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The Whitest Kids U' Know is an American sketch comedy troupe and television program of the same name. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and won the award for Best Sketch Group. ==History== The Whitest Kids began in 2000 when Trevor Moore, a young comedian from Charlottesville, Virginia, transferred to New York's School of Visual Arts film program. Moore previously produced a local TV sketch-comedy show in Virginia titled ''The Trevor Moore Show'', but it was later canceled because some people felt offended by the content. After making the rounds at local New York City comedy clubs, he eventually met fellow SVA film student Sam Brown〔DeBartolo, Dick; ''MAD'' magazine #468; February 2008; Page 26.〕 from Massachusetts and SVA Graphic Design student/actor Zach Cregger, from Arlington, Virginia. By chance, all three lived in the same dormitory. According to an IFC interview, Trevor Moore says that the group's name originated during a freestyle rapping session on a subway, when one of their friends said, "You guys are the whitest kids I know."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Whitest Kids U'Know on "The Whitest Kids U'Know" )〕 The troupe started off as an officially sanctioned club at School of Visual Arts. During the early years, WKUK included writer Jon Kovel, Oliver Lyons, Anthony Mair, and singer Tina Tiongson. Timmy Williams also joined in late 2001 and was the only member at the time who did not attend SVA.〔Yanowitz, Zach ("Talking it up with 2/5ths of the Whitest Kids U Know" ) March 18, 2009〕 The Whitest Kids U' Know held near-monthly free shows at SVA's amphitheater, which would frequently fill to capacity.〔(This My Show interview with Zach Cregger )〕 Finally, in 2003, as Moore approached graduation, the group separated officially from the school, and all but Moore, Brown, Cregger and Williams left the troupe. Darren Trumeter, an actor and filmmaker who had worked previously with Cregger, was then added that same year.〔(Darren Trumeter's biography on IFC )〕 Starting in 2003, the reinvented troupe started touring the various comedy venues in New York City, concluding in early 2005 with a well-attended show at Caroline's, a famous stand-up comedy club in Times Square. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Whitest Kids U' Know」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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