A German quartet calling themselves the Salut Salon is surging in social media right now with a bout of one-upwomanship that mixes together music, acrobatics and some good slapstick timing.
Classical comedy isn't new, of course. Just for starters, there's (whom we've had perform in our Washington studio), , and, going back a few decades, .
But in this age of viral videos, Salut Salon's mash-up of , , and the Mission Impossible theme is delighting global viewers � to the tune of more than 2 million YouTube hits so far. All we can say is: Keep up that flexibility, ladies, though the cellist may want to look into some . She looks like she's in a lot of pain much of the time. Yeowch.
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