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"I was reinvigorated Friday night at Sketchfest, following a sporadically disappointing Thursday. Brooklyn-based Boat, is a trio that boasts a slew (I refuse to sincerely write "boatload") of bona fides. They're regulars at New York's PIT and UCB Theaters, and member Amos Vernon is a contributing writer for The Onion. The polished set of plot-driven sketches lived up to expectations, particularly the scenes showcasing the gleefully anarchic Mike Lane who often recalled Martin Short at his nihilistic best. The final scene, a twisty, puerile riff on the whodunit mystery parlor games set in a mansion on a stormy night, found the group showcasing a slyness few teams can pull off." —Matt Byrne - Time Out Chicago
"I was reinvigorated Friday night at Sketchfest, following a sporadically disappointing Thursday. Brooklyn-based Boat, is a trio that boasts a slew (I refuse to sincerely write "boatload") of bona fides. They're regulars at New York's PIT and UCB Theaters, and member Amos Vernon is a contributing writer for The Onion. The polished set of plot-driven sketches lived up to expectations, particularly the scenes showcasing the gleefully anarchic Mike Lane who often recalled Martin Short at his nihilistic best. The final scene, a twisty, puerile riff on the whodunit mystery parlor games set in a mansion on a stormy night, found the group showcasing a slyness few teams can pull off." —Matt Byrne - Time Out Chicago
Boat: There's a certain expectation when you hear "New York-based comedy sketch group." The trio that comprise "Boat" certainly look the part: Confident demeanor, distinctive faces, great rhythm and timing, unafraid to name-check Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game." But feel free to leave your Moleskines at home. Sex is often a crutch, somehow integrated into hilarious scenes about a drinking and driving safety course, and a murder mystery. Theirs is the type of comedy that cracks me up: 60 percent crass, 40 percent inventive.
— Kevin Pang
- Chicago Sketchfest 2013
Boat: There's a certain expectation when you hear "New York-based comedy sketch group." The trio that comprise "Boat" certainly look the part: Confident demeanor, distinctive faces, great rhythm and timing, unafraid to name-check Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game." But feel free to leave your Moleskines at home. Sex is often a crutch, somehow integrated into hilarious scenes about a drinking and driving safety course, and a murder mystery. Theirs is the type of comedy that cracks me up: 60 percent crass, 40 percent inventive.
— Kevin Pang
- Chicago Sketchfest 2013
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Boat is a sketch comedy trio based out of Brooklyn, NY.
For the past three years they've brought their sharp, satirical, and often surreal brand of sketch comedy to venues throughout New York City, colleges, and festivals across the United States. Boat has been an official selection at the Chicago Sketchfest, the New York City Sketch Festival, the San Francisco Sketchfest, Toronto Sketchfest and the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. Their show "Boat: Comedic Sketches" is currently enjoying a successful run at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City, playing twice monthly for the entire year. Boat is also an official channel partner for Lorne Michaels’ Above Average Network where they are currently developing original content.
Boat is Amos Vernon, Mike Lane, and Nunzio Randazzo.
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