theater. Third Floor members Tim Douglass and Kevin Michael-Moore trade off singing pitiful mock renditions of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know," and Jewel's "Foolish Games" as equally pitiful mock music videos flash across a projection screen.
It's a painfully unfunny and unoriginal opening (never do anything that emulates Weird Al), as well as a strange because it breaks so sharply from the polished, entertaining show that follows it. Reynolds and Moore, obnoxious during the music videos, turn out to be strong actors, with sharp comic timing. Their female counterparts, Megan Harris and Jordi Barnes, hold their own as well. The foursome's skit ideas are hilarious at best and quirky and interesting at worst. One involves a rollerskating guerilla dance troupe, whose highest goal is to make the Clark County Fair's stage line up. Another tells the heartbreaking, rise-and-fall tale of a simple credenza that leaves its loving family to try and strike it rich doing furniture commercials in L.A.
And then there is the star of the show: the absolute funniest gorilla costume I have ever laid eyes on. This costume is so funny that I don't even remember what the poor skits that it appeared in were about. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't hear the words.
It's all pretty amusing stuff. Make no mistake about it, Third Floor knows what they're doing. They are self-assured and talented, which is why I just don't understand those God-awful opening music videos.
Hmm. Oh well. What can you do? You should still see the show. I advise arriving five minutes late.
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