Comedy Tag Archive

Live Action, Premiere

Five Participants Undergo a Not so Simple Test of Conformity in Theo Gee & Ian Bousher’s Dark Comedy ‘Aping’

A man undergoing a conformity test decides to give the researchers exactly what they want in Theo Gee and Ian Bousher's pitch dark comedy 'Aping'.

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Live Action, Premiere

The Futility of Being Gets Kicked into Sharp Relief in Andy Fisher’s Silent Western Comedy ‘LUCKY’

Andy Fischer steps back to the old west for silent comedy short 'LUCKY' a film which sees a poverty-stricken family get hit hard by the futility of being.

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Live Action, Premiere

Matt Cascella Envisages the Life Cycle of a Mattress in his Comedy Short ‘Beds’

Brooklyn-based director Matt Cascella tells DN how he maintained a consistent tone throughout the vignettes of his lifecycle of a mattress short 'Beds'.

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Live Action, Premiere

Barret Bowman Turns Stomachs with the Most Disgusting Games Night of All Time in Gross-Out Comedy ‘Baby Bird’

Barret Bowman tells DN how he created the practical effects used for his gross-out comedy 'Baby Bird', a short about a games night that goes much too far.

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Asides, Live Action

Letter To God

Still asking the questions we all want the answers to, Daniel Koren petitions the almighty for a nipple volume knob in comedy rumination 'Letter To God'.

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Animation, Premiere

Life Gets Freaky for a Boy & His Masked Friend in Peter Collins Campbell’s Absurdist Short ‘Summer Vacation’

"I keep putting enormous voids into things I make." Peter Collins Campbell talks to DN about his decidedly strange coming of age short 'Summer Vacation'.

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Live Action

A Trip to the Dentist Culminates with a Very Happy Ending in Rosco 5’s Random Acts Short ‘Open Wide’

Rosco 5 share how they made tweaks to the dental experience which guarantee you leave the surgery very relaxed in their Random Acts short 'Open Wide'

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Live Action

The Absurdities Behind Everyday Behaviour Come to Fruition in Abigail Horton’s ‘A Few Activities’

DN talks with Abigail Horton about the shooting process behind 'A Few Activities', a comedy short that brings the absurdities of everyday life into focus.

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Live Action

Ex-Lovers Revisit a Raunchy Rendezvous in Amber Schaefer’s Hilarious ‘It’s Been Too Long’

Amber Schaefer tells DN how she adapted her friends' comedy sketch for the screen and the process of bringing her cinematic flavour to their ideas.

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Live Action

Squirm at the Uncomfortable Comedy of Personality Assassination via Phone Security System in ‘Insecurity Questions’

A man battles his way through an updated phone verification process which hits a little too close to the bone in Rosco 5's comedy 'Insecurity Questions'.

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Animation, Asides

Mr. Madila on Love & Death

Beakus animator Rory WT returns to the mind-bending philosophy of gifted spiritual healer Mr. Madila in his new comedy series for Adult Swim Smalls.

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Live Action

It’s the Thanksgiving Dinner From Hell and You’re Invited in Megan Seely’s Comedy Short ‘My Loyal Audience’

Megan Seely gives DN the full lowdown on the inspiration behind writing, directing and acting her in comedy short about a Thanksgiving dinner gone wrong.

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