Sorority Sluts 3: SPRING BREAK! (The Outtakes)

We’re With the Band (short film)

This is a short film I directed about rock-and-roll roadies.  We shot with Alanis Morissette for about a week while she was on tour.  The cast features a talented bunch of actors and improvisers, as well as some of Alanis’s actual crew. 

“Only 7 minutes long, but entirely hilarious - even the cast list is a gag”.   

     - Matt Singer, Movie Poop Shoot

“Normally bad porn movie ideas feel really tired but this is so well acted and shot that it works.”

    - Will Ferrell, “Will’s Picks” on FunnyorDie

“OFFICIAL SELECTION”

VisionFest • Bumbershoot • Dances With Films •

1-Reel Film Festival • NYC’s Filet O’Film

Twisted Cinema Underground Movie Festival •

Vancouver International Comedy Festival •

Silverlake Film Festival • CBC Comedy Festival

Indievision Film Festival •

The short made its way into the hands of the folks at Playtone and Comedy Central, who hired us to re-shoot it as a pilot. 

Shooting this was insanely fun, and worth every bit of the damage to my eardrums.

I wrote and directed this PG-rated short about XXX films.  It’s not as porn-y as it sounds (but if you’re at work you might wanna turn down the sound and shut your office door).

With Balls (starring Rebecca Corry)

Rebecca Corry is one of the funniest g.d. people on the planet. This is a sketch from her live comedy show, “With Balls”.  It features Rebecca and a gentleman who is fabulously well-endowed.  Or so she tells me. 

When Alanis was asked to host the Juno Awards*, she asked me if I would help out with some day-of, run-and-gun sketches and so I said, “why not, eh?”  That year the Juno Awards won a Gemini Award** for Best Music, Variety Program or Series.

*  Canada’s answer to the Grammy Awards

** Canada’s answer to the Emmy Awards

The JUNO Awards (comedy segments)

After always being asked the same questions over and over again, Alanis wanted to ask a few questions of her own.

Alanis on Alanis

Alanis vs. The Censor

This sketch was written in response to the censor, who evidently was quite apprehensive about going “live” with Alanis, a known user of profanity (oh my stars)!

“8 Hours Live” on Oxygen

Alanis’s Audition

The Oxygen Network dedicated an eight-hour block to following Alanis around New York City, live. Alanis brought me on to be her on-set producer for the day, and also to direct and help write some comedy segments for the special. 

(Way back in the day, I used to perform a magic trick that ended with me pulling a $20 bill out of my hoo-ha... well, a fake hoo-ha built into the nude suit you see pictured here.  After Janet Jackson’s “Nipplegate” fiasco, it seems the hoo-ha-having nude suit had found its destiny.)

Alanis Bares All

I learned two things while shooting this piece:

1. that Alanis is a gifted comedienne. 

2. that Bassett Hounds look great in sequins.