by Comedy Central has set a date for the debut of Mash Up, the post-Blerds experimental comedy show, hitting the airwaves at midnight Friday, March 11, 2011.
TJ Miller hosts, with featured performances by Matt Braunger, Hannibal Buress, Kyle Kinane and Kumail Nanjiani, acted-out stand-up in sketches, and other weirdly addictive visuals. It's directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and we already can see how he's setting the tone with this intro video.
How do I know it's JoVo Robo underneath that TV helmet? Because he also captured behind-the-scenes footage of this shoot. Any director willing to get pelted with paintballs is OK in my book.
Further reading: Vogt-Roberts explained the whole concept of Mash Up to me last year when they taped it in Los Angeles.
Very well produced. Gets you JACKED UP for this show!
TJ Miller, Matt Braunger, Hannibal Buress, Kyle Kinane, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jordan Vogt-Roberts are all Chicago natives / started their careers in Chicago. This show is biased… but better for it.
I like it