During the Great Depression of the thirties, the nation needed an injection of comedy to boost its spirits. Thats when Hoovers Blanket was formed as a part of FDRs New Deal. The vaudevillian comedy duo of Leopold and Bloom took advantage of the Federal Comics Coalition and hit the radio waves, taking the nation by storm! Bread lines became laugh lines, as those first two lovable laugh icons laid the foundation for Hoover's Blanket to become an institution of yucks for decades to come.
By giving audiences exactly what they want and nothing they expect, the Blankets have survived radical cast changes and varying social and political climes of this great nation through the jingoistic forties, mad-cap fifties, psychedelic sixties, sultry seventies, Reaganomics, the indistinguishable nineties and the roaring zeros.
After a respite from the comedy world, Hoover's Blanket reformed in Austin, Texas in July of 2005 and is comprised of improvisers from the local swinging improv scene. The current roster includes performers from $10 Bourbon, Improv for Evil, and Look Cookie. Over the past couple of years the Blankets have displayed their madcappery in several shows: The Stone, Reunion Show, Technology Show, Insanity Show, Fresh Strawberries--which won them Best of Week honors at FronteraFest 2006, Rivals, The 4:20 Show, and Consumption. Expect full-tilt boogie absurdist sketch comedy from these lovable wisecrackers.
