Michael Ian Black
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Pacific Ocean
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
Watch on YouTube
Watch onYouTube
The premise
Here’s the bit.
A news reporter stands on a beach, supposedly in Melbourne, Australia, reporting on the weather over the Pacific Ocean. He is repeatedly interrupted by bizarre characters, including a man standing behind him, a 'small Lone Ranger', and another man who runs up and yells 'BILL!'. The sketch is a surreal and absurdist take on a typical news report. The humor comes from the deadpan delivery of the reporter in the face of increasingly strange events and the geographical inaccuracy of the report.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 4
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
I am standing; right behind HIM
Small Lone Ranger
BILL!
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
The State
Writer
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The sketch is officially untitled, but is often referred to as 'Pacific Ocean' by fans. The cast list is from the YouTube video description, character assignments are based on visual identification and may not be 100% accurate.
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