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Check Out 'The Exquisite Corpse Project' on 'Last Call with Carson Daly'

by | May 20th, 2013


Last week, Exquisite Corpse Project director Ben Popik sat down for Last Call with Carson Daly to talk about the process of making the movie and why it's so unique. So check that out above, and then buy the full movie for a mere $5, supporting awesome, innovative, independent comedy and keeping yourself wildly entertained at the same time. Win-win!

Live Events
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Come Join Splitsider as we Talk to Chris Gethard, Julie Klausner and Dave Hill This Thursday

by | May 14th, 2013

This Thursday at 7pm at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe here in NYC Splitsider is presenting a super fun panel featuring some of our very favorite NYC comedians. Laugh Track: Unconventional Comedy Careers in the Internet Age will feature myself talking to Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, A Bad Idea I'm About to Do), Julie Klausner (How Was Your Week, Art Girls Are Easy, I Don't Care About Your Band), and Dave Hill (Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident, Tasteful Nudes) about how they've each carved out totally unique niches for themselves in the comedy world, making careers centered around their own comedic sensibilities rather than trying to fit into whatever role is expected of a generic comedian. It should be a lot of fun! And hey, it's free, so there's no reason to not come and watch and hang out.

Live Events
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Hey New York! Come See a Screening of 'The Exquisite Corpse Project' at UCB East Tomorrow Night

by | May 13th, 2013


Still haven't seen our first Splitsider Presents release, The Exquisite Corpse Project? You're totally missing out. But if you're in NYC and want to see it on a big-ish screen surrounded by other people who will also be laughing and enjoying themselves, come to our screening at UCB East tomorrow night at 7:30pm! It's only $5!

Don't live in New York or just don't feel like interacting with other people? No judgements, friend. For that same $5 you can watch the movie right here, right now, in beautiful DRM-free HD quality. So go ahead and do that! You'll love it, promise.

Live Events
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This Month's Dog and Pony Show: Abbi Crutchfield, Morgan Evans, Katey Healy-Wurzburg, and Joe Stanton

by | May 7th, 2013

This month's Dog and Pony Show, brought to you by Splitsider and Tumblr, is coming up this Friday, and it's gonna be a good one. The lineup: Abbi Crutchfield, Morgan Evans, Katey Healy-Wurzburg, and Joe Stanton, along with your host Halle Kiefer. All this is going down on Friday night at 7:30pm at UCB East in NYC for the low price of $5.

So go ahead and make your reservations now, and we'll see you on Friday night.

Movies
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Behind the Scenes of 'The Exquisite Corpse Project'

by | May 2nd, 2013


Here's an exclusive look behind the scenes of The Exquisite Corpse Project, the new movie from sketch group Olde English and the first release by Splitsider Presents. An entirely self-funded film, they had to create a polished finished project on a shoestring budget, which led to some necessary creative choice made during production. Check out the above video to see how it went, and then watch the full movie for only $5!

Events
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Check Out Photos From the Premiere of 'The Exquisite Corpse Project'

by | April 24th, 2013

Last night in New York at the Anthology Film Archives, we premiered our new movie The Exquisite Corpse Project with the director, writers and most of the cast in attendance. It was a rousing success. Look how happy all these people are! You can be just as happy by snagging your very own HD copy of the film for a mere $5.

So buy yourself the movie and then check out the full set of premiere and party shots, taken by photographer Elliot Black, below. READ MORE

Announcements
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Introducing Splitsider Presents and Our First Movie Release, 'The Exquisite Corpse Project'

by | April 24th, 2013

I'm incredibly proud to introduce Splitsider Presents, our new digital distribution label. We're going to be selling hilarious, one-of-a-kind movies, documentaries and standup specials for $5 each, right here on Splitsider. All purchases will entitle you to DRM-free HD downloads and in-browser streams, and we've built the store from the ground up in order to give the lion's share of the proceeds right to the artists and comedians responsible.

The Exquisite Corpse Project is our first release, and I couldn't be more excited about it. It's the perfect movie for us: a comedy about the process of creating comedy. Director Ben Popik gathered together his former comrades from the legendary sketch group Olde English and tasked them with writing a movie. The catch: each of the five writers wrote 15 pages and only saw the previous five pages of the script. He then shot the movie they wrote, as well as documentary footage of the writing process and all the drama that it entailed, and put them all together into one of the most unique comedies I've ever seen. And now you can see it exclusively on Splitsider Presents for only five measly bucks.

