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A unique collection of short films, videos, and animation from an incredible array of eclectic comedy talent!

“INGENIOUS COMEDY... TOP 10 BEST OF TV”
- Time Magazine
“RANKS WITH THE BEST OF SNL & SCTV”
- Chicago Sun Times
“wicked & wacky”
- The Washington Post
“A COMEDY CLASSIC”
- Los Angeles Times
“OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY”
- N.Y. Times
“DELICIOUS, UNBRIDLED SAVAGERY!”
- TV Guide
“DELIGHTFUL FUN... BITING PARODY...”
- Daily Variety
“KNEE-SLAPPINGLY FUNNY!
BRILLIANT TV WITH A KEEN SENSE OF STYLE”
- Hollywood Reporter
“A PERFECT LAMPOON”
- People Magazine
“A GRAND-SLAM SPOOF!”
- N.Y. Daily News
“ACIDLY FUNNY!”
- Hollywood Reporter
“HILARIOUS FARCE”
- TV Guide
“SOPHISTICATED & BITING”
- Variety
“BRAINY & BENT”
- Boston Globe
“BRILLIANT PARODY”
- CableVision
“VICIOUSLY FUNNY”
- Star Ledger
“A brainy and beautifully packaged comedy!”
- Cablevision
“Inventive & daring!”
- Broadcasting & Cable
“Equally winning measures of
sophistication & insanity!”
- N.Y. NEWSDAY
“Made me laugh in places I didn’t know I had!”
- Norman Lear

LIKELY STORIES

These critically acclaimed, award-winning, original pay-tv comedies have been digitally remastered and are available for the first time for download and on-demand streaming.

A MUST-SEE FOR THE COMEDY-CONNOISSEUR!

Denis Leary, Tanya Pohlkotte, Saverio Guerra and Anabella Sciorra star in Thy Neighbor's Wife, segment banner
Red, white and blue campaign image featuring Danny DeVito in The Selling of Vince D'Angelo segment banner
Dead Ringer, black and white, segment banner
Focus on Fishko featuring Howard Hesseman and Caroline Du Croq segment banner
Joe Mantegna and Cassidy Rae star in The Cinderella Killer segment banner
Dave Thomas and Mike Connors starring in Public Enemy Number 2 segment banner
That Time of the Month segment banner
The Mastergate Hearings segment banner
Steve Carell and Sherry Bilsing, Dates of Future Past segment banner
Ryan Stiles and Diane Stilwell in the 60 second relationship segment banner
The Devil vs Andrew Dice Clay in Anger Problem in segment banner
Cartoon drawing of three older men at a dining table, segment banner for The Schmoozers
Tony Danza, John Ratzenberger, Frank Sivero, George Wendt, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening segment banner
Tommy Rispoli: A Man and His Music, a film by Rob Reiner segment banner
The Making of You Wouldn't Believe Our World, a film by Harry Shearer segment banner
Billy Crystal and Christopher Guest star in Split Decision segment banner
Cartoon drawing of two older men in a wheelchair talking, Small Talk segment banner
School, Girls and You! Dating Do's and Don'ts, black and white segment banner
Steve Carell and Brad Sherwood in New Concept segment banner
Richard Belzer and Harlee Mcbride in Our Hollywood Vacation Sex Tape segment banner
A Trip to Tomorrow, black and white, segment banner
Heartbreaker, License to Cheat, segment banner
He never gives me orgasm starring Julie Brown
Queen of the Ice starring Julie Brown
Brad Sherwood and Steve Carell, 30's Something segment banner
Ryan Stiles and Brad Sherwood star in Flashback Bar and Grille segment banner
World War Three: The Big One, Please Stand By segment banner
Likely Stories

The Collection VOL. 1

These critically acclaimed, award-winning, classic short comedies have been digitally remastered and are now available to stream on-demand for the very first time!

Denis Leary, Tanya Pohlkotte, Saverio Guerra and Anabella Sciorra star in Thy Neighbor's Wife, segment banner

Thy Neighbor's Wife

DENIS LEARY plays a distracted night watchman who by day can't keep his eyes off his sexy neighbor's rear window. Leary makes his directing debut in this award-winning lusty short written by his real-life wife.
Running Time: 23 min.
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the selling of vince d'angelo

DANNY DEVITO stars in and directs this prescient political parable about a sleazy councilman from Passaic who takes the low road to become the next senator from New Jersey.
Running Time: 23 min.
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dead ringer

CHRISTOPHER GUEST makes his directorial debut starring as everyone in this send-up of hardboiled dicks, buxom blonde secretaries, dames with dough and dead husbands.
Running Time: 12 min.
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focus on fishko

HOWARD HESSEMAN stars as king of the B-movie makers, Seymour Z. Fishko in this documentary from France where he is regarded as a cinematic genius.
Running Time: 25 min.
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the cinderella killer

JOE MANTEGNA plays Frank Musso, producer of cheesy made-for-TV biopics. When he discovers a gorgeous diner waitress being abused by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters he thinks he’s found his next prime-time hit!
Running Time: 1 hour.
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public enemy #2

SCTV alum DAVE THOMAS does double duty as a luckless actor who reenacts a serial killer on a hit TV true-crime show as well as the real-life killer who now wants revenge for the indignity.
Running Time: 38 min.

That Time of the Month - 6 Segments

That Time of the Month part 1

1. SEX, SHOCK & CENSORSHIP

SHELLEY LONG stars as Fay Sommerfield, the hard-hitting anchor of a monthly prime-time investigative news magazine. This month TTTM takes a probing look at sex, shock and censorship in the media
Running Time: 16 min.
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2. WE B FO' MO'

Fay interviews angry, auteur filmmaker Butch Jones (PHIL LAMARR) who vigorously defends his latest controversial film from accusations of racism, violence and profanity.
Running Time: 7 min.
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3. THE LAST SUPPER

Christian groups are up in arms about the re-release of famed film director, Tony DePina’s earthy, street-wise depiction of Jesus (ROBERT PASTORELLI) in his controversial film, “The Last Supper.”
Running Time: 10 min.
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4. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Fay interviews the producers and stars, ROBERT HAYS and NORA DUNN, about their new controversial  programs accused of overt sexual themes, gratuitous nudity, and liberal political bias.
Running Time: 12 min.
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5. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

Fay interviews MARTIN MULL about his sexually explicit, exploitative new game show, "Love Thy Neighbor." She also blows the whistle on a tasteless foray into Saturday morning cartoons called, "Ratman & Frisky".
Running Time: 12 min.
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6. STINX ON ICE

Fay investigates white rapper, Stinx-On-Ice (ALEX WINTER) whose latest violent video has sparked teacher homicides across the nation. TTTM uncovers the shocking truth about who is actually writing his inciting lyrics.
Running Time: 8 min.

the mastergate hearings - 5 segments

The Mastergate Hearings, Day 1, segment banner

DAY 1

LARRY GELBART’S TV adaptation of his hit Broadway play that satirizes every Congressional Hearing past, present and future. ED BEGLEY, JR is witness #1 as the committee vows to dig down no matter how high up it may take them.
Running Time: 12 min.
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DAY 2

Live coverage continues with Special IRS agent, Abel Lamb, (BRUNO KIRBY), who is questioned about the cover-up of his meetings with the director of the CIA on the QT in an ICU.
Running Time: 21 min.
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DAY 3

The non-stop double-talk and triple-speak continues to fly furiously as the Secretary of State, (KEN HOWARD), hints at the involvement of Vice President Burden in the scandal.
Running Time: 7 min.
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DAY 4

The committee questions General Manly Battle (JAMES COBURN), who goes on the defensive, vigorously defending his heavily-medaled military record and undying loyalty to the President.
Running Time: 11 min.
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DAY 5

Vice President Burden, (DENNIS WEAVER) is in the committee’s hot seat with his first hand account of what the President knew and if he had any idea that he knew it!
Running Time: 9 min.
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dates of future past

STEVE CARELL & SHERRY BILSING star in this short, twisted time-travel piece. He comes back from the future to prevent his first blind-date with his future wife.
Running Time: 7 min.
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the 60 second relationship

