The Small Fries

From left: Corey Lubowich, Joey Richter, and Brian Rosenthal photo: tincanbros.com

If you’re looking for a good laugh, look no further. The Tin Can Brothers are the perfect comedians to fill the comedy gap in your life. They are an outrageously hilarious comedy group based out of Los Angeles, and with hours of weekly sketches, two live shows, and several live streams, TCB is bound to entertain . Corey Lubowich, Joey Richter, and Brian Rosenthal are at the helm of this crazy group. Actually, they are the only ones, but their videos also include special guests like Mary Kate Wiles, Carlos Valdes, Curt Mega, Ashely Skidmore, and many more. Each sketch is just another adventure waiting to be seen.

They are now headed into their second year , and they have pulled out all the stops. After their failed attempt to recruit a fourth Tin Can Member, the Brothers began their new “mini-series,” Spilled Milk. This is a four part series where each segment focuses on each brother and their special guest, Josh Berkowitz.

Josh Berkowitz in Spilled Milk: Part 1

Part one, released on March 10, 2015, starts with Josh happily pouring himself a well-deserved glass of milk. The milk jug is tragically knocked off the counter and spills all over the kitchen floor. This is where hilarity ensues, and it only gets better from here. They are out of paper towels; Corey leaves to get more. They are out of milk; Brian leaves to get milk. A very discombobulated Joey enters and decides to leave to find a new cup (which is not broken, mind you). Josh is left alone to deal with his spilled milk.

The dramatic background music adds to the already humorous situation, making him seem even more desperate than he already is. Josh finds remnants of toilet paper left on a role and attempts to clean up the milk and put it back in the carton. Things begin to look up, that is until he drops the wad into the milk carton. In an effort to get it out, he just makes things worse. He becomes so desperate that he uses a half-eaten chocolate chip cookie to mop up the mess while crying to himself, “How does doth thou friends abandon thee...woe is me. Woe is me! Oh gee.” I can’t help but just laugh at his whole situation, as he continues to make it worse. He eventually tries to scoop it up with his hands into the trash can, only to make the mess even bigger. The stress is obviously getting to Josh as he cries to the Heavens, “Is this all God playing a trick?” Honestly, I don’t know what is funnier: the actually scene or how much this reminds me of getting my life together post-graduation.

Josh attempting to clean up his mess.  Gif: cottognapple.tumblr.com

Finally, all the milk has been scooped into the trash can, and finally our Brothers return. A very bruised and beaten Corey bursts through the door with a roll of paper towels. A mustached, Nicolas Cage-esque Brian rings the doorbell holding almond milk, and a perplexed Joey in a kimono walks in with an Etch-a-Sketch drawing of the word “cup.” Josh asks the question we are all thinking: “What happened to you guys?” Naturally I tried to draw my own conclusions. It was obvious Corey was in a fight for the paper towels, but why? As for Brian’s and Joey’s stories, I had absolutely no idea where they were going.

Corey's return. Gif: cottognapple.tumblr.com

Each part was released once a week on Tin Can Tuesday, the best day of the week. So, the following week, we learn Corey was on the hunt for paper towels. However, Curt Mega kept beating him to each store, only to purchase the last roll each time. Finally, our hero has had enough and challenges Mega to an awesome ninja fight in the middle of a parking lot. This of course explains the one third of the ending to the previous episode. Corey then returns beaten and bruised with his paper towels, but we are still left wondering what happened to Joey and Brian.

Curt Mega in Spilled Milk: Part 2

A victorious Corey.  Gif: cottognapple.tumblr.com

Brian is our beloved hero in part three that leaves for milk and basically does not come back. This episode is slightly darker but still hilarious. Brian decides that instead of regular 1% or 2% milk, he wants to go with the much healthier choice, almond milk. Here is where we meet her. Holly Grossman plays Brian’s love interest. They both reach for the same carton of almond milk, and it is love at first sight. They fall in love, get married, and have a baby. Soon after, Brian’s wife falls ill with tuberculosis and dies. This leaves our hero as a single dad, hesitant of letting go of their almond milk. Obviously some time has passed since the original incident, considering Brian has a baby and now resembles Nicolas Cage with a mustache. He finally returns to the gang with the almond milk he bought so long ago.

Brian in Spilled Milk: Part 3

Brian returning with the milk. Gif: cottognapple.tumblr.com

Now , this leaves us with Joey. What happened to him? Why does he look so perplexed? Luckily the wait is over. Today, the Tin Can Brothers released the highly anticipated conclusion to Spilled Milk. It opens on Joey sitting in his bed contemplating on taking shrooms. SPOILER ALERT: he eats and entire bag. After the milk is spilled, we follow Joey literally out of the window on his drug induced adventure to find a cup. We are led by his imaginary friend/guide who is special guest and fellow Starkid, Dylan Saunders.

Joey listening to his Imaginary Friend/Guide, Dylan    Photo: GeekInTrainingJ

In all honesty, any summary I write for this finale will be sub-par. It had me crying I was laughing so hard. From Dylan’s high-pitched munchkin voice to Joey aimlessly following his directions, this finale everything I hoped for and so much more.

Joey Returning with "Cup"  Gif: cottognapple.tumblr.com

I went back and watched Spilled Milk from start to finish, and I definitely got my ab workout for the week. TCB never fails to deliver in their usual hilarious and unexpected way. If you aren’t familiar with these funny and ridiculously talented Brothers, this is the perfect introduction into the Tin Can Family. Thank you, Tin Can Brothers, for making me look at a glass of milk differently. I am proud to say I cried over Spilled Milk. I can’t wait to see what else you have in store for us.

Photo: GeekInTrainingJ

 If you want to see more hilarious shenanigans check out their channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/tincanbros

Also, their live shows are available for purchase at http://shop.annarbortees.com/s/tin-can-brothers-store

--Kasey