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The cast and crew of The League, FX’s raunchy comedy about a pack of dudes who compete in an intense fantasy football league, spent the whole summer answering questions about how an NFL work stoppage would effect their show. So it made perfect sense that its season 3 premiere was titled “The Lockout.” But last night’s kick-off wasn’t just memorable for its ironic twist on the traditional draft day episode; it finally introduced Dirty Randy, Rafi’s porn-scout pal who was the most intriguing sitcom non-character since Cosmo Kramer’s partner in crime, Bob Sacamano.
Ruxin (Nick Kroll) was just beginning to enjoy his reign as defending champ, and as always, he didn’t hesitate to rub it in. As a tribute to the great 1985 Chicago Bears squad, he recruited the star players from his fantasy roster to participate in a homemade music video, “The Shiva Bowl Shuffle.” Yes, the Shiva is officially back, banishing the poorly fashioned Dre trophy to the dustbin of history. Meanwhile, The Dre’s namesake, Andre (Paul Scheer), was forced to play the anti-Pied Piper of Chicago public transportation as punishment for finishing last in the league. If only that were the worst of his hazing.
Andre was also banned from attending the draft, and his frenemies couldn’t resist one last gag of hiring a crew to film a porn in his loft apartment. Enter Dirty Randy, i.e. Seth Rogen, the pun-minded filmmaker behind the adult classic, Sh–ler’s List. READ FULL STORY »
