Artist description A sampling of live and studio recorded audio sketches that were on several Lester McFwap comedy albums and on their Cable Radio Show, The Lester McFwap Radio Show.The Hollywood Reporter described Lester McFwap this way in the special comedy issue feature article on the troupe,"One of the most promising up and coming troupes, Lester McFwap, is an Los Angeles based group which won the Caroline's National Sketch Comedy Festival in New York on Broadway.The well-educated, Monty Python-influenced quintet offers a more cerebral approach, bucking the improv-based norm with carefully scripted routines that move beyond the day's news."-Rich MintzerHollywood Reporter Comedy Special IssueMarch 1999"By far the most intellectual comic entourage I'd seen in just about forever, the group relies heavily on the "so stupid it's genius" formula honed by early Brit-wits such as Peter Cook and Monty Python.The Austin Chronicle. BS Comedy Festival 4"Lester McFwap is the best sketch comedy group I've seen in Los Angeles...the group reminded me of what sketch comedy would be like if a bunch of college professors for together and formed a group."The New Times, LAShows have included": 1587!: A Year Of No Importance,"Innuendo and Out The Other,Hold For Incontinence,Two Words: Must Be Druids!,Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight (interrupted),The Homoerotic World of Norman Rockwell,Free Food: A Murder Mystery,The Underage World of Jacques Cousteau,You Can't Call a Radio Show: Toecheese,The Baby Harvest,Mother Teresa: A Glorious Rampage,Bryan: the man who romanced squirrels.Four Guys and A Babe,Tragedy Plus Time,Live Gay Squirrels!and many others...goto www.lestermcfwap.com for pics and informationor http://hometown.aol.com/tkonkle/comedy.html

Music Style Sketch comedy

Musical Influences Monty Python, Beyond the Fringe, Peter Cook, SCTV, Dudley Moore, Beatles, Bonzo Do Dah Band, Henry Phillips, Neil Innes

Similar Artists British comedy, Monty Python, Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, Firesign Theater, SCTV, Mr. Show, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk

Artist History 5 years of doing sketch shows and touring along with three underground videos and an up coming DVD sketch movie.Albums "Visual Humor" "Watercolor Comedy and Rough Sketches" along with "Elves-A-Poppin" the Christmas Album for sale at website."Visual Humor" album, can also be purchased through Monkeyland Records www.monkeylandrecords.com.---Together for 5 years they write and perform all their own material.---Official house performing troupe in the main room of The Comedy Store in Hollywood in 1999.---Winners of Caroline's National Comedy Competition.---2 times performers at Austin, Texas Big Stinking Improv and Sketch Comedy Festival.--They have performed an average of 70 times a year live mostly in Los Angeles theaters and clubs but also across the country in New York, Washington D.C., Edinburgh, Scotland, and Texas.

Group Members Tom Konkle,David Beeler,Michael Lindsay, Mary Magara and Gino C. Vianelli.--------Honorary members who were with the group and still write and perform with them are, Joe Dunn, and performers, Rebecca Sorgen and Stephanie Stearns. In the current McFwap shows, all material is written by Tom Konkle, Michael Lindsay and Gino C. Vianelli

Instruments Spoken word, sketch comedy, humorous music, silly noises

Albums Videos available as well as albums: Visual Humor, Watercolor Comedy and Rough Sketches, Elves-A-Poppin and many others

Additional Info Videos: Free Food Innuendo And Out The Other, 1587!: A Year Of No Importance, DVD Movie Coming Attractions

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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