Extree! Extree! - 1/27/18
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Memberbeans: My Anti-Drug
Behold, the very first video from the very first sketch team (Those Aren't Muskets!) the two guys who made Small Beans put together! It's a parody of an anti-drug ad campaign that was on TV at the time, which dates it nicely, and is one of our few sketches to showcase the stellar comedy instincts of...
2018-01-25 23:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostI'm a Podcasting Machine
Hey all! Michael here. Aside from our great Small Beans Endeavors, and wrapping up The Kurt Vonneguys (see below), this week also sees the release of a guest spot I did on a great podcast called At Least There's This, about finding the silver linings that make life worth trudging through. If you lik...
2018-01-25 05:29:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo It Goes.
This is the last episode of The Kurt Vonneguys, a wonderful podcast wherein Alex Schmidt and I explored each of his works in chronological order. I'm grateful we got to complete it even after "The Event" @Cracked, but sad that we won't immediately be able to continue it in any fashion.
For now, ho...
2018-01-25 05:25:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Posting Schedule, Week of January 22
Monday, Jan. 22 - Frame Rate: Cabin in the Woods (Feat. David Bell)
Friday, Jan. 26 - Extree! Extree!
Saturday, Jan. 27- Tales from the Pit: Let's Talk About Sex (Feat. Jamila Dawson)
2018-01-19 18:13:03 +0000 UTC View PostMemberbeans: The Coat
Hi all! Swaim here. We've decided to occasionally post old videos we love that maybe you missed, haven't seen in years, or are insane enough to want to watch again even though you literally just finished watching them, if indeed that's the case, weirdo.
"The Coat" (2007) features some of my favori...
2018-01-17 18:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostPosting Schedule, Week of January 15
Tuesday, Jan. 16 - 1Upsmanship: Grand Theft Auto V
Thursday, Jan. 18 - Extree! Extree!
Posting Schedule, Week of January 8th
Monday, Jan. 8th - Frame Rate: Reservoir Dogs
Wednesday, Jan. 10th - Extree! Extree!
Thursday, Jan. 11th - Tales from the Pit: The Koko Show (Feat. Katy Stoll)
2018-01-05 22:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostPosting Schedule, Week of January 1st
Monday, Jan. 1st - 1Upsmanship: Zelda, Breath of the Wild
Tuesday, Jan. 2nd - Extree! Extree!
Tales from the Pit: Moving Parts (Feat. Lauren Moore)
Lauren and Michael discuss overcoming paralysis, Brazilian waxing, and tuna noodle casserole.
Artwork by Seth Laster. Music by Abe Epperson and Kevin Clark.
2017-12-27 22:44:05 +0000 UTC View PostKill Me Now
Here's a movie we made, featuring a lot of great folks. Watch at your leisure!
2017-12-21 17:59:25 +0000 UTC View PostPosting Schedule, Week of December 18th
Sunday, Dec. 17th - Frame Rate: The Last Jedi
Monday, Dec. 18th - 1Upsmanship: Mario Odyssey
Tuesday, Dec. 19th - Extree! Extree!
2017-12-18 02:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post
On Love and Time Travel
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This is a companion poem for the below Tales from the Pit episode: Dungeon Crawl (Feat. Ellen Swaim). Written by Michael.
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Because there was so much love in me
Pumped in till I was stuffed as a tick
It was a cinch to fly backwards
Soar...
2017-12-14 08:18:47 +0000 UTC View PostTales from the Pit: Dungeon Crawl (Feat. Ellen Swaim)
Artwork by Seth Laster.
2017-12-14 08:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostOlympus, Inc. (circa 2005)
Hey, ever want to see one of the very first things Michael wrote, featuring Cracked alums Katie Willert, Daniel Rubiano, Spencer Howard, and Nathan Turner? Ok, here ya go.
Written and Directed by Michael Swaim. Performed in room GH157 at UC San Diego in 2005. Filmed by Hobart Lawson Swaim III (Dad...
2017-12-12 22:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostExtree! Extree! - 12/12/17
Artwork by Michael Vincent Bramley.
2017-12-12 04:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Posting Schedule, Week of December 11th
Monday, Dec. 11th - Frame Rate: Saving Private Ryan
Monday, Dec. 11th - Frame Rate: The Mummy (1999)
Tuesday, Dec. 12th - Extree! Extree!
Thursday, Dec. 14th - Tales from the Pit: Dungeon Crawl
2017-12-08 08:13:06 +0000 UTC View PostOne Act (Theatrical Version)
Hey gang! Swaim here.
This is just a fun update to thank all of our fabulous Patrons, and in case you have some time to read a creepy thing.
Background: Abe and I are hard at work on a short film we intend to submit to all the finest festivals (Sturgis Movie Brawl, etc.), as well, of c...
2017-12-07 03:22:56 +0000 UTC View Post