American Comedy Network
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I came upon American Comedy Network via The Big Jewel. The guy running Big Jewel was involved in ACN and I tracked them down and started submitting, in the 2000s. I was with them until it broke up in 2013. There was a weird good-bye email to all the contributors and I realized the group had gone bust. I know several regrouped under another banner, and I tried to contact them but I never got hooked up. Some of that's on me, I'm really bad at follow-up.
ACN was a place to submit my radio material that I had created for PHC (when applicable). But it allowed me to pull out a lot of my older sketches and rework them. It was tricky. They didn't really produced anything longer than 2 minutes, while PHC tended to run longer pieces that meander along. ACN had to be tight, get in, get out, leave 'em laughing.
Don't get me wrong. I wrote a ton of original material for them. I got into writing song parodies again. I hadn't done it for awhile and it's a really creative rush when you get the right rhyme and it scans AND it's funny and clever. Once the producers complimented me on my Prostitution #9 parody about the NY governor Elliot Spitzer scandal, saying it was the strongest parody they saw.
It was very business-like (unlike PHC). If they accepted something, they informed me and then I had to submit an actual invoice to the company for payment. Those checks came in very handy back there. Heck, every freelance gig check came in handy.
They were doing some flash animation versions of some of the sketches. One of mine, Last Pirate Standing, was turned into a flash that they offered to clients. I guess as radio websites were becoming more of a thing, ACN wanted to offer their clients something more visual for online purposes. I have the file, but can't figure out how to covert it to video to post yet.
And the turn around on bits was amazing. Especially the topical bits. I'd submit and get a same day sale. And the thing was posted to their website the next day. I'm not 100% sure I got everything of mine they produced. They gave me a back door password to the site the radio stations used to download the material for broadcast, and I had to locate and download my bits. I'm missing one American Idol piece and there might have been others. The download page when down pretty quickly after it shuttered and I couldn't check. Anyway, here's what I got.
ACN was a place to submit my radio material that I had created for PHC (when applicable). But it allowed me to pull out a lot of my older sketches and rework them. It was tricky. They didn't really produced anything longer than 2 minutes, while PHC tended to run longer pieces that meander along. ACN had to be tight, get in, get out, leave 'em laughing.
Don't get me wrong. I wrote a ton of original material for them. I got into writing song parodies again. I hadn't done it for awhile and it's a really creative rush when you get the right rhyme and it scans AND it's funny and clever. Once the producers complimented me on my Prostitution #9 parody about the NY governor Elliot Spitzer scandal, saying it was the strongest parody they saw.
It was very business-like (unlike PHC). If they accepted something, they informed me and then I had to submit an actual invoice to the company for payment. Those checks came in very handy back there. Heck, every freelance gig check came in handy.
They were doing some flash animation versions of some of the sketches. One of mine, Last Pirate Standing, was turned into a flash that they offered to clients. I guess as radio websites were becoming more of a thing, ACN wanted to offer their clients something more visual for online purposes. I have the file, but can't figure out how to covert it to video to post yet.
And the turn around on bits was amazing. Especially the topical bits. I'd submit and get a same day sale. And the thing was posted to their website the next day. I'm not 100% sure I got everything of mine they produced. They gave me a back door password to the site the radio stations used to download the material for broadcast, and I had to locate and download my bits. I'm missing one American Idol piece and there might have been others. The download page when down pretty quickly after it shuttered and I couldn't check. Anyway, here's what I got.
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Dancing with the Monsters
Where the monsters come to mash |
Dancing with the Brats
It's not your father's DWTS. |
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Extra Large
The TV show that super sizes. |
Dick, M.D.
He's a doctor and he's a dick. |
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My Diploma
When you're tired of listening to Pomp and Circumstance. Rainman, P.I.
He's a very good detective, very good. Sleeping with the Stars
What if you have a show with stars, but they can't dance? The Steve Martin Remake Collection
There was a point where Steve Martin was remaking all the movies. The Morse Code
A new thriller that will have you dotting and dashing to theaters! The Dependsable - ACN
Where the action keeps you on the edge of your toilet E-Carmony
The site where you can find the hottest wheels |
King Kong
Giving props to the Peter Jackson version of the movie King Kong Real Fear Factor
No one's eating fish heads here, this game show is about our real fears, like death and getting fired. RonStar
It's the auto protection system that goes one better! Spider-Play: The Musical
What could be more exciting that watching a play like "Turn off the Dark" where anyone could get hurt at any performance? The Apprentice: Willie Wonka
It's a golden ticket to getting fired! It's the Mosq-uitoy Time of the Year
When the cold isn't biting, but the mosquitos are The Grinch: If I Stole Christmas, Here's How it Happened
The Grinch is out there, looking for the real thief... |
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Gilmore Girls Gone Wild
Rory is off to college and it's Star's Hallow like you've never seen it before. |
Funeral Crashers
Where you can find a relationship, but not a long one. |
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Caller ID +
When you need to know more than who's calling |
Auto-Mic
When beeping your horn just isn't enough |
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Extreme Makeover: Why'd they do that?
The TV reality show that finally asks the question, "Why'd they do that?"
The TV reality show that finally asks the question, "Why'd they do that?"
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Faux Paws
The pet store for pets and pet-like things |
Secular Christmas Time
Make sure you get all your holiday lawsuits filed early! |
Iraq Election Negative Ads
Looks like the candidates for president of the newly liberated Iraq are going negative
Looks like the candidates for president of the newly liberated Iraq are going negative
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Crouching Tiger, Christmas Carol
Merry Martial Arts! |
24 Hour Planet LA Fitness World
No sweat, no glory! The gym to join when you don't want to join a gym. |
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Last Pirate Standing
A promo for the new reality show that's rated "Arrrrrr." Buy-agra
When shopping 'til you're dropping isn't an option. |
Client #9 (Prostitution)
A musical tribute to former Governor of New York Elliot Spitzer and why he's former. Who's on Steroids
Congress tries to get to the bottom of this other baseball scandal. |
American Idol Negative Campaign Ads - 2006
Looks like the singers are going negative!
Looks like the singers are going negative!
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The Pope Negative Campaign Ads
Looks like the candidates for Pope are going negative!
Looks like the candidates for Pope are going negative!
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The Miss American Negative Campaign Ads
Looks like the contestants for Miss America are going negative!
Looks like the contestants for Miss America are going negative!
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