OFF BOOK: The Improvised Musical - LIVE from The Curious Comedy Theater

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  • Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2018
  • Filmed at the Curious Comedy Theater in Portland on August 30th - Off Book The Improvised Musical Presents "We Object To Fear"
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  • @juriepica1174
    @juriepica1174 2 года назад +6033

    The gamechanger episode on dropout brought me here and I'm never looking back.

    • @maco.2379
      @maco.2379 2 года назад +174

      same, I think this is going to stay a consistency in my life from here on

    • @Wimikk
      @Wimikk 2 года назад +107

      I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life until I saw this.

    • @owenwhitmell5643
      @owenwhitmell5643 2 года назад +20

      Same

    • @aberayquaza2096
      @aberayquaza2096 2 года назад +26

      A bit late but im here now, and im not leaving ever

    • @ronaldlaxa7050
      @ronaldlaxa7050 2 года назад +18

      Guess we'll all stay

  • @meganbaginski9932
    @meganbaginski9932 5 лет назад +8055

    I absolutely adore how she just packs as much information about the rules of mock trial into her lines trying to teach him just what the fuck they’re singing a musical about /as/ they’re making it

    • @CarlosMensuckass
      @CarlosMensuckass 3 года назад +727

      Their chemistry and how they read off of each other as well as the musicians is impeccable. I can barely harmonize with music sheets sitting in front of me, how they do it on the fly is well beyond me.

    • @jacklerogue
      @jacklerogue 2 года назад +9

      Uuuuuuuuuuuu

    • @matthewhubka6350
      @matthewhubka6350 2 года назад +9

      Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    • @ckannan90
      @ckannan90 2 года назад +103

      I read this comment before they started singing and it 100% made the video better

    • @janmamu8721
      @janmamu8721 2 года назад +3

      @@matthewhubka6350 uwuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

  • @HPFireYT
    @HPFireYT 2 года назад +2020

    I absolutely love the implication that the pre trial kids would recognize Beethoven and Bach but didn’t recognize an airplane on first glance

    • @ElBreaksLoose222
      @ElBreaksLoose222 Год назад +119

      i hadn’t even considered that until this comment and i’d just like to thank you for opening my brain to the implications of that

    • @beek.4860
      @beek.4860 11 месяцев назад +24

      definitely one of the most accurate parts of the musical ngl

    • @Recardoisntaken
      @Recardoisntaken 7 месяцев назад +4

      As someone who hasn't watched this yet this is such a funny sentence

    • @rickyd-lux9067
      @rickyd-lux9067 3 месяца назад

      Eye vision and ear vision are not the same.

  • @gracierey
    @gracierey 5 лет назад +1655

    “Dude Mathew’s mom is a very nice lady so tread lightly”

    • @griffincooper9534
      @griffincooper9534 4 года назад +84

      You know what's fucking weird? This video is over an hour long and I literally read your comment right as she said the line. The fuck?

    • @magnificloud
      @magnificloud Год назад +14

      @@griffincooper9534 THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE GENTILE LINE FOR ME

    • @als_pals
      @als_pals 4 месяца назад +1

      16:30

  • @Aledharris
    @Aledharris 2 года назад +4890

    I love how she gets a wry little smile a few seconds before she sings a clever line. They are both legit geniuses.

    • @serenityfreeman5906
      @serenityfreeman5906 2 года назад +300

      A different kind of genius

    • @gabs512
      @gabs512 2 года назад +103

      Two improv geniuses, agreeeeeed

    • @damienbouhours9752
      @damienbouhours9752 2 года назад +83

      And I only knew genius Matt Damon before that !

    • @babybbbb
      @babybbbb 2 года назад +90

      That prose-cute was so cute!!!

    • @carlossalassierra938
      @carlossalassierra938 2 года назад +18

      Sorry, I didn't quite get the genius song (English is not my first language). What was all that about cleaning MIT or the talk with the widower? Were those references to something? I guess I only know one type of genius too (the brilliant intelligent one).

  • @AtticusTsaiMcCarthy
    @AtticusTsaiMcCarthy 2 года назад +5257

    I'd just like to thank Game Changer for leading my RUclips Algorithm to this. So good!

    • @SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM
      @SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM 2 года назад +190

      To find out that wasn't just a once off thing makes me so unbelievably happy haha

    • @thorinpixelshield3951
      @thorinpixelshield3951 2 года назад +108

      oh my god, same?! I've been following the game-changer shorts trying to find the musical episode and youtube gave me this!! Golden! thank's youtube algortithim.

    • @missybarnes7400
      @missybarnes7400 2 года назад +46

      same. and id like to thank dimension 20 for getting me to game changer.

    • @EbbDrop
      @EbbDrop 2 года назад +2

      @@thorinpixelshield3951 its on dropout

    • @Sackinima
      @Sackinima 2 года назад +11

      I watched the full episode on Dropout and luckily I still managed to get this! Haha

  • @kiefertitus
    @kiefertitus 2 года назад +2255

    The fact that all of Jess’s characters constantly back up her original character (the mom)‘s risky dishes cracks me up

    • @nicolesong6199
      @nicolesong6199 Год назад +16

      😂

    • @joshwoofter4789
      @joshwoofter4789 4 месяца назад +9

      Not to mention that the mom character is based off of Jess's real mom

    • @NotTheBot
      @NotTheBot 15 дней назад +1

      She’s a genius. And not just the Matt Damon kind.

