Posts Tagged ‘ comedy podcasts ’

‘Goodnight Burbank’ Creator Launches ‘X-Rated Teen Diary’

Oct 17th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Podcast Quickies, Video Podcasts

Hayden Black, creator of the wry video podcast “Goodnight Burbank,” has launched a new video podcast that is completely different and even more irreverent.
“Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Diary is about a 13 year old girl’s videoblog and her unique take on life,”¬† explains Hayden, “school, friends, parents and living with Bloomberger’s Disease. That’s a genetic condition [...]

 
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NSFW: EU Sex Video Steams Up YouTube, Supports European Cinema

Jul 3rd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

Viva le difference!
While US government support of the arts frequently gets bogged down in controversies over the depiction of sexuality and anything bordering on controversial, the European Union is sexing up YouTube to showcase its support for EU cinema:

The European Commission’s Let’s Come Together promotion is intended to highlight the organization’s role in the production [...]



Gervais Claims New Podcasting Record; Most Hyped Podcast Ever?

Jun 22nd, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, General, Strange

Podcasting comedian Ricky Gervais is claiming to have beaten his own his own record for the most downloaded podcast ever. Earlier in the year, his podcast landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records with an average of 261,670 downloads per episode.But people didn’t stop downloading the show once he got the record. So [...]



Gervais Moves to Mirror

Jun 11th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Corporate Podcasts

UK comedian Ricky Gervais is moving his podcast to The Daily Mirror, as part of its new video download section. Gervais’ podcast was originally published by the Guardian, where it received a Guinness Record for the most downloaded podcast.
Gervais originally published a free podcast, but earlier this year switched to paid subscriptions.