Posts in category: live performances

Paul and Ben cover Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good."

Ben summons Paul from the mid-west to pay tribute to their friend Bret. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhOHU01Zs58 This is only Paul's side of the conversation. You'll have to guess what Ben said.

Paul and Ben have their final bow at Spin the Bottle, bringing to a close 14 years of collaborative performance art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLNt3tvk5ew

Paul and Ben invite two audience members to challenge them to a game of badminton. All wore masks. It was messy.

A serene day at the lake takes a surprising turn.

GudeLaurance took part in a performance called "7 Minutes in Heaven," where an audience member went on a speed dating round. The Pig Janitor did not impress. Paul made a good showing as he tried to sell his new book. Ultimately, Paul was picked and ...

As the audience walks in, Paul eats an entire steak while Ben and Troy play the chorus of The Captain of her Heart over and over and over...

We re-visit a sketch that Paul and Troy Lund wrote 19 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2D9m2_HWVY Starring Paul Gude, Ben Laurance, Troy Lund, Mike Gilson, and Meaghan Darling.

A mischievous rabbit sets a trap for a sleeping bag.

Ben: First of all, I ordered a monkey. This is OBVIOUSLY an ape. Not only that, but the only thing it seems trained to do is set up METH LABS! I'm very disappointed. Ben: Welcome back to your monthly debrief. Under you chairs you'l ...

Paul and Ben do a performance so weird it defies explanation. Ben wheels out a recycling bin. Looks inside, finds nothing. Paul jumps out wearing only a jock strap. Ben chases him around with a baseball bat. Paul runs away and Ben pushes the ...

Paul and Ben cover Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two Headed Boy." Fortunately, no record exists of this performance.

Paul and Ben try to answer that age-old question: Which is easier? Acting or punching your way out of a paper bag?

Paul and Ben welcome friend Lindsay to officiate the debate: What is greater? Answering an unanswerable math hypothesis, or hugging the audience while only wearing an athletic supporter? No conclusion was reached.

An inexplicable performance of sandwiches, domo kun, and friendship.

Ben: Sorry I'm late. Wanted to get a soda. If we can all take our seats. Paul: Is this it? This is all of us? Ben: Yes it is. Time for roll-call. Paul: I thought there were supposed to be more of us. On TV, you usually see about- ...

Paul and Ben wrestle on bubble wrap.

Challenge: Inexplicable physical spectacle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK6ADTwnQxg Special thanks to the Superego podcast.

Friend of GudeLaurance, John, wanted to be a part of a GudeLaurance performance. So they invited the audience to throw stuff at him.

A jump rope is fashioned out of a string of Christmas lights, and Paul and Ben proceed to jump to "Double Dutch Bus" When suddenly they wrap themselves up in the lights and act as a Christmas three while Christmas music plays. Pamala and Val then c ...

Once again at 60 Seconds Max, Paul and Ben have a plan, but Paul starts yelling at a disruptive audience member so Ben chugs a PBR.

Ben, dressed as the Pig Janitor, roams the stage. He introduces to the stage a box with a hole cut into it - The Mystery Hole! Ben then explains what the Mystery Hole is, and asks for a volunteer from the audience. Fortunately, the volunteer tur ...

Paul and Ben cover Mad Cobra's "Cobrastyle" with an old-school tape recorder and various pieces of office equipment.

Paul and Ben cover the literal video of A-Ha's "Take On Me," called "Close Up Eyes."

Paul and Ben had a bit planned for this edition of 60 Seconds Max But Paul went off script and just started yelling at the audience. So Ben, powerless to stop him, just started to chug a beer.

Paul and Ben debut a new game show where the audience has to guess which public figure wrote a piece of erotic fiction.

A man sits down for his breakfast. Soon he's joined by his annoying roommate. Like, really annoying. Things escalate... Weapons are drawn from inside the cereal boxes, thematically linked to the names of the cereal. A duel ensues and a win ...

Paul and Ben asked the audience member to contribute to a painting, and to write a random word on a card. Before the show started, they had a complete painting and about 20 words. They then said that the name of the painting would be chosen by a ra ...

Paul and Ben help ring in the New Year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sb0Qv9hcHA Bret, the curator of Spin the Bottle, gives us an "assignment" each month. For this particular month - January of 2009, he wanted "spectacle." Thanks to Ron Da ...

Ben sings Eddie Rabbit's "I Love A Rainy Night" on ukulele while Paul pours water on his head. Part of the annual 60 Seconds Max edition of Spin the Bottle.

Paul and Ben recite some strange state laws while playing electronic music with a videogame controller. Are the strange laws made up? Who knows? Did the bit work? Probably not.

Executioner: In darkness we meet, and in darkness shall we thrive. Martyr: We are well met, in darkness. Executioner: Your blood is the harvest. Martyr: My blood is the harvest. Together: This is good work. This is good work. (etc...) ...

Paul and Ben wrote and performed a pretty raunchy song regarding Tacoma. For the sake of decency, it is not included here. However, there was a line in the song: "legless, armless, holes in her face; whatever gets you hot, Tacoma's your place." ...