  • @mzcescapie
    @mzcescapie 5 лет назад +2322

    “one Matt Damon genius” may be the best written line in the history of musical theater

    • @dustyb58
      @dustyb58 5 лет назад +80

      lol i thought she was singing about Forrest Gump until the Apples part

    • @stcrmycat
      @stcrmycat 5 лет назад +40

      Francesca Salter or improvised line lol

    • @samsuperslick
      @samsuperslick 2 года назад +46

      The whole song is perfect

    • @neckela7097
      @neckela7097 2 года назад +41

      To be fairly honest.... It's not a written line ahah

    • @wolflypackucus1543
      @wolflypackucus1543 2 года назад +28

      And it wasn’t even written

  • @alyssaray1687
    @alyssaray1687 5 лет назад +5407

    Major props to the pianist

    • @hattu7924
      @hattu7924 5 лет назад +95

      haha major

    • @charlieinksetter5016
      @charlieinksetter5016 5 лет назад +37

      he played guitar too.

    • @saulkav
      @saulkav 5 лет назад +78

      Charlie Inksetter I’m sorry to disappoint but I’m fairly sure he just changed the voice on his keyboard

    • @baronroaster404
      @baronroaster404 5 лет назад +103

      King of pianists, pianist of kings

    • @tails5388
      @tails5388 5 лет назад +39

      If you listen to their more recent episodes of their podcast, they also have a guitarist and a drummer. They are all so talented.

  • @richnewt
    @richnewt 5 лет назад +6024

    How on earth do you improvise multiple story-lines which then somehow all coincide and then end up with a resolution for everybody, culminating in a closing number which ties the whole show together. Incredible.

    • @crescentmoon4434
      @crescentmoon4434 5 лет назад +209

      rnew1 ikr I couldn’t even remember the characters names

    • @henryleitch
      @henryleitch 5 лет назад +138

      paying attention to each other

    • @J0ELLEx
      @J0ELLEx 5 лет назад +166

      There’s always some kind of format that you use so you know when to follow through on which story lines. Look up a “Harold,” that’s a good example of one.

    • @boots_33
      @boots_33 5 лет назад +333

      It's almost as if they're...
      * puts on shades *
      ...some kind of geniuses.

    • @noe9580
      @noe9580 4 года назад +104

      boy oh boy, you should listen to the episode with the pirates , bears, Cherokee Jeeps, and pigs

  • @luxe.8419
    @luxe.8419 5 лет назад +3669

    i'm an improv nerd, a musical nerd, a podcast nerd, and a comedy nerd. think i've found my new obsession in these two

  • @cindy4334
    @cindy4334 Год назад +461

    Fun fact! On a podcast, Jess talks about how even though she didn't know Zach in high school, they discovered they both did Mock Trial the same year, and the case was The People vs. Madison Casco. I love Zach's little smile when she brings it up in this haha

    • @user-xo3ii4sf9f
      @user-xo3ii4sf9f 11 месяцев назад +5

      What podcast was that?

    • @finleyforevermore
      @finleyforevermore 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@user-xo3ii4sf9fIt was probably Zach and Jess' own podcast, Off-Book The Improvised Musical.

    • @Fexer12
      @Fexer12 5 месяцев назад +1

      Do you know the episode?

    • @mooshroomsystem
      @mooshroomsystem 3 месяца назад

      wait does this mean my mom has known zach longer than jess has

    • @angleclique
      @angleclique 3 месяца назад +5

      @@mooshroomsystem…i don’t know, does it? who is your mom?

  • @michaelward9657
    @michaelward9657 2 года назад +2246

    It took me about 20 watches to realize when Alicia said “6 months from now?” when asked to Winter Formal, Jess wasn’t just throwing Zach a curveball. Matthew says Passover was a week ago so the timeline actually makes sense. The way they kept the plot so cohesive is amazing.

    • @asageadayart
      @asageadayart 2 года назад +73

      absolutely agree

    • @findrochelle
      @findrochelle 2 года назад +268

      Also the seniors were graduating, so it makes sense that it’s basically summer and winter is in about 6 months

    • @NowaboMusic
      @NowaboMusic Год назад +167

      Jess keeping the timeline, and the character names, and the character grade levels, and the character interactions all correct and cohesive is just amazing. She is legit a genius

    • @veggiet2009
      @veggiet2009 Год назад +14

      And that issue turned into a whole song of it's own! 🤣

    • @finleyforevermore
      @finleyforevermore 6 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@NowaboMusic Now we know 3!

