NEWS: JibJab Creates Short-Form Comedy Series
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Found on: mediaweek.com
JibJab, the viral video company perhaps most famous for its popular animated clip lampooning the 2004 presidential campaign, has launched a short-form sketch comedy series geared for the Web and mobile devices.
The new show, The Great Sketch Experiment, goes live Today on both JibJab.com and VCast, Verizon's mobile video platform. The show's two to four minute clips features six JibJab-recruited sketch comedy troupes performing original scenes, each using the same set. The clips have been directed by John Landis, of Animal House and Blues Brothers fame.
From now through Nov. 16, viewers will vote on which of the six sketches is the best, with the winning troupe receiving a $10,000 development deal with JibJab.
Found on: mediaweek.com
JibJab, the viral video company perhaps most famous for its popular animated clip lampooning the 2004 presidential campaign, has launched a short-form sketch comedy series geared for the Web and mobile devices.The new show, The Great Sketch Experiment, goes live Today on both JibJab.com and VCast, Verizon's mobile video platform. The show's two to four minute clips features six JibJab-recruited sketch comedy troupes performing original scenes, each using the same set. The clips have been directed by John Landis, of Animal House and Blues Brothers fame.
From now through Nov. 16, viewers will vote on which of the six sketches is the best, with the winning troupe receiving a $10,000 development deal with JibJab.
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