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Demo

• Demo
  This is an example of some of my work, including on-air, production, bits (written and voiced), and street clips. Some clips are also found in long-form on this page.

Sidekick Comedy (Sitting down and being funny in the studio)

• Carneys
  While everyone loves a carnival, no one really wants to be a Carney when they grow up. Instead, they want to grow up and get a job that lets them point and laugh at the carney-folk. (Voices are Rocky Allen and Me - Rocky's the deep one)
• Old Man Climbs Mt. Everest
  Sometimes, sitting in the studio means dropping a one-liner. (Voices: Rocky and Me)
• Winona Ryder and Pete Yorn
  Other times, sitting in the studio means dropping a half-liner. (Voices: Rocky and Me)

Man on the Street (Armed with a cell phone and no real plan)

• Lunatic Lotto
  As the "Big Game" multi-state lottery grew bigger, we decided to get our numbers from a different type of "Man on the Street". (Studio: Rocky and Blain | Phone: Me and Rudolph)
• Post Office Pennies
  When the price of stamps went from 34 to 37 cents, I took action and handed out pennies at the Post Office. (Studio: Rocky and Blain | Phone: Me and others)
• Approach the Bench
  From our studios at WDVD, we often watched the unwashed lounge around on the park benches. So, we created a game (like the Match Game) where a caller had to finish the phrase in the same way as one of these park dwellers for 3 out of 5 questions. (Studio: Rocky and Blain | Phone: Me and Mackey)

Produced Bits (Coming up with a dumb idea, then making others listen to it)

• Saddam the Musical
  Saddam Hussein wrote a romance novel that was turned into a play in Baghdad. Rocky said there was no way I could write a funny bit about a Saddam Hussein musical, so I proved him wrong. (Voices: Rocky, Blain Ensley, Me | Bit: Voices: Shawn, Jackie Gilbert, and Me | Writing and Production: Me)
• Funny, Not Funny
  I didn't voice this little gem, but I did write it and am responsible for it running quickly astray. (Voice: Scott Vertical | Writing, Production: Me)
• The Crisis in the Middle Ear
  Blain thought of this one after seeing too many CNN graphics with "Crisis in the Middle East". We laughed at the idea, so I wrote a bit. (Voices: Shawn and Me | Writing and Production: Me)
• Beach Report
  One day in January, it got up to 50 degrees in Detroit, so I wrote and produced this beach report for all those who caught the spring fever. (Voices: Shawn and Rocky | Bit: Me)

Bumpers and Phone Solicits (We always did all of our own production for the show)

• Phone Solicits:
  The Rocky Allen Show was very caller driven, so we wanted funny and unique signals to notify listners it was time to call.
• Bumpers:
  Click above for four sample bumpers. We also tried to cram a little comedy in any place we could find it to strengthen TSL.

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