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Channel 101′s April 2015 Edition Is Here

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The era of parody police procedurals has seem to come to an end at Channel 101. However, there’s still plenty of absurdly great stuff like another episode of Kill The Baby.

Channel 101 was, until recently, dominated by such shows as Car Jumper, Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing, and Skateboard Cop. Now, a new crop of shows which range from a new version of Toy Story to “self-ending” to making fun of all those millennials who do first person advice videos fill up the primetime line-up at Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s Channel 101.

Catch up/get acquainted/watch it all here.

The “If I Was In It” Guys Review “Jaws”

February 25, 2015

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Self taught film students played by Paul Laudiero and Will Stephen are at it again when they give their thoughts on the classic film Jaws for the latest episode of their IFC web series If I Was In It.

If actually went to film school, you should enjoy envisioning how much you would cringe if you ran into these guys at your favorite 24 hour cafe.

Giulia Rozzi and Brooke Van Poppelen Have Made a Web Series Where Couples Break Up With Other Couples

February 13, 2015

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With all this talk of love in the air as this is the eve of Valentine’s Day, there is, of course, talk of love lost, break-ups, etc. With the talk of break-ups in that smaller fraction in the air, there’s an even smaller subset people that have broken up, though not from each other.

Instead, they’re in a couple that breaks up from another couple.

That’s the idea behind Giulia Rozzi and Brooke Van Poppelen’s new web series Seeing Other People where Giulia and Brooke, each in their own happy couple with Tommy Pope and Patrick Hosmer, break-up with each other.

Give the first episode a watch here.

Brad Gage Drives Drunk Comedians Home While Sober in New “Drunk Driving” Web Series

December 7, 2014

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Don’t let the title “Drunk Driving with Brad Gage” fool you as host Brad Gage is completely lucid and sober when behind the wheel. However, his comedian guests are anything but those two adjectives making for a good time getting home.

This series could appropriately be named Drunk Comedians Going Home and Doing Other Stuff Along the Way. Watch the first playfully tipsy episode (again, Brad is sober) with a slightly (or more than slightly) buzzed, but still delightful Beth Stelling

Dave Hill Gets Put Through The Heavy Metal Ringer in New Episode of “Metal Grasshopper”

October 24, 2014

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Metal legend Philip H. Anselmo’s reluctant heavy metal education of Dave Hill continues in a brand new episode of Metal Grasshopper.

That’s right Hill is now in training to be the baddest metal mf’er, though he’ll probably have to work on stretching his neck and vocal cords to be just a little more metal.

Watch new Metal Grasshopper here.

Dave Attell Is Not Your Typical School Photographer on Teacher’s Lounge

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Dave Attell guest stars in the latest episode of Hollis James and Ted Alexandro’s web series Teacher’s Lounge as a school photographer that’s obviously never been a school photographer before (i.e. he isn’t PC whatsoever).

Support Ted Alexandro’s Kickstarter for Web Series “Teachers Lounge”

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If you’re in a generous mood and/or want to support really funny people in being really funny, Ted Alexandro has a Kickstarter you can donate to in order to support the Teachers Lounge web series from Hollis James and himself.

The series follows Alexandro as a music teacher (an occupation Ted really had) and a janitor hanging out in the teachers lounge then dealing with some faculty member. Already, he’s shot episodes with Jim Gaffigan, Lewis Black, Janeane Garofalo, Judy Gold, Judah Friedlander, Jim Norton, Dave Attell, Rachel Feinstein, Michael Che, Todd Barry and musician Ted Leo.

He wants to shoot more episodes and put up one great Kickstarter video to further entice you to donate, which you should, to his $50,000 goal with less than a month to go.

Susanna Lee/Lucky Deluxe To Discuss Exhibition/Voyeurism with Comedians During a Peep Show

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Comedian Susanna Lee who does peepshows on the side as Lady Lucky Deluxe is now delving into the comedic perspective of exhibition, voyeurism, deviance, and more. She’s having intimate conversations with other comedians on those topics while putting on her fully-nude peep show. Called Peeping Comics, this web series will premiere Jun. 2nd.

