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I'd love to hear your thoughts on this somewhat niche' form of comedy, and how Middleditch and Schwartz enhance each other's unique stage presence and personal contribution to comedy. 8.6 (5,405) For several years, Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz have been performing two-man, long-form improv together on stage in Los Angeles and on tour. If you're unfamiliar with how Thomas Middleditch, star of HBO's Silicon Valley, or Ben Schwartz, better known as John Ralphio of Parks and Recreation, got their humble beginnings, I implore you to watch Thomas Middleditch's Standup on CollegeHumor and Ben Schwartz as the Chief Editor of High Times Magazine in College Humor's High Times Editorial Office. After all, avenues like Chicago's famed Second City is how a lot of comedic performers began gaining notoriety and jumpstarting their careers.ĭespite my lack of experience with long form improv, Netflix's "Middleditch and Schwartz" was one of the funniest pieces of comedy I've seen lately. However, I like to appreciate comedy in its many forms and see how comedic artists represent their talent across differing medium. If you're a hardcore improv fan there are flashes of greatness, but the picture overall lacks the level of humor required to make it work consistently.Improv is one of those things that I feel a lot of us can either "take it or leave it." Short of Whose Line Is It Anyway?", I don't have much exposure to this particular comedic artform. I don't envy improv actors, their craft is truly one of the most difficult acting jobs, but Middleditch & Schwartz come across as amateurish throughout. There are only so many laughs to be collected from the fact that the improv actors can't remember a character's name, or facts about a character that had been established prior and this is what comprises most of the laughs in the second half of these episodes. There are good pieces in here, but the format needs more focus and/or more variety. But by the second half of each episode I began to long for the days of Whose Line is it Anyway? where the bits never overstayed their welcome and the participants were infinitely more prepared (an oxymoronic take given the format, but there's no denying the sense one gets that the actors in Whose Line were just quicker-witted overall). There’s also a lot of meta-improv, where the. Middleditch & Schwartz regularly break character, commenting on the scene and each other.

It’s played for a laugh, but draws out the beat too long. Perhaps I'm just not a fan of longform improv. Thomas Middleditch was accused of sexual misconduct in an LA Times article. Middleditch backs off on opening the door, not wanting to deal with Schwartz’s weird character on the other side. Every show is totally different, so like Pokmon, you gotta watch ‘em all. No hooks, no gimmicks, just two weirdos making everything up in front of your eyes.

MIDDLEDITCH AND SCHWARTZ SERIES

From an audience suggestion, Thomas and Ben create characters, scenes, and storylines off the cuff, not knowing where they’ll end up. Middleditch & Schwartz is an original Netflix comedy stand-up series starring Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz. Perhaps the series would have benefitted from being ten minutes longer in order to fit two smaller improv pieces in a single episode. Middleditch and Schwartz is a two person improvised show. The second half of each episode is peppered with a few funny moments and not much else. The subject matter is simply too threadbare to warrant 50+ minutes each time and the viewer can almost pinpoint when the air starts to let out of the whole thing. It's towards the middle section of the runtime that the format starts to fall apart. It's a catchy and simple format that starts strong in each episode.

If you can not locate the Middleditch and Schwartz tickets youre searching for here, they just cant be located. Each hourlong episode features a quick Q&A with an audience member at the beginning which forms the basis for that episode's improvisational comedy. The ideal location to purchase Middleditch and Schwartz tickets on line will be has excellent deals on even the most hard-to-find and sold out tickets, thanks to our partnership with all ticket brokers across the country. Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz showcase some longform improv that's entirely too long in their Netflix special Middleditch & Schwartz.