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These guys always make us laugh. This is special kind of comedy that
we are more likely to get, rather than the people who don t live here. You know.those folks from away. Not that there is anything wrong with those folks. They just probably wouldn t get a chuckle from these dubbahs.
See, it s a Maine thing. That being said, the reason we love the
Welcome To Maineseries so much is owed to the fact that it s created by two talented guys from here who also happen to be wicked friggin funny. They get us, because there are us.
I grew up in Augusta. My family lived on the east side of the Kennebec river. Our house was on School Street. So, my first introduction to this Maine meal staple was at Whipper s on Bangor Street, just a short walk down the hill. As a kid, I started with the classic version of a Maine Italian, very similar to the one in the picture above. Then I moved on to Tuna Italians and Turkey Italians. If you are also a kid from Maine, it s likely that you ve scarfed down a few of these in your lifetime. I dare say, they might even be right up there with lobster rolls for us locals.
Now that they are fast becoming a household name, Troy advises Mark that they have earned the right to drink the good stuff.no more swill for these new local stars.
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I know I speak for all of us guests when I say we had a blast playing along with Portland comics, Ian Stuart and James Theberge. Troy and Mark are the stars of the Welcome To Maine video series and are played by James and Ian respectively. Welcome To Maine debuted last August and has established them as our favorite tourism guides. Why s that? Well, it s because they actually teach us about some fun facts, while irreverently satirizing all the wacky things that make us uniquely Mainers.
The episodes are written and directed by Ian who also portrays Mark . He brilliantly responds to everything Troy says, with Yuhts and Oh Yuhts . Mark uses different inflections appropriate to what is being taught to us with just the right amount of local flavah. I love this character so much that I find myself acknowledging others with nothing more than Yuhts these days. It seems to work just fine.