

Jesse Thorn: Why are they still doing it? And then. Kristen Schaal: The audience is quiet, feeling like, "I'm done with it." Kurt Braunohler: Then somewhere around the fourth time.

They get it like, "Oh, they're just gonna do that." it's like after the third repetition, people will laugh. Robert Krulwich: How much longer can you do this for? Jad Abumrad: (Laughs) It just keeps going. Jesse Thorn: Kurt does this maniacal singing and clapping, and Kristen is doing this horsey dance. Jesse Thorn: Then they go into this song. Kurt Braunohler: Are you ready? I'm ready. Kristen Schaal: We're gonna just sketch tonight. Jesse Thorn: The audience is kind of laughing at the jokes thinking like, "Oh, this is going to be a regular comedy sketch. Kristen Schaal: Yeah, it was canceled immediately. Kurt Braunohler: It explained the American judicial system using a courthouse made completely of animals. Kristen Schaal: …called Uncle Ben's Farmyard Courthouse. They joke about this TV show that they hosted in the '70s. Jesse Thorn: Well, there's a couple of jokes up top. When Kurt and Kristen walk on stage, what happens? Jad Abumrad: The host of the Sound of Young America.

Jad Abumrad: We first heard about the bit you're about to hear from Jesse Thorn. Kurt Braunohler: (Singing) And Kurt Braunohler. Jad Abumrad: Those two people that you just heard. Is it gonna alienate half the audience? Yeah. we don't know if it's funny, but we tried it out. Kurt Braunohler: I just thought it would be a weird thing to do. Robert Krulwich: I guess my first question is what conceivable set of circumstances led to you doing what you did?
