Tech Mom – Episode 1: The iPad

A technology vlog by and for moms. Sort of. Here’s the latest video from my UCB Comedy team The Brig.

Tech Mom – Episode 1: The iPad
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Zack Phillips wrote this, Mackenzie Condon produced it, Mark Phillips did the theme song and I directed and edited it. Pamela Murphy play Tech Mom and had the difficult task of delivering a lot of technical jargon. This is actually the first in a series of three episodes, and they only get more complicated.

Also a special thanks to my parents for letting me shoot this in their apartment.

You say iPad, I say iPod

Really?

Naughty MacBook Pro Unboxing

The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater recently put together Beta teams to make videos for their UCB Comedy website. I tell you this because I am on one of the teams. Our name is The Brig (we’re on Twitter @TheBrigComedy), and we just uploaded our first video.

You should watch it (warning NSFW).

I wrote it. Matt Mayer (voice in my iPhone parody and actor in College Regrets and cinematographer of 2010 Novelty Glasses) directed, Mackenzie Condon produced, Nate Russell shot and edited it and Mike Costabile did the music.

Working in a group is a lot of fun. Having 7 other comedy people look at your writing and give feedback really helps to improve scripts. Some of my favorite lines are punch-ups that Jon Gutierrez added.

It also really helps having great performers like Thomas Middleditch and Andrée Vermeulen be in the video and add some improvised lines.

I got your back, Zune.

Did you know Microsoft recently released a new Zune? No, you didn’t. And since I always root for the underdog, I decided to help Microsoft out with their ad campaign.

I’m not going to lie, this works on a lot of levels, but I think graphic designers will really appreciate my use of the font Arial to represent Zune while keeping the iPhone type in Helvetica. This is because font fanatics, like comic book dorks and Civil War reenactors, dedicate their lives to obscure minutia that doesn’t matter.

My New Tax Plan: A Modest Proposal

Like everyone else in the rainbow coalition of white people (covering the spectrum from ivory to pearl) who attended Tea Parties across our great nation, I am sick and tired of the Federal Government taxing me to death. Just like Hitler, Obama–a Muslim extremist, communist, fascist, peace-loving wuss–wants to crush freedom by stealing my money to fund a universal health care program. This un-Christian, un-American concern for those less fortunate cannot stand.

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So with that in mind, I offer a new tax plan.

Now I’m not advocating the total elimination of taxes. As much as I want a weak national government unable to force its will on my life, I also want a strong national army able to force its will on other countries.

So the real questions is, how do we make sure all of our taxes go to the army?

And the answer is quite simple. Instead of paying taxes with money, we send the IRS actual weapons for the army to use (but we’ll have to ship them with FedEx since the United States Postal Service won’t transport guns and ammunition).

Depending on how much an individual makes, he or she could owe anything from a few boxes of bullets, to a FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile.

Just to give you an example, under my plan Joe the Plumber, who reported earning $40,000 in 2006, would owe two M16 assault riffles with M203 grenade launcher attachments, a M6 bayonet-knife, and three M40 series protective gas masks.

Finally paying your taxes will give you that warm, fuzzy, patriotic feeling that comes from understanding how you are directly contributing to the good of our country.

Another great thing about my plan is that it makes figuring out your taxes a piece of cake. Say goodbye to confusing forms and math. Say hello to drawings of guns.

Also my plan closes tax loopholes for corporations who will be responsible for big ticket items like B2 Stealth Bombers, Abrams Tanks and Aircraft Carriers. And as a way to keep track of their payments, corporations will have to put their logo on each purchase.

You have to admit, this is the perfect tax plan. It’s simple to use, easy to understand, and it ensures continued military dominance while completely crippling any communist agenda Obama has in store for us. After all, you can’t help a family in need with a lightweight, gas-operated, one-man-portable M249 Squad Automatic Weapon.