This is the very strange show I've been working on. Strange and funny.
We shot the first 2 episodes today and it went very well. I've been prepping with a young, talented crew on this thing for the past month or so and this was our first chance to get it up in front of a camera and for our first day it couldn't have gone better.
It features guys doing bizarre challenges...paint ball duels, lard sculptures, obstacle courses, a Random Hot Girl in a bikini and me asking silly questions. How can this miss?
I'd love for you to come to a taping. If you want to be part of the audience e-mail me-Hhoward@EZRock.com and I'll get you in.
Here is the official press release.
Are You Humble Enough to Man Up on National TV?
We live in volatile times. It is important that we find humour and solace
in the human condition. And there is no better way to do that than to watch
grown men act like idiots.
Who doesn't love watching that?
RedFish Entertainment and Fingerprint Communications are proud to present an
idea that's time has come. ManUp Canada is now in production and will be on
MenTV in January 2009.
Host Humble Howard Glassman says that ManUp Canