John Lee and Vernon Chatman at A.V. Club
The A.V. Club talks to John Lee and Vernon Chatman, creators of the gleefully offensive "Wonder Showzen." (Seriously, don't click on the link if you have a delicate sensibility, or any sense of right and wrong.) They're back with a new project for Adult Swim called "Xavier: Renegade Angel" — the second season started Thursday.
The interview is really funny. The interviewer doesn't so much ask questions as provide jumping off points for crazy tangents. They some how get to talking about the cancellation of "Wonder Showzen," which leads to the following exchange:
JL: I don’t know if we told you this story about Wonder Showzen season one, but this is emblematic of how the plug got pulled. When we finished season one, we got sent a gift from the executives. When we opened it up, it was rotten fruit and a juicer. We knew right then that it was a threat, and we were done with.
VC: Doesn’t that sound like something the mafia would do? If an executive sends you rotten fruit, you only have one season left.
And, yes. That guy has a snake for a forearm.
