Article By: Clay Adamczyk
Two local wise guys are amongst the first to take advantage of Suffolk’s Studio 73 on an independent level. The Leche Show is late-night style talk show staring Suffolk film/entrepreneurship junior Andrew “Leche” Rogers and his sidekick Christian Roberts, most known around town as a member of Suffolk’s award -winning improv team, Seriously Bent. The show is too crude for television.
Other than taking advantage of the wonderful resources at Studio 73, which already houses Suffolk CJN productions like SU News and Temple Street, the Leche Show has no correlation with Suffolk University, allowing an outlet for Leche’s lewd style of humor and coarse language.
“The vulgarity adds to the comedy,” said Leche. “We may be a little racist or sexist at times; you just got to be open minded and not get offended.” Cursing has a home at The Leche Show, but even at times, such as when they refer to Ashton Kutcher as a “c*cksucker,” though understandable, the profanity comes off as profane only for profanity’s sake.
Other off-color bits include “Ask Doctor Leche” where helpful advice such as “growing out your nipple hair” is dished out. “Dr.” Leche also helps one cope with his inability to achieve an erection without a cat being present. On the special Christmas episode, Leche steals letters sent to Santa Clause and offers his advice on whether or not childen should be placed on the naughty or nice list.
“Improv is a lot of the show. It’s what we do,” said Roberts, who is no rookie in the improv game. The letters sent to Dr. Leche are unbeknownst to Leche or Roberts pre-filming and they react and advise offthe cuff. Let’s all hope that one kid took Leche’s advice to heart, “[took] it down a notch, and [started] smoking some weed.”
Cigarettes are a key feature on the show, as is marijuana. “Special brownies” ranked at number four on the show’s list of the top five best Christmas gift ideas.
“We didn’t want to be the regular ‘don’t smoke or drink’ guys,” said Leche, “we just want to do what we like and we feel other people like that too so they can connect.”
Though Studio 73 opened roughly two years ago, it has not been used to its full potential by Suffolk students. Like Leche, who began developing his show a year ago, students are encouraged to present new and exciting ideas to the studio, which in turn provides equipment and training for those who are inexperienced. From there, the regular programs, or one time projects, become completely independent and are left in the hands of its creators. The end result is then free for Facebook fan pages, which is where Leche first gained support, or to be put on YouTube, as Leche plans in the near future.
With the next episode slated for an estimated fortnight from now, fans can expect “more crazy shit,” Leche said, and the same off-color humor is to be assumed.
With the addition of new writers,“ we’ll be more organized,” added Roberts. “[Our work] is going to really pay off and you’ll be able to see it.” Keep an eye and open mind out for additional craziness on the web this season but try not to get miffed. To those who are offended, however, Leche offers a stern “f**k you!”
The Leche Show is available to view on Facebook.com
