No one does dumb-rich quite like Coker and Stratton. After bringing us the the witty Cape Cod comedy The Other Kennedys last year, James Coker and Marshall Stratton have returned with Trump Bros, which imagines the day-to-day activities of Donald Trump's two sons, Eric (Coker) and Donald Jr. (Stratton).
The Other Kennedys generated laughs by focusing on two protagonists who were vain, out-of-touch with reality, and not nearly as important as they'd like to believe. Trump Bros uses the same formula by visualizing Eric and Donald Jr. as brainless do-nothings who are better at getting into trouble than they are at getting stuff done. The show's individual episodes are mostly short, one-note affairs, but the jokes land, and Coker and Stratton's over-the-top facial expressions add to the humor. The title cards, written in the same font as the cover of The Art of the Deal, are the icing on the cake.
The Other Kennedys generated laughs by focusing on two protagonists who were vain, out-of-touch with reality, and not nearly as important as they'd like to believe. Trump Bros uses the same formula by visualizing Eric and Donald Jr. as brainless do-nothings who are better at getting into trouble than they are at getting stuff done. The show's individual episodes are mostly short, one-note affairs, but the jokes land, and Coker and Stratton's over-the-top facial expressions add to the humor. The title cards, written in the same font as the cover of The Art of the Deal, are the icing on the cake.
- 11/4/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The 2015 edition of the New York Television Festival (Nytvf) took place this past week in the Big Apple, and as per usual, the yearly event celebrated the best independent content creators from around the web. The Katering Show and The Parker Tribe earned “Best of the Fest” honors, and several other creators earned development deals from major production studios and TV networks.
The Katering Show, a culinary comedy previously nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Indie Series, received Nytvf’s Best Short-Form Digital Series award. The festival’s Critics Award went to The Parker Tribe, which follows the life of a young tomboy within a large Irish-Catholic family. In total, 12 awards were handed out; a full list of winners can be found here.
One of those awards went to The Other Kennedys, a comedy web series that caught our eye last week. James Coker and Marshall Stratton’s satire of the upper class,...
The Katering Show, a culinary comedy previously nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Indie Series, received Nytvf’s Best Short-Form Digital Series award. The festival’s Critics Award went to The Parker Tribe, which follows the life of a young tomboy within a large Irish-Catholic family. In total, 12 awards were handed out; a full list of winners can be found here.
One of those awards went to The Other Kennedys, a comedy web series that caught our eye last week. James Coker and Marshall Stratton’s satire of the upper class,...
- 10/26/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Every once in a while, a series comes along that nails the "single-shot" serving size of web comedy. One of the more recent examples takes us to the shores of Cape Cod, where The Other Kennedys spend their summers.
The titular characters in The Other Kennedys are a pair of uber-bougie brothers, played by series creators James Coker and Marshall Stratton, who are distant relatives of the Kennedy family. In order to get in touch with their famous clan, they travel to Cape Cod and express their whiteness as best they can. They argue about croquet, perfect their golf swings, and skip rocks. Episodes rarely last for more than a minute, and some are as short as a couple lines. Even so, the two Kennedys end up emerging as expertly rendered characters. They're a pair of Wes Anderson wannabes with lots of summertime ennui in their lives and a dash...
The titular characters in The Other Kennedys are a pair of uber-bougie brothers, played by series creators James Coker and Marshall Stratton, who are distant relatives of the Kennedy family. In order to get in touch with their famous clan, they travel to Cape Cod and express their whiteness as best they can. They argue about croquet, perfect their golf swings, and skip rocks. Episodes rarely last for more than a minute, and some are as short as a couple lines. Even so, the two Kennedys end up emerging as expertly rendered characters. They're a pair of Wes Anderson wannabes with lots of summertime ennui in their lives and a dash...
- 10/24/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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