Guests for the web series to include several great guests: Mike O’Connell, Jimmy Shubert, Paul Provenza, Emily Gordon, Baron Vaughn, Ian Harvie, Alex Hooper, Selene Luna, Jimmy Pardo, Laurie Kilmartin, Felipe Esparza, Owen Smith, Nadya Ginsburg, Chris Fairbanks, Sam Tripoli, Gene Pompa, Alonzo Bodden, and Felicia Michaels.

All of this is really happening and we’re fascinated. Just watch the trailer here, especially for how uncomfortable Pardo gets.

Please Watch Sara Schaefer’s New Web Series Day Job

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The wonderful Sara Schaefer has just released a brand new web series entitled Day Job. In it, she hilariously pinpoints the things one has to do to make through a day job.

See what we mean with wishful typing, busy signals, and “going to the bathroom” for other reasons than going to the bathroom.

SyFy Orders First Digital Comedy Series ‘Underlings’

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SyFy Orders First Digital Comedy Series ‘Underlings’

It’s a big week for comedy digital/web series as SyFy is now joining in on the action. Underlings will be the first comedy web series for SyFy following the workplace happenings of a criminal organization.

A teaser trailer is up at the link and you’ll see for yourself, even evil masterminds need someone to make copies and get coffee.

The Complete Series of Chit Chat with Jake Weisman Is Just One Episode

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Web talk shows have flooded the Internet over the last few years and it’s easy for so many of them to get lost amongst the crowd. One of those lost was Jake Weisman’s Chit Chat, an entire web series that lasted only one episode featuring guest, the hilarious Rory Scovel, and now, has been uncovered.

Give it a watch and maybe you can find out why “there was” only one episode.

So, Dick Cavett and Dave Hill Are in a Web Series Where They Hang Out

February 26, 2014

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Leave it to living legend Dick Cavett and the marvelous Dave Hill to make simply hanging out at a cafe vastly intriguing.

Watch Dick and Dave here.

Lying and Impulsively Getting Back Together are Great Ideas in New Episodes of Love’s a Bitch

February 25, 2014

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Two new episodes of Love’s a Bitch at Official Comedy just dropped espousing the virtues of not telling your family that you broke up with your ex when she comes to visit them and getting back together based off a fever dream you had.

We’re not sure if those are actually good things for a relationship, but they sure make for a good laugh.

We All Wish We Could Have Had Reggie Watts as Our “Teach”

February 4, 2014

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JASH’s great new web series Teach starring the fantastic Reggie Watts has Reggie playing not only a teacher, but rather has him as all the teachers. If only we could have gone to that high school…

Anyways, watch Watts “teach” as the “teach” starting off with science.

Patton Oswalt Drives Around, Sort Of, With Jerry Seinfeld in a DeLorean

January 9, 2014

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Patton Oswalt Drives Around, Sort Of, With Jerry Seinfeld in a DeLorean

Jerry Seinfeld breaks out his DeLorean collection for the Patton Oswalt episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

Besides, Patton taking Jerry to Handsome Coffee Roasters in the Arts District in downtown and the DeLorean perhaps not working so well, need way say more to watch (do so at the link)?

The Next Burning Love May Be The Hotwives of Orlando on Hulu

January 8, 2014

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Hulu announced this morning a slate of original programming to come out this year featuring many comedy series.

One of those comedy series is The Hotwives of Orlando that has a cast boasting Casey Wilson, Kristen Schaal, Angela Kinsey, Andrea Savage, Matt Besser, and more as well as being executive produced by Paul Scheer and Jonathan Stern.

Just watch the trailer and see the potential for The Hotwives of Orlando to be the next reality TV parody phenomenon.

EW.Com’s ‘Up Close With Tig Notaro’ Gets Up Close Like No Other Talk Show Has Before

January 6, 2014

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EW.Com’s ‘Up Close With Tig Notaro’ Gets Up Close Like No Other Talk Show Has Before

EW.com just launched a new web series hosted by Tig Notaro in the most up close way in recent memory that a talk show has ever been hosted.

