Weirdly some of you missed last night's Childrens Hospital...so here's the AV Club recap, and here's the link to see it in iTunes, and here's something else cool - each week we're debuting a new WEBISODE along with each TV episode! Here's the first one...
"...more miserable crap..."
I found this and thought you might enjoy -- when The State first premiered on MTV, the reviews were horrific. So when we got renewed for a second season, we made this promo. I think this was 1995.
Childrens Hospital Season 4 - premieres TOMORROW
The day has finally (almost) come - time to set that DVR.
For those who don't know, Childrens Hospital was the brainchild of Rob Corddry, who came to myself and Jon Stern with his idea for a web show about a hospital with doctors and nurses - but it's a Children's Hospital, and it's fucked up!
Naturally we got on board, dropped the apostrophe, and after one season on the web we moved on up to TV (as late night low budget live-action novelty on the cable animation network Adult Swim).
And now for season 4...
Executive producers Rob, Jon and me are still steering the ship, along this year with co-EP Ken Marino.
We have amazingly talented group of DIRECTORS (including me, Marino, Rob Schrab, Michael Patrick Jann, Lake Bell, Tristam Shapeero, & Steve Pink) plus a growing killer team of editors, designers, camera crew, and production staff.
The writers this year (in addition to Corddry, Stern, me and Marino) include Erica Oyama ("Burning Love"), Rob
Huebel ("Human Giant") Sam Bain ("Peep Show") and Jason Mantzoukas (Ride Along).
And finally our all-star cast is back in full: Malin Åkerman, Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel, Ken Marino, Megan Mullally, Henry Winkler, Zandy Hartig, Brian Huskey, Nick Offerman (I also return on screen as the "director" of the show-within-the-show)
All of this in service of making 14 eleven-minute episodes, each densely packed to the gills with stupid plots, a merry-go-round of relationships, insane jokes and brilliant performances. I know I'm biased but you can't miss this!
For example the season premiere - TOMORROW, thursday 8/9/12 at Midnight is "The Boy with the Pancake Tattoo": Amnesia is airborne in the hospital and only Blake is immune...Memento meets Contagion meets Lord of the Flies.
Here's a promo:
I hope you watch Thurs and let me know what you think!
Childrens Hospital Wiki Tumblr DVD
Brooklyn Wet Hot Photos
Last week's screening of Wet Hot American Summer in Brooklyn Bridge Park was so much fun. I was thrilled to be there with Michael Showalter, A.D. Miles, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd and producer Howard Bernstein. Flooded with memories. Here are some photos. Thanks to Alison Hughes who organized the event! [gallery link="file"]
another Wet Hot American Summer
Happy summer everyone. I've been sweating it out on the streets of Brooklyn shooting They Came Together along with producer/co-writer Michael Showalter and an amazing cast led by Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. More on that soon.
(Michael Showalter, me, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd)
Meanwhile - August is coming which means Wet Hot American Summer outdoor screenings all over the place (11 years in!).
The biggest hometown one happens this Thurs, Aug 2nd in Brooklyn Bridge Park. DJ Conquerrah spins starting 6pm, and movie begins at sunset. We're actually shooting that night, but if there's any way we can make it, we'll be there.
There's also one at Hollywood Forever in L.A. August 18th.
Other tidbits:
If you haven't been watching Comedy Bang! Bang! you are missing one of the funniest new shows on TV right now. An off-shoot of Scott Aukerman's live show & podcast, the TV show makes me laugh week after week - to me it's something like Space Ghost Coast to Coast mixed with early David Letterman. I am honored to appear on the current episode (with Elizabeth Banks) as bitter TV critic Gordon Thatchet. More here.
The Childrens Hospital Complete Season 3 DVD is out. 14 earth shattering episodes chronicling the dramas and sex lives of doctors played by Rob Corddry, Malin Akerman, Lake Bell, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel, Ken Marino, Megan Mullally, Zandy Hartig and Henry Winkler, along with a boat load of guest stars (including me returning both as Rabbi Jewy McJewJew and as myself.) If you don't believe me, here's a review from BlogCritics. If you don't believe reviews - how about the fact that we are nominated for an EMMY AWARD?! Order from Amazon
Then set your DVR now for the ALL NEW Childrens Hospital Season 4, premiering August 9th on [adult swim]. We've gone all out this year - every episode is like an epic (and stupid) movie smooshed into a quarter-hour TV show. We're very proud of this season and hope you'll check it out. Here's our new Childrens Tumblr!
Here's the first PROMO: