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SIDE PROJECTS Ramshackle Charm James' blog. Witterings, prattlings, news, shameless self-promotion. The usual. YouTube Our youtube channel has a couple of things that aren't on this website. James on Facebook I don't really understand it, but here I am. Write on my wall or whatever it is you people do on Facebook. James on Myspace Go add me to your friends and comment and that. Like I'm a teenager or something. Tut. SHORT FILMS, VIRALS, SKETCHES Rooftop Comedy Lovely US comedy site with loads of stand-up and short films by, ahem, "the U.K.-based award-winning filmmaking group [whose] dry brand of humor brings to mind The Office and Monty Python" - Shameless Films. Hyptv "HypTV is about great creativity. And the chance for everyone to express it and enjoy it. Whether you’re a professional, a student, a gifted amateur, or an aardvark. So we’re looking for cutting-edge work. Bite-sized work. So that we can showcase it on TV, on mobiles, on the web… whichever way we can." They like the Answer Yam = they rock. The Illustrated Ape Lots of diddy little films, some funny, some weird, some funny and weird, some weird and funny etc etc Comedy Soup (discontinued) Comedy Soup was the BBC's online breeding ground for new comedy talent. We were all over this like cheap perfume, and we won their Funny Hunt contest. 4Laughs Channel 4's 4Laughs is all about setting your comedy genius free. You can watch the funniest user-generated comedy on the web, or get more involved. INFORMATION AND ADVICE BritFilms Britfilms.com contains several unique and valuable features. Most valuable is their searchable list of international film festivals. HIT THE NORTH Joseph Tan Whilst some film companies may aim to please their critics and those waving the investment cheques, Joseph and Gore Cartoons shun this attitude and concentrate instead on the personal and professional satisfaction that comes from creating movies that are true to our concepts, no matter how eccentric they may appear! They make mad features in Middlesbrough. Go look! Filmonik Friendly atomosphere! Regular monthly screenings! Filmonik provides filmmakers of all levels and experience with the opportunity to bring their films to an audience outside of the selection-based world of film festivals. We took Avril Tungsten down there, and we're hoping to return soon. *popcorn not included A focal point for the North East's film makers and film lovers. Screenings are held the comfortable surroundings of Enigma bar in Newcastle, where people can network, socialize and watch a variety of interesting films. FRIENDS AND SUCH Shufti Nick Mackie set up Shufti to produce short films, commercials and broadcast projects. Hobbies and Cold Calling are both blimmen funny. Cyriak Madness. Utter madness. Mental animations and comic strips. Disturbing and funny. Paranoid Moron This website aims to reveal to you the true nature of everything. Now with thirty percent more Engels. David O'Reilly One of those new-fangled blogs, with funny writings and pictures and suchlike. The Slagg Brothers The Slagg Brothers are comedy writers from the Welsh valleys. They've been writing and performing material since 2003. They've written a feature-length film, sketches, and several sitcom pilots. You can download video sketches and script samples from their site. Tony O'Reilly's Avow Avow is a short film by Tony O'Reilly. It is freaky with a capital WTF. It is very good. MarcusDiamond.com Marcus! Have you finished your website yet? Earthbeat Theatre Earthbeat is a theatre company made up of adults with learning disabilities. If you get a chance to see one of their shows, go for it. MUSIC The Columbos Provided the rocking outro for Space Time Envelope. Sexy bass player.