Check out the trailer below, and head on over to Splitsider Presents to purchase the full-length movie. READ MORE

Live Events
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Tomorrow Night at the Dog and Pony Show: Alison Leiby, Erin Lennox, Zach Broussard, and Casey Jost

by | April 11th, 2013

This month's Dog and Pony show is tomorrow night, and the lineup is amazing: Alison Leiby, Erin Lennox, Zach Broussard, and Casey Jost, all brought together by your wonderful host Halle Kiefer. What's not to like?

It all happens tomorrow, Friday, April 12th, at 7:30pm at UCB East in NYC. Make your reservations here and we'll see you tomorrow night.

Books
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Read 30 Pages of Jen Kirkman's New Book 'I Can Barely Take Care of Myself' Right Now

by | April 4th, 2013

Simon & Schuster has just uploaded a nice 30-page sneak preview of Jen Kirkman's upcoming book about living child-free, I Can Barely Take Care of Myself. The book officially comes out on April 16th, so check out the embedded preview below and then preorder it for the other 194 pages. READ MORE

Team Coco
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Visits the Real Housewives of Atlanta

by | April 4th, 2013


Conan's down in Atlanta all week, so naturally he brought his buddy Triumph along with him. Watch as the Real Housewives of Atlanta barely tolerate him insulting them to their faces! Never change, Triumph.

Live Events
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The March Dog and Pony Show: Streeter Seidell, Emily Heller, Nate Fernald, and Sasheer Zamata

by | March 8th, 2013

Hey New York! Come on out to UCB East next Thursday night at 7:30 for a bang-up night of comedy from Splitider and Tumblr. Streeter Seidell, Emily Heller, Nate Fernald, and Sasheer Zamata will all be performing, brought together by your lovely host Halle Kiefer. All this for only $5! Also, they sell beer, so it's a great excuse to start drinking early. You are welcome.

So make your reservations now, and we'll see you on Thursday!

Events
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Jesse Thorn and His Talented Friends Are Going on a Boat Trip and You're Invited

by | February 26th, 2013

Jesse Thorn, Grand Exalted Leader of Maximum Fun, has a new event that we've teamed up with him for: the Atlantic Ocean Comedy and Music Festival. Yes, it's a comedy cruise, and they've got a killer lineup.

Hitting the high seas from September 13th through the 16th of this month, the cruise will feature performances by Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Eugene Mirman, Al Madrigal, John Hodgman, Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler, Hari Kondabolu, Nick Thune, Jasper Redd, and Josie Long. And there's music, too! John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats), John Roderick (the Long Winters), Dan Deacon, and Nellie McKay will all be performing as well. And we'll be on board to cover the whole thing.

Tickets start at $690 and are available starting today at BoatParty.biz, one of the greatest URLs to ever be used for legitimate purposes.

Check out the full press release below: READ MORE

Social Media
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The New David Cross Movie Is Being Released in Looping, Six-Second Chunks on Vine For Some Reason

by | February 19th, 2013

Social media! I've heard that it is the only way Teens get any info these days. And since SnapChat automatically deletes any video right when you watch it, the only logical alternative to releasing something socially is to use Vine, Twitter's new "Instagram for video." Sure, all videos are limited to six-second clips that loop forever, but I'm sure that'll work for a 90-minute movie, right?

Well, we'll find out, as It's a Disaster, the new indie comedy directed by Todd Berger and starring David Cross, Julia Stiles and America Ferrera, is being released just like that today. And by "released," I mean that someone is taping a TV showing the movie with their phone in tiny clips, and it is 100% unwatchable. Sure, it'll hit VOD on March 5th and theaters on April 12th for "normal" viewing, but there's nothing social about either of those, is there?

And to be clear, Vine can be used to put out comedy in a really fun way. But I'm not sure this is the best use of the new service.

True Love
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"Several times a day, Nick shits his pants, scream-belches, “YOU FRACKING WHORE!” at me, snorts a veritable mountain of crushed ephedrine, urinates on our bed, makes me re-shave the swastika into his pubes, and then cries like a baby and calls me 'Mommy' while he tries to suckle at my unresponsive buttocks. When we have company over? Forget it."

— Megan Mullally on the behavior of her husband Nick Offerman, in a love-and-romance-themed Q & A over at the AV Club. If there were ever a couple to aspire to be like on this Valentine's Day, it's them.

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