The kids are looking, they don't know what's coming

September 30, 2010 7:16 AM

Animator Greg Franklin has teamed up with a few of his favorite comedians to produce shorts based on their standup. (Videos NSFW) Kyle Kinane "Bunnies"
Jackie Kashian "Animals"
Myq Kaplan "Jews and Sea Creatures"

via The Comic's Comic, who mentions a predecessor of this series, Comedy Central's Shorties Watching Shorties.

posted by Horace Rumpole (13 comments total)

Genius concept well executed. (if they're all as good as "Bunnies")
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:28 AM on September 30, 2010

Yep, "Bunnies" was the best. I found it funnier than the Ricky Gervais Show animations.
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:37 AM on September 30, 2010

THESE ARE ALL ABOUT DIFFERENT ANIMALS

PATTERN RECOGNITION
posted by Potomac Avenue at 8:24 AM on September 30, 2010

myq kaplan is going to be such a huge friggin star, mark my words
posted by Potomac Avenue at 8:27 AM on September 30, 2010 [1 favorite]

PATTERN RECOGNITION

I figure routines involving animals are especially well-suited to being animated.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:31 AM on September 30, 2010

Similar concept, but different animator (Ted Alexandro) and comedian (Steve Hofstetter) here
posted by hopeless romantique at 8:46 AM on September 30, 2010

Potomac Avenue: "myq kaplan is going to be such a huge friggin star, mark my word"

I hope so! I'd never heard of him before this, but the pyramid scheme joke made me a fan for life. The whole bit is awesome.
posted by yiftach at 9:02 AM on September 30, 2010

Thanks. Jackie Kashian's great.
posted by msalt at 12:03 PM on September 30, 2010

If you liked the "Bunnies" bit you'll probably like the CD it's from: Kyle Kinane's latest "Death of the Party". Rest of the CD's also very funny.

And maybe listen to Kinane be a guest on ep. 84 of Comedy & Everything Else (podcast hosted by comedian Jimmy Dore).
posted by Glee at 2:31 PM on September 30, 2010

And maybe listen to Kinane be a guest on ep. 84 of Comedy & Everything Else

He's also great on a recent episode of Stop Podcasting Yourself. And I first heard about these shorts when Jackie Kashian mentioned them on episode 26 of the Comedy Film Nerds podcast. (Yes, I listen to every LA-based comedy podcast in existence.)
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:31 PM on September 30, 2010 [1 favorite]

Well, obviously, Stop Podcasting Yourself is not LA-based, but you know what I mean.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:32 PM on September 30, 2010

I was on a show with Kinane at the Bridgetown Comedy Fest in Portland. He's just a great comic; nothing mannered or self-conscious or arty, just funny. He did a great bit about giant pizza's advertised on flyers around his house in LA.
posted by msalt at 10:14 PM on September 30, 2010

Jackie Kashian also mentions this on Pardo's Never Not Funny podcast (Ep. 719). I'm pretty sure these comedians run around podcasting each other. I'm ok with that.
posted by chairface at 10:09 PM on October 1, 2010