The story of an underdog in sports has been told in every which way you can imagine.
Well, that was the case until this short sports mockumentary Underdog: The Devin Tate Story from Barry Rothbart and Andy Landen came along to The Kicker. There is literally no other underdog story like it because it’s almost not an underdog story
It’s no secret that many folks have been trying to figure out how comedy and sports can mesh. HBO has done their faux sports documentaries including Ferrell Takes the Field and 7 Days in Hell for example.
Now, Above Average has enlisted Saturday Night Live co-head writer Bryan Tucker to spearhead The Kicker, their new offshoot that finds the intersection between comedy and sports in various types of web videos.
Here’s a bit of a preview of how they’re marrying the worlds of Weird Al Yankovic and Jamaal Charles.
The Kicker officially launched today and they’ve got plenty of videos for you to see if this new channel has room on your daily queue.