The Peter n' Chris Show! with Peter n' Chris!!

Lantern Church Fellowship Hall (Bsmt)

July 31, 2010

It’s hard enough to keep someone’s attention for an hour, but it’s even harder to keep them laughing. Yet Peter Calone and Chris Wilson seem to have tapped into some sort of bottomless well of inspiration for their sketch comedy that closer resembles a cinematic action epic.

This may be the only time that musical dance numbers in a comedy show doesn’t reek of a lack of ideas. It’s perfectly in character for the pair, who play best buds living off nothing but their own vivid imaginations. But when the rent needs to be paid, Peter decides to get a job.

And that’s the whole premise. Chris doesn’t want the fun to end, so he spends the whole show trying to stop Peter from scoring that barista job. How they manage to legitimately squeeze in dog surgery, assassins, cheesy training montages, and slow-mo car chases (through school zones) is up for you to see. And the dance numbers of course.

What makes it all come together brilliantly is the energy of the pair and the perfect pacing. It’s absurd, yes, but never over the top. What could easily be derailed by loud zany action is reeled in with slow burn set-ups and running jokes. It’s infinitely quotable, and makes you wish you were as ‘fun-employed’ as they are by the end. A shot of hilarity straight into your veins.