America, F**k Yeah! Let the beach invasions, hot dog consuming and firework explosions begin! OK, yes we don’t just celebrate the 4th of July once a year for the heck of it. There’s a reason we can sport obnoxious red/white/blue gear in public unabashedly. FREEDOM! In honor of the rights we usually take for granted, we’ve compiled some neat videos for your viewing pleasure.
Care of Above Average Two Trick Pony presents a sketch about a group of Civil War reenactors who give the Cold War an extremely historically inaccurate re-do. Enjoy Cold War Reenactment!
Written and directed by Two Trick Pony featuring Jason Headley, Tory Stanton, Nick Mead, Scott McCabe, Stacz Sadowski, Jon Nagel, Maria Giere Marquis, and Mike Delaney.
The Surpreme Court deemed same-sex marriage a constitutional right just in time for the 4th. That means the wedding planning is now in full swing BUT does every gay couple wish to celebrate their union in the stereotypical way their friends/family expect them to? Find out in this Matt Ware sketch where the big wedding demands get very real.
Gay Couple Rejects ‘Gay Wedding’ Request was written by Matthew Ware and features Dan O’Reilly, Carrie-ann Pishnak, Nick Alverson, Kriss Dozal, and Mario Hernandez.
With an initiative to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House taking center stage retailers like Amazon and Wal-Mart decided to stop selling the flag in their marketplaces. This means smaller retailers like “Kalvin’s Konfederate Kavalcade” have to sell off their entire stock at discount prices. Keisha Zollar (UCB, SoulGlo Project, Doppelganger) and Andrew Kimler‘s (UCB, PIT, The Onion Sports Network) Confederate Flag Cavalcade contains heaps of suggestions for re-purposing those excess flags. Who knew?
Mentions: Have a happy Fourth!