  • @Suzyiz
    @Suzyiz 2 года назад +769

    There's something about the cool kids talking about somebody's mom as "a very nice lady" that feels so specifically high school in a way I wouldn't have thought it would

  • @MangoBirb22
    @MangoBirb22 Год назад +268

    I love how Clark and Brian talk like they’re like typical “bro dudes” yet they’re both gay, often have deep conversations, care about Fung Shue, and are really nice people

    • @mattmann1623
      @mattmann1623 7 месяцев назад +23

      It's one of my favourite improv tricks when stereotypes are called upon to inevitably be immediated subverted. It's a really easy and incredibly reliable bit

  • @pumpedupbricks
    @pumpedupbricks 2 года назад +1310

    She’s so proud of “prose-CUTE” but there’s something so hilarious about “I’m a gentile…”

  • @jeffblimisinahurry
    @jeffblimisinahurry 5 лет назад +2144

    "I'll take the parsley off the garlic bread..."
    "No. Leave it. It's ~inspired~."
    That's my favorite part 😂

  • @ollierowan9767
    @ollierowan9767 5 лет назад +3291

    all of a sudden I want a full broadway musical about a high school mock trial team

    • @HopeWilson1
      @HopeWilson1 5 лет назад +64

      Ollie Rowan so... Legally Blonde Jr? :)

    • @orangejuice9212
      @orangejuice9212 5 лет назад +110

      but i still want only these 2 to play the characters.

    • @Telemergion
      @Telemergion 3 года назад +54

      You kinda just got one

    • @CarlosMensuckass
      @CarlosMensuckass 3 года назад +90

      @@Telemergion True. And with such complex issues as coming out, codependency and clouds there is no way a reboot could cover it all, they'd just ruin it. :P

    • @jadeyu7197
      @jadeyu7197 2 года назад +2

      YES HAHAHHAA

  • @ellawanless641
    @ellawanless641 2 года назад +2708

    • *Character Breakdown* •
    - *Matthew:* Sophomore, witness, anxious about parsley (Zach)
    - *Matthew‘s Mom:* Parent, hostess, all around very nice lady (Jess)
    - *Clark:* Senior, prosecution opener, gay for ceramics teacher Mr. Pacu (Jess)
    - *Brian:* Senior, prosecution closer, concerned with his legacy (Zach)
    - *Alicia:* Sophomore, defense opener, genius (Jess)
    - *Spencer:* Senior, defense closer, gay for Atticus Finch (Zach)
    - *Xander:* Pre trial lawyer, grade unknown, codependent friend (Zach)
    - *Xander’s Friend:* Pre trial lawyer, grade unknown, concerned about codependent friendship (Jess)
    - *Matthew’s Dad:* Parent, husband of Matthew’s Mom, loves his wife’s genius decisions (Zach)
    (for everyone else struggling to keep track of names)
    let me know if i missed anything!

    • @bravelymore8864
      @bravelymore8864 2 года назад +149

      You forgot Brian is also gay and I think into Mr. Pacu as well

    • @asageadayart
      @asageadayart 2 года назад +159

      You forgot that the codependent friends are both played by Jess using mirrors and an advanced throat-singing technique. 🙄🙄🙄

    • @joelchatfield4250
      @joelchatfield4250 2 года назад +111

      @@bravelymore8864 I think that he is less gay FOR Mr. Pacu and more just gay and agreeing that Mr. Pacu is hot as well

    • @aIewishus
      @aIewishus Год назад +16

      "loves his wife's genius decisions" YES

    • @NatalleeK
      @NatalleeK Год назад +11

      Brian's gay as well!!

  • @chickenman7727
    @chickenman7727 5 лет назад +415

    “You’re smart and prosiCUTE”

  • @Sifeus
    @Sifeus 2 года назад +462

    I'm here chasing the high that Mountport gave me.

    • @Sifeus
      @Sifeus 2 года назад +60

      Oh yeah that's the stuff

    • @jackdonovan6533
      @jackdonovan6533 2 года назад +27

      *Sidles up*
      "You got the stuff?"

    • @michaelmitchel3471
      @michaelmitchel3471 Год назад +15

      ​@@jackdonovan6533 ooooh the mountains are over there next to the snuff

    • @meganchambers8108
      @meganchambers8108 Год назад +9

      @@michaelmitchel3471 how can that beeee?

    • @case3474
      @case3474 Год назад

      Same buddy same

  • @lauren1260
    @lauren1260 4 года назад +2010

    The fact that this school apparently has a specifically dedicated ceramics teacher with a kiln and not a debate team confuses me so much but I love it so much that I really don’t care ❤️

    • @BasicallyBananas
      @BasicallyBananas 2 года назад +188

      Definitely worth mentioning 2 years after your comment, but my high school fit this bill

    • @goblinchild615
      @goblinchild615 2 года назад +62

      @@BasicallyBananas so did mine lol

    • @aridavid1039
      @aridavid1039 2 года назад +66

      @@BasicallyBananas crazy how we're all commenting within the same 24 hour period but literally my high school was the same way

    • @jamesdoesmusic_
      @jamesdoesmusic_ 2 года назад +25

      That’s my school lmao

    • @nairocamilo
      @nairocamilo 2 года назад +4

      Aunty Donna flashbacks

  • @morganboyd3328
    @morganboyd3328 5 лет назад +3143

    I love how she just throws everything she knows about mock trial out there and they just go with it

  • @museobettywhatley8705
    @museobettywhatley8705 Год назад +347

    I don't think the pianist gets enough credit. Transitioning into songs and out of songs so seamlessly and making them up on the spot is so hard!

    • @videoket
      @videoket Год назад +24

      Scott Passarella is so freaking amazing!

  • @kebin65
    @kebin65 5 лет назад +1057

    "Oh my gosh no...it's not my s-story to tell, but oh my gosh no." I love everything about this entire thing, but that line in particular made me lose it.

    • @jadeyu7197
      @jadeyu7197 2 года назад +21

      I LOVE IT

    • @Sifeus
      @Sifeus 2 года назад +18

      I just lost my ENTIRE mind

    • @SkibidySkid
      @SkibidySkid Год назад +5

      So good cause Zach catches Jess off guard initially by changing characters so quickly to the gay dude lol

  • @isharaj-silverman2411
    @isharaj-silverman2411 5 лет назад +2608

    As a Jewish theater kid in mock trial, I thought this was brilliant. Though as a witness, I feel that we were undervalued.

    • @203roses9
      @203roses9 5 лет назад +48

      Isha Raj-Silverman PREACH WITNESS GANG

    • @itsemmateee
      @itsemmateee 2 года назад +27

      Ayoooo Witness gang!!

    • @basicallybluesky
      @basicallybluesky 2 года назад +23

      This was super targeted towards you

    • @samanthae.1002
      @samanthae.1002 2 года назад +1

      ditto!

    • @samanthae.1002
      @samanthae.1002 2 года назад +25

      I was always opener. Cross prosecuted one time- made my wittness cry (she was a sub the girl with the part was out sick) and they never let me again...

  • @rockassassin64
    @rockassassin64 2 года назад +622

    I love the look on Zach's face around 4:17 as he realizes that Jess is making him do a whole ass musical about mock trial

  • @bianco2012
    @bianco2012 3 года назад +936

    "That dish is a risk" is truly an inspiring song

  • @anonymousanimal5179
    @anonymousanimal5179 2 года назад +426

    I can’t believe this evolved into a highschool love story where the female romantic lead kicked the subplot off with “I’m a gentile.”

  • @TheDeuteragonist
    @TheDeuteragonist 5 лет назад +4085

    We Object to Fear: The Musical:
    Song timestamps:
    That Dish is a Risk 4:40
    Legacy 8:08
    Atticus Finch 12:10
    Looking at Clouds 18:24
    Fear and Admiration 22:17
    They Won't Object (To a Brand New Friend) 25:13 (For context dialogue, actual song starts at 26:05)
    (Kind of) Genius 31:42
    The one about the ceramics teacher who really *Fills OUT those trousers* 35:51
    Some Codependent Bullshit 37:56
    Passover 42:39
    Governed By Fear (Finale) 49:40
    Preview of “Maritime Law?, Maritime Nah” 1:00:42

    • @chaloopa1242
      @chaloopa1242 5 лет назад +47

      Thank you!

    • @neil12
      @neil12 5 лет назад +82

      Maritime Law? Maritime Nah. 1:00:45

    • @kevinveloso3387
      @kevinveloso3387 5 лет назад +10

      The Deuteragonist Q

    • @bcoates87
      @bcoates87 4 года назад +80

      Looking at clouds made my day better

    • @studiogypsy
      @studiogypsy 4 года назад

      Thank you!

  • @l00r0lll
    @l00r0lll 5 лет назад +1495

    This had more character development than some movies out nowadays

  • @jaysartescape7653
    @jaysartescape7653 5 лет назад +956

    “They won’t object” was so wholesome I love it

  • @noahbard.mp4
    @noahbard.mp4 5 лет назад +603

    The song about Good Will Hunting left me speechless.

    • @pumpedupbricks
      @pumpedupbricks 2 года назад +49

      🎶 anddroveacrossthecountryforher 🎶

  • @zakk7545
    @zakk7545 2 года назад +806

    “Oh that’s not a cloud it’s an airplane okay” the way he sung that made me so happy for some reason

    • @halcyonacoustic7366
      @halcyonacoustic7366 2 года назад +63

      And he clearly had the idea for that punchline before the verse even started. He was so eager!!

    • @zakk7545
      @zakk7545 2 года назад +39

      @@halcyonacoustic7366 he was excited to tell his joke!

    • @BrokenGodEnt
      @BrokenGodEnt Год назад +2

      @snake and spider stew ITS A FUCKIN SCARECROW AGAIN!

  • @jamesonhiggins
    @jamesonhiggins 2 года назад +544

    1. Game Changer
    2. When Jess is prepping to say “prose-cute” her face should be in the dictionary next to the phrase self-satisfied.

    • @jamesonhiggins
      @jamesonhiggins Год назад +11

      11 months later. I have listened to so much of the podcast. We now have Play it by Ear and lots of other Dropout content. I have listened to this show easily a dozen times. I’m still in awe.

    • @BrokenGodEnt
      @BrokenGodEnt Год назад +6

      There's something so satisfying about hearing the smile come across her face as she sings.

    • @ruisinjams
      @ruisinjams 7 месяцев назад

      at 26:30 :]

  • @dunemaroon
    @dunemaroon 5 лет назад +554

    no idea where this came from in my suggestions but im 10 minutes in and yeah dude thats exactly how i remember high school mock trial

    • @dunemaroon
      @dunemaroon 5 лет назад +97

      update: this may legitimately be the best acting of teenagers by adults i've ever seen

  • @TheZizamie
    @TheZizamie 2 года назад +768

    Okay, now that Game Changer episode makes more sense.

    • @myeahonline
      @myeahonline 2 года назад +66

      I re-subscribed to Dropout after seeing their shorts and now I’m consuming more content from them. Their performance with Zeke was too good!

    • @ianc4992
      @ianc4992 2 года назад +26

      It was rigged from the beginning! Call Robert Mueller. Call the Hauge.

    • @LouieWebb560
      @LouieWebb560 2 года назад +26

      @@ianc4992 Call former CIA Director John Brennan.

    • @LemonToGo
      @LemonToGo 2 года назад +5

      If only they accepted PayPal at Dropout

    • @mii5159
      @mii5159 2 года назад +1

      @@LemonToGo you can pay to college humor through youtube - they accept paypal. You get the same content at the same time as dropout!

  • @geneva1895
    @geneva1895 5 лет назад +1887

    The hit song "Some Codependent Bullshit" really spoke to me personally. I had a friend and literally every night we fell asleep with facetime on. We literally couldn't sleep without it

    • @samisntalesbian2349
      @samisntalesbian2349 5 лет назад +13

      Geneva xo oh hi geneva i found you

    • @Br-kc2jy
      @Br-kc2jy 2 года назад +74

      Wow, that is some codependent bullshit

    • @mhmm5264
      @mhmm5264 2 года назад +9

      damn i know this was three years ago but, what happened?

    • @mhmm5264
      @mhmm5264 2 года назад +10

      if you don’t mind me asking

    • @serotonin.scavenger
      @serotonin.scavenger 2 года назад +7

      @@mhmm5264 same, could use the story lol

  • @TakaComics
    @TakaComics 2 года назад +271

    35:18 - “Dude fills out those trousers!” I love how Jess tried to get Zach off guard but he comes back and she’s the one who breaks.

  • @mzcescapie
    @mzcescapie 5 лет назад +890

    After the first song I realized that this is all I want to watch for the rest of my life.

  • @russ4024
    @russ4024 5 лет назад +180

    this looks obscenely difficult

  • @CHotell96
    @CHotell96 2 года назад +211

    Seeing Jess’s brain click when she thought of the passover line is hilarious

  • @sillygoose8652
    @sillygoose8652 2 года назад +719

    I CAN’T GET OVER HOW AWESOME THE CHARACTERS ARE LIKE THEY EACH GO THROUGH SUCH INDIVIDUAL GROWTH IN ONE HOUR OF IMPROV THAT’S SO DAMN IMPRESSIVE

  • @peepspers
    @peepspers 5 лет назад +211

    The RUclips algorithm is completely vindicated by recommending this video to me.

  • @swiggityswooty9965
    @swiggityswooty9965 2 года назад +557

    Holy shit the mom’s verse of “They won’t object” is fantastic

  • @msnel1069
    @msnel1069 2 года назад +672

    The absolute joy they both radiate during “I won’t object” every time one of them makes a new pun is the only thing keeping me going in the year 2022

  • @samwiseholmes8622
    @samwiseholmes8622 4 месяца назад +8

    I genuinely love that the Co-dependency song is so on theme that the second singer of each phrase is forced to finish the rhyme that the other started

  • @lewismcdermott3024
    @lewismcdermott3024 2 года назад +386

    RIP Ruth Bader-Ginsberg, she really made this script come to life and it wouldn't have been such a hit-success without her. Gone but never forgotten.

  • @Fejkhaj
    @Fejkhaj 5 лет назад +423

    We Object to Fear
    04:52 That Dish is a Risk
    08:06 Legacy
    13:00 Never In a Pinch
    18:42 Looking at Clouds
    22:40 Equal Parts Fear and Admiration
    26:15 Don't Object to a Brand New Friend
    32:00 One Kind of Genius
    35:50 Mr Pécoux
    38:50 Co-dependent Bullshit
    42:38 Passover This
    49:40 Governed by Fear

  • @Emma.S.
    @Emma.S. 2 года назад +296

    The cast:
    Matthew (Sophomore Park Ranger Witness who likes Alisha)
    Mrs. Matthew’s Mom
    Mrs. Matthew’s Mom’s Husband
    Alisha (Genius Sophomore defender who likes Matthew)
    Spencer (Gay senior defender)
    Brian (Openly gay and legacy obsessed senior whose captain of the prosecution team)
    Clarke (Openly gay co-counsel prosecutor bro)
    Zander’s best friend (Pretrial gal who wants more friends)
    Zander (Pretrial boy who’s scared of the unknown)
    Mr. Piku (Hot ceramics teacher who fills out those trousers)

  • @thewonderingtraveller6743
    @thewonderingtraveller6743 2 года назад +287

    I think one of my favourite parts of this musical is the little dialogue between Clark and Brian, after 'Atticus Finch' and before 'Looking at clouds'. Because its unscripted, the actors were having a genuine conversation discussing Matthew's mother's significance as both a parent and family member as a whole - which I just love💌

  • @emmad799
    @emmad799 5 лет назад +484

    this is better than any scripted musical I've ever seen tbh

  • @EhvinnTee
    @EhvinnTee 5 лет назад +2032

    I had no idea what this was gonna be and it ended up being one of the coolest things I've seen on RUclips. These two kick ass!

    • @mr_doublebutt
      @mr_doublebutt 5 лет назад +62

      These THREE kick ass!

