Brendan Jack » Blogs http://www.brendanjack.com Comedy, Videos, Podcasts, Viral Marketing, Mixtapes, Mild Danger Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Branded Entertainment Video Pilot: The Agency http://www.brendanjack.com/post/branded-content-video-pilot/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/branded-content-video-pilot/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:07:36 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1242 Comedian Chris Forrest and friends created this experimental pilot for a genre of advertising called Branded Entertainment.

Set in an advertising agency, Chris is a Creative Director who gets the job done. Most of the time.

Brands, drop them a line. Cheever, Anderson and Botopela want to take your business to the next level.

Semi-Related: Roodepoort Challenges SXSW

Loeries afterparty '04

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Audio problems? It works here.

Roger’s new book, Wake Up Dead, is in store. More info at his website.

Related: Alistair Morgan discusses debut novel.

]]> http://www.brendanjack.com/post/author-roger-smith-on-the-jackast/feed/ 0 JACKast: Gary the Toofairy back in JHB http://www.brendanjack.com/post/jackast-gary-the-toofairy-back-in-jhb/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/jackast-gary-the-toofairy-back-in-jhb/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:41:28 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1212 Gary the Toothfairy returns to Joburg and discusses his Grahamstown shows, eating gold teeth, unicorns, tooth care and more.

He’s at the The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City. 20-21 August. Tickets at Computicket.

Audio not playing? This will work.

Related: Gary cooks for us at Home.

]]> http://www.brendanjack.com/post/jackast-gary-the-toofairy-back-in-jhb/feed/ 2 The A-Team on the JACKast http://www.brendanjack.com/post/the-a-team-on-the-jackast/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/the-a-team-on-the-jackast/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:29:53 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1199 Sharlto Copley and Rampage Jackson discuss playing iconic characters in the The A-Team movie.

Also, Hollywood perks, flying helicopters, the coolest person on set, other 80′s TV shows that should be movies and footskating in Belgium. I try to get Rampage to fight, but we smooth it over with a freestyle A-Team rap.

Player not loading 10-minute interview? It will here.

The A-Team releases in South Africa on Friday the 20th.

Related link: Girls Behaving Badly Interview.

Starring Al Gore as B.A.

]]> http://www.brendanjack.com/post/the-a-team-on-the-jackast/feed/ 1 Bearded Man Recreates David Beckham Goal http://www.brendanjack.com/post/bearded-man-recreates-david-beckham-goal/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/bearded-man-recreates-david-beckham-goal/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:17:58 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1184 I’m captaining (and vice-captaining) the Magic FC – possibly the only goal re-enactment troupe in the world.

Official Site shows a slightly non-athletic team recreating goals by Maradona, Bergkamp, Pele and more.

Suggest new goals on the Facebook Page. Prizes include a Jabulani ball signed by Pele, and a jersey signed by Spanish captain, Iker Casillas.

Related link: History of Sprinting and Jogging.

In charge like El DeBarge

]]> http://www.brendanjack.com/post/bearded-man-recreates-david-beckham-goal/feed/ 1 Auditioning The Parlotones for our Band http://www.brendanjack.com/post/auditioning-the-parlotones-for-our-band/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/auditioning-the-parlotones-for-our-band/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:23:15 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1173 We audition The Parlotones back in the day. It’s a pity that artistic differences got in the way.

From a show called Stay off the Grass, made for MTV Base.

Related link: Making Music Videos in a Recession.

]]> http://www.brendanjack.com/post/auditioning-the-parlotones-for-our-band/feed/ 3 The History of Sprinting and Jogging http://www.brendanjack.com/post/the-history-of-sprinting-and-jogging/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/the-history-of-sprinting-and-jogging/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:12:46 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1166 A brief history of running – going back hundreds of years to caveman days.

This is the kind of knowledge I could use to beat Usain Bolt. I’m pretty sure.

Related link: New Methods to Beat Bolt.

The first good-looking cave people.

]]> http://www.brendanjack.com/post/the-history-of-sprinting-and-jogging/feed/ 4 Comedian Kira Soltanovich on the JACKast http://www.brendanjack.com/post/comedian-kira-soltanovich-on-the-jackast/ http://www.brendanjack.com/post/comedian-kira-soltanovich-on-the-jackast/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:51:46 +0000 Brendan http://www.brendanjack.com/?p=1154 American comedian, Kira Soltanovich, discusses working on TV shows like Girls Behaving Badly, performing in South Africa, working for Joan Rivers, being born in Russia, Chelsea Handler versus Sarah Silverman and then offers basic horoscope advice.

Not loading 08:20 interview? This audio works.

See Kira and other comedians performing at the Nando’s Comedy Festival.

Related: Last Comic Standing Interview.

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She also offers advice to writers and suggests who’d win in an author fight. Zombies are mentioned.

If player doesn’t load 9:25 worth of interview (I know, not your problem) then source audio is here.

Lauren’s London book signing details here.

Related: Alistair Morgan discusses his debut novel.

Sideways is the new Up.

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Strong reference to Brendan Fraser and Christopher Walken’s Blast from the Past.

Related: Teaching Maths in an advert form.

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