Thomas Middleditch was clowning on McDonald’s in 2006, got paid for his viral video parody
by Years before Thomas Middleditch was an award-nominated star of HBO’s Silicon Valley, he was just another comedian hustling for fame in Chicago, and in 2006, …
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Episode #17: Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin
Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin have been friends of mine for years, and together, they have a new podcast miniseries, Words of the Years, on the new …
Going Hollywood: Meet Zach Sherwin
Photo of Zach Sherwin by Mindy Tucker People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, …
Jay Pharoah raps about “Problems” in this music video
Jay-Z has 99 problems. Jay Pharoah has problems, too. His are, well, mostly about missing Sandra. Starting his summer break from SNL off fresh with …
Lily Tomlin and Richard Lewis in Carlie and Doni’s “Gangsta Waitress” music video
After watching the music video for Carlie and Doni’s “Gangsta Waitress,” you may not understand exactly why Lily Tomlin and Richard Lewis are in it. …
Zach Sherwin’s hip-hop ballet tribute to Sully’s Miracle on the Hudson: “Goose MCs”
On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 departed New York City’s LaGuardia Airport bound for Charlotte and then onto Seattle. The plane struck a …
Donald Glover as Childish Gambino at 2010’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal
Here’s a #TBT for you from July 2010, when Donald Glover ventured to Montreal to receive a rising comedy star award from Just For Laughs …
Santa freestyle raps his presents for New York City tourists
The UCB pitched this video in an email as if it were one of those dumb misleading Upworthy things, and you’ll never believe what happened …
Zach Sherwin’s response to Jay-Z’s “Tom Ford” with additional rhymes on Totally Biased
Oh, snap. Zach Sherwin, comedian and hip-hop rhymer, returned to Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on Monday night and presented Jay-Z with the rap …
Zach Sherwin switches it up, drops the comedy moniker in “Stage Name” and “SWITCHITUP”
You may have noticed a couple of weeks ago, when Zach Sherwin appeared on FX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Bell introduced him not …