See? We know how to make ourselves sound “old” and “out of touch.” First, you address people as “kids.” Then, you just add the word “the” in front of “MySpace,” and voila! You’re a Golden Girl on a mission.
Now, as we were saying, wouldn’t this just look pretty on your “the MySpace?”
We think so too. We’ve got a whole mess o’ Super Deluxe skins (actually, just three) over at our MySpace page, free for the taking. So, please, take them.
That’s what you “kids” do anyways. Take, take, take.
What? You haven’t heard of Wack Magic yet? Apparently, you weren’t in Austin for SXSW this year. Because that’s the only place in the world where we’ve given it away so far.
We’re proud to announce that Wack Magic is our first-ever promotional DVD. And it’s quite the collectible treasure, if we do say so ourselves. Especially for fans of Brad Neely. Not only does it feature a healthy hoard of I Am Baby Cakes and Professor Brothers videos (as well as some other assorted Neely gems), it also comes with this two-sided mini-poster which Brad drew specifically for this project:
But that’s not all! Wack Magic also has a sampler platter of other Super Deluxe videos on it from geniuses like Devin Flynn, Dave Willis, Louis Katz, Dave Hill, The Post Show, Team Tiger Awesome and Nick Goossen. And they’re all viewable on a DVD machine.
Now for the contest part : we’ve got 10 copies of Wack Magic that we want to give away. Free. Gratis. Sans the filthy lucre. All you have to do to win one is show us your best and most creative “wack magic.” What does that mean? We’ll give you an example. Here’s something we did around the office here with the blog’s ombudsman and resident wizard, David Levin:
Got it? Now, once you make your wackical magical creation, here’s what you do: upload it to Super Deluxe, make sure to title and tag it WACK MAGIC CONTEST, and then paste the URL in a comment on this post. That way, we can’t miss it. When we get 10 good videos from you (or even 5 decent ones), we’ll post them all here on the blog, announce the winners and send you your free DVDs. Just like that.
Voila!
Does this look like something you’d like to download and put on your desktop?
Of course it does. Now, how about music? You like music? Specifically, MP3’s of Baby Cakes songs and Professor Brothers songs and all types of other Brad Neely-made songs?
You do? Good. Because a gold mine of downloads has surfaced on his artist profile. Enjoy.
Next week, there will be 2 NEW BRAD NEELY VIDEOS. We repeat, 2 NEW BRAD NEELY VIDEOS. One’s a Baby Cakes. The other’s a Professor Brothers. And both are all Christmas-y. Here’s what the title cards look like:
Now for the depressing stuff: the absolute best series on the Web about the only agent’s agent in Hollywood and the twin publicists that represent him has run its course (for now). The season finale of [”(Layers)”] is now on the homepage, and it’s hilarious. But that’s cold comfort when faced with a Sklars and Kroll-less new year.
Sigh.
What’s this? Who said that? These guys?
Yes, that’s right. One of America’s oldest and biggest newspapers has decreed Brad Neely’s beloved creations to be funnier than anything else in Cyberland right now, including Will Farrell’s new “The Landlord 13: Pearl Is Just A Fucking Baby” video. Read the review for yourself RIGHT HERE.
Now, about this microsite: it’s located off of our homepage and it looks like this (except bigger):
Notice how saturated in Professor Brothers goodness it is. That’s the whole point. It’s all part of our new campaign to proselytize Frank and Steve to the world at large. For the uninitiated, it makes for a spiffy introduction to their manic rants. For the already devoted, there’s special goodies to snack on like:
–Secret insider secrets about Brad Neely
–Free MP3 and lyrics of the JFK rap
–Free desktop wallpapers
–Free Stallone Cuts
Do you even know what a Stallone Cut is, little dog? It’s a pile of ugly meat. Veins of tangy mayo. And drawn tightly over it all is a thin skin of sweaty, pinkish cheese. Like this:
(It’s also some weird food item in the new Prof. Bros. that’s already on the site even though its “official debut” isn’t until this Thursday.)
In case you don’t regularly check Brad’s Web site, creasedcomics.com, we’ll catch you up to speed (because the rumors are a-flying): his assistant, Zeblinz, has confirmed that Mr. Neely is “consulting for a pre-existing television show this fall.” After making several calls to his Arkansas office, we in turn confirmed that Brad is indeed working as a p.a. on the set of “a pre-existing television show.” Maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s a little program called Two And A Half Men!! That’s right!! Two And A Half Men And Brad!! And Charlie Sheen!! Sheen and Neely. Sheely, really.
OK. Enough of that. Brad’s premiere today, Jesus F**king Christ, is a new lecture from the Professor Brothers. Which means a new batch of completely fucked up mutant students are in attendance at whatever community college class Frank and Steve teach at.
Every time Brad does one of these episodes, we spend half-an-hour pause-buttoning our way through the video just to study the malformed lumps who’ve unwittingly wandered into the Professor Brothers’ American history class. Sometimes they’re human. Other times, they’re sacks of onions.
But what we want to know is, who are they? And more importantly, what are their names? For the five people who read this blog, we present this challenge: submit what you think is the most fitting title for each of these Neely students in a comment below. Whoever comes up with the best monikers will get a free bag of Meatsies or something.
