Men Of The Cloth
| Series | |
|---|---|
| The Other Side | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 8/1/2001 | |
| Cast | |
| Larry Block, David Cross, David Franks, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Telephone, Found Tape, Real People, 68 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Stoner |
| Followed by: | Terminal |
| Purchase | |
"Alice don't know me that well..." "She says your momma wants to come back from the dead."
Men Of The Cloth is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on August 1, 2001.
Synopsis
Prank calls from a preacher / medium to the spirits. Ministers speak. The "has you faith ever been tested" and "don't interrupt me" dialog. Larry scorns anthropologists who study worthless cultures and talks about baboons. Some guy speaks a long dialog into an answering machine. "You people have a bible" dialog. Prison songs. Monologue: a man grew old in a day, woman who caused people to become young, a unicorn, and a hippo. Sexual preaching dialog and televangelists discussion. Larry talks about a play in which his father berates him; he dreams of a Porsche at the beach. God inspired stealing candy, hoping for death.
Music
- "Shut Up Pedro" - Thomas Newman (from The Linguini Incident, 1992) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1)" - James Brown (from Papa Don't Take No Mess, 1974) | YouTube [23:42]
- "Old Alabama" - South Carolina Chain Gang (from Prison Songs • Historical Recordings From Parchman Farm 1947-48 • Volume One: Murderous Home, 1997) | YouTube [47:49]
