Episode 1: Cred

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Jed and Xander struggle with how to kick out their roommate and maintain their cred; Courtney tries to decide between a life of debt or a really cool shirt.

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Cred was produced by Kathleen Grace, and written and directed by Thom Woodley.

Music

The band for Cred was the amazing Bravo Silva, quite possibly one of the best unsigned bands out there now. You should immediately learn who they are, download their music and talk them up. Or go see them at their residency at Pianos on the Lower East Side in July (July 5, 12, and 19). Bravo Silva is: Henry Silva (vocals), Joel Bravo (guitar), Metet Koeller (drums), Zoe Buck (synths and tambourine), and Ian Everall (bass). Befriend them for reals at www.myspace.com/bravosilva

Cast

Our regular cast includes: Kelli Giddish (Courtney), Matt Yeager (Xander), Lindsey Broad (Spring), Bob McClure (Jed), and Jeff Skowron (Ryan).

Chris O’Connor (Early) is a founding member of the inimitable award-winning sketch comedy group Fearsome. Waste no time in checking them out- they’re beyond awesome.

Joe Randazzo (Stanislav) is an assistant editor for The Onion, which we hardly need to mention for its radness.

Mike Still, who makes a brief appearance as The Communist, is a founding member of New York sketch group A Week of Kindness, which has some of the funniest video sketches this side of the internet. (Don’t ask us what the other side is – but we can assume it’s porn.)

Guest appearances for this episode include: Julia Wiedeman (Beatrice, the sidewalk vendor), Matt Kinney (Credit Card Guy), Julie Fitzpatrick (Barista Sculptor), and the creepy Terry Withers (Moustache Guy). Kathy makes an appearance as the Art Girl. Thom and Johnny make appearances as a Director and his Cameraman. Thom’s hand also makes an appearance as part of a Corpse.

'HOOD

Cred was shot almost completely in Williamsburg. The café scene was shot at
Stain on Grand, an arts lounge dedicated to local products and talent, with possibly the best wall art around. The ending bar scenes and Bravo Silva were shot at Asterisk Art Space on Johnson Street, an independent gallery and music space. Courtney’s audition was shot at Second Stage Theatre. The sidewalk vendor scenes were shot at the busy, busy corner of Bedford and North 7th.

Crew

Our Director of Photography was Johnny North. Sound was by Cliff Brett and Jeremy Cherson. Art Direction by Alexis Weiss. Georgie Enders on Continuity. Our editor was Ana Veselic. Thom, Kathy and Ana also helped swing cameras.

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Hilarious (and rather true) take on the Williamsburg 'Hipster' scene. Summed up perfectly in the final 'Negra Modela' scene.

Comment by Dave S – June 26, 2006 at 11:26am ET

at first i thought that the acting was kind of shitty, or rather just not great - which still holds true - however, its still decent. The writing is hilarious though. I had another tab on my safari and was just listening to the sound and was laughing. Keep it up fellas! "Scitar on the L train" thats good.

Comment by Spardo – June 26, 2006 at 2:05pm ET

Great dead-pan dialogue. Could have easily done without the kiddie porn part. A substitute might have also produced laughs. Girl selling t-shirt = unsung hero.

Comment by Melanie – June 26, 2006 at 3:12pm ET

Fabulous. Funny. True.
But Coors? Fuck that shit. The Coors family is the enemy of the unionized worker.
You New Yorkers need the Old Style.

Comment by Sonali – June 26, 2006 at 4:03pm ET

nicely done boys and girls. how about a preview for next week?

Comment by Adam – June 26, 2006 at 4:32pm ET

what are clam diggers?

Comment by eveon – June 26, 2006 at 6:56pm ET

Good stuff, guys. It made me hit 'subscribe.' Well done and I'm looking forward to the next one. And the cute guys don't hurt, either. :)

And, by the way, big thumbs up for the license and Firefox link at the bottom of the page!