    • @jesswalsh4119
      @jesswalsh4119 5 лет назад +30

      If you listen to podcasts you gotta listen to Off Book.

  • @Ratigan2
    @Ratigan2 Год назад +183

    At first I thought this was scripted from the fluidity of the dialogue, then when I noticed some minor imperfections, I thought that they must have been lucky in the start. By the end I was dumbfounded by the sheer skill and mutual understanding these two artist have to be able to construct a story on the fly while still making it interesting and consistently entertaining. Bravo.

    • @Ratigan2
      @Ratigan2 Год назад +32

      Might I add the pianist was also phenomenal

    • @nat2057
      @nat2057 Год назад +5

      they've got a whole podcast just doing improv musicals! it's called Off Book

  • @ehudshapira2745
    @ehudshapira2745 Год назад +35

    Lmao when she came out with "I'm a gentile" out of nowhere I did a double spit-take into the sink.

  • @je-pq3de
    @je-pq3de 5 лет назад +678

    aaaaalright lets get to business what do we gotta do to make this a regular video thing maybe even with guests?

    • @je-pq3de
      @je-pq3de 5 лет назад +38

      ...and im just 18 minutes in

    • @namcon555
      @namcon555 5 лет назад +53

      They’ve got a weekly podcast called Off Book.. haven’t kept up recently but it’s top quality

    • @eyeballgrocery
      @eyeballgrocery 5 лет назад +18

      ^ ! Check out the podcast! There’s tons of excellent episodes up!!

    • @AJandWrmyinitials
      @AJandWrmyinitials 5 лет назад +27

      Connor Hartwell the podcast should be filmed on a regular basis.

    • @dasiasaur
      @dasiasaur Год назад +4

      It’s so funny looking at all of the older comments on this video. I’m so excited for Dropout’s Play it By Ear

  • @ptbill
    @ptbill 2 года назад +311

    the crazy amount of talent these two have fills me with equal parts fear and admiration

  • @jdulrich
    @jdulrich 2 года назад +1175

    I consume a fair amount of improv, but this blew my mind. These two are so talented I feel like I should have heard of them before now. I discovered this video after a shoutout on the Hey Riddle Riddle podcast.

    • @renoman2048
      @renoman2048 2 года назад +9

      I love Hey Riddle Riddle! Do you remember what episode that the shout-out was on?

    • @InkSplatter
      @InkSplatter 2 года назад +12

      @@renoman2048 zach and jess guested pretty early on! you’re looking for episode 24
      i think most (maybe all?) of the clue crew have guested on off book too, though i’m not as certain about when

    • @benevans6583
      @benevans6583 2 года назад +9

      These two really display a level of skill I just did not know existed before

    • @coralpuppytin1139
      @coralpuppytin1139 Год назад

      any recommendations?

    • @trickytreyperfected1482
      @trickytreyperfected1482 Год назад +3

      These three. The pianist is also a very crucial part of this equation and he does a phenomenal job.

  • @GermaeAnne
    @GermaeAnne 5 лет назад +235

    Matthew's mom is such a sweet pure character.

  • @pazz
    @pazz 5 лет назад +342

    Well, I just stumbled upon a new podcast to listen to THE ENTIRE BACK CATALOGUE OF.

  • @DavidChong
    @DavidChong 2 года назад +335

    Kudos to the subtitles tracking which character they're playing at what time. I definitely lost track a couple of times when I watched this earlier without them.

  • @acookie7548
    @acookie7548 9 месяцев назад +17

    they character switch SO smoothly

  • @finleyforevermore
    @finleyforevermore 8 месяцев назад +10

    I think its hilarious that Spencer literally says he realized he was gay IN THE MOMENT, and a few seconds later Alicia asks if she's the first person he's told; like if he just realized he was gay now, of COURSE you're the first person he told! 😂

  • @lx-icon
    @lx-icon 2 года назад +474

    I love all of these songs but the back-to-back bops "They Won't Object" and "Kind of Genius" left me in absolute awe (and tears of laughter). Honestly amazing!

  • @CameronBaba
    @CameronBaba 2 года назад +223

    yooo i didn't realize zach/jess/scott did this regularly- i'm so excited to have more content than just that one game changer omg

  • @lukecurnin6418
    @lukecurnin6418 2 года назад +127

    I love how some of these songs are just two friends discussing an issue they're not entirely sure about, it's great.

  • @johnnymnemonicc
    @johnnymnemonicc Год назад +98

    I've seen/listened to this so many times I'm starting to analyze their improve thought patterns (still amazed at how quick on their feet they are)
    here are some specifics -
    40:29 - 'we can still be friends, but maybe not friends like this' - Jess was prepping "kiss", but it didn't fit the characters (she was probably thinking of the Matthew/Alicia dynamic) so she changed it to "and forever you i'll love" but now she felt she went too many lines without a rhyme, so she went with "glove" which was nonsensical, and then Zach played along with it. That's Yes&ing to the extreme.
    later on 50:47 she even calls back to it with the whole "and if i put my hand, and your hand was also there" which is the only way you could share a glove.
    She keeps up with all the names and grades, the calendar (Passover/Winter formal) all the while making great jokes and awesome lyrics and melodies.. that's genius. Zach's the perfect counterpart (with great melodies/songs/lyrics/callbacks of his own)
    Edit: 47:17 Jess had the idea of how to end the bridge (that starts with 'lets not skip ahead') but she needed Zach to figure what she was aiming for - so he'll sing "let's just set one thing" - and she'll finish with "and not pass over the rest" - and it's almost like she's feeding him the lines (mouthing the words). And they're so in sync he just got it in time. Wonderful
    Edit 2:
    I wonder if Jess actually knew the name of the bitter herb (Maror) which can adequately rhyme with word/herb setting Zach up.. by the way she reacts to 'kinda-sorta-you bet' it seems she did. she's a genius gentile, after all

