Back on Topps Not Quuuuuuiiiiiteeee There Yet
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Michael Eisner's company bought the baseball card company Topps last year, and this year, his new media production company Vuguru is making a mockumentary about it. Back on Topps stars twin comedians The Sklar Brothers, and is actually quite ...
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SNL: Space Olympics
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Last weekend, NBC tried to keep the Beijing gold going with Michael Phelps hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. I know it's been three weeks or so since the Olympics, but I had almost forgotten about him. ...
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Introducing the New MadTV Cast
Thursday, September 11th, 2008MadTV has always been a distant cousin to my first love, Saturday Night Live. But I was impressed with I saw these introduction videos of the 14th season's new cast members Eric Price, Erica Ash, and Matt Braunger. (14 seasons? ...
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Fast Company Lists the Funny
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Fast Company's Fast Take Email mentioned today a few articles its done about online comedy. It notably mentions nine "Top Funny Sites," and I thought I'd share (along some of my favorites comedy pieces): Fark.com The Onion (Ghost Of Christmas Future ...
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TeenWolf Remixed
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Hat tip to Kent Nichols for tipping me off to the LA-based sketch comedy group Summer of Tears' genius send-up of Michael J. Fox's 1985 movie TeenWolf. Great writing, editing, and sight gags (but NSFW). Summer of Tears in TeenWolf
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Holy Applebox! ‘Mad Men’ Cast the Next NBA Dream Team?
Friday, August 8th, 2008I've heard of actors having to deal with height differences on set, but this is ridiculous. According to a rolling promo window on the Hulu home page, the cast of Mad Men are a bunch of giants. Imagine ...
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Kenny Stevenson’s Summer Classic
Thursday, August 7th, 2008While I love touting my own work, I also enjoy checking out shows by friends and former castmates. I saw Kenny Stevenson's stage show "Have a Bitchin' Summer" last week, and it plays a few more times this month at the ...
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An eHarmony Spoof Video I Created
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Just wanted to share a video I wrote, directed, acted in, and edited. I'm a quadruple threat! It's one of a series of funny videos meant to introduce a "relationship teaching series" happening at my church. You can also ...
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SNLers Get in “Line”
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008The tsunami of online content can be overwhelming, so I am especially aware of online series catches and holds my attention. Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis of SNL and other recognizable comedians team up in The Line, from Crackle.com. I had heard ...
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Jimmy Fallon Online: His Spot to Lose?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008SNL Alumnus Jimmy Fallon, who is slated to replace Conan O'Brien's time slot when Conan takes over for Jay Leno next spring, will get his chance to strut his funny stuff earlier than expected, though not on TV. He'll get a ...
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