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Maybe we’ve gotten a bit possessive, but we hate to fathom Baby Cakes and the Professor Brothers involved in some kind of hyped-up cock fight or whatever.
So, who are the heartless bastards that came up with this crudely drawn competition between Brad Neely’s creations? Brad Neely and his friends.
Recently, when we were forcing Brad to do director’s commentary for our Inside The Artist series, he told us about how he and a former co-worker used to while away the workday coming up with fantasy face-offs between various comic book heroes. They’d end up drawing boxing poster-style pictures of the opposing characters, and then signing off on which one they’d pick to win the fight. Other friends of theirs joined in, and it soon became a blog called Versus.
The site is a treasure of trove of absurdist inside jokes. Many of the proposed fights involve super heroes…
…but there’s also matches between musicians and movie characters…
…as well as historical figures and forces of nature.
(We couldn’t help but notice that Brad always seems to pick whatever character is on the left side of the fight bill. Hmmm.)
OK, so “director’s commentary” makes it sound like Brad wears a beret and sits in a studio chair with a megaphone in his hand, shouting instructions at Baby Cakes and The Professor Brothers. Of course he doesn’t do that. That’s just silly.
But, given enough booze and coddling, the normally reclusive and tight-lipped artist is capable of opening up about his handiwork. So, when he was in town recently, we did the only honorable thing we could think of: we plied him with Ghetto Blasters (using his own secret recipe) and forced him to talk about some of his most popular videos.
(That’s Brad approaching total blackout mode)
The result? A series of candid conversations with Brad about four of his masterpieces: I Am Baby Cakes: Lies, Bring The Gold, The Professor Brothers: Substitute, and I Am Baby Cakes: The Role Play Tournament. Believe you us, this stuff is a goldmine for obsessive fans and casual observers alike (except if you’re hoping to see Brad’s face; just like Dr. Claw, only his hands appear in the videos). His explanations for his creations are as entertaining as the actual videos themselves.
What’s more, this behind-the-scenes chit-chat with Mr. Neely also marks the inaugural installment of our new Inside The Artist series (found here). In the future, we’ll be James Liptoning all over many of our favorite video makers’ work under this banner. So, pay attention!
Now, those of you who already receive our newsletter got this first snippet a while ago. Those of you who don’t receive our newsletter need to sign up for it (or just subscribe to the RSS feed on the newsletter page). But enough about that. Without further ado, here it is: the first taste of Inside The Artist: Brad Neely. Enjoy!
People of the Internets, what will you be doing this weekend? Something fun? Something novel? Something like beer-bonging out of half a Mountain Dew bottle in your bestest home girl’s kitchen?
That’s fine. We’re not judging. We’ll just be busy dreaming–dreaming of all the new videos that will be debuting next week. Like Mr. Brad Neely’s latest Professor Brothers. It’s the first episode in a new mini-series for Frank and Steve. For no apparent reason, they’ve dropped the class syllabus all together and are now conducting movie lectures. Seriously, Brad would hate it if he read this, but this new stuff is approaching levels of brilliance and absurdity that make us wish we were his little man-pups. Little man-pups who don’t need flesh on their jaws.
OK! Speaking of smarty pants, here’s a real brain trust: on the heels of the final (for now) Derek & Simon episode, Bob Odenkirk will be premiering his newest series, Comedy By The Numbers, which is the video version of the recent McSweeney’s book. That’s two Mensa-approved institutions of comedy in one. And that’s not even mentioning the fact that these two bald professors will be the instructors…
And in case you’re a pink-o communist who needs reminding about the truly important days of observation in America, next Thursday is the 30th anniversary of Elvis‘ great passing into the wild, blue yonder. In honor of the King’s grandest movement, comedy duo Hard ‘N’ Phirm have created a lovely commemorative video for their Super Deluxe debut. It’s all part of a series they’re doing about a make-believe partnership between country music television and public broadcasting called CPBS.
What could be better than a Brad Neely video? A two-part Brad Neely video.
The first half of “The Professor Brothers - Fliff Night” was amazing. Among other delights, Frank introduced us to “flexing,” “Ghetto Blasters,” and most importantly, “fliff”…
“Fliff.” It just feels good typing it. Guess we’ll just have to content ourselves with that while we wait for “Part 2″ to premiere on Monday.
Meanwhile, here are some nice viewer comments from “Part 1″:
“As always, Neely is King Shit of Fuck Mountain *good thing*. A super comedy word smith genius man!”
“better than simpsons. better than family guy. better than adult swim. more consistent than south park. i would let neely sleep with my girlfriend.”
“WTF are they lookin at on their computers???? Flippin Porn!! HAAA YES! And Ghetto Blasters…used to be a radio back in my day but I still LUV THIS!!”
“Who dosent luv a ghetto blaster they make u invinsible!!!!!!!!”
“I am not to be flexed with! Fliff, wearing out their knees… he comes up with such great terms and descriptives. It’s just beautiful stuff.”
“Neely is on point. On fucking point. hey, does anyone know if neely is on point?”
“THEY DO NOW BITCH.”
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