Comment by Rick Fu – June 26, 2006 at 7:15pm ET

Great Job! Keep 'em coming!

Comment by Keisha – June 26, 2006 at 8:28pm ET

Wow. Fantastic. Absolutely entertaining. Totally proud of you guys.

--Bradley W.

Comment by Brad – June 26, 2006 at 8:49pm ET

10.

Awesome show and I liked the cast! Am excited for the new episode, when will that be?? Keep up the good work!

Comment by Chris Bair – June 26, 2006 at 9:47pm ET

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Great job!! Loved the show!

Comment by Chris Bair – June 26, 2006 at 9:49pm ET

12.

Entertaining! Courtney choosing headshots was very funny.

Comment by C.R. – June 26, 2006 at 11:34pm ET

13.

dude, this is the shiznit. it's just too fun to make fun of the burg-ers... too fun. i just hope that pugtropolis isn't next in line for ridicule...

Comment by gertrude – June 27, 2006 at 12:00am ET

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thom, you are really good at being a dead hand poking out of a tarp. it could even be your "calling"...

Comment by sarah – June 27, 2006 at 12:14am ET

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That was great. I hope something about hipster black metal is in the offing.

Comment by trenchcoatjedi – June 27, 2006 at 3:12am ET

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bravo! i was hoping that the shorts would be nothing like the actual show and you guys would each appear in differnt colored nu-retro spaceman suits and defend the burg against giant hipster eating bird monsters but I'm still happy...ok maybe when you jump the shark...

Great Job, more more more!

Comment by mikey G – June 27, 2006 at 3:23am ET

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I stumbled upon The Burg by chance (I happen to already be a very huge Kelli Giddish fan), but I have quickly become addict to the burg scene. You guys are hilarious!!! The freggin credit card stuff had me LMAO! Sadly, totally relatable. Keep these things coming because they are incredibly fun to watch.

Comment by Piper – June 27, 2006 at 4:43am ET

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Clam diggers are a type of pant, similar to capri pants, in which the cuff is rolled up to three-quarters of the way up the shin. Women only. Used for actual clam digging back in the day (the day of clams).

Comment by thom – June 27, 2006 at 8:56am ET

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Good work all around... love the "neckface" shoutout and the graphics at the beginning. I'm gonna disagree with another comment -- the kiddie porn joke works. Esp. Bob's reaction. I gotta get Jed some Alka Seltzer. Good stuff, Thom, Kathy and Ana -- well-edited, definitely. That music is terrific, too.

Comment by Robert – June 27, 2006 at 8:59am ET

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very funny . loved "thats what Buddha would do". Great job by the street vendor girl. Just the idea of debating between a wall street guy and a russian meth dealer is real comedy. Great characters . Congratulations. Now I gotta get back to my chair, scratch , and take a long dognap.

Comment by prettythedog – June 27, 2006 at 11:24am ET

21.

thom, you are a clam digger.

Comment by sarah – June 27, 2006 at 4:30pm ET

22.

About the email thing, are you sure you're not sell outs? Cause it would be totally ironic if you were.

Comment by jb – June 27, 2006 at 5:41pm ET

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Are all the reviewers friends of yours? The videos are mildly entertaining for a few seconds than it becomes a tired joke that you do not let go. Hipster or Dangerous? Please. How much mileage do you think you're gonna get with this tiresome schtick?

Comment by fuck – June 27, 2006 at 6:46pm ET

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it was cool. looked like the skinny dude was a go-go dancer at the FUN bar. am i right? if not, he should be.

Comment by mike – June 27, 2006 at 9:16pm ET

25.

congratulations, kathleen& co. this effing rocks.

Comment by jenna: live from the wb – June 27, 2006 at 10:01pm ET

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fucking loved it. keep up the good work brodies

Comment by andy – June 27, 2006 at 11:01pm ET

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Hilarious. I love the actors' subtle delivery. Favorite line: "Will you look at my proofs?"
Reply: "I don't look at ten of things."

