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Wednesday Oct 19 2011 Todd Margaret Cosplayers Really Do Exist
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 4:42PM Last week I joked about digging through all your 30-gallon plastic storage totes and dragging out the ol' Todd Margaret cosplay outfit for NY Comic Con. Turns out this is a real thing, as evidenced by this video from The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret panel there.
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The Apiary | 8 Comments | 79 References tagged David Cross , IFC in TV/Film Wednesday Sep 07 2011 A Live Studio Audience For Whitney Looks Like This
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 1:27PM When I think of LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCES in LA, my mind generates images of hapless, infirm yokels just trying to enjoy their Universal Studiez vacay. Maybe they're buying a fake Coach clutch somewhere or hoping to spot Chuck Lorre eating a salad on a sidewalk when suddenly they're violently tasered and thrown into cube truck and taken to some horrid, chilly room for 5 hours. Whitney, the new NBC series premiering September 22nd, is taped in front of a live studio audience and I guess they don't seem all that miserable or debilitated here. Some are smiling even! If any of you guys can see this post, how was the show??
Photos via whitneycummings.tumblr.com
The Apiary | 4 Comments | 11 References tagged Whitney Cummings in TV/Film Friday Aug 05 2011 The World Premiere of Miles Fisher
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 11:26AM Can't get enough of this music video by Miles Fisher. Been listening to it on repeat for the last hour.
But it's more than just a clever concept video, it's an announcement. It's like, "TAKE NOTICE, WORLD! I'M MILES FISHER AND HERE I AM. YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW MORE, SO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE."
Conveniently enough, his YouTube page has a couple of high-production-value sketches that were just uploaded a few weeks ago, as if they were placed there because this is all a savvy personal marketing campaign that just launched. Here's one of them.
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The Apiary | 3 Comments | 12 References tagged Miles Fisher in TV/Film Tuesday Jul 12 2011 Love Letters to 'Louie' - Steve Siddell
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 9:00AM Photo courtesy of Steve Siddell
By: Keith Huang
Welcome back to "Love Letters to Louie," an unabashedly sycophantic meta-review of the television show "Louie" (Thursdays, 10:30PM on FX).
Today's semi-annual installment comes from Steve Siddell, a good friend of The Apiary, who worked as a gaffer on several episodes during the first season.
Steve is a member of the improv troupe Handsy, and can be seen fairly regularly on your TV box. He also recently starred in this excellent short video, "Conversations."
Steve writes:
"It can be frustrating to be an actor and performer whose day job is lighting for movies. Working as the gaffer on some of 'Louie' was the closest I came to breaking down and begging to be given a part. It was also one of the only things I've worked on as a technician where I would read the sides everyday (usually it's all garbage and I ignore them).
It was a pretty small crew and most people knew I did comedy stuff. I also had a few commercial spots running so I was secretly hoping that through some crazy star alignment Louie would hear about a show I was doing or see one of my spots and then cast me in some brilliantly deadpan role in an episode. That never happened, he just kindly called me a "fucker" when I tried to sneak a light on set that he didn't think was needed.
Photo: Eric Liebowitz/FX Networks Louie definitely knew what he wanted and no one could possibly argue that the show isn't entirely his -- including the lighting. From a lighting perspective it could be difficult working for him because most scenes he just didn't want to light. We would move so fast that it seemed more like a student film than a TV show and he seemed to see the lighting guys as an annoyance rather than an asset.
However, it was fascinating for me, as a comedy person, to watch him work. Since it was his show from top to bottom and since he's a comedian, he placed the most value in maintaining a rhythm and moving quick enough that stuff stayed fresh and funny to him.
I also admired the way he would direct actors. He seemed to do a lot of takes but he directed very tightly and I'd hear him give really great notes. I think he is such a good storyteller that he just instinctively knows when a character needs to be more of a dick, or little more desperate, or whatever. I hear directors say such bullshit sometimes, especially in comedy. It's either totally pointless or just rewriting a line to make it funnier. Louie seemed to only give necessary direction.
