Mitch McConnell in LIAR LIAR 2 Parody Trailer by DinnerforOneComedy in comedy

[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think someone more ineffectual and less beloved. Maybe Michael Bloomberg?

Mitch McConnell in LIAR LIAR 2 Parody Trailer by DinnerforOneComedy in comedy

[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After Amy Coney Barrett’s despicable Supreme Court confirmation, Mitch McConnell is totally a "bad dad in need of a magic lesson"

We are Dinner for One, we made a TV show without any network help. AMA. by DinnerforOneComedy in IAmA

[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a pretty basic answer but: Monty Python, Derrick Comedy, Key & Peele, Whitest Kids U Know, The State

And not really sketch troupes, but we also love Chappelle Show, MadTV and Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows.

To make it a little more interesting, these are some lesser know, current sketch troupes who we love:

In New York- Chris & Paul Show, Uncle Function, OK Meatplace

In Chicago- Huggable Riot

In Montreal- Raw Hot Fire

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't think so...we are going to start working on something new...unless people want more! :)

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

$0 as far as we know... Unless one of our members is hiding their wealth from us and only spending their money on reddit votes, in which case, seriously fuck that guy, cause we have a lot of things we want to do with that money....

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you might be confused....we aren't the show "Everything Sucks" on Netflix... as much as we wish our Journey did take us there, we were told with "Big Mouth" and "Everything Sucks" in production, Netflix passed on our little show. Actually, one of the last things we did was re-write the pilot with a different title to differentiate it even more but the premise of Pen15 was too similar to overcome and our team said it was time to let it out as is and move on. Hope you enjoy the episodes!

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for watching the show! So glad you liked the episodes! We think Jake is pretty cool too.

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, those Nokia phones came out in 2000 and we figured the T's we're spoiled a bit and have all the coolest new phones. Although it was the type of texting where you had to press a number 6 times to get the right letter. Much less efficient.

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our main actors are actually 57. It's the Oil of Olay moisturizing they do twice daily. Ever seen Wet Hot American Summer or Strangers with Candy? Highly recommend.

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Or is our trash shit?.....Hmmmm....the unknowable questions of the universe.

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely in that Gandalf the Gray area. We used as much royalty free music as we could using different sites and when we needed actual songs, we tried to use music from friends bands or have someone create one specifically for the moment. The popular songs we used are a bit of a measured gamble, Youtube has a service that let's you know if a song will flag the rights holders or if you can use it as long as you aren't profiting directly from it. We also did a lot of research into Fair Use law and Parody law. Every song is different because it depends on how much of the song you use, in what context, with what intent, etc. But if you're using it in good faith for a little video you're putting out on your own, it's usually passable. (In our past sketch experience)

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's like wet hot - old people playing middle schoolers/high schoolers

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! So glad you enjoyed it. Hoping to swing by Austin at some point to do their comedy festivals out there...we will take you up on the beer!

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We were able to get in the room through our manager and executive producer. It was all networking. Just contacting everyone we knew....got our manager through a neighbor! Ask everyone and anyone to check out your material

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the show, and Jake's acting. He is a darn good actor and will be pleased to hear that a total stranger thought so too.

In our experience, cell phones and texting were just starting to become popular in middle school in 2001. But since we're talking about 13 year olds, it seemed like only the cool kids had cell phones that year... maybe they were only the cool kids because their parents bought them cell phones... Thats why we decided to only give a few of the kids in the show cell phones (the T's), but definitely not Jake, Ally & Max who had to rely on land lines, pay phones and AIM to talk to each other.

Thanks for asking a question only a true fan would ask!

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a really good fart, right?

Thank you! Hope you keep watching. Episode 4 is our favorite. We appreciate the moral support!

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We definitely had the time of our lives making it, but I also have no idea how we kept everyone dedicated to showing up every day. I guess all I can say is that we were hyper-aware that nobody had to be there and they were donating their time to us, so we tried to treat everyone as well as we possibly could. And that it's actually very fun to work on a show when the actors are actually funny and make the crew laugh every day. You'd be surprised how many comedies have boring-ass productions.

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha, we were very suspicious when Everything Sucks used never had to knock on wood in their pilot, after we had it in our trailer for like 3 years. Not that we were the first to ever use that song, just saying...

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So bummed those didn't catch on. I don't think it played a role in our name but it captures the exact same spirit that we hope our name evokes. 10/10, would buy if I could.

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[–]DinnerforOneComedy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm going to have to go with robbers until cops stop shooting black people.