New Trailer for the Archaeology of Comedy

Now DVD on Amazon and at daveandtom.com site. Cheers.

DVD Story Summary and Reviews of 2 hour Show and Dave and Tom Sketch
The Archaeology Of Comedy
The two hour search for comedy's Holy Grail continues in Dave and Tom's outrageous look back at the history of comedy. You've seen actors Dave Beeler and Tom Konkle on other tv shows, now watch them discover a lost Monty Python-influenced sketch comedy troupe that bucks the norm of sketch today; instead opting for a more deliberate and cerebral approach. Delightfully nostalgic yet unmistakably original, you''ll be glued to your screen as they take a look back on "this business of funny." From prehistoric pornography to poetic clowns on mountainsides, after watching Dave and Tom you''ll agree that history has never been this much fun. A spoof of BBC and Discovery Channel documentaries that promise to reveal a great mystery, this DVD is as one reviewer put it, "a silly journey through a world of scenarios... ranging from unfathomable science discoveries to absurd game shows, from sickly polite bank robberies to egomaniacal hat entertainers....their work achieves comedy on a level commensurate with Monty Python, Mr. Show and Little Britain, and highlights a sparkling sense of the off-color, rude and the importance of wacky nonsense. Always unexpected and always entertaining....." Parental Discretion Is Advised


Reviews:
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER- Rich Mintzer
"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."

L.A. WEEKLY - Terry Morgan
"Surreal, intelligent and very funny."

THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE - Marc Savlov
"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-seventies Brit-wits such as Peter Cook and the Monty Python gang.

THE COMIC BIBLE - Maryann Piero
" ...the embodiment of intelligent humor for everyone..."

In Archaeology of Comedy, Dave and Tom have... twisted approaches to almost any subject matter...their work achieves comedy on a level commensurate with Monty Python, Mr. Show and Little Britain, and highlights a sparkling sense of the off-color, rude and the importance of wacky nonsense.
"Best Comedy Videos On The Web - Blog Review"

...all of the work is unexpected, silly, smart, and askew... a rarity
- Viral Videos Veoh.com

BACKSTAGE WEST MAGAZINE- Polly Warfield

These two are worthy successors to the comedy mantles of the greats, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook

Wittily penned and performed by David Beeler and Tom Konkle, crisply directed by Michael Neill, this night-blooming nosegay of skits and sketches pays proper homage to the kookily cerebral art of (late) Dudley Moore and Peter Cook.

They are well paired and well contrasted, and what we have here, as we had there, is la creme de la creme of comedy.

The wide range of sketches require Beeler and Konkle to play characters who are polar opposites of each man's previous part, yet the duo pull it off with ease.

Comedy Video Review Online
- Julianne Flystra

sketches without losing any steam where anything is possible and everything is gut-bustingly funny...

Beeler and Konkle's chemistry make their shows a treat to watch...Blip.TV

Cast:
Tom Konkle, David Beeler, Stephanie Stearns, Gino C. Vianelli, Michael Neill, Carlos Larkin, Shannon Bobo,

Title #249201
Format: DVD-R

Where to buy the DVD
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Gut Wrenching, June 23, 2008
By Jon Miles "Mileschauvin" (washington dc) - See all my reviews

Tom Konkle and Dave Beeler are comic genius. Why they don't have their own TV show on cable yet is beyond me. In this rare and funny ensemble show, TARC, causes you to cry with laughter. Like their predecessors Monty Python the lines stay with you for days afterward, you find yourself mumbling to yourself and people look at your strangely, but then they smile. I'd put Tom/Dave and crew up against Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, SNL, Mad TV anytime. The Archaeology Of Comedy is a jewel, a wonderfully comic turd in the toilet bowl of propriety. And while there is no "funny bone in the fossil record" I heartily recommend digging this as soon as possible.
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Exceptional Smart Underground Comedy, June 20, 2008
By Brianna "Comedy Nut" (Studio City,Ca) - See all my reviews
The Archaeology Of Comedy

Comedy for people without A.D.D. Smart, sometimes languid, scenes that are subtile, dry and require a surprising amount of attention and thought from the viewer whose intelligence is assumed and only occasionally wonderfully insulted. The sketches they have within the sketch that is the main show can be fast and funny, but Dave and Tom are a throwback to a time when comedy teams Cook and Moore and Bob and Ray took time to present a silly, egghead kind of comedy that you listened to as much as watched.

I loved it and on a low budget they have a richness and layers of surprising comedy in the DVD. What's even more remarkable is the two main actors and the cast are also chameleon-like in sketches with the "lost" troupe performing then the show will analyze their own work pretending there is some significance and great mystery to it all. Intellectually they occasionally make a great point about comedy and overall its a very silly, fun comedy. The cast is uniformly terrific and talented. The writing sharp, extremely witty and funny. The sketches are great and on a limited budget it is nice to see the ideas exceed the money rather than the other way around.

I recommend buying it just to see a documentary that makes fun of documentaries while being as smart as the audience for which it is intended. Hilarious.