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The Oh, Hello Show
The Oh, Hello Show is a comedy act created by American comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney that was popularized on Comedy Central's Kroll Show. A fictional New York One cable access show stars Gil Faizon (Kroll) and George St. Geegland (Mulaney), elderly men from the Upper West Side of Manhattan who are known for their turtlenecks, misinformed beliefs, and tendency to say "Oh, hello" in unison. The characters appeared on several shows and in a Broadway play called Oh, Hello that ran for 138 performances at the Lyceum Theatre from September 2016 to January 2017.
Roommates George and Gil are in their 70s and have strong New York accents, and they frequently mispronounce common words and names. For example, they refer to Ashton Kutcher's show Punk'd as Ashram Kitchen's Prank'd; Johnny Knoxville as Johnny Nashville, and Candid Camera as Candy Camera. They also frequently put the stress on the wrong syllables of words, especially in iambic fashion. For example, pronouncing Broadway as "Br'dway" and junk mail as "j'nk mail", and their podcast named "Oh Hello: The P'dcast". The pair have shaggy gray hair and beards, wear glasses, and wear baggy clothes for an overall unkempt appearance, Geegland tending to dress more formally. They met in Toronto while dodging the Vietnam War, but they did their part for the war effort by fighting with Asians they saw in Canada. George is an author and playwright and has written several shows for him and Gil to star in, usually not being well received by their audiences. They have a dog named Pug Giamatti, but he left for an adventure in Saugerties.
Gil's birth name is Gil Cosby, but he took his wife's last name of Faizon. He is of Polish Jewish descent. Faizon has an ex-wife, son (Adam Brody), and stepson (Joe Mande). Gil's father reportedly "ratted out other Jews during the Holocaust." He is very proud of being Jewish, especially the Israeli settlements, and members of strict Orthodox sects who look at him disdainfully on the bus. He had a Bar Mitzvah and his Torah portion was an Archie comic. Faizon, who has more of a Brooklyn Jewish accent, often introduces himself as "Charmed I'm sure, Gil Faizon." He is an actor and voice-actor. He is also a stand-in model for mashed potatoes and other creamed foods. He suffers from bagel-induced cholesterol and eczema.
St. Geegland was born in Providence, Rhode Island to verbally abusive parents sometime in the mid-1940s. He was responsible for reintroducing the polio virus to his school district. His family is Presbyterian and Dutch from St. Geegland, Von Dutch. In college, he attended Columbia University as a penmanship major. St. Geegland, a former short story professor at the fictitious SUNY Yonkers, is the more aggressive of the two characters. He often yells at others, makes racist comments, and may have raped a student. His behavior and anti-psychotic medication indicates that he may be a psychopath. St. Geegland's unwritten novel, Rifkin's Dilemma, is about the boyhood of a man with a fondness for masturbation. He's been married three times. All three of St. Geegland's wives died the same way, on the same staircase. His first wife's name was Inertia Bernstein. He was divorced at the age of 46. Spalding Gray personally disliked him, and he has chapped hands. He may have Alzheimer's disease.
In the early 2000s, Kroll and Mulaney developed the characters while hosting a weekly show at Rififi, a New York comedy club closed in 2008.
Kroll and Mulaney developed Faizon and St. Geegland after watching two men wearing turtlenecks and blazers at The Strand Bookstore each purchase a copy of Alan Alda's book Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned. It was during the time at Rififi that Kroll and Mulaney were able to hone their characters, without wigs but already featuring many of their character traits.
In 2008, the characters made their first filmed appearances in a short-lived series of comedy sketches on the comedy website Funny or Die titled The Oh, Hello Show. The shorts depicted Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland as abrasive, opinionated New Yorkers whose interactions were marked by social obliviousness, combative banter, and exaggerated cultural commentary. These early online sketches helped solidify the characters’ dynamic and comedic style prior to their later stage and television iterations.
The duo made one of their earliest TV appearances during Human Giant's MTV Takeover, a 24-hour broadcast running from May 18 to May 19, 2007. During their appearance, wearing an early version of their trademark grey wigs, they mixed a "Turkey-tini" cocktail, which evolved into the "Tuna-tini". The characters were also featured in Kroll's 2011 standup special Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool.
