Sklars Make Baseball Hilarious Again With “Back on Topps”
Comedy duo Randy and Jason Sklar don’t have a problem standing out in a crowd — they are, after all, identical twins. But the Sklars have carved out a niche for themselves, one that goes beyond their at-times-frighteningly omni-minded delivery: turning the wide world of sports into comedy gold. The brothers first gained notoriety with Cheap Seats, the late night ESPN Classic show that found them ripping into spelling bees and bass-fishing competitions with a steady stream of awesome one-liners. Their new project, the fantastically funny web series Back On Topps, tackles another aspect of sports fandom: baseball cards. As Layland and Leif Topps, heirs to the Topps fortune, the Sklars are charged with saving their jobs after their uncle sells them out and new management takes over. Think The Office meets Will Ferrell’s “Funny or Die,” and you’ve got a good picture of Back on Topps.
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