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Here's every short featuring Madeline and Mel that I had a hand in producing, mostly shooting, directing, editing, and doing special effects. They aren't high resolution, but they're all here.

I'm rather surprised that Hell Froze Over's  blooper reel wasn't longer than this. But I guess this it the price of working fast and never making a single mistake, ever.

I'm so glad to go out on a high note. Love this episode. The last one ever. Wherein, Jody attends a gathering held in her honor, and reconnects with some important people.

It's the penultimate episode of the ultimate web series, HELL FROZE OVER. Shit hits the fan at a graveyard. Enjoy and share with your worst enemies!

One of my favorite episodes, about hysterical pregnancy and hysterical abortion. Only two more episodes left this season!

Adam Fox and Diana Toshiko bring their comedy A-game in this week's episode of HELL FROZE OVER. It's a favorite, and the beginning of the final storyline for season 2: http://bit.ly/1aYyxo3 I'm proud of this one.

It's Halloween Time! And this week's episode of Hell Froze Over is perfect for the season. Dark, weird, and inappropriate -- it's got a lot of good stuff going for it. It stars  Tracy Clifton, Jo Newman, Brandon Sutton, and Matthew Kelly. Check it out. Like it. Share it.

This week, in one of our favorite episodes, Jody asks an old friend for a small favor. Meanwhile, Brook is very upset when she sees Jesus with another woman.

Remember the '80s? Remember MTV? Check out this episode.

Here it is, the full second season of Hell Froze Over.  This is one of the most intentionally weird projects I've had the pleasure of producing; its tone is closer to a live action Adult Swim cartoon than almost anything else. It starts out a little bumpy, but stick with it: it'll reward you in the end. 

Breaking Bad. Mad Men. Veep . Yes, it's the golden age of serialized TV, which means it's the golden age of "NEXT TIME" teasers. Not to be left out, here's a teaser for what may or may not happen on SEASON TWO of HELL FROZE OVER!

You probably don't remember the first season of HELL FROZE OVER as well as you think you do. Refresh yourself with this comical recap, and you'll be prepared for the second season, premiering IN FULL on October 1st, 2013.

All nine episodes of the bat-shit bonkers second season are about to hit the web. October 1st, folks!

Madeline and Mel have their friendship put to the ultimate test. A taste test. They wrote and performed. I directed, shot, and edited. Please enjoy, vote FUNNY if you feel it, and share if you like it. Madeline and Mel are Trapped in a Box: Hungry - watch more funny videos

Madeline Walter and Mel Cowan take a bold stance on pressing world events, while trapped inside a cardboard box. (I directed and edited). Please vote FUNNY, or die. Oh, and share. Madeline and Mel are Trapped in a Box: Knife - watch more funny videos

Madeline and Mel try to launch their new travel show, but it explodes on the tarmac. Yay LA! - Malibu Winery - watch more funny videos

Writing Meeting: Gurl - watch more funny videos

The first MP3 that I remember downloading was Julian Lennon's "Too Late for Goodbyes." My gray NEC laptop could play it, sure, almost always without skipping, but it could do nothing else at the same time. The 1GB hard-drive eventually squeezed almost 25 other songs onto it, and that was about all it could hold. Since I'm in the middle of moving from Van Nuys to Los Angeles, while simultaneously meeting with two different producers and writing two different screenplays, Keely stepped up and wrote a blog post about me for me. (She did not actually do that for me at all). And now I'm going to violate her copyright and use it as my own blog for this week. click here

When you're writing a story, it's important to fulfill the promise of your premise. You need to fully explore your concept, you need to make every event spring from that central idea and enhance that concept. You can't get distracted or side-tracked. To maintain unity, you should always stick to your premise. Except of course when you shouldn't. The Ultralight Some of the best comedies succeed by using a very light-weight, very natural premise. With very little plot to follow, it makes comic digressions and set-pieces easy to integrate. Nothing feels like a side-track if there's no main path. This freedom lets the characters lead the way, lets the comedy spring from common human thoughts and experiences. A simple premise keeps the comedy grounded. Christmas Vacation Some successful examples might include The Hangover , Grown Ups ,  or Christmas Vacation . There's also  When Harry Met Sally .  It has almost no plot whatsoever, but rather, a qu...

Here's my story. I moved to Los Angeles in 2005. On January 6th, 2005, I was in Las Vegas, taking down Christmas decorations from Caesar's Palace hallways and cypress trees (business, not pleasure). I took the Santa hat off of the mini statue of David's head. Just as we were finishing up, I was offered a three-month internship at a small LA management company. (Let's give them the codename Dryad Management.) All I knew about the company was the address, and that's more than I knew about LA. Dump was in Rhode Island. She and I had been waiting for this news. I got back to New Jersey on the night of the 10th and packed. Dump arrived in New Jersey on the 12th. And we started cross-country bright and early on the 13th, a caravan composed of my car and one U-Haul, with my parents, my brother, Dump, and my dog Baker. After a few hundred miles, Baker crawled inside the lining of my convertible's top and only stuck his head out. This is how he opted to travel the bu...