2020 / Video / Absurdist musical sketch comedy
Everything’s a Drum
Three roommates turn a household percussion lesson into a chant that keeps escalating because, apparently, everything is a drum.
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What was this?
The trio sings a cheery lesson about tapping ordinary objects. The certainty of the refrain and deliberately childlike musical logic are the whole payoff.
Why it spread
Netflix released the self-contained sketch through its official Netflix Is A Joke channel, giving the opening song an easy standalone route beyond the episode.
What happened
The trio sings a cheery lesson about tapping ordinary objects. The certainty of the refrain and deliberately childlike musical logic are the whole payoff.
Where it came from
Australian comedy trio Aunty Donna made the song-sketch for Netflix’s Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun.
Why it mattered
It captures a post-YouTube sketch-comedy mode that works as both a full scene and a tiny shared phrase: no lore required, just the recognition that nearly anything can become the bit.
How it spread
Netflix released the self-contained sketch through its official Netflix Is A Joke channel, giving the opening song an easy standalone route beyond the episode.
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