The web series is dead. Okay, okay, don’t freak out, let me clarify. As Facebook and YouTube algorithms steer us toward original content funded by…Facebook and YouTube, there’s less room in the ecosystem for indie creators to gain the kind of rags-to-riches virality that, in 2012 or 13, made the prospect of web series so […]
Continue ReadingComedians and longtime UCB performing partners Jackie Jennings and James Dwyer made a pledge this time last year: to spend one full day traveling from Guy Fieri’s restaurant in Times Square, NYC to Guy Fieri’s restaurant in Cancun, Mexico. They’d document their journey in real time via Facebook Live as they ate at both spots and tried […]
Continue ReadingI can’t help but root for the mean guy here. Byron Brown’s portrayal of a shitbag co-worker is somehow irresistible. Equally fun is the meandering nature of this piece. There’s no real game except “this guy’s nuts,” but it works. Somehow, Brown’s evil charisma grows The Co-Worker from crazy town roots into a comedy tree with poisonous little flowers I want to […]
Continue ReadingWritten and voiced by Steven Markow and animated by Felipe Di Poi Tamargo, Weird Movies will take over your brain. No, really. I’ve watched it seven times –it’s David Firth’s Salad Fingers for a new generation. It’s depraved but evolved in its shock value and custom-built for a generation that requires its mesmerizing nightmare visuals to be accompanied by razor-sharp […]
Continue ReadingIt seems too easy: a Phantom Thread parody about a baker called Phantom Bread. Know what? It is that easy. Written by and starring Anna Salinas and Heather Alarcón Higginbotham, and deftly mapped to the source trailer by Colin Pierce, this sketch is the thing we never knew we always knew we never needed…and, if you’re anything like me, […]
Continue ReadingIt seems too easy: a Phantom Thread parody about a baker called Phantom Bread. Know what? It is that easy. Written by and starring Anna Salinas and Heather Alarcón Higginbotham, and deftly mapped to the source trailer by Colin Pierce, this sketch is the thing we never knew we always knew we never needed…and, if you’re anything like me, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been nearly two years since we featured Chuck Armstrong and Charlie Stockman’s work, and in that time, digital comedy’s landscape has changed quite a bit. “Our new sketch is specifically about a content gatekeeper ruining an artist’s work in the name of commercial viability,” Chuck and Charlie told me. “The artist, in this case, […]
Continue ReadingWith these ten minutes of sweet absurdity, the longtime Harvard Sailing Team (HST) member has flexed his muscles as a solo creator with an unmistakable directorial voice. The groundwork has been laid for a longer-form Billy, a Billy that — like other members of HST — spreads his wings past sketch, while still maintaining the sketch sensibility […]
Continue ReadingMike Camerlengo’s got a knack for being a digital one-man show. Five years after we featured his ultra low-fi Unsolicited about a guy who pitches brands on ad campaigns they’re almost certain to hate, Mike “The Big C” Camerlengo, as no one calls him, has graced us with another completely absurd contribution. This time, it’s in the form […]
Continue ReadingWritten, edited, and directed by Corey Sherman, Hot Take is a delightful contribution to the growing field of hot take jokes. For the uninitiated, those are from-the-hip commentaries positioned as important revelations. This week’s contribution covers one man’s undying opinion of Lady Bird, and it’s magical. Luke is executive producer at Big Breakfast and a watcher of many web videos. […]
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