The title says it all. RYAN STILES and DIANE STILWELL have a very brief yet meaningful encounter while jogging in the park.
Running Time: 1 min.
The Devil vs Andrew Dice Clay in Anger Problem in segment banner

anger problem

The DICE-MAN goeth to HELL! NUFF SAID!
Running Time: 16 min.
Cartoon drawing of three older men at a dining table, segment banner for The Schmoozers

the schmoozers

This Polo Lounge power lunch is a typical example of show business-as-usual to satirists extraordinaire, CHRISTOPHER GUEST, HARRY SHEARER & RICHARD BELZER and their unerring ears for Hollywood-speak.
Running Time: 3 min.
Tony Danza, John Ratzenberger, Frank Sivero, George Wendt, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening segment banner

a lovely way to spend an evening

DANNY DEVITO writes and directs this tale of four practical joking goombas from Jersey. On a hot summer's night down by the seashore the joke ends up on them.
Running Time: 14 min.
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TOMMY RISPOLI: A MAN & HIS MUSIC

ROB REINER makes his directorial debut with this touching New Year’s Eve love story. BRUNO KIRBY stars as Tommy Rispoli, Hollywood chauffeur and lifelong Sinatra fan.
Running Time: 12 min.
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SPLIT DECISION

BILLY CRYSTAL makes his directing debut with this heartfelt, nostalgic story about an aging Golden Gloves boxer. Crystal portrays the pugnacious pugilist as well.
Running Time: 14 min.
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YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE OUR WORLD

CHRISTOPHER GUEST, MICHAEL MCKEAN & HARRY SHEARER star in this pre-Spinal Tap musical mockumentary about a multinational making an in-house film to promote their name change. Shearer makes his directing debut.
Running Time: 7 min.
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SMALL TALK

Two alta-cockers voiced by RICARD BELZER & BOB SHAW meet every day in Central Park to re-live the ups and owns (and in and outs) of their youth... as only they remember it.
Running Time: 4 min.
School, Girls and You! Dating Do's and Don'ts, black and white segment banner

SCHOOL, GIRLS & YOU!

A pre-Pee Wee PAUL RUBENS stars as Wally Bile the “wrong way” role model in this send-up of 1950s educational films.  PATRICK MACNEE plays Dr. Bloom who explains the vital dating do’s and don’ts.
Running Time: 16 min.
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NEW CONCEPT!

STEVE CARELL & BRAD SHERWOOD play a couple of fast taking ad guys pitching their hearts and minds out to a big-time client -- until things go desperately wrong!  No problem. New concept!
Running Time: 4 min.
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BELZER’S VACATION SEX-TAPE

This was RICHARD BELZER’S quest to make a vacation sex-tape with his real-life hot wife, HARLEE MCBRIDE on their first trip to Tinsel Town. "The Belz" begs and cajoles his "Honey" all over La La Land to no avail.
Running Time: 16 min.
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A TRIP TO TOMORROW

For the 1939 World’s Fair America's premier corporation, General Powerhouse, produced this special episode of the classic family sitcom, "The Warners.”  It showed what their typical day would be like... in the future!
Running Time: 16 min.
Heartbreaker, License to Cheat, segment banner

HEARTBREAKER

A musical parody of the iconic, sexy, James Bond opening title sequences with a little Three Stooges and Tex Avery sensibility thrown in!
Running Time: 3 min.
Queen of the Ice starring Julie Brown

QUEEN OF THE ICE

JULIE BROWN stars in and directs this musical skewering of notorious nut-job, Tonya Harding, and her ridiculous rampage both on the ice and off.
Running Time: 40 min.
He never gives me orgasm starring Julie Brown

HE NEVER GIVE ME ORGASM

JULIE BROWN slaughters another total tabloid queen, psycho-penis-slicer,  Lorena Bobbitt, in this musical under-the-cover version of the naked truth.
Running Time: 40 min.
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30's something

Back in the 1930's, tough-guy gangsters STEVE CARELL , BRAD SHERWOOD  & KEN HUDSON CAMPBELL try to mastermind a bank heist but some modern problems interfere with their best laid plans.
Running Time: 4 min.
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FLASHBACK BAR & GRILLE

RYAN STILES and BRAD SHERWOOD co-star in this surreal, cautionary tale about a man and his unusual relationship with a mysterious street mime.
Running Time: 7 min.
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PLEASE STAND BY

Ronald Reagan is in the White House with his finger on the button and Ted Koppel is on the nightly news keeping America nervous. JOHN ROARKE plays all parts in this look at Nightline's coverage of the end of the world.
Running Time: 9 min.

Likely Stories

Created and Produced by
David Jablin
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