by Marc Hustvedt on June 22nd, 2009
Uninhibited, enlightening, ridiculous – comedian Jason Nash’s latest character The Shaman is like that guy you should have left at Bonnaroo.
It’s hard not to watch this cosmic train wreck of a man trying desperately to maintain an ephemeral existence surrounded by the sobering responsibilities of modern Los Angeles life. That’s really just a fancy way of saying he’s a lazy roommate.
The other end of that roommate coin is Matt Price, a comedian Nash has worked with on his basement podcast, Guys With Feeling, and who capably pulls of the straight man to Nash’s joker. Nash steps up with a unique spin on the Will Ferrell-popularized flabby everyman on mission routine. He’s the mushroom-toting hippy version that the more jocky Ferrell hasn’t nailed yet.
For more on the production and secret tidbits of the series, take another look at our interview with Jason earlier this spring, where we learned, amongst other things, that he cast his director, Mike Blieden’s wife and Roommating star Erin Gibson as The Shaman’s love interest.
by Julie Wolfson on March 6th, 2009
When Jason Nash couldn’t get his hippie wanna-be guru character, The Shaman, out of his head, it was time to find him a home. He created a new web series to give The Shaman a place to spout spiritual mumbo-jumbo and drive everyone around him crazy. The Shaman has been picked up by Atom and will premiere later this Spring on Atom.com. Imagine this shirtless sage as your new roommate and get ready for a wild ride.
Tubefilter asked Jason Nash about his Shaman, behind the scenes of creating the web series, and what his wife really thinks about the comedian in her house.
by Marc Hustvedt on February 12th, 2009
Comedy Central’s web comedy network Atom.com today announced its slate of original web series for 2009, naming more than 15 series coming down the pipe throughout the year. Highlighting the list are A.D. Miles’ new sultry comedy Hot Sluts! Rated R (see our interview with A.D. for more about this series) and season 2 of Sandeep Parikh’s Zelda-spoofing Legend of Neil which is back for seven new episodes.
* Nick’s Big Show: (6 episodes, Spring 2009) — This new web series is a mockumentary that follows comedian Nick Thune as he quits stand up and writes, directs and produces his dramatic one man show.
* House Arrest With Andy Dick: (5 episodes, premieres Spring 2009) — While being detained at home for drug related charges, comedian Andy Dick passes the hours by interviewing his celebrity pals (scheduled guests include Tom Green, Joel Greco of Cheaters, and Sally Kirkland)
* Hot Sluts! Rated R: (5 episodes, Spring 2009) — The creators of the hit Web series Horrible People and Wainy Days return with a nighttime soap opera parody about the new girl in town trying to make her way at a seedy, down-at-the-heels club. Hot Sluts is executive produced by A.D. Miles, Jonathan Stern and Joe LoTruglio and written by Miles and LoTruglio.
* The Berry-Agee Experiment: (4 episodes, Summer 2009) — Comedian Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) and British comic Matt Berry (The Mighty Boosh) find new and inventive ways to put each other down … in song.
* El Vacio: (15 episodes, Spring 2009) — Worldwide Biggies and the sketch comedy trio of Dominic Dierkes, Jonathan Gabrus, and Chris DeLuca deliver office comedies that skewer the viral humor, addictive interaction and infinite possibilities of the internet.
* Dutch West Short Shorts: (13 episodes, Spring 2009) — Utterly random, fast-paced and funny micro-comedy from sketch comedians Dutch West.
* Legend of Neil Season 2: (7 episodes, Summer 2009) — Following the season 1 success of Legend of Neil, creator Sandeep Parikh returns to Atom with more of the exploits of the classic video game hero, Neil.
* American English With Jimmy T: (5 episodes) — Jimmy T hosts a show where he teaches American words and phrases to a Japanese audience. Produced by Laurie Kilmartin.
* Special Features: (3 episodes) — Animator Dan Meth, creator of the web hit The Meth Minute, skewers Hollywood mega-blockbusters.
* The Shaman: (6 episodes) — Comedian Jason Nash stars as the new-age healer who moves in with a reluctant roommate.
* White Gorilla: (4 episodes) — An albino gorilla immigrates to the US and struggles to fit in. By Jim Biederman, Burt Kreischer, and Chris Gillen.
* White People Problems: (music video) — Zach Selwyn reminds everyone that Caucasian-Americans have problems too.
* My Profile Story: (pilot) — A social networking parody from Benny and Rafi Fine.
* Puppet Rodeo: (pilot) — Kevin Maher, creator of Atom’s hit pilot Old People News, returns with puppet cowboys and real life cats and dogs.
* The Deepening: (pilot) — Viral hitmakers The Duncan Brothers stage a choose-your-own-adventure cop show.
* Video blogs from Mike DeStephano, Kurt Metzger and Mike Rose. Multi-episode deals with rising comedy stars including Dan Levy, Jake Fleisher, Will Carlough, Riegel & Blatt, Todd Berger and The Landline.
