By Web Shorts
“I’m a Mature”
It’s episode two of comedian/director Rob Michael Hugel’s ode to being a lonely, single Brooklynite, I Hate Being Single. Because, you know, we’d hate for you to miss it.
GOP Introduces New “Mystery Candidate” With Paper Bag Over Head
Video from The Onion or real life situation? If Rick Santorum wins Michigan, probably both…
Rhymes With Thriller
The illustrious history of the comedy music video dates back from “Weird Al” Yankovic to The Monkees to Lord Buckley and beyond. Over the past year, stand up comic/actor/music videotologist T.J. Miller (Happy Endings, How To Train Your Dragon 1 & 2) has earned a place in that history. With many recent viral hits, Miller has proven his skillz (editor’s note: the “z” is part of our initiative to connect with youths of today) in the genre. His newest video just dropped, so here’s us dropping it on you like it’s hot (editor’s note: also a youths-ish expression, I believe).
Valentine’s Day Writer’s Room
by shap on February 14, 2012. [B-Roll,Smack Channels,Web Shorts]
An unprecedented video look behind the scenes of the high stakes, high pressure world of children’s Valentine’s Day card writing.
I Hate Being Single
One line people say today more than any other day of the year is probably “I hate being single.” So its more than appropriate for veteran comedy director/performer Rob Michael Hugel to debut his new series, “I Hate Being Single,” on Valentine’s Day. Created by and starring Rob, the series follows a NYC hipster-ish young man as he navigates life as a single male after a breakup.
Moves Better Than Jagger
When this kid took the dance floor at this wedding with a foxy lady, he showed all the men in the room how it’s done. This kid could be a coach on Dancing with the Stars, a contestant on America’s Got Talent, and still have plenty of left over time for the cougars.
Get Drunk With Broad City
Broad City, the web series created by and starring comedians Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, became a breakout hit in 2010 and has been going strong ever since. Now, two years later, it is in development to become a half-hour TV series and the duo have an exciting new monthly show at the UCB premiering tonight (2/8).
Super Bowl Payback
True to our word, here is the winner of our “Best Super Bowl Lost Bet” video. From Michael Kubin. (The winner wrote the script, loser made the video).
Commercial Interruption
Speaking of commercials, Todd Bieber, currently Director of Production for UCB Comedy, used to be a director of local commercials of the cheap and cheesy variety. Check out these clips and his new UCB live show, Commercial Interruption…
All-Stars: “Doug & Devra Meet the Teacher”
We’ve been re-posting some of our all-time favorite videos lately, and here’s one that made our first ever “Best of the Year” list in ’07. From one of NYC’s great comedy duos, Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman.
