Saturday, June 10, 2023

The Pendulum of the Pit


'Now that he's 18, he's doing his first ever photo where he gets to show off his full adult arm pit.'
Streeter


Not sure if you're watching season 3 of The Other Two, but you should be.  The Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider created show is one of the funniest, wittiest and cutting shows on television.  It also has one of the best casts.  Lead by Drew Carver and HelĂ©ne Yorke, the cast also features Case Walker, Ken Marino and two of my comedy icons, Molly Shannan and Wanda Sykes.


'Surely you remember the first time you saw Justin T's pit?'
Streeter


This season dives deeper into fame and the world of celebrity.  From Cary's struggle to achieve fame, to his mother dealing with the downside of having too much of it.  The second episode of the season,  Brooke Drives an Armpit Across America, was a hilarious take on the rituals connected to when a male singer turns 18 and becomes legal. 


Case Walker plays pop star Chase in the series and the actor also turned 18 during the series run.  Just 16 when he got the role, Walker is now 20 and has gone through many of the same experiences of his character.  In addition to all of those 'he's officially legal' posts on message boards and forums, I'm sure Case, like his character Chase, had a few offers, from both women and men after blowing out those 18 candles. 


Case Walker

In the episode, Case is going through many of the experiences of other male pop stars, including having his first legal photo taken of his arm pits.  So many pop starts, from Justin Timberlake through Shawn Mendes have had sexier photo shoots, including the required pit photo, once they've turned 18.  In The Other Two, It's Rolling Stone magazine that got the exclusive photo of Chase's pit, but GQ goes to great lengths to get the shot.


As you can see, actor Case Walker has taken his prerequisite teen-idol pit shot, quite a few of them in fact.  Some of my favorite shots of Case are below, especially love his arms, (and pits) in the series of his bouldering.  You can watch a video of his climb on Youtube HERE:



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