Phillip Ellis CEO Retirement Roast is a new CHTV video based on an article I wrote by the same name.
I’m really happy Sam took a risk on producing it, even though it’s not a fundamentally “viral” premise. And I’m really, REALLY happy he let me act in it.
You can now reserve tickets to the next CollegeHumor Live Show! (Thursday, August 21)
Not only are three of my top ten favorite comedians performing (John Mulaney, Chelsea Peretti and Anthony Jeselnik) but Sam, Dan, and I are doing a live performance of Awkward Rap.
Laughing Out Loud guaranteed!
This picture, taken by Diana this weekend in Atlantic City, is one of my favorites to date.
Awkward Rap is now a reality. Thanks to Dan for writing, Sam for directing, Vinny for shooting, Kyle for steadicamming, Davey for editing, and many more honorable CH Production folk that I’m forgetting about.
In terms of having fun on a shoot, it’s going to be hard to top this one — at least until Sam approves my script about a boy (me) playing one-on-one against Shaq in a pool of Koosh-balls.
Click on the photo below to watch the finished version on CH.
Jake and I got a chance to write a CHTV script together a couple months ago. It was a fun departure from our usual collaboration.
We handed it over to the CHTV production team assuming they wouldn’t be able to pull off most of the ridiculous things we had written. And guess what? They did!
It’s called “M.A.S.H.” and it’s about the childhood game by the same name. Enjoy!
Have you dugg it yet? WHY NOT?!?!
I’m really proud of the latest Jake And Amir episodes — a four part video series called “Hallie.”
Jake and I don’t usually make multiple episode story arcs because our videos are mostly based on individual jokes rather than longer situations. However, we came up with the idea of me having a crush on Jake’s ex-girlfriend and decided it would at least be a two-parter.
With help from Patrick and Sarah, and a breakthrough performance by CH-Intern Hallie, we were able to flesh it out into a four episode series.
The “Hallie” videos have been viewed over 100,000 times in under two weeks and the comments have been unanimously overwhelmingly positive. I’m pleasantly surprised that after 125+ episodes, Jake and I are up to the task of finding fresh ways to squeeze comedy out of these relatively old characters that we’ve nurtured and developed.
More importantly than the numbers and the acclaim is the fact that we’re still having a lot of fun making these videos. The challenge is now, as it has always been: “What’s next?” In other words, how do we make sure the best videos we’ll ever make have yet to be produced?
…While we figure that out, enjoy the Hallie series in it’s entirety within this convenient little Vimeo Hubnut:
BustedTees is having a sale until August 10th in which all of their most AWESOME BEST SELLING SHIRTS are on sale for only $9.99. Only the most hysterical shirts made the cut.
That means you can get your very own Cymbal and Ready to Mymbal shirt for just a shade under $10! (As long as you get somebody else to pay for shipping.)
Only great shirts, not the least selling ones, are on sale. I cannot stress that enough.
From least to most exciting:
1) Acting in a CHTV Video.
2) Writing a CHTV Video.
3) Acting in a CHTV Video you wrote.
This week I got to experience #3 for the second time ever. Here’s my favorite photo from the shoot with a link to more pics.
One of my new favorite Hardly Workings, and the behind-the-scenes footage I took during the shoot.
Breakout performance by John “Zanoose!” Zanussi.
What do an exposed brain wound, a dead rat, a gangrene infected foot, and a dead fetus in an ashtray have in common? They’re all images the Brazilian Government uses to get you to stop smoking.
…You should see what they print on their guns. I almost puked.
(By the way, I did the research and since those photo warnings came out in 2002, smoking amongst rats and dead fetuses are down 45% in Brazil. 67% of humans wanted to quit too.)