HDTV

This is just a simple public service announcement about the popular high definition movement sweeping the nation. I forced my friends Sheldon Anderson and Brandt Wille to create this short film, which I felt bad for even trying to attempt it. The goal was to create something funny, which I don’t believe we achieved. This is why it has barely seen the light of day. Now, here’s your chance to waste 50 seconds of your life. Let me know what you think.

TODAZE

“TODAZE” is a fully improvisational, non-scripted sketch comedy about 2 guys in their 30’s, who claim to have all the answers, while continuing to suspend time playing video games and avoiding the inevitable…work! Basically, we put on suits and acted like ourselves, choosing familiar topics on the fly, while answering genuinely and with confidence. This idea had potential at the time and has been copied by Sony and others in the commercial industry. Copyright 2007. Run-time: 5:15

TODAZE

“TODAZE” is a fully improvisational, non-scripted sketch comedy about 2 guys in their 30′s, who claim to have all the answers, while continuing to suspend time playing video games and avoiding the inevitable…work! Basically, we put on suits and acted like ourselves, choosing familiar topics on the fly, while answering genuinely and with confidence. This idea had potential at the time and has been copied by Sony and others in the commercial industry. Copyright 2007. Run-time: 4:06

Improv 2007

Since 2002, I’ve been performing in clubs all over the place, basically anywhere that would give me the time. The Improv is my favorite “HOME” comedy club. They’ve always been welcoming to me. Rita, Dee and Bob set the benchmark for comedy club management, and I appreciate that.

On this night, January 14th 2007, I performed with several other outstanding comedians, but it was I that laced them with 7 minutes of laugh out loud freakin’ comedy. Oh yes, it’s totally in my blood. Enjoy. The run-time for this video is 7:05.

LOST: My Car Key!

Well, here’s my first attempt at creating a short film for the Internet. This was completely my idea, which means like any egomaniac, I’m starring in it. LOST: My Car Key is a short story about a man who realizes on his way out to his car, that he has missed placed his car key…and for 30 minutes his life is altered. The cast was small, featuring only 3 individuals. Russell Charles, Deyvon Dumon and Me and directed by Brandt Wille. We shot this film in 3 days, in reversed order. I grew a bread for 8 weeks and clipped it back as we progressed through the shoot. In 2006, we released our short film and posted it on a few community websites, YouTube, VMIX and iFilm.com. We also submitted it to only 1 short film contest. It was the MySpace MyEmmy Contest. We won for our category, “Outstanding Comedy.” This automatically enrolled us into the 2007 Emmy Awards for the Broadband category, which was the 2nd award year for this category. We were considered, but not selected. It felt good to be in Hollywood that day. We received a lot of respect for that piece and continue to get a positive response when we show it to people.

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This first time I ever performed at the World Famous Hollywood Improv was in August 2002. I had just moved to Los Angeles and I was eager to begin my aspiring comedy career. So eager in fact, I thought it might be a good idea to join a comedy class, to work on my craft and network with others. Well, the class was a complete nightmare to say the least. Although, I did meet a really good friend and comedy com padre, Ron Russ. I took, what is known as the “Judy Carter Comedy Workshop,” because I received in a single Christmas the Judy Carter “Comedy Bible,” from both my mother and my then almost-to-be mother-in-law. The coincidence was to much to pass up, so I bit the bullet. My performance was not that bad all things considering. I used the 5 minutes I created in the workshop for a year and haven’t used it since. The video has a run-time of 5:26.