We're still recovering from a raucous weekend in Montreal. We were there for Just For Laughs and much laughter was had, indeed.
There was an amazing speech from Marc Maron that The Comic's Comic has in its entirety:
Fearless leader/Founder/CEO Rob Barnett spoke on a bunch of panels:
We gave away a bunch of t-shirts:
And then David Wain got a bunch of his friends together and they did a live Wainy Days show:
So, you know, good times. Thanks to Jeffrey Ross, Garfunkle and Oates, CEO Rob Barnett, Rob Corddry, Zandy Hartig, Jon Stern, Reggie Watts (unpictured) and, most of all, David Wain for making Montreal a little more Wainy for one weekend.
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Rob Barnett on 6/29/2011 12:28:01 PM by Dubs
Join us at Just For Laughs in Montreal to see Wainy Days LIVE and pitch our Founder/CEO, Rob Barnett, for a development deal - he's guaranteed to select one out of all the pitches he receives during the course of the festival. We like your odds.
Check out the Just For Laughs schedule
here, and click
here for live Wainy Days info.
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contest on 6/10/2011 10:00:00 AM by Matt Warren
Hot on the heels of last week's National Donut Day, today marks yet another charmingly inane "holiday" celebrating yet another piece of contemporary bric-a-brac. I'm talking, or course, about National Ball Point Pen Day! So fire up your out-of-office reply function, put on your party shirt, and cut out of work early. You don't want to be late for the parade, and besides, those Bic-themed cocktails down at the National Ball Point Pen Day barbeque aren't gonna drink themselves. Just be safe out there. You know how drivers are on BPP Day.
And in the spirit of the season, we're giving away some free My Damn Channel promotional pens over on our Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. Nothing to scoff at, especially since it's been well-established that pen > sword = mightier. Click the links for a chance to win. What's that you say? How DARE you insinuate that this is all just a cheap ploy to unload the huge surplus of pens we ordered to give away at our 4th birthday party on Monday. Who cares that there are boxes full of My Damn Channel pens piled floor-to-ceiling in our offices, creating a fire hazard that will likely kill us all. That's no reason to read anything duplicitous into this whole free pen giveaway thing. You guys are acting crazy.
So happy holidays. Don't forget to send your mom a card.
Huge thanks to everyone who made last night's 4th Birthday Party a whole lotta love!
We're honored to be a part of this creative community.
Huge thanks to everyone who takes a minute to watch - share - and like - the work of the artists we love and respect.
To our artists, fans, staff, advertisers, partners, investors, families and friends (who'd we leave out?)...we love you for helping us all get this far. We're committed to making more goodness for "4 MORE YEARS" and beyond.
Respect & Love,
Rob
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airport security on 4/15/2011 9:47:53 AM by Matt Warren
In case you haven't heard, the TSA is now giving pat-downs to six-year-olds. And while we admire the TSA's consistency, we can't help but wonder if this is one of those times when common sense could have prevailed and an exception perhaps been made. I'm guessing the biggest threat poised by the girl in the video is the possibility of getting roped into a hyperactive, one-sided conversation about Justin Beiber. God, kids will not SHUT UP about that guy.
Nevertheless, maybe instead of wasting their time with Journey, the kids of PS22 should brace themselves for the realities of modern air travel and instead do a cover of Harry Shearer's "Touch My Junk." In fact, I can't think of one single reason why this might be a bad idea. Oh wait, I just thought of about five-hundred. Never mind.
