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Pick of the Day: Channel 101 Live & In Person (in LA) 7/31

July 26, 2022

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Thankfully, more and more comedy things are finding their way back to in-person happenings on this side of the pandemic. A LA comedy and indie film institution, Channel 101, had gone virtual and adapted even further to going for audio series during quarantine/lockdown. The long-standing completely indie-run, short form TV series was started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab and has been a torch that has kept much of the most experimental and fiercely imaginative comedy and genre-bending programming that has ever been made.

Never forget that the roots of Rick & Morty started at Channel 101.

So, they’re finally having an in-person screening over at The Virgil on Sun. Jul. 31st with doors at 7PM, a departure from their back-to-back screenings at the Downtown Independent. Tickets are $5 and, as always, you, as part of the audience, will get decide what shows get renewed for another month or not.

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Brought Their Own Meta Comedy Personal Touch in Their Spirit Awards Opening Monologue

February 26, 2017

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Like with so many things that they deconstruct with goofy abandon, John Mulaney and Nick Kroll dove into their opening monologue for last night’s Spirit Awards with the same freewheeling, devil-may-care spirit.

You’ll notice that they pick apart the idea of an awards show monologue, trope by trope, while effortlessly going through actual jokes and then closing with a particularly spectacular finish.

Watch it all here.

Alex & Ariel’s First Feature “On The Rocks” Is a Great Whirlwind of Murphy’s Law

February 19, 2017

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Alex Kavutskiy and Ariel Gardner, sometimes known as Alex & Ariel, have made an impressive showing as filmmakers over the years with their off-beat dark comedy short films like Judy and short form series like Kill The Baby.

Now, they’ve confidently stepped into both feature length film arena with On The Rocks. They follow a marriage live up to the film’s title to the nth degree as husband and wife, played by Chase Fein and Nichole Bagby, really do go through everything going wrong that can possibly go wrong. We should add that they’re both far from being without fault.

The pace, accented by a Birdman-esque jazz score, is relentless which adds to the fun, chaotic tailspin that the audience is taken on.

Get a taste of all of that with this trailer.

On The Rocks is now available on iTunes $9.99 and is yet another milestone for what we feel will be a storied career of Alex & Ariel.

Please Help Wendy McColm Finish Her Feature Film “Birds Without Feathers”

August 16, 2016

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Basically, Wendy McColm is a great filmmaker and actress on the rise whose work you’ve might seen and enjoyed, like we have, at Channel 101 and she and her feature film need your help.

She is currently working on completing a feature length dark comedy called Birds Without Feathers and is trying to raise $10K worth of finishing funds. As of this post, she has just over $4K of it raised with three weeks to go.

You can watch the Kickstater campaign video to see herself, the cast, DP, and other crew really explain to you why it might be worth donating $10 for a digital download of the movie.

In case you need a little more convincing of putting your money down for this, here’s one of our favorites, I Am Radio, from her unique body of work.