How close? Don’t bother guessing, just watch and enjoy it already because it’s a talk show web series hosted by Tig Notaro and that should be good enough (also, the first guest is Gillian Jacobs).

The Black List Expands to Include Television, Web Series, and Series Pilots

November 24, 2013

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The Black List Expands to Include Television, Web Series, and Series Pilots

What used to be the word-of-mouth hot list of unproduced screenplays known as The Black List has expanded into an entire of network that allows for blind submissions, professional evaluation services of shorter form screenwriting that includes TV, web content, and more.

As to whether your comedy web series pilot has potential to make it to the actual highly publicized and circulated Black List has yet to be seen, but it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.

Above Average Having Storytelling/Reenactment Web Series Featuring Jonathan Ames, Eric Andre, and Aparna Nancherla

October 20, 2013

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Above Average has an very intriguing web series coming up from Chioke Nassor’s Storytime that will follow the wonderful stories of the likes of Bored to Death creator Jonathan Ames, comedian/“talk show” host Eric Andre, and comedian/Totally Biased staff writer Aparna Nancherla.

In addition to the stories, the storytellers will reenact the roles as they tell it or so this really great trailer suggests. All of these episodes drop this week at Above Average.

“How To Not Win Back Your Ex with a Web Series” The Web Series

October 9, 2013

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We all do crazy things for love, but we all do things bordering on invasion of privacy for love that we can’t have.

That’s why you should watch this episode of Dan Siegel’s web series on how to not win back your ex-girlfriend, specifically by making a web series about it.

Adult Swim Gets the Lowdown on Dave Hill’s Food/Sex Preferences

September 18, 2013

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In the latest edition of their interview web series Think Talk, Adult Swim gets into the finer details of what makes the amazing Dave Hill so unique, specifically in regards to seeking relationships based on tolerances of certain types of food.

Watch, learn, and laugh here.

Starz Digital Launches YouTube Channel for Comedy Web Series with Union Pool

September 10, 2013

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Starz Digital Launches YouTube Channel for Comedy Web Series with Union Pool

Starz Digital joins the fray of comedy web series, which are getting more popular and numerous every week. Union Pool is their YouTube Channel, which will be home to comedy web series, of which they have 3 going right now.

One of them is Hollywood Acting Studio featuring the always funny Drew Droege as one of the worst acting classes ever/a normal acting class in Hollywood. Watch it here and watch for more, as there surely will be more coming, Union Pool soon.

Yahoo Comedy Also Launches All Their Original Comedy Web Series

September 9, 2013

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Yahoo Comedy Also Launches All Their Original Comedy Web Series

From Ghost Ghirls to Tiny Commando to original sketches at Sketchy, Yahoo! has launched several web series today in tandem with releasing the SNL clip archive as their big push for original comedy content.

It’s essentially another comedy network online in addition to all the other incredibly popular YouTube channels, Funny or Die, College Humor, Above Average, almost like you don’t need to watch TV live.

The Latest Episode of Codefellas Show What Red Tape at The NSA Is Like

September 7, 2013

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You might think that because of their far reaching powers that the NSA is immune from the stereotypical red tape attributed to the slowness of government agencies. Rest assured (or actually don’t, because they shouldn’t be slow) that the NSA has their own version of bureaucratic obstacles that often goes beyond paperwork and security clearance as shown in the latest episode of Wired’s great web series, Codefellas with Emiliy Heller and John Hodgman.

Watch it and learn what the NSA is really up to here.

Watch Trailers for 8 New Yahoo! Comedy Web Series Premiering in September

August 20, 2013

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Watch Trailers for 8 New Yahoo! Comedy Web Series Premiering in September

Yahoo! Comedy has been quietly working on and amassing some pretty great web content for some time as they are about to roll out 8 new web series next month. There’s one created by Drunk History’s Jeremy Konner, another where Cheryl Hines and Rachael Harris torment their personal assistant, one with Ed Helms as a weird miniature criminal mastermind, and plenty of sketches/videos that feature the likes of Nick Kroll, Brett Gelman, James Adomian, Erin Gibson, Rob Corddry, and more.