"Out of the Crossfire, beyond Hardball, this is Crossballs!" Crossballs is a show that I helped create for Comedy Central in the summer of 2004. Crossballs was a prank show based around the traditional debate show format, where comedians pose as experts and debate real people who don’t know the show is fake. Crossballs put unsuspecting real people, experts in their field, against characters played by comedians in a heated debate on current issues. The show included other bogus elements, including fake TV magazine stories, commercials, and additional "experts" who appear via phony satellite feeds. The "Crossballs" cast included: Chris Tallman, the host, comedians Matt Besser, Jerry Minor, Andrew Daly and Mary Birdsong. These comedians portrayed different characters in each episode. They posed as "experts" to bewilder real people -- true experts who aren’t in on the joke.
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Crossballs clips will be uploaded to this site on regular basis. Starting in October CB clips will go up on www.UCBcomedy.com first. If you have a particular clip that you'd like to see then make your request in the comments.
About me: "Out of the Crossfire, beyond Hardball, this is Crossballs!"
Crossballs is a show that I created for Comedy Central. It lived and died in the summer of 2005.
Crossballs was a prank show based around the traditional debate show format, where comedians pose as experts and debate real people who don't know the show is fake.
Crossballs put unsuspecting real people, experts in their field, against characters played by comedians in a heated debate on current issues. The show included other bogus elements, including fake TV magazine stories, commercials, and additional "experts" who appear via phony satellite feeds.
The "Crossballs" cast included: Chris Tallman, the host, comedians Matt Besser, Jerry Minor, Andrew Daly and Mary Birdsong. These comedians portrayed different characters in each episode. They posed as "experts" to bewilder real people -- true experts who aren't in on the joke.
Who I'd like to meet: Crossballs clips will be uploaded to this site on a regular basis.
Crossballs clips will be uploaded to this site on regular basis. Starting in October CB clips will go up on www.UCBcomedy.com first. If you have a particular clip that you'd like to see then make your request in the comments.
Dude, you guys have to post the "Is America too fat debate" it's hilarious! Fat people live longer because they float and in car accident they have extra padding!
FREAK DANCE: THE FORBIDDEN DIRTY BOOGALOO "When pop comes to lock, when you’re breakin’ on the make, sometimes you got to take a chance and dance." Freak Dance: The Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo, is a new musical theater extravaganza, I wrote and I am in. Freak Dance is a straight up, in your face, activated story of how dancers from different worlds come together to save Fantaseez Dance Center, the soul of the streets where dancing is the dream of every street kid, combating the city building inspector, the rival studio, and the Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo.
*The show is every Friday but I will miss a couple. These are the shows I am in for sure: May 2, 16, & 30 June 6 & 13
LA WEEKLY THEATER PICK - FREAK DANCE: THE FORBIDDEN DIRTY BOOGALOO Much of the propulsion in Matt Besser’s dance confection comes from the great breakdance interludes by the Bad Newz Bearz crew (Joel Lara, Jose D. Martinez, Ernie Rodriguez, Isaac Lara and Jesus Corla). The rest derives from Besser’s comic-book satire of self-righteous programs claiming to use the arts to get kids off drugs. Our hero, Funky Bunch (Michael Cassady), sports a DARE T-shirt and tries to rally a clan of inner-city youth led by an aging homey (Hal Rudnick) who suffers the effects of a brain injury from dancing on the ceiling, as well as the complete evisceration of his penis from too much friction with the ground. There’s even a rich girl (Megan Lynam) — “I’m not so rich that I can’t learn to be poor.” They hunker down in an abandoned office and rehearse their dance moves. Enter the Building Inspector (Besser), in the colonial attire of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, slapping them with a $2K fine. How to endure? A dance contest, of course, pitting their slick moves against the sleazy lap-dance gyrations of their opponents,
COMEDY PILOT I’ve been lucky enough to be cast in a new HBO pilot called David’s Situation written by Bob Odenkirk & David Cross. I play David’s hippie roommate. The pilot taping will be in LA on May 9th. call soon for tickets 310-382-3260
FREAK DANCE: THE FORBIDDEN DIRTY BOOGALOO "When pop comes to lock, when you’re breakin’ on the make, sometimes you got to take a chance and dance." Freak Dance: The Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo, is a new musical theater extravaganza, I wrote and I am in. We got the theater pick of the week in LA Weekly this week. Hooray!
Freak Dance is a straight up, in your face, activated story of how dancers from different worlds come together to save Fantaseez Dance Center, the soul of the streets where dancing is the dream of every street kid, combating the city building inspector, the rival studio, and the Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue; Hollywood, CA; 90028 Fridays at 8 $10 reservations www. ucbtheater. com to buy tix on Pay Pal
THE BACK ROOM Here’s a new episode of The Back Room is a sketch talk show series I’m doing on UCBcomedy. com. Includes hot ladies playing strippers, so there you go.
Asssscat on Comedy Central March 21 1am (but check your listings) One hour and a half of Asssscat shot at our theater in LA. This is one night only so tune in.
Asssscat on DVD The Upright Citizens Brigade (Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh) bring you ASSSSCAT. DVD features the UCB, plus Chad Carter, Sean Conroy, Andrew Daly, Horatio Sanz, as well as guest monologists Will Arnett, Ed Helms, Jen Kirkman, Thomas Lennon, Paul F. Tompkins and Kate Walsh.
Recorded March 2007 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
AUSTIN March 12-14 Upright Citizens Brigade including Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh come to Austin for three days. *please contact venues to confirm this information and get tix.
Wednesday, March 12 7:30 and 10:00 probably Asssscat - that's our improv show. @ United States Art Authority $10
Thursday, March 13 8:00 and 10:00 UCBcomedy.com the SHOW This will be more characters and videos in addition to the improv. @ Coldtowne Theatre $10
Friday, March 14 Midnight "F'd Up & Illegal Videos" Hosted by Besser and Walsh with many surprise guests. Seriously, you will be surprised. @ Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar location
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NEW YORK CITY Wednesday, March 19 11pm Matt Besser's Magical Sack of Dump All his characters, standup, and vids since the last time he was in town. One night only. @ UCB Theater NYC
LA Friday, March 21 8pm $10 "Freak Dance: the Forbidden
If the show will be on DVD..then I would like to demand some form of nudity and by nudity I mean Chris Talman the Crossballs Shawman.. ..Glad to be here..Love the Show.. J
oh you gotta put the one episode... I don't really remember what it was about, probably working in retail. What I do remember is you saying 'If you're rude to me, I'm gonna pube your product!' I was in tears I laughed so hard.
