Powerloafing

February 2, 2006 12:29 PM

Anyone presently surfing the net at work may appreciate Powerloafing w/ Cubicle Carl. This miniature sitcom about a guy who goofs off takes place entirely in a cubicle – an admittedly thin premise that delivers more comedy than expected, with the current episode placing that cubicle on the Starship Enterprise. It’s co-produced by an Emmy award winning comedy writer, (Mr. Show, Chris Rock Show, Mad TV) and a group of alt-comedians you'll recognize if you're a comedy nerd, including: supernerd Brian Posehn and supergeek Blaine Capatch. Interesting side note: it’s shot on a fake office set in a small apartment in North Hollywood. Everyone works for free, even the semi-celebs, and it’s Creative Commons,. NSFW, due to undeniable goof-off element.
posted by Blingo (15 comments total)

That was a helluva lot funnier than I expected. Big Boss is awesome. And it was surprisingly well-produced, given the homebrewed set.
posted by slogger at 12:53 PM on February 2, 2006

These are great. I really like "Nope, Nope."
posted by billysumday at 1:04 PM on February 2, 2006

Awesome, thanks!
posted by alteredcarbon at 1:39 PM on February 2, 2006

That is a great show. Better than any TV sitcoms I've seen by far.
posted by sotonohito at 1:43 PM on February 2, 2006

Dilbert comes to life.
posted by shoepal at 1:49 PM on February 2, 2006

I just moved to North Hollywood. This place rocks!
posted by mullingitover at 2:13 PM on February 2, 2006

I want to forward the Computer Guy episode to my coworkers, but then they'd know that I've been power-loafing. But the moral of the story is an important one for them to learn! I'm torn.
posted by JeremyT at 2:31 PM on February 2, 2006

Hmmm.. I guess I don't live in a cubicle but that wasn't very funny at all. Perhaps the Star Trek bit put me off...
posted by septentrion at 2:43 PM on February 2, 2006

The boss seems to be the same guy that played Mr. Lynch on Home Movies.
posted by interrobang at 3:01 PM on February 2, 2006

Dilbert comes to life.

With all the funny stripped out.
posted by soiled cowboy at 3:14 PM on February 2, 2006

Yeaaaahhh... ummm... Bill Lumbergh wants his job back.
posted by superfem at 4:25 PM on February 2, 2006

Hey, thanks interrobang! I was wondering why he sounded familiar.
posted by Sibrax at 5:08 PM on February 2, 2006

Comedy is hard.
posted by fungible at 7:02 PM on February 2, 2006

The boss seems to be the same guy that played Mr. Lynch on Home Movies.


Yup. Dude's name is Ron Lynch.
posted by stenseng at 10:06 PM on February 2, 2006

These are great! The jokes and story are perfectly scaled. This would be tedious in a 22-minute format. (I have a friend who gets bored with Office Space in about 3 and a half minutes.)
posted by dhartung at 1:35 PM on February 5, 2006