With all this Trapped in the Closet hullabaloo in the air (yes, I just typed “hullabaloo”, and no, Firefox’s automatic spell checker had no problem with it), how could I resist Same Dude? Currently featured on YouTube, the hipster/nerd girl takeoff on R. Kelly and Usher’s Same Girl is the brainchild of Hannah Bos and Frances Chewning, who star in and produce the “Choose Your Own Adventure” web series The Mimi and Flo Show.
By transplanting Kelly and Usher’s blinged-out creation to Brooklyn, Bos and Chewning get away with some pretty great visual gags, such as when Mimi laments the loss of her “potential husband” on the 61 bus instead of a private plane, and when the girls drown their sorrow in chocolate and marshmallow fluff. But I have to say, I am a little disappointed that Same Dude cops Same Girls lame “whoops! They’re twins!” ending. When I saw Mimi with that frying pan, I was really hoping for some violence.
For more on Bos and Chewning’s shorts, check out MimiAndFlo.com
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Ha! Love the write-up!!! Just had to throw in one member of the team who was left off: our director/collaborator, Jeff Maksym! Not only was he doing his usual duties co-writing and working it behind the camera, he also figured out all the music and played all the instruments!
xo
Mimi