Thursday, December 10, 2015

The League : Fantasy Footballs Best Comedy

The League may not be Fantasy Footballs last comedy that's ever made but it was certainly the first. There is no question that it will always be the best. The Fantasy Sports industry has blown up over the years and The League on FXX was along for the ride. It's hard to stay on tv for seven years with a show topic of fantasy football but the league had no problem doing so. The League will always have a lasting impact on the Fantasy Football world , the sports world , and the comedy world. Husband and wife Jeff and Jackie Schaffer are to thank for this classic comedy.
On Wednesday night the League had its final episode after seven unbelievable years. The show had actors and actresses we may not have known seven years ago but now we have come to know and love. The creators were not even sure how long the show would last and seven years later it ends with an epic send off.




The show stars Nick Kroll , Mark Duplass , Katie Aselton , Jon Lajoie , Stephen Rannazzisi and Paul Scheer. Jason Mantzoukas as it's most common guest star. You will never see a cast so close and so on point. A cast that didn't know much about each other that became as close as a cast as can be. You will learn a lot from watching the League. You will learn how to do your league and you will certainly learn how to make your league better. You will certainly learn how to sh*t talk. The cast members became great friends doing the show and by the second season you can see the dynamic they had together.

The League main characters named Jenny , Pete , Kevin , Andre , Ruxin and Taco were the stars of the show however their was some great characters that had part time roles as well. We were introduced to Ted , Russell , Shiva , Trixie , Dirty Randy , Sophia , Meegan , and of course Rafi some people's favorite. Rafi was one of the craziest and most vile characters on tv and was great for the show. The League has been blessed to have some stars on the show such as JJ Watt , Adrian Peterson , Randall Cobb , Jason Witten , Brooklyn Decker , Sarah Silverman , Matthew Berry and so many others.



The League will have a lasting impact on its fans , on tv , on comedy but most important fantasy football. The League is one of the funniest shows on tv and transcended the way we smack talk our friends.



Whenever you hear terms like Three Penis Wine , Vinegar Strokes , rosterbating , Shivablasting ,fear Boners  The Sacko , riding on a suck stick , fidelio , forever unclean , Eskimo Brothers , The EBDB and so many others you know where they came from. So thank you to the League as they probably don't even realize how many leagues are named or created after theirs or how many people were inspired to play because of them. Thank you to the wonderful cast members and thank you for all the reruns we can watch forever and ever so we stay un clean. The League always said what was on its mind whether it was raunchy and disgusting and that's what made the show great. It was never about winning the money it was about winning the trophy avoiding the Sacko and of course making fun of your friends and family. The best part about last nights ending is that while the show may have ended the League itself did not. I hope FXX updates us on who wins each year. The show ended as it should making fun of Andre. And of course with a hearty and heartfelt Ruxin SUCK IT !!!! So once again thank you to the League for inspiring so many fantasy leagues whether it's baseball football or whatever. I know you guys inspired mine. I remember talking with some friends watching the show saying we should do this while watching the show. Of course we did it and every year we have our fantasy baseball and football drafts live and in person. So if you've never seen the show check it out because you will have plenty of laughs. Shivakamini Somakandarkram !!!!!!!



By Peter Vitella
@realpete13

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