It's been some time since I've tackled comedy on this blog, but last night I watched some Smack the Pony, and was inspired.
There are still very few all (or most-) women comedy shows around, especially on primetime TV. The reason it took me a while to get acquainted with Smack the Pony was its woefully late airing time. Which it a shame, for STP was the wittiest, most absurd, and definitely the most feminist comedy on Finnish telly at the time.
What I love about the show is its ingenious way of taking everyday situations and turning them into something that could almost happen: having a pregnancy test turn orange instead of blue; taking revenge on your annoying flatmate by mixing washing-up liquid into her yogurt - or, meeting a lexically challenged postgirl:
I think everyone who's ever had to write English can sympathise with her despair over silent Gs, and the irrationality of spelling F with PH.
Another great thing about Smack the Pony are the recurring features, like these deliciously random dating agency videos:
I mean, EGG! who would have a BIG EGG! problem dating her?
All great comedies also have music in them, and STP doesn't let you down in this sense, either. At the end of each episode there is usually a music video parodying some current musical trend, ranging from peppy girl groups to trance. My current favourite, however, is this:
I nearly fall off my chair laughing every time Doon Mackihan comes in with that wonderfully earnest rap voice of hers. Woof-de-woof, indeed.
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