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maybe the nicest people ever on 3/23/2011 4:15:00 AM by The Lost Nomads
(Editor's Note: For today's world premiere of Gigi: Almost American, I asked the series creators, The Lost Nomads (Josh Gad, Tyler Moore, Ty Clancey, Kevin Larsen and Ida Darvish) if they would guest-blog for us and they graced us with just about one of the nicest notes anyone has ever written about us. So you'd better watch their show. Not just because it's really, really good-- but because I want them to keep liking us. Welcome to the Damn Fam, guys! -- Maria)
The Lost Nomads have had a number of partners through the years, but none has come close to being the kind of brilliant, forward thinking collaborator that My Damn Channel has. As we prepare to launch
Gigi in the coming days, we can safely say that there is no better home for this series and for our brand of comedy. We are ecstatic that Rob Barnett and his team of resident geniuses saw the same promise in our concept that we did and allowed us to go crazy with it. And now, in conjunction with the BBC and My Damn Channel, we are ready to share our baby with the world, or at least a few hundred thousand people in the world.
Sincerely,
The Lost Nomads
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sxsw on 3/14/2011 8:15:55 AM by Dubs
"Sandwiches & Shorts" screened the winners of the Subway Fresh Artists Filmmakers Challenge at the IFC Crossroads House at SXSW. Grace was there as hostess with the mostest, Rob made his way around the scene, and the Fresh Artists winners were there in full effect. SXSW was a blast (but we've gotta get back to work now).
Hope you followed us on Tumblr & Twitter!
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Rob Barnett on 3/9/2011 6:07:04 AM by Rob Barnett
Jesse Cowell (My Damn Channel Director of Content), Rob Barnett, Josh Gad
Josh Gad, Rob Barnett (My Damn Channel Founder/CEO)
We saw God last night (and others) at "The Book of Mormon" - the funniest, most original musical comedy on Broadway.
The show stars Josh Gad, our My Damn Channel brother & hero & the star of our newest comedy series, "Gigi: Almost American."
We're previewing Gigi now, created by Josh and The Lost Nomads. Our series launches 3/23. New episodes every Wednesday on My Damn Channel.
I decided not to read all the Mormon press or ask Josh all about the show before experiencing it fresh. This was such an orgasmic comedic masterpiece. Get tickets and see this for yourself. And we'll buy more and give them away like Santa, or the other guy.
"Mormon" was created by South Park's Matt Stone & Trey Parker with Avenue Q's Robert Lopez. We had insane comic heaven hangtime during and after the show with them all last night... along with The Pope: Jon Stewart; "Mormon" producer and show business Midas: Scott Rudin; the Head of Comedy Central and MTV Networks Entertainment Group: Doug Herzog; Iconic Legends Mike Nichols and Angelica Huston; our friends and heroes from IFC: Dan Pasternack & Debbie DeMontreux; and we even met Spock: Zachary Quinto.
"The Pope" proves every time year after year that he's one of the most generous humans in the game. We were so stunned to see Mike Nichols, I couldn't imagine lame bla-bla and went to a spontaneous salute - which he returned!
We capped off the night and the cocktails with da man of the year, Josh Gad, eating 2am style pizza reminding us all of why we love the voodoo we do. God bless.
Check out our boy Rob with Fred Amisen at IFC's Q&A at the Apple Store Soho.
Fred and his musician-turned-comedianne counterpart Carrie Brownstein were there discussing their new hit show Portlandia (Fri. 10:30pm. IFC) which is garnering rave reviews from just about everyone - even the
Harvard Business Review.
Weird, huh? I mean, not weird that it's getting rave reviews from everyone but weird that Harvard would--you know what I mean. Just read it.
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Rob Barnett on 1/19/2011 8:35:02 AM by DannyMoney
Last night, Howard Stern went on Piers Morgan Tonight to be interviewed by British dude Piers Morgan. Right off, Howard took control, and it was clear why he is the King of All Media - even though it seemed Piers believed that he and Howard were...PEERS! OH!
My Damn Channel's own fearless leader Rob Barnett was asked on to the Howard Stern Show last year on 4/20 to discuss Howard's departure from terrestrial radio and finding his replacement. And Howard was gracious enough to chat about My Damn Channel - The King! Talking about My Damn Channel! What an awesome experience.
Enjoy a clip from the interview
HERE.