Comment by SKELLY – June 27, 2006 at 11:07pm ET

28.

Awesome! I loved it - made me laugh out loud. Can't wait for the next one!

Comment by Katie – June 28, 2006 at 12:31am ET

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bob is buddha. and that director guy is hot. and i like the band. a lot.

Comment by elenaelin – June 28, 2006 at 1:04am ET

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anyone who feels empowered to critique acting yet cannot spell the word "sitar" needs to work on their dictionary prior to reading stanislavski...

Comment by r-soup – June 28, 2006 at 1:08am ET

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hmmm. interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar

Comment by r-soup – June 28, 2006 at 1:10am ET

32.

You guys are comedians? This shit ain't funny, this is so unimaginitive. The editing sucks too, cuts and music don't match up. Access Tv is better.......

Comment by Seamus – June 28, 2006 at 9:22am ET

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This is great! Makes me sad that I'm liviing in Maine for the Summer with expensive microbrews as my only comfort.

Comment by Nate the Great – June 28, 2006 at 2:11pm ET

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It's bad enough I have to see you hipster shitheads in real life - now I have to see bad actors re-imaginging you assholes. Go fuck yourselves.

Comment by john whalen – June 28, 2006 at 2:21pm ET

35.

I believe very strongly that comedy should be left to the professionals. Your show reinforces this belief.

Comment by John – June 28, 2006 at 5:11pm ET

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I'm loving it.
Almost makes me want to move across the river.
I hope Xander is gay like on Drawn Together.
He's cute :)

Comment by Eric W – June 28, 2006 at 6:02pm ET

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Who wants to bet the haters posting here are all failures in their careers?

Comment by marco – June 28, 2006 at 8:23pm ET

38.

this is cracktastic! I subscribed. Look forward to the next install.

Comment by lirc – June 28, 2006 at 9:35pm ET

39.

assgold? seriously?

Comment by humphrey – June 28, 2006 at 9:40pm ET

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Music compliments the scenes nicely. Having lived in the burg I find this a hilarious microcosm of the area and lifestyle.
That bum room mate makes me think of a skinny Jack Black

Comment by Tom – June 29, 2006 at 12:28am ET

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Hell yeah, Ryan! Show the hipsters hows it's done!

Comment by The Leveraged Sell-Out – June 29, 2006 at 3:06am ET

42.

Sweet band- does this mean your theme will change each week? And I couldn't download your show from the iTunes subscription but no-biggie. I watched it here. Great work, funny material, hot actors... yummy boys.

can't wait for the next one!

Comment by toby – June 29, 2006 at 9:47am ET

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oh, and i had a roommate like the sitar player once. karma doesn't apply to dead beats ;)

Comment by toby @ live from the wb – June 29, 2006 at 9:48am ET

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Really funny. Seriously. Funny.

Comment by Morto – June 29, 2006 at 10:07am ET

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I don't know why some of you are complaining about the acting - I thought the acting was fantastic. Everyone has really good timing (which in my opinion is at least 60% of comedy). Casting was good too - everyone is totally believable as a 'burger.

Keep it up guys. Can't wait til the next episode.

Comment by Joey Joe Joe – June 29, 2006 at 10:39am ET

46.

Really great! And totally distracting at work - Thank you!

Comment by lady miss frigo – June 29, 2006 at 12:40pm ET

47.

'Burg or no 'Burg, this stuff is plain funny. Cut and paste to fit any scene.

Comment by Mike – June 30, 2006 at 2:52pm ET

48.

Your pictures are great. <a href="http://nokia6630.info" rel="nofollow">nokia6630</a>

Comment by hermelinda – July 2, 2006 at 5:19am ET

49.

like the music. unfamiliar with the bands. who is it?

Comment by d$ – July 2, 2006 at 10:44am ET

50.

nevermind. i'm a retarddddddd

Comment by d$ – July 2, 2006 at 10:45am ET

51.

