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I hope I can be this good a standup one day. I have funny things to say, but I don’t know how best to say them.

e.g. if the main joke in this bit had happened to me, and *I* was injured on the elliptical, I have no idea how I would make it as funny as Streeter does here.

ONE DAY…

streeter:

My second CH Live standup clip is up! Remember the first one from a year ago?  I must have really liked the way that first one came out because I’m wearing almost the exact same thing.

And hey, if you like me doing standup, become a fan on Facebook.  That’s where I post show info and clips and all that other stuff my ego demands I do.

K$ advises going non-alcoholic in your olympic celebrations.

kaymoney:

GOLD MEDAL CHAMPIONS. THE DRINK OF A CHAMPIONS.

So K$ (pronounced Kay Money), the suburban rapper who doesn’t have what it takes, now has his own video series, “K$ Pro Tips”. We filmed this one very quickly of course, and hope to make K$ videos a fairly consistent thing. Another brilliant part of the zero-cost online video world: we get to share characters while we develop them.

I’ve started a video blog!

What!

Yes, it’s true - I’m finding it hard to really get the time or energy to text-blog a daily journal of my progress re:projects, as well as ideas, insights, and observations. And it would be near-impossible to include my friends in those as well. So I’ve instead decided to keep a video blog as regularly as possible, and, while this first one is a tad long and rough, I swear I’ll get better given a bit of a chance.

For now, enjoy - see y’all tomorrow, most likely. Let me know what you think in the comments either on this post or over on YouTube!

I’ve always loved Olde English Sketch Comedy out of NYC, and, though they don’t really post videos anymore, this recent slideshow that one troupe member made for the wedding of another is nothing short of hilarious.

From OldeEnglish.org:

Ben got married last month. He asked Adam to make the wedding slideshow. His instructions: “We want our slideshow to be DIFFERENT. You can do whatever you like, and I won’t ever try to approve it.”

This is what he did.

Exactly the kind of genuinely cute + powerful story I’ve been seeking out recently - I would love to see/make a feature length film of this story - check it out on TV if you live in the states, get the DVD, or pressure the filmmakers for a digital download!

“This gently funny film follows Monem Salam as he enrolls in an open-minded flying school. Monem is the son of a Pakistani commercial pilot. His wife Iman’s family is Palestinian and although initially dubious about the marriage, now accepts the cultural differences. With three young children, Iman is happy to find time to cultivate her inner domestic diva. Monem’s “green” decision to commute by scooter only heightens his likeability. These modern-day Americans cast off stereotypes and refuse to succumb to victimhood. ”

check it out at WingAndAPrayer.tv

So the time has come to make me a nice big announcement. Starting at the end of this month, and working right through Summer ‘09, mkpmedia and I will be heavy into production on our first webseries, a 5-part comedic show called “School Daze”. Visit the site, makingschooldaze.blogspot.com, to stay up to date and follow along our unpredictable journeys through this.

This is going to be a real test of, well, everything - workflow, technology, creative and technical skill, business, marketing - I’m hoping all goes well and we can really learn a lot of lessons through this, and be in stronger and more confident place when we start our future slate of content.

Enjoy,

-Kashif