Now, as for the way the show looks, I know a lot of people like the look, and yeah, it has a style. It's not really my style. To be honest I've still only seen a few episodes but I think even a little cinematic elegance can help tell any story, even one about a guy as inelegant as Louie.
I think the awkwardness of the technical direction gets in the way. Or maybe I'm just a frustrated, underutilized actor...wait, I mean technician."
^Steve hanging out with Davis Love III, captain of the 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
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keithhuang | 1 Comment | 4 References tagged Louie , Louis CK , Steve Siddell in TV/Film Thursday Apr 07 2011 Sports Show with Norm McDonald Promos
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 5:07PM Comedy Central released a couple of promos today for Sports Show with Norm McDonald, premiering on the network on April 12th.
Comedy Central ordered 8 episodes of the series, all of which will be taped in front of a live audience. ATTN: people who live in Hollywood: Tickets to the tapings are available here.
The Apiary | Post a Comment | 3 References tagged Sports Show with Norm McDonald in TV/Film , Upcoming Monday Dec 13 2010 Love Letters to 'Louie' - Ann Carr
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 1:36PM Louis C.K. and Ann Carr conduct some kitchen therapy on "Louie" | Photo: FX Networks By: Keith Huang
Welcome to "Love Letters to Louie," an ongoing series of first-person accounts by comedy people who played some part in the show "Louie." Up first is comedian and actor Ann Carr, who had a hilarious guest-starring role in the show's season finale, "Night Out." Here's what Carr had to say about crying on cue, working with Louis C.K. and her character "Karen the Way Too Emotional Babysitter":
First of all everyone, including Louis, probably knows by now that I’m a cry baby.
It really doesn’t take much. Just this morning I was watching one of those Folger’s Coffee commercials where "Bobby" comes home for the holidays and started bawling. It’s pretty pathetic. But I guess it’s also a benefit because my crying got me hired for my role on Louie (and maybe because I’m a good actress too. Not to brag or anything. I’m from Iowa. They shun braggarts and leave them in the woods to die alone).
Photo: FX Networks The irony is that for a very long time, I had a real, real, hang-up (and probably still will, especially after writing this) about crying on cue. But the whole process in preparing for my appearance on Louie involved crying. I had to cry on cue in the audition. Then, after nailing the audition, cried when the casting director wrote to tell me that Louie had decided to cut the episode because he felt the writing wasn’t where he wanted it to be. Then I cried because I got an email saying that Louie had changed his mind about the episode and they wanted to hire me for the role of Karen (the way too emotional babysitter). And then I cried after that to my boyfriend while saying something like: "I’ll just never forget that he gave me my first job! It just feels so wonderful to have people believe in me after all these years of struggling and sometimes not being able to believe in myself." O.M.G. I AM Karen.
Fast forward to the shoot. Um, I was PRETTY EXCITED. Basically I was in full dork mode. They put me in holding. I was reading over the script for the day and laughing -- up to that point I’d only read my scene -- and Louis walked in. "Hi, I’m Louie" -- Oh really? Thanks for clearing that up 'cause I wasn’t sure after watching your other TV show and seeing you destroy a packed auditorium with your sabre sharp comedic wit during an hour-long special.
"Yeah, I know. My boyfriend is in love with you" -- and so on. I was geeking out. As someone who writes and performs, not stand-up but her own brand of comedy, it’s just inspiring to make the acquaintance of someone you admire.
Anyway, we talked for a bit. He asked me how long I’d been in the city and when I told him, his reaction was sort of a mix of "Wow, that’s impressive" and "You’re alright with sacrificing the best years your life for this?" (Okay the last part was me projecting. But he might have very well thought that).
Then I remember he corrected me on time zones. Anyway, I was kind of nervous and a little worried, and hoped that he would approve of my performance. Mostly, though, I was pretty psyched just to be there.