I believe the last name of the person who left the 22nd comment is HEAD. Anyhow Great stuff keep it coming.

Comment by skip – July 2, 2006 at 10:36pm ET

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The bit about "karmel" and the Discover card shirt was inspired brilliance. Excellent epsiode- I loved it!!! Can't wait for the next one! :)

Comment by pmoney – July 6, 2006 at 11:07am ET

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I really can't stand you fucking hipsters. And I'm one of so many. What strikes me like a fucking sledgehammer is that you don't realize that the first couple of hundred hipsters were cool way back when,... but now that there is 10,000+ of you talentless, unoriginal, lazy, mostly ugly, living off daddy's credit card , pretending to be a struggling artist...transplants concentrated in one-square mile... it's fucking pathetic. But you don't see it. You have no idea what Brooklyn is about. Get the fuck out of here, today!

Comment by RETSPIH EID – July 6, 2006 at 9:29pm ET

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You're right R52! I just wrote a letter to Star Wars telling the Jedis to leave Naboo. I get angry at so many works of fiction too! Right on!

Comment by marco – July 7, 2006 at 12:15pm ET

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Thing is, I'm not sure that this is pro-hipster. They seem to be sort of making fun of the hipsters more than anything.

Comment by jeff – July 7, 2006 at 1:16pm ET

56.

I didn't know hipsters were down in the South.

Comment by piece of cake – July 8, 2006 at 8:54pm ET

57.

Wow. This was awesome. Ms. Kathleen you are to be commended. It makes me miss The Burg.

But I must agree with the Coors comment. Miller Lite all the way - union made and the official beer of the Green Bay Packers - what more do you need?

Kudos to the entire team.

Comment by elizabeth – July 9, 2006 at 6:13pm ET

58.

Knowing absolutely nothing about 'The Burg', I still found it entertaining, although there are probably a lot of 'inside' jokes I missed. Will definitely follow the series, good start.

Comment by Ray – July 10, 2006 at 2:42pm ET

59.

It's good to see Kirsten Dunst do Webtertainment. Also great that Anthony Edwards is still working. But I was surprised to see Sean Hayes and Val Kilmer phone in their typecast roles. Impressive to see Molly Ringwald as herself, and cameos by Ron Howard and Jason Lee, though.

Comment by Yves – July 11, 2006 at 2:26pm ET

60.

Comment #58 is right on. _Anthony Edwards_, priceless.

Comment by k_space – July 13, 2006 at 1:03am ET

61.

You guys crack me up....

Comment by Lauren – July 22, 2006 at 11:49pm ET

62.

Great concept. Really funny. I'm sure the networks will be ripping this off in no time.

Comment by Ryan – July 25, 2006 at 2:36pm ET

63.

Love this show! This cast has incredible talent!

Comment by Goochy – August 3, 2006 at 8:04pm ET

64.

I liked the band in the end of the clip. Does anyone happen to know their name?

Comment by Ned Schneebly – August 15, 2006 at 2:12pm ET

65.

I now have a laugh everytime I bike through my neighborhood. Spot on. Very Funny.

Comment by bobby – October 15, 2006 at 1:30pm ET

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Nice work...fertile ground there for so much more, ROCK ON! Bob you Rock, my son!

Comment by Gareth – October 31, 2006 at 12:46am ET

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Why dont you guys hire a halfway decent Dp? And maybe find a couple of halfway decent comic actors...

Comment by corey trevor – December 7, 2006 at 5:36pm ET

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Coors is run by a socially conservative dude who keeps running for office in Colorado on a pro-life, anti-gay platform and puts his profits toward these endeavors! Awesome show, and I'm glad to be coming to it, albeit late.

Comment by amanda – June 4, 2007 at 11:25am ET

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coors? shouldnt they be living of only pbr

Comment by jordan – February 22, 2009 at 1:44pm ET