Kasper Hauser in New York Magazine

Posted by Maximum Fun on 19th July 2007


Hey! New York Magazine’s “Approval Matrix” picks up on Kasper Hauser’s This American Life parodies, as heard on the Kasper Hauser Comedy Podcast. Needless to say, they approve, though they use the variant spelling Kaspar Hauser, which I worry will keep anyone from hearing them after seeing it in the magazine.

Here’s the first of the shows, and here’s the second. You can of course get them free in iTunes as well.

NY Magazine isn’t the first big media outlet to pick up on the genius of Kasper Hauser. Just a few weeks ago, the prestigious Very Short List described the parodies as “sweet, imaginative portraits of sweet, ridiculous people too genial to realize how ridiculous they can be.” Which is a nice way to put it.

By the way… have you bought Kasper Hauser’s SkyMaul yet? If you haven’t, you’re making a terrible, terrible mistake. When Patton Oswalt was over the other day, he was talking about his copy. “Oh my God, those guys are SO FUCKING FUNNY,” was the specific quote, I believe.