Photo: FX Networks Of course it didn’t hurt that I loved the role -- so FUNNY, and so spot-on for a woman of a specific age and specific place in life. We started shooting. It was AWESOME. Louis knows his stuff and totally knew what he wanted -- camera angles, lenses, types of shots -- he just knows his shit. Totally impressive.
And, even though he was focused and wearing all these hats, we had fun! (In spite of the role calling on me to cry pretty much the whole time). Seriously one of the best times I’ve ever had as a performer. Also, the best crew I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. Just cool people all around.
So anyway, we wrap the scene and Louis says to me "So you know the whole story about this right?" And I thought I did, so I said, "Yeah, you wanted to cancel the episode!" And then he said -- like it was nothing -- "Oh, yeah, I did. But then one day I was just bumming around and decided to watch the audition tape, and when I saw your audition I CHANGED MY MIND."
Um, I almost lost it. For real. He changed his mind. Seriously, Louis. Thank you from the bottom of my heart (I’m tearing up writing this so I’m now officially pathetic). It’s so hard to be an artist and that was just such a great day and such a generous moment of encouragement.
Okay one more thing -- and he totally didn’t have to tell me this either, so ... I’d like to thank him again, especially because I know he’s had to build his career and I think he knows how hard it is to book a job and then do a good job on the job and on and on. Before I left he said "You’re a real talent. Ann." I mean ... it just means so much. So yeah, thank you Louis. You’re awesome.
I have to go wash the snot off my face now.
RELATED
* Watch the full episode of "Night Out"
* Ann Carr's official Web site and blog
* Don't miss Ann's own Web series "The Actress"
keithhuang | 1 Comment | 18 References tagged Ann Carr , Louie , Louis CK in TV/Film Monday Nov 08 2010 All The World's a Conan Ad! Also: TBS Throws George Lopez to the Wolves
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 5:20PM It appears that every pixel of blank space on the whole entire Internet has been wrapped with advertising for Conan today. (Except all our space!) This is what MILLIONS OF DOLLARS (give some to me!) of online advertising looks like.
Thanks for pulling America out of the recession with these ads, Conan!
BUT HERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S LAME:You'd think that these network execs who've become soooo Internet-savvy could have set aside 1/100th of this marketing budget and use it towards live-streaming the show on TBS.com. Why are we being driven to cable TV when more and more people are cutting the cord and watching stuff exclusively online? Ratings will be big or whatever, but still. People are going to compare its ratings to the Jersey Shore finale, last week's RAW, or that deadly Deadliest Catch episode. Seems like a blown opportunity to set some new standards! If you're going to fish where the fishes are, then you should provide for those fish the food they really enjoy eating. (frozen shrimp?)
Here's one other thing worth mentioning: While Conan got wrapped around the finest properties online, poor George Lopez was banished to the TMZ homepage! The ad isn't even flattering. :( Why does TBS hate him??
The Apiary | 1 Comment | 2 References tagged Conan , The George Lopez Show in TV/Film Thursday Nov 04 2010 The People Behind MEGADRIVE on MTV
Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 4:55PM At 10:30 TONIGHT on MTV, it's the premiere of MEGADRIVE, a new show hosted by LA-based comic Johnny Pemberton that's written by Kurt Braunohler and his longtime collaborator Scotty Landes (of the dementedly silly video ensemble, HOTTDOGS).
Re: MEGADRIVE:
> Whether it's an M-1 battle tank, a jet powered semi truck, a souped up fire truck or fighter jet, Johnny will find a way to drive it, hump it, break it, or all of the above. He has insurance companies panicking on land, sea, and air and couldn't care less because it's not his money, it's Viacom's and they're a huge corporation who most certainly can afford it.
Pemberton combines Borat's brains, Steve-O's balls, Jeff Gordon's Lead Foot, and Kelsey Grammar's drinking problem to create a fresh-faced Frankenstein guaranteed to blow minds and gaskets everywhere.
And here's the trailer. It looks funzies.
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