Posts Tagged “Video”

ASSSSCAT on the DVD Machine

by Ben Whitehouse.

ASSSSCAT DVD

Coming to a small screen near you March 25th, UCB’s ASSSCAT on DVD (link to Amazon $9.99). I’ve ordered a copy (cough… where’s that promotional copy… cough) and can’t wait to see these performances videotaped last year at UCBLA’s theater with special guests like Will Arnet (Arrested Development), Chad Carter (UCB), Sean Conroy (The Swarm), Andrew Daily (UCB), Ed Helms (The Office), Jen Kirkman (UCB), Tom Lennon, Horatio Sans (Saturday Night Live), Paul F. Tompkins, Kate Walsh (UCB). For all of you who are unfamiliar of the UCB’s ASSSSCCAT Show, let me assure you this is going to be fast, furious, and probably crazy funny. Of course, you’ll have to wait for my review to see if it lives up to the UCB standard, but I’m thinking if they spent all this time making a DVD, it’s going to be well worth it.

On the heels of their enormously popular TV show, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, bring you ASSSSCAT! an unparalleled improv comedy juggernaut. Beginning with a suggestion from the audience, a guest monologist tells a story that kicks off a series of high octane improvised sketches. From medical marijuana to embarrassing sexual encounters, no topic is off limits to the renegade performers who have helped make ASSSSCAT! one of the longest running improv shows in the history of the world.

Improvoker on the Haroldcast

by Ben Whitehouse.

I was a guest on the last Haroldcast #3 hosted by Del Far last week. We talked about a lot of things comedy related including the importance of Funny or Die, Derrick Comedy, my first YouTube sketch, zombies in Williamsburg, Metrocards, ECNY Awards, and Improv Everywhere shirts off.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-43661/TS-52932.mp3]

Download the episode here.

Visit the Haroldcast to subscribe to the podcast if you enjoy it.

Website Update Complete

by Ben Whitehouse.

Plane Crash

So, we had to upgrade our website software, because we accidentially erased the old template.

And by we, I mean me

So, if you see anything funny happening be sure to let me, or my huge staff of well paid interns, know about it The site is basically entirely recodded from the ground up to work on older browsers… or at least that’s the theory.

Things you may enjoy in the new site:

  • Tags — a great way to cross reference posts.
  • Faster Performance — we’ve streamlined the code and our amazing template Sandbox to be as lean as possible so pages get to you even faster.
  • Better Compatibility — We actually have no idea if this is true, but it’s on our to-do list.
  • iPhone compatible mobile site — We have a very special version of the site for all our iPhone users out there. The site has been simplified and streamlined for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
  • Ability to post video formats like YouTube videos to the site… like this one:

[youtube]CsWwb5gFla0[/youtube]