comedy

For over a year now, Jake and Amir have released a short comedy sketch every couple of days, usually from their desks at the CollegeHumor.com offices in New York, creating one very likeable and sympathetic character in Jake, and one of the most grating, pathetically annoying characters ever, in Amir, masterfully played by Amir (who isn't actually like that in real life). These guys have perfected the skill of conveying gut-tingling, awkward social moments in two-minute bursts. I'd take two minutes of original creativity on the Internet over 20 minutes of recycled jokes and laugh tracks on television any day. Lately, the show has really come in to its own with more complex narrative techniques and better production quality. The last couple of episodes were especially good and you can check them out on their website at www.jakeandamir.com