Low Budget Sketch Show wrings laughs from every penny
Perhaps the most tragic subgroup in the Harry Potter universe is the non-magical offspring of wizards known as Squibs.…
15 Minutes Or Less
In 15 Minutes Or Less, The A.V. Club looks at the best in web series and short-form TV, recommending entry points that will take up no more than a quarter-hour of your time.
Business Work employs a potent mix of the absurd and banal
Having an office job is a drab reality for most 9-to-5 employees. No matter how great a job might be, there’s something…
On Next Time On Lonny, madness is always just an episode away
Sketch comedy has historically struggled on American TV, in part because the form doesn’t provide much to hook viewers.…
Good Cop Great Cop finds the dark side of whimsy
Whimsy is a tricky thing, particularly for a comedy show. As many a mediocre improv scene has shown us, a premise that…
The dopey brilliance of High Maintenance isn’t just for stoners
Even more than its picturesque neighborhoods and iconic landmarks, the real fascination of New York comes from its…
Going beyond “Washington” with the online cartoons of Brad Neely
Brad Neely has written for South Park, headed up the Adult Swim series China, IL, and courted the wrath of Warner Bros.…
The Common Cult chronicles growing pains, Lovecraft-style
Los Angeles-based web-video collective Working Fish excels in grafting high-concept premises to tried-and-true TV…
Will you accept Burning Love’s hose?
The creative resurgence in American television makes it easy to ignore the fact that broadcast networks and cable…
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries finds a new way to present a 200-year old story
Last week, Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice celebrated the bicentennial of its first publication. In those 200 years,…
Smoothly set sail to the early days of web video with Yacht Rock
Founded in the early ’00s by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, L.A.’s monthly short-film showcase Channel 101 has served as an…
Adventure Time’s creator goes online for poignant outer-space nonsense
Before it was basic cable’s best animated mindfuck disguised as a children’s series, Adventure Time was an Internet…
Watch Neil Patrick Harris get felt up in Neil’s Puppet Dreams
Located at the intersection of three objects of geek affection—puppets, Neil Patrick Harris, and Chris Hardwick’s…
Before she jumps to TV, see Issa Rae play an Awkward Black Girl
In early October, 27-year-old filmmaker and Internet star Issa Rae made headlines when she (with an assist from Grey’s…