Saturday, September 1, 2007

Larry Craig Gets the "Avenue Q" Treatment

I'm going to assume you know about the Larry Craig sex scandal because - how could you not? (Oh, in case you didn't hear, he resigned today). Avenue Q on the other hand - you may not be familiar with.

Avenue Q is a Tony-award winning musical which uses Muppet-like puppets (the resemblance is undeniable) to tell "the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account" (from the Avenue Q FAQ). In 2004 it won Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score. Unlike Sesame Street or other Muppet-based movies or TV shows, puppet operators appear onstage with their "charges."

The show is definitely un-PC with songs like "Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist."

This YouTube video takes the Avenue Q song "If You Were Gay" and intersperses clips from one of Larry Craig's press conferences to form a hilarious montage. Watch it:


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