Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
- Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie are a Canadian comedy group from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Trolls currently consist of Edmonton comedians Wes Borg, Joe Bird and Paul Mather. Borg and former member Neil Grahn currently host "The Geek Show" [imdb title |0469240 |The Geek Show] which airs on Canadian Learning Television, BookTV and Access. [cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/G/The_Geek_Show/2005/03/05/951379-sun.html |title=Tangled web of humour |publisher=CANOE JAM! Television |author=Tara Merrin |date=2005-03-05 |accessdate=2008-02-21]
The Trolls initially did sketch comedy, often on risqué or controversial subjects, along with humorous songs. One of their songs, "The Toronto Song" (which is often incorrectly attributed to The Arrogant Worms), makes fun of Canada’s regional rivalries by insulting the city of Toronto and eventually most of the rest of the country. The Trolls have also composed musical parodies of historical events such as the War of 1812, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7jlFZhprU4] and Canada's recent division of the Nunavut province from the previous Northwestern territory - opining "We'll keep Canada... and you can have Nunavut!" (pronouncing it "None-of-it"). [Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie. "Steaming Pile of Skit." Track 7.]
The Trolls briefly had a television show on the CBC Television, but this received mixed reviews and only lasted five episodes. [cite web |url=http://www.deadtroll.com/video/geekshow11.html |title=The Geek Show |publisher=Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie ] . "Geeky" topics like computers and "Star Wars" play a prominent role in the group's self-released album "The Geek Album 2.0". "Troll" is itself a "geeky" term.
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* [http://www.deadtroll.com Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie official website]
* [http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/asithappens/specials/troll.html CBC Radio, "As It Happens": Turning comedy to cash on MP3.com"] , interview, accessed 27 January 2007
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