Capitol Steps hang it up

[Bob Jersey]

Whilst perusing that same Poynter 'feed' whence came several reports today, I also found (by way of an excellent interview with Spike Lee... yes, he's not dead yet, and it's likely 'cuz he's not arrogant [link]) a WaPo Magazine postscript to the comedy troupe born in the early 80s from staffers for moderate Illinois US Sen. Charles Percy... blame COVID, natch...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/02/16/capitol-steps-comedy-troupe-folds/ (link)

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[two...@gmail.com]

I’m sure the fact they were uniformly unfunny had nothing to do with it.

On Feb 24, 2022, at 9:00 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Whilst perusing that same Poynter 'feed' whence came several reports today, I also found (by way of an excellent interview with Spike Lee... yes, he's not dead yet, and it's likely 'cuz he's not arrogant [link]) a WaPo Magazine postscript to the comedy troupe born in the early 80s from staffers for moderate Illinois US Sen. Charles Percy... blame COVID, natch...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/02/16/capitol-steps-comedy-troupe-folds/ (link)

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[Paul Murray]

Tom, I need a frame of reference here. Are we talking better, worse, or equivalent to Mark Russell?

[two...@gmail.com]

Too hard to tell them apart.

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Tom, I need a frame of reference here. Are we talking better, worse, or equivalent to Mark Russell?

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[PGage]

I put them half a step below Russell, who was occasionally mildly amusing through random chance. The Steps were impressive in being consistently unfunny in violation of the laws of probability.

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[John Edwards]

I used to rather enjoy Mark Russell although, to be honest, I was about 12 during his heyday in the mid-80s. The Capitol Steps couldn't clean Russell's novelty piano.

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[Melissa P]

The Capitol Steps had been performing for years before I went to a show, two, in fact -- because a local HWCNBN fan's husband performed with the troupe.  So, I'm guessing that was in 2004 or 2005.  

I'm pretty sure Russell was the entertainment at an event I went to, only I can't remember which one.  That's what happens when you get old.  He was an institution in the city for decades, so I'm glad I got to see him in person.