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The Oh, Hello Show
The Oh, Hello Show is a comedy act created by American comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney that was popularized on Comedy Central's Kroll Show. A fictional New York One cable access show stars Gil Faizon (Kroll) and George St. Geegland (Mulaney), elderly men from the Upper West Side of Manhattan who are known for their turtlenecks, misinformed beliefs, and tendency to say "Oh, hello" in unison. The characters appeared on several shows and in a Broadway play called Oh, Hello that ran for 138 performances at the Lyceum Theatre from September 2016 to January 2017.
Roommates George and Gil are in their 70s and have strong New York accents, and they frequently mispronounce common words and names. For example, they refer to Ashton Kutcher's show Punk'd as Ashram Kitchen's Prank'd; Johnny Knoxville as Johnny Nashville, and Candid Camera as Candy Camera. They also frequently put the stress on the wrong syllables of words, especially in iambic fashion. For example, pronouncing Broadway as "Br'dway" and junk mail as "j'nk mail", and their podcast named "Oh Hello: The P'dcast". The pair have shaggy gray hair and beards, wear glasses, and wear baggy clothes for an overall unkempt appearance, Geegland tending to dress more formally. They met in Toronto while dodging the Vietnam War, but they did their part for the war effort by fighting with Asians they saw in Canada. George is an author and playwright and has written several shows for him and Gil to star in, usually not being well received by their audiences. They have a dog named Pug Giamatti, but he left for an adventure in Saugerties.
Gil's birth name is Gil Cosby, but he took his wife's last name of Faizon. He is of Polish Jewish descent. Faizon has an ex-wife, son (Adam Brody), and stepson (Joe Mande). Gil's father reportedly "ratted out other Jews during the Holocaust." He is very proud of being Jewish, especially the Israeli settlements, and members of strict Orthodox sects who look at him disdainfully on the bus. He had a Bar Mitzvah and his Torah portion was an Archie comic. Faizon, who has more of a Brooklyn Jewish accent, often introduces himself as "Charmed I'm sure, Gil Faizon." He is an actor and voice-actor. He is also a stand-in model for mashed potatoes and other creamed foods. He suffers from bagel-induced cholesterol and eczema.
St. Geegland was born in Providence, Rhode Island to verbally abusive parents sometime in the mid-1940s. He was responsible for reintroducing the polio virus to his school district. His family is Presbyterian and Dutch from St. Geegland, Von Dutch. In college, he attended Columbia University as a penmanship major. St. Geegland, a former short story professor at the fictitious SUNY Yonkers, is the more aggressive of the two characters. He often yells at others, makes racist comments, and may have raped a student. His behavior and anti-psychotic medication indicates that he may be a psychopath. St. Geegland's unwritten novel, Rifkin's Dilemma, is about the boyhood of a man with a fondness for masturbation. He's been married three times. All three of St. Geegland's wives died the same way, on the same staircase. His first wife's name was Inertia Bernstein. He was divorced at the age of 46. Spalding Gray personally disliked him, and he has chapped hands. He may have Alzheimer's disease.
In the early 2000s, Kroll and Mulaney developed the characters while hosting a weekly show at Rififi, a New York comedy club closed in 2008.
Kroll and Mulaney developed Faizon and St. Geegland after watching two men wearing turtlenecks and blazers at The Strand Bookstore each purchase a copy of Alan Alda's book Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned. It was during the time at Rififi that Kroll and Mulaney were able to hone their characters, without wigs but already featuring many of their character traits.
In 2008, the characters made their first filmed appearances in a short-lived series of comedy sketches on the comedy website Funny or Die titled The Oh, Hello Show. The shorts depicted Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland as abrasive, opinionated New Yorkers whose interactions were marked by social obliviousness, combative banter, and exaggerated cultural commentary. These early online sketches helped solidify the characters’ dynamic and comedic style prior to their later stage and television iterations.
The duo made one of their earliest TV appearances during Human Giant's MTV Takeover, a 24-hour broadcast running from May 18 to May 19, 2007. During their appearance, wearing an early version of their trademark grey wigs, they mixed a "Turkey-tini" cocktail, which evolved into the "Tuna-tini". The characters were also featured in Kroll's 2011 standup special Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool.