Dog and Pony Show (Web Producers)

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DOG AND PONY SHOW

Type	Media Production, Comedy
Founded	Staten Island, NY (2007)
Headquarters	Staten Island, NY, U.S.
Key people	Editors-In-Chief Christopher Olivieri Carlo Montagnino Andrew Sotiriou
Website	www.dogandponyshowwebsite.com

DOG AND PONY SHOW (sometimes referred to as DAPS) is a media organization specializing in comedy production based out of Staten Island, New York. DAPS consists of a collective of over 30 comedians, bloggers, radio-personalities, web designers, filmmakers, and writers who created media content on a regular basis.^[1] Content is posted daily on the collective's website. Production thus far has included viral video, podcast, written articles, photography, music video, layout, web design and blog.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The Banner 1.2 Web Presence 2 Video Productions 2.1 1 Guy 2 Cups 2.2 Homosexuwhales 2.3 Avon Junkies 3 Podcast 3.1 DEGOCAST 4 Regular Written Content 4.1 FLAM and the Hot Chick 4.2 Vin's F***ing Uncensored Blog 4.3 Mike's Ten 5 Live Events 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

[edit] The Banner

DAPS was formed in the fall of 2007 as a featured section in The College of Staten Island's official newspaper, The Banner. The first selection of DAPS materials was published on September 4, 2007^[2]. Written By writers/designers Carlo Montagnino and Christopher Olivieri, the section consisted of mainly offbeat comedy. Inside every bi-weekly issue of The Banner, DAPS contributed one feature "article", as well as "Celebrity Sightings" a satirical look at the concept of celebrity, "Ask the CSI Hot Dog Guy" (Contributed by writer Mike Bongiorno), and a series of images in the style of the popular lolcats images, as well as contributions from current member Damian Thomas.^[3] In December of 2007, Montagnino and Olivieri began working with Andrew Sotiriou in transitioning from a print version of DOG AND PONY SHOW to an online version.

From February 2008 until May 2008, blogger "The Mighty" Vin Forte and writer William Kline took over duties as DAPS editors for the college publication.

In November 2008 Dog and Pony show was voted Staten Island's "BEST WEBSITE" and "BEST VIRAL VIDEOS" in a silive.com/AWE reader poll. ^[4]

[edit] Web Presence

In January 2008 DogAndPonyShowWebsite.com was established as a teaser page which featured the collective's comedy videos and highlights from 'The Dego Show' a radio program hosted by member Emilio Sparks. On February 17, 2008, Editors-in-chief Olivieri, Montagnino, and Sotiriou launched DogAndPonyShowWebsite.com. The launch was celebrated at Kenny's Castaways in New York City, featuring performances by musical acts DJ Emilio Sparks, Paragraph, and Paperbombs^[5]

[edit] Video Productions

[edit] 1 Guy 2 Cups

1 Guy 2 Cups is the first viral video production from DOG AND PONY SHOW. The video is a parody of the infamous 2 Girls 1 Cup video. In the video Carlo Montagnino plays a character who becomes upset when he realizes the idea for the 2 Girls 1 Cup video was stolen from him. The video gained noteriety when it was featured on bestreactions.com a website showcasing humorous reactions to the original 2 Girls 1 Cup video. As of September 2008, 1 Guy 2 cups has accumulated over 29,000 views on youtube, and was accepted as a video response on Perez Hilton's channel. ^[6]

[edit] Homosexuwhales

Homosexuwhales: Pilot is DOG AND PONY SHOW's first animated video and the collective's most popular viral video accumulating over 52,000 views on the internet. Originally uploaded on January 18, 2008, the deadpan Homosexuwhales features two biology textbook Sperm Whales having a mundane conversation about their homosexual lifestyle. On January 24, 2008 Best Week Ever blogger Michelle Collins selected DAPS production Homosexuwhales as the site's 'Viral Video of the Day'^[7] After the recognition from Best Week Ever, Homosexuwhales was also featured on the home pages of I-Am-Bored.com^[8] and Funnyordie.com^[9].

On January 25, 2008 the G4 Television program Attack of The Show featured Homosexuwhales in a segment entitled 'Epic Fail.' During the segment Attack of The Show host Olivia Munn mocked the video citing similarities to the Planet Unicorn series.^[10]

[edit] Avon Junkies

The group's first music video production was for 'Let Me In' the first single off of the band Avon Junkies' 2nd album The Merchant's tale.^[11] Shooting for the video took place on June 8, 2008 with Nick Caccese directing and Damian Thomas acting as Director of Photography. The cast included DAPS' own Rocco Lacapria as well as Rachel Patten^[12]., and Jennifer Cocoziello.

[edit] Podcast

[edit] DEGOCAST

Degocast is the official podcast of Dog and Pony Show. It is hosted by former Opie and Anthony intern Emilio "Sparks" Medugno and Vin "Futureboy 3001" Noe and produced by former WRUB Buffalo DJ Damian "Baby Angel" Thomas^[13] Degocast is an uncensored version of Sparks' live radio broadcast entitled 'The Dego Show' which airs on WSIA the official radio station of The College of Staten Island.^[14]

Guests of note on the podcast include rappers Redman on episode 1 titled "About bathing with junkies f/Redman"^[15] and Wu Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck on episode 8 titled "About Liz Cho Vs. Inspectah Deck"^[16]

The Degocast also releases video of Emilio Sparks interviewing celebrities on the podcast's youtube page.^[17] Videos are released on as the interviews are procured. Interviewees on the video version of the podcast include: Former MTV personality Sway Calloway, Keith Murray, 88 Keys, Curren$y, Wale & Kid Cudi, Mickey Factz, and Big Sean. ^[18]

[edit] Regular Written Content

[edit] FLAM and the Hot Chick

Flam and the Hot Chick is a pictorial spread featuring Michaelangelo Muniz as the title character "FLAM" and an attractive girl in strange or interesting situations. The section typically features an interview with the young lady as well as a gallery of images.^[19]

Models for the Flam and the Hot Chick section have included: Miss Pants, Ash, and Kiiah' KY.

[edit] Vin's F***ing Uncensored Blog

Vin's F***ing Uncensored Blog is the official blog of Dog and Pony Show. Written by blogger and WSIA Staten Island DJ Vincent Forte^[20], the blog features the writers personal insights on life, an in-progress history of Dog and Pony Show, as well as interviews with celebrities.^[21] Vin's arrival to Dog and Pony Show marked the end of a very successful run as a blogger on blogspot.com^[22]

Celebrities who have been interviewed on Forte's blog include actor David Arquette, singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, musician Yoko Ono, web-celebrity Tay Zonday, and comedians Patton Oswalt, Doug Benson and members of the sketch comedy troupe Human Giant.

[edit] Mike's Ten

Mike's ten is a series of "Top Ten" lists written mainly by Mike Bongiorno formerly of New York comedy troupe The Cousin Brothers. The Ten lists vary in subject matter discussing everything from sex to cartoon characters.^[23]

Bongiorno also contributes features under the moniker 20s Wasteland and various blog entries.

[edit] Live Events

Dog and Pony Show is also known for producing live events to celebrate with fans in person. The group has produced a variety of events from comedy shows to live music events. Typically the events have a gimmick such as hosting a game of Beer Pong Battleship^[24] or theme events like DAPSTOBERFEST. ^[25]

Musicians or Bands who have participated in live Dog and Pony Show events include: DJ Emilio Sparks, Paragraph, Paperbombs^[26], Avon Junkies, everynightdrive<^[27], and Burnt Youth who recorded a song titled "Beer Pong Battleship" which was inspired by their Dog and Pony Show event experience.^[28]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Dog and Pony Show's official website
• Dog and Pony Show on Myspace
• Dog and Pony Show on YouTube