Hey, Human Giant is Pretty Funny

Sometime last year, a friend of mine introduced me to MTV’s new sketch comedy show The Human Giant. It’s a group of three guys, along with cameos by plenty of comedians, doing some of the funniest sketch comedy on TV. While the show still has some hit-or-miss moments, overall I’m impressed–even if that means I have to sit through the lengthy, obnoxious MTV commercials. Their humor is crude, fast, and very self-referential (with this season being even more crass than the last). I can’t help but think back to MTV’s other sketch comedy show, The State.

With SNL stuck in the 10-year-slump, and that weird IFC show about white kids sucking, The Human Giant seems to be a good choice. Their first season is available on DVD, and the second one is just kicking into gear.

Check out their channel on YouTube for videos from last season.