    • @iamashape7505
      @iamashape7505 Год назад +6

      can I say that this is a cool comment and I'd like to see ur observations on some of their other stuff :D

    • @skunkjo3195
      @skunkjo3195 Год назад +16

      A general trick when you're doing any sort of rhyming improv is to have the punchline in your head first, and use your first line to tee it up. It always works better than throwing out a joke and then having to find some way to rhyme with it at the end of the sentence. You'll notice they do this a lot of time - like in the Atticus Finch song, Zach wanting to mention Boo Radley (so teeing himself up with 'going badly'), or Jess wanting to mention Jem and Scout (so starting with 'doubt'). This is also how they can guess each other's lines - like when Jess uses the word 'grapple', Zach knows she's teeing up 'how do u like them apples'. But these guys are literal geniuses, I used to do musical improv like this in college and 9/10 times it would go soooooooo badly hahaha. I've listened to their pod and even when it's bad it's still so good haha

  • @meaghaneliz
    @meaghaneliz 5 лет назад +369

    I've always wondered if they signal to each other while recording like they can get so in sync. I love that you can see the thought process on their faces lmaooo

  • @TinaThompsonPlayingtheField
    @TinaThompsonPlayingtheField 2 года назад +177

    "How do you like them apples!" These two constantly entertain and impress.

  • @patiencekillz
    @patiencekillz 3 года назад +359

    Ok but why am I so invested in all these characters, why was there more gay representation here than in PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED SHIT, and why are people so talented?

    • @indiegala281
      @indiegala281 2 года назад +21

      Most professional stuff focuses on larger stories than making half the characters gay for comedic purposes

    • @Huschel1988
      @Huschel1988 2 года назад +14

      I'd call those three professional and wonderful people.

    • @louisp8561
      @louisp8561 2 года назад +4

      @@indiegala281 yeah, admittedly there’s an audience for gay rep but the producers probably view that as something that could alienate the rest of the “regular” audience.

    • @gooel
      @gooel 2 года назад

      Because gay people actually make up a very small percentage of the population

    • @stevethebarbarian9876
      @stevethebarbarian9876 Год назад +7

      TBH 100% of the gay characters here got made gay literally as a bit. When you can make characters gay off the top of your head as a bit it leads to a lot more gay rep

  • @thewingedporpoise
    @thewingedporpoise 2 года назад +59

    I love the sudden husband and the reveal that the Living room was a bold choice

    • @NowaboMusic
      @NowaboMusic Год назад +4

      The is the only duo that can somehow make political correctness funny.

  • @billyredfern-webb7213
    @billyredfern-webb7213 2 года назад +18

    i love how everything from the story to the characters all became progressively more gay throughout the performance.

  • @emmaclaire4741
    @emmaclaire4741 10 месяцев назад +13

    I love how they say nothings nerdier than musical improv, then do said musical about mock trial which makes it soooo much nerdier 😂

  • @fullmetalgaara2
    @fullmetalgaara2 5 лет назад +148

    Doing mock trial for three years in high school was worth it just for this improv musical experience

  • @cjlacour
    @cjlacour 2 года назад +48

    "That one looks like a bust of beethoven, except it's more like Bach" lives rent free in my mind and prob will forever

  • @aminadaifi6762
    @aminadaifi6762 5 лет назад +112

    Characters: Matthew, Matthew’s Mom, Brian, Clark, Alicia, Spencer, Xander, Xander’s Friend, Matthew’s Dad.

  • @baronroaster404
    @baronroaster404 4 года назад +171

    Jessica McKenna is a ball of pure positive energy and it gives me life.

  • @maddymacrae9648
    @maddymacrae9648 5 лет назад +604

    i had never heard of mock trial before this as an australian but god this was funny. takes me back to theatre sports days where we would play the 4 minute game Musical, but this is on another level!

    • @emmanuelbenitez3049
      @emmanuelbenitez3049 2 года назад +41

      Haha this was hilarious, and in the U.S a "mock trial" is something that law students and lawyers do to practice law, basically they act like they're in a real court with a real case, hence the name "MOCK trial"

    • @gabriellaboufaycal9669
      @gabriellaboufaycal9669 2 года назад +13

      oh theatre sports was my first true love and i was truly terrible at it, but this also took me back to when we would play hitchhiker.

