Ryan Mazer’s Dire Warning About NYCCreator Ryan Mazer is no stranger to deep, disturbing introspection, and we’re no stranger to covering it. Today’s feature is Mazer’s latest […]
Jordan Firstman Needs a FeatureJordan Firstman is now competing with himself for the best short of 2017.
Co-starring a pitch-perfect Craig Chester, Call Your […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
Introducing: Kai Smythe, a Man You’ll Wanna Meet“What the hell did I just watch?” will be what you ask yourself after witnessing the stylings of Australian comedy musician, Kai Smythe. And […]
‘Office Hours’: A One-Note Wonder“But it’s 2:57 of the same joke.” First of all, it’s not, imaginary person saying this. It’s more like 2:30 and, know what? It works. Well. […]
‘Somewhere in Highland Park’ Episode 2My prayers have been answered. Nah, not really. I’m not religious. Still. After lauding Jason Gudasz’s Somewhere in Highland Park, we’ve got […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
Benjamin Apple Is the Best Bad DoctorThe bad doctor trope is one we’ve seen in TV and movies for decades. Airplane, Family Guy, SNL (Will Ferrell’s ”…quick call to Beverly”), the […]
Matt Barats Knows: Only Improv MattersLots of people love improv. Understandably. It’s fun and–when done right, with trusted teammates–freeing. Still, here’s the thing about […]
Found: Female Filmmakers’ Fun FilmsSome say “the future is female.”
Wait, before I get into this, I have to apologize for the title of this piece. Apology accepted? Cool. […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
A Horrifying Parody Series That May Be TrueToday, Splitsider has the dubious honor of premiering the third and most recent episode of Modern Aliens: A Documentary Periodical, written and […]
‘Three Women’: A New Short with an Old MethodFrom the opening frame, Three Women brought back the smell of Blockbuster Video. Not the smell of bulldozed drywall dust in 2007, the smell of […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
‘Ba dum tss’: One Small Joke, One Big LaughFrom New York comedian Evan Krumholz comes a quick hit that’s good for a Wednesday LOL.
Simple, imaginative, and relatable, his contribution […]
Two Weird Videos You Should Watch TodaySometimes there are days in the This Week in Web Videos column where we profile not one but two projects we feel you, our audience, should be […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
A Web Video Sensation Two Years in the MakingTV actor Ben Giroux has been making internet videos for 10 years, often with musician and collaborator Jensen Reed. Nothing new there. What is […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
More ‘Somewhere in Highland Park,’ PleaseFresh off Channel 101’s April 29th showcase comes the pilot of Jason Gudasz’s Somewhere in Highland Park. A near perfect feat of low-budget […]
The Good Kind of Hollywood SketchOne problem with comedy writers is: we’re part of the Hollywood machine. We eat and sleep the “entertainment industry,” because it’s our job to […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
‘The Flirt’ and John Milhiser’s Sweet-FunnyThe Flirt just makes you feel good. It’s funny, though. That’s the whole thing. It makes you feel good AND it’s very funny. Written by and […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
Brad Howe Is a Good and Creepy DadWith so much dad content swirling around in the comedy dad-mosphere, it can be difficult to decide which dad you’re going to dad-vote your time […]
John Purcell Ups the Meta GameLast week, we covered a straight mockumentary – a clearly silly premise sold as something real. This week, we’re turning our focus to a […]
Finally, an Emoji Video Worth WatchingLots of sketch pitches feature emojis. Most of them are just okay, because they rely on a kind of knee-jerk creative commentary on our modern […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
The Age of Message Comedy
Lots of comedians I follow on Twitter haven’t joked in months, and it’s not because they don’t funny ideas. It’s because of articles like […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
Josh Ruben Should Be a Snapchat Superstar
A couple of months back, our very own Daniel Hurwitz compiled a spot on list of nine comedians worth following on Snapchat. Today, I’d like […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
The Painful Truth of Paul Gale ComedyPaul Gale Comedy hasn’t come out with a new video in over a year, and that’s not surprising. Despite the channel’s grass roots success, PGC’s […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
Three Ladies Resurrect Bro Humor in 2017We as a collective comedy audience have something of a fascination with watching dudes be idiots. Bumbling, farting, drunk or high on their own […]
This Short Could Be a ShowIn the world of television and digital show pitches, the term “proof of concept” is thrown around a lot. Basically, that’s a three-minute video […]
ByLuke Kelly Clyne
A Timeless, if Not Timely, ParodyI thought that, collectively, most of the world had move passed quoting American Psycho unironically. But yet again, as with Trump and Brexit, […]
Mike Antonucci Can Help Us All Recover
It’s been a rough road this last 18 months and, no matter who you voted for, you’re probably feeling more than a little tapped. If you’re […]
