Wainy Days Season Finale!

Actually, no, it can't. Sorry. Who are we kidding?

It's the Wainy Days Season Finale! We wrote a poem for the occasion:

An Ode To Season Five

David Wain and hot girls go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly,
And this season's hot girls were Arielle and Kelly.
Arielle and Kelly you were so fine.
so fine, so fine, you blew David Wain's... mind.
One, a critic of theatre, the other a floor cleaner,
When they met each other they couldn't be meaner,
But The Wain had an idea so bright they couldn't deny it
... they went back to David's bed so they could all lie in it!
The rest involves some soap, a desk clerk and some chicken souvlaki,
We'd say more but we don't want to spoil the Wainy Days season finale!

What? You try rhyming "souvlaki" with something.

PS: If you're sad that this is the end of Season 5 and you're not sure how you're going to get your Wainy Days, fix, we suggest you order the Wainy Days DVD right away. Or make sure we're friends on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr and watch for ways you might win a copy!

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¿Como se dice "Horrible People"?

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Nice Try, Academy

As we already pointed out a couple days ago, this year’s Oscar nominations were announced this week, sending pop culture dorks the world over into a frenzy as everyone scrambled to figure out who was superior to who -- the douchebag computer programmer, the stammering king, James Franco’s gross-ass arm, etc. But c’mon. We all know the Oscars are a sham created by Free Masons to launder money from their cockfighting ring (thanks, Wikipedia!). Who cares who did the best job ugly-ing themselves up for a role, or which hairpiece was the least ridiculous? The really impressive filmmaking achievements are all right here, on My Damn Channel…

Best Tapestry of Lies and Deceit, Horrible People Murder, alcoholism, infidelity. General rudeness. It’s all par for the course for A.D. Miles’ soap opera. Who needs subtle and naturalistic performances when arched eyebrows, leering, and melodramatic pauses will get the job done just as well? Just watch your back. Somebody’s probably waiting to stab you back there.
Best Tilapia, Cookin’ with Coolio Coolio is a man of many talents. Rapping, acting, gravity-defying braids. But did you know he’s also an accomplished chef? Well, you do now. And while he may not headed on Top Chef any time soon, but hey, he’s the “Fantastic Voyage” guy! Teaching you how to cook! ‘Weird’ Al never did a parody of anything Emeril Lagasse ever did. Just sayin’.

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ROB & MARIA in WAINY DAYS

That's David Wain & Amy Miles in the new episode of WAINY DAYS: "Rochelle" is a 2-part, rock opera.

Part 1 premieres today - Part 2 premieres tomorrow.

"Rocky Horror Wainy Show" !!

It's the 30th episode of one of the best comedy series inside your computer. Big thanks to David Wain for always delivering for his fans...and to Jon Stern - the producer of WAINY DAYS & everything else we love like HORRIBLE PEOPLE, CHILDREN's HOSPITAL  n' more.

When we started WAINY DAYS, I promised David he could do the exact work he wanted - without any suits or execs in the way. This was the first time we ever even visited the set - as a going away present to Maria Diokno, one of our My Damn Channel originators.



When Maria & I got to the shoot, they cast us as extras seated right behind David & Michelle Federer (from Broadway's "Wicked").  Maria is an actress who's done this before - I'm horrible, but it's a thrill to be 'in' our longest-running series.

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PROCRAST-ERRIFIC

Dobrow's Procrast-errific Web Video Destination

Media Reviews for Media People: My Damn Channel

By Larry Dobrow

Published: May 08, 2008

I spend 37 hours per day in front of the computer and have the attention span of a sugared-up first-grader, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that I inhale a staggering amount of online video. Indeed, as I craft my masterworks of Western thought and struggle to locate that elusive mot juste ("luftmensch"? "jecoral"?), web video serves as the default procrastination apparatus. Mostly my wanderings lead to Springsteen clips, which I then forward to my similarly Jer-Z-fied pals. We've wasted 7,250 hours on low-res 1978 versions of "Prove It All Night" alone.



