When Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine got together, something big happened... something VERY big...

 

Since they met and became close friends at Louisiana State University in 1987, Varla Jean Merman (played by actor Jeffery Roberson) and Vidkid Timo have made hundreds of silly, twisted, (arguably) brilliant, comedic films that were used in her live musical productions and played as "bar filler" in gay clubs and cabarets from New Orleans to New York City. They worked together intensely for over 12 years, but have taken on more solo projects since 1999.  Check out this old collage.

In 2001 the duo joined forces again, briefly, to work on a music video for the song "Touch Me in the Morning" (which Timo filmed)... and a parody of a blue jeans ad (in which Timo portrayed a guy who couldn't figure out how to use a telephone to order "Varla Jeans").

Varla and Timo also got together (in both New Orleans and Los Angeles) to collaborate on several more short films which she used in her 2004 summer P-town show. Timo even had a cameo role in one of them!

Did you see Varla on ALL MY CHILDREN as "Rosemary Chicken"?!

Varla and Timo have teamed up again to shoot more videos that will be used in her 2005 summer P-town show. Here's a pic from one of them.

Timo also helped Varla film some footage used in her 2006 summer P-town show!

Read more about Varla at her website.