The Burton Brothers – Fortune Seekers

Fortune Seekers is the latest sketch show by comedy duo The Burton Brothers. Loosely, it follows a crotchety old billionaire who invites four contenders to his mansion. Whoever succeeds in bringing him joy will inherit his fortune. 

Like all Burton Brothers shows, the premise isn’t held too tightly. This is a series of sketches which, while all related in some way, also aren’t afraid to go off the rails. And off the rails is maybe the best way to describe this show. It’s absolutely, brilliantly, completely silly. The characters they create are so vivid and distinct, and so invariably hilarious. 

Fortune Seekers is inherently loose: there are moments where the performers almost break at their own jokes, and there are meta references to jokes they forgot to write. And that’s part of the charm. It’s impossible to do justice to just how funny The Burton Brothers are. If you’ve never seen one of their shows: remedy that right away. 

Fortune Seekers is further proof that the Burton Brothers never miss.