So no, I don't have a single regular supplier for my video fix, and I'm probably like the vast majority of web monkeys in that regard. For texty information and illumination and whatnot, there are 15 or so sites I'll check out every day. For video, I unthinkingly go wherever my idiot friends point me.


Happily, I've found a procrast-errific web-video destination in My Damn Channel, a better-realized version of the astronomically hyped, Ferrell-and-Apatow-backed Funny or Die. That's not a slap at Funny or Die, so much as an endorsement of the more comically consistent My Damn Channel. It's all well and good that the Ian Zierings and John Mayers of the world have chosen Funny or Die as their preferred venue for gentle image-tweaking, but such lazy bits pale next to the goodies tucked away in each of My Damn Channel's, uh, channels.


Where Funny or Die throws up a bunch of clips and calls it an afternoon, My Damn Channel showcases a range of distinct personalities. Funnyfolk like David Wain, Harry Shearer and Andy Milonakis get online mini-laboratories to call their own, and use them for everything from low-concept weirdness to wry political commentary. No one channel is like the next, though each shares a twitchy, absurdist comic sensibility that should resonate with fans of Andy Samberg's SNL Digital Shorts, "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" and anything involving alumni from MTV's "The State."


My Damn Channel has justly been lauded for the passive-aggressive (and educational!) comic gold that is "You Suck at Photoshop" series and Wain's vigorously quirky "Wainy Days" quest to find his fictional self a gal. The site's less-hyped content -- especially the soap opera spoof "Horrible People" and the self-explanatory "Cookin' With Coolio" -- similarly revels in its own silliness, especially the former's asides about how "a waxed ***hole is a window to the soul."


I also dig Grace, the gal who, for lack of a better way to put it, serves as My Damn Channel's hostess and hype woman. She has the Sarah Silverman I'm-adorable-so-I-can-get-away-with-saying-stuff-about-Hitler-and-weed thing down pat, but doesn't overplay the gimmick -- which makes it all the more rewarding when she sweetly intones "be nice to your mother, because you f*cked up her baby hole." Her presence keeps My Damn Channel from feeling like a guys-only clubhouse, a fate that Funny or Die hasn't been able to avoid.


My Damn Channel even pulls off the nifty trick of being entertaining in its advertising. Don Was' music channel boasts Lincoln as a primary sponsor, for example, but also tapes performances in the grungy "grand showroom of our sponsor, The Furniture Outlet, located in North Hollywood, California, at 13054 Sherman Way ... c'mon down for some great music and some great bargains on love seats and bedroom sets!" A bunch of brands that appeal to homebound drones like me -- iTunes, Wolfgang's Vault, National Geographic Channel -- have been in heavy ad rotation of late, as have web mainstays like Match.com and Peapod. They're all easy fits, just as cellphone tchotchkes and other portable media devices would be. Ads for new movies or records would probably get lost amid all the content, though.


The two potential worries here for marketers? One, that few of the clips are safe for work; and two, that almost none of the humor here is linear, meaning that devotees of Jay Leno and "Two and a Half Men" will furrow their brows in a futile attempt to grasp the punch lines.


In the end, you can easily lose yourself for 45 minutes at a time at My Damn Channel -- in fact, I kinda just now did, courtesy of the Lori McKenna and Jackshit clips on the Don Was channel. I've yet to feel a comparable pull to any other web-video destination not named YouTube, and YouTube's clip quality and smallish viewing window seem primitive nowadays when compared to MDC, Funny or Die, Hulu and the like. If you can visit My Damn Channel without meandering around for awhile, I applaud your self-discipline.

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A SICK WEEK AHEAD

Horrible People - our sick soap opera premieres new episodes every Monday - today it's murder with a french twist here.

Worlds collide this Wednesday when Andy Milonakis guests on Cookin' with Coolio. The video responses are uploading from far & wide - tip of the chef's hat to Scotland for proving how far you'll go to win an autographed bell pepper - here.



Hansel & Gretal & Grace on this Thursday's Bedtime Stories.

And we're ending the week Friday, 4/4 with "You Suck at Photoshop" (#10) - Donnie will quit if i give u details - if you've phound photoshop - and found Donnie on Facebook - then be here at 4a pt / 7a et this coming Friday morning for your appointment with destiny. Episode 9 - like "Stairway to Heaven" - "kinda makes me wonder...." - here.

