Moron Life
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Moron Life is an independently produced, self funded sketch comedy show shot entirely in San Jose, California, that strives to epitomize the true spirit of local television by serving as a humorous commentary on life and providing a showcase for local comedic and musical talent. The show mixes sketches with comedic segues, satirical remotes, pop culture parodies, musical performances and random vignettes.
Moron Life’s self stated goal is to be "intelligent, entertaining and funny, while constantly challenging the sketch show template. We're here to bring you more... More, on life."
cable TV sketch comedy show into a web broadcast/video podcast show which features new material on a weekly basis through such outlets as iTunes
, Yahoo! Video, YouTube
and Grouper.com. MoronLife.com, the show’s web presence has grown from a site to host Moron Life’s videos into a fully independent comedy news site with columnists from around the country each providing their unique take on "the biz." Starting in 2005, the Moron Life team began doing video coverage of events like Dragon*Con, WonderCon
and Comic Con in order to provide some crossover between the entertainment news website and the video entertainment of the show itself.
philosophy that "Comedy is Not Pretty." It is that belief that shapes the Moron Life style. The show is a mixture of sketch comedy, Improvisation, cultural satire, and random zaniness. Irreverent and edgy, and sometimes downright stupid, Moron Life has something to say. Hopefully, it’s always funny. In a current comedy landscape of the common and banal, Moron Life strives to tread new comedic ground on its way to entertain.
Moron Life’s self stated goal is to be "intelligent, entertaining and funny, while constantly challenging the sketch show template. We're here to bring you more... More, on life."
History
Founded in February 2004 by Lon Lopez, Moron Life has evolved from a Public-access televisionPublic-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV sketch comedy show into a web broadcast/video podcast show which features new material on a weekly basis through such outlets as iTunes
ITunes
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, Yahoo! Video, YouTube
YouTube
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and Grouper.com. MoronLife.com, the show’s web presence has grown from a site to host Moron Life’s videos into a fully independent comedy news site with columnists from around the country each providing their unique take on "the biz." Starting in 2005, the Moron Life team began doing video coverage of events like Dragon*Con, WonderCon
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention, held in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1987.The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center, where it remained until 2003, when it moved to San...
and Comic Con in order to provide some crossover between the entertainment news website and the video entertainment of the show itself.
Philosophy
The producers of Moron Life subscribe to the old Steve MartinSteve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
philosophy that "Comedy is Not Pretty." It is that belief that shapes the Moron Life style. The show is a mixture of sketch comedy, Improvisation, cultural satire, and random zaniness. Irreverent and edgy, and sometimes downright stupid, Moron Life has something to say. Hopefully, it’s always funny. In a current comedy landscape of the common and banal, Moron Life strives to tread new comedic ground on its way to entertain.
Media recognition
- July 20, 2005: Song Parody "Beer Activated Girl" featured on The Dresden DollsThe Dresden DollsThe Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...
website. - January 23, 2006: Featured on iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
New and Notable section for podcasts. - February 3, 2006: Featured in The New York Post-Star's "10 Video Podcasts that are cool enough to turn off your TV to."
- July 20, 2006: Featured on G4TechTV's TorrentTorrent (TV Series)Torrent is a TV show on G4 Canada, that premiered April 6, 2006, at 8pm ET/6pm PT.Torrent was originally hosted by Amber MacArthur, and later hosted by Matt Harris. The show is currently hosted by Eliza Bayne and Eric Morin...
for sketch Google Girls. - August 10, 2006: Featured on G4TechTV's TorrentTorrent (TV Series)Torrent is a TV show on G4 Canada, that premiered April 6, 2006, at 8pm ET/6pm PT.Torrent was originally hosted by Amber MacArthur, and later hosted by Matt Harris. The show is currently hosted by Eliza Bayne and Eric Morin...
for sketch Intarweb Losername. - August 11, 2006: Producers Clay Robeson and Lon Lopez invited to speak at Meet The Vloggers event as part of the Node101 weekend.
- November, 2006: Moron Life Columnist Jeremy Beth Michaels' column, A Bottomless Cup, was quoted in the New York PostNew York PostThe New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, Washington Post, Toronto StarToronto StarThe Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, American Ledger, on Inside EditionInside EditionInside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
and on several gossip websites as a part of their coverage of the Michael RichardsMichael RichardsMichael Anthony Richards is an American actor, comedian, writer and television producer, best known for his portrayal of the eccentric Cosmo Kramer on the television sitcom Seinfeld....
incident at the Laugh Factory. - August 10, 2007: Profiled on VeohVeohVeoh is an Internet television company based in San Diego, California. It allows users to find and watch major studio content, independent productions and user-generated material. The company is a subsidiary of Israeli start-up Qlipso....
’s Internet Culture show Viral. - June 22, 2008: Song Parody "Beer Activated Girl" featured on the Dr. DementoDr. DementoBarret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
show. - July 14, 2008: Sketch "Beverly Hills Chihuahua Trailer Response" referenced in New York Times article on the Internet's hatred of Beverly Hills ChihuahuaBeverly Hills ChihuahuaBeverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 family comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and released on October 3, 2008...
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