    • @Animefreak5293
      @Animefreak5293 2 года назад +13

      Mock trial does exist in Australia. I don’t think not knowing about mock trial is a US vs Aussie thing - you just need to have been more involved in uni/high school or have law student friends

    • @hotpotato1898
      @hotpotato1898 2 года назад +1

      mock trial was a thing in my high school :)

    • @hotpotato1898
      @hotpotato1898 2 года назад +1

      in aus that is

  • @jdchristiansen3082
    @jdchristiansen3082 2 года назад +328

    Educational. I learned so much about Jewish Passover, mock trial (moot court for college folks), and pottery.....Wished I could have learned more about geniuses, but I guess you can't have everything you want. Hilarious. Keep it up!!! Looking forward to tuning in to the podcast.

  • @WickedTheoryStudio
    @WickedTheoryStudio 5 лет назад +57

    People vs Tinker = Tinker v. Des Moines - Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Behalf of Student Expression. Mary Beth Tinker was a 13-year-old junior high school student in December 1965 when she and a group of students decided to wear black armbands to school to protest the war in Vietnam.

  • @ixam338
    @ixam338 2 года назад +136

    26:18 It's incredible that she can instantly come up with this on the spot, combining the legal jargon with puns and character growth and I can't

  • @edmundmanuel9304
    @edmundmanuel9304 6 месяцев назад +11

    To this day I will randomly shout "it's just a little bit of parsley" and "why would you do that!" And it's great

    • @PhantasmalBlast
      @PhantasmalBlast 25 дней назад +1

      I sing looking at clouds to myself

    • @edmundmanuel9304
      @edmundmanuel9304 25 дней назад +1

      @@PhantasmalBlast "That one looks like a bust of... Beethoven. Except... it's more like Bach" absolute classic. I also see legendary composers in the sky

  • @Raxerm
    @Raxerm 2 года назад +82

    51:45 that was a risky rhythm to slide in there, but they nailed it. I'm equally impressed by the pianist as I am the singers.

  • @babychariot2975
    @babychariot2975 5 лет назад +39

    LOOKING AT CLOOOOOOOOOOOOOUDS LOOKING AT CLOOOOOOOOOOUDS

  • @matthewrandell5055
    @matthewrandell5055 2 года назад +31

    47:35 the hesitant going along with it until he realises which character she's playing now 😂😂😂

  • @LuNa-nu5ul
    @LuNa-nu5ul Год назад +17

    As an 18 year old at the time of writing this: Honestly? This is the most accurate teenager dialogue I’ve ever heard written (or in this situation improvised) by adults. So much better than the CW could ever hope for.

  • @ef4253
    @ef4253 2 года назад +45

    A whole musical based around a mock trial banquet… amazing

  • @angelsparks923
    @angelsparks923 2 года назад +77

    "Well, how am I supposed to have sweet dreams if I don't hear your voice?" -Xander
    This line is so cute and sweet. 🥺

  • @MissingPlatypus
    @MissingPlatypus 5 лет назад +412

    PFFF YES WHEN I FIRST LISTENED TO THIS I WAS BOBBING MY HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE TOO WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO "LOOKING AT CLOUDS"
    IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY YOU GUYS WERE TOO

    • @MissingPlatypus
      @MissingPlatypus 5 лет назад +9

      @@carsonzoch1283 You can find their podcast on most podcast provider things like Google Podcasts or TuneIn.com on the internet, though right now there's been enough episodes that only the most recent half of everything they've done is available. You can get access to their older episodes as well though on some of the sites depending on where you go, for example I know that if you pay the 4.99 a month subscription for Stitcher Premium, you can find all their episodes. And it's downloadable like most podcasts, so you can always just get all the old ones one month and be fine with that if you wanted. Hope that helps! I'm no Offbook expert, but they crack enough funny jokes about their ad service that I can remember some amount of it, they do a great job~

    • @yourlocaldemon2195
      @yourlocaldemon2195 Год назад

      ITS MY NEW COMFORT SONG

  • @iamashape7505
    @iamashape7505 Год назад +9

    shoutout to that one lady absolutely losing her mind with laughter in the background every song

  • @BlackPenzo
    @BlackPenzo 10 месяцев назад +16

    Dropout really struck gold with them

  • @derekulrich9966
    @derekulrich9966 2 года назад +23

    With such memorable characters like "pre-trial friend" and "Mrs. Matthew's mom".

  • @because_the_internet
    @because_the_internet 5 лет назад +82

    Man, they must have bombed so hard, so many times to be this good.

  • @kieran163
    @kieran163 2 года назад +46

    i feel like jess plays a straight dude better than zach and i am so here for it

  • @beardedjb2273
    @beardedjb2273 2 года назад +75

    The trust between these two for this improv is unreal. So good.

  • @JinxedJaguar
    @JinxedJaguar 2 года назад +34

    there's something really realistic about clark having to tell brian "spencer is a straight up senior" and brian just going like shit my bad

  • @Mejoree113
    @Mejoree113 7 месяцев назад +6

    As someone from outside the USA, the whole Mock Trial thing is really alien to me... But that makes this episode even more fun lmao

  • @PaperWill
    @PaperWill 2 года назад +8

    I hate that I’ll never be this talented.

  • @mulethedonkey2579
    @mulethedonkey2579 Год назад +8

    Its cute that in their musical they chose to be best friends. All of these characters are duo bff's

  • @MrVehicularmanslaugh
    @MrVehicularmanslaugh 5 лет назад +247

    Musicals aren't my bag but these people are simply damn talented.