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MARGARET GETS HER FREAK ON

Breakout the tequila for your lunchtime office break fix

Kristen Schaal stars in the premiere of episode 6 of "HORRIBLE PEOPLE"

If you want to make it a long lunch break - start here with episode 1

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FROM 'HORRIBLE PEOPLE' TO 'THE DAILY SHOW'

Kristen Schaal stars as Margaret in 'HORRIBLE PEOPLE' - the evil soap opera created by A.D. Miles for My Damn Channel.

She's also on 'Flight of the Conchords' on HBO - and now.....Kristen is a new correspondent on 'The Daily Show'

Here's Kristen with Jon presenting her future time capsule for the future first female President:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164044&title=dear-madame-president



Here's Kristen in 'Horrible People' - we premiere a new episode every Monday at My Damn Channel:



Here are some of the people that deserve credit for the baddest ass soap opera on earth:

Created by A.D. MILES

Written & Directed by A.D. MILES

Producer
JOE LO TRUGLIO
JONATHAN STERN

Director of Photography
TIM SMITH

Production Designer & Costume Designer
KATIE THARPE

Editor
ROBERT NASSAU

Casting Directors
BETH BOWLING
NADIA LUBBE
KIM MISCIA

Featuring

Carter MATHER ZICKEL

Michael A.D. MILES

Mother JOY FRANZ

Margaret KRISTEN SCHAAL

Billy JOE LO TRUGLIO

Rex ED GENEST

Arturro ISRAEL HERNANDEZ

Josephine Dupont SYLVIANNE CHEBANCE

Leon Landouille JEAN BRASSARD

Amanda RACHEL ROBBINS

Danielle GINGER KROLL

Tom KURT BRAUNOULER

Excited Blonde Woman LIBBY BRADLEY

Line Producers
DAN KEEZER
LAURA MAXFIELDHair & Makeup
NICOLE WODOWSKICamera Operators
VWODECK RUCEWICZ
LELAND KRANEStill Photographer
ANYA GARRETT

Assistant Editor
TOM FISHMAN

Art Assistant
KATE BROWN

Gaffer
BERNARD HUNT

Key Grip
ALEXANDER ENGLE

Swing Grip/Electric
GEOFF KNIGHT
SEBASTIAN NICOLAT
MEGAN NOLE

Sound Mixer
GABRIEL SANDERS

Boom Operator
TOM JORDAN

Utlities
ROB HUNTOON
SEAN MARTIN
JOSH SIMMONS
STEVE STERNICK
MARK WYNEGAR

Production Assistants
DANA HAN-KLEIN
ERIC HOLLERBACH
RICHARD JONES
TIM KANE

Location
SAM HAMADEH LOFT

Artwork Compliments of:
ALLY HILFIGER
LA2
KIPTONART

Additional Writing
JOE LO TRUGLIO
MORGAN MURPHY

© 2008 Jank Productions. All rights reserved.

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49 MILLION MORE HUMANS GET 'MY DAMN CHANNEL'

Dailymotion Features Exclusive Debut of My Damn Channel's Bedtime Stories Dailymotion, the world's largest independent video sharing site, and My Damn Channel, the entertainment studio and new media platform, today announced a partnership that will bring My Damn Channel's original, professionally-produced episodic video content to Dailymotion's audience of over 49 million users worldwide. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 - Dailymotion, the world's largest independent video sharing site, and My Damn Channel, the entertainment studio and new media platform, today announced a partnership that will bring My Damn Channel's original, professionally-produced episodic video content to Dailymotion's audience of over 49 million users worldwide. Beginning Tuesday, March 11, 2008, Dailymotion will host an exclusive premiere episode of My Damn Channel's newest web series, "Bedtime Stories." Written and co-directed by Steve Kerper, whose previous work includes infamous sketches such as "Raging Bullwinkle" for HBO's "Hardcore TV," each episode of "Bedtime Stories" will offer a provocative retelling of a traditional children's story. The show stars web video cult personality and one-time pole vault medalist Grace Helbig and features illustrations by Asterisk (Saturday Night Live's "TV Funhouse"). In addition to the exclusive "Bedtime Stories" premiere, Dailymotion will now feature My Damn Channel's original comedy and music videos including "Horrible People," a soap opera with an evil, comedic twist written and directed by A. D. Miles ("Wet Hot American Summer"); "Cookin' with Coolio," a production of Dead Crow Pictures featuring hip-hop star Coolio creating his favorite "funkalicious" dishes and "Wainy Days," an hilarious, fictionalized account of comedian David Wain's ("The State," "The Ten") search for romance. My Damn Channel artists also include Harry Shearer, Andy Milonakis, Big Fat Brain ("You Suck at Photoshop") and Don Was. Content from My Damn Channel will be programmed by Dailymotion's creative managers into the site's channels alongside licensed videos from Dailymotion's Official users as well as original videos from the Motionmaker program. This curatorial strategy enables Dailymotion to deliver the highest-quality viewing experience by providing content in a manner that is user-friendly and easy-to-navigate. "We're excited to partner with My Damn Channel, a company that shares our dedication to bringing the freshest and most creative entertainment to the largest audience possible," said Danny Passman, Dailymotion's senior creative director. "We are also elated that they have chosen our site for the premiere of 'Bedtime Stories,' and are confident that our high-quality viewing experience and global audience makes Dailymotion the perfect platform for this debut." "Dailymotion adds massive global reach and effective promotion for our talent and our original videos," said Rob Barnett, Founder & CEO of My Damn Channel. "We found solid partners at Dailymotion to help fuel our mission to rewrite old media rules by allowing major artists to reach tens of millions of fans without any corporate interference." About Dailymotion: A top 30 website worldwide (source: Alexa), Dailymotion is the world's largest independent video entertainment website (source: Alexa; comScore, December 2007). Every day, over 15,000 new videos are uploaded into Dailymotion's global network of localized video entertainment sites, where the site's creative directors turn the user-generated and licensed content into high-quality entertainment for its 50-plus million monthly unique users. In January 2008, Dailymotion registered approximately 800 million video views across its global network. The site's Motionmaker program is designed to identify and encourage the most creative users on Dailymotion. Using the most advanced technology for both users and content creators, Dailymotion provides high-quality video in a fast, easy-to-use Web site that also automatically filters infringing material. Dailymotion's mission is to provide the best possible entertainment experience for users and the best marketing opportunities for advertisers, while respecting content protection. For more information, please visit http://www.dailymotion.com. About My Damn Channel: My Damn Channel is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower filmmakers, actors, comedians and musicians to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video content. Programming is created for the My Damn Channel site (http://www.MyDamnChannel.com/) and for distribution on today's most heavily- trafficked online communities and social networks including YouTube (www.YouTube.com/MyDamnChannel), MySpace, Dailymotion, and others. My Damn Channel gives its artists creative control and produces a diverse array of programming from talent including Harry Shearer, Andy Milonakis, David Wain, Don Was, Coolio, A.D. Miles, Steve Kerper and Big Fat Brain ("You Suck at Photoshop"). My Damn Channel is supported by an advertising revenue model, and by licensing the studio's entire portfolio of content across all forms of digital distribution, including online, mobile, VOD and DVD. ###

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EAT 'HORRIBLE PEOPLE' FOR LUNCHTIME

Every Monday, My Damn Channel and A.D. Miles premiere a new episode of HORRIBLE PEOPLE - the most evil soap opera ever.

Don't take our word for it - the critics have spoken:

"'Horrible People' is the best episodic web series since 'Wainy Days.'" (Fay Vincent/LA Daily Times)

"I laughed so hard, I coughed up a lung." (Peter Criss/Comedy Weekly)

"I'm quitting my day job." (Robert Farrally/Farrally Brothers)

"The 'mother' character is so evil she makes Ann Coulter look like Bambi." (Hillary Clinton)

Episode Four of the 10-week series starts today - here's a link to all of it: http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Horrible_People/Season_1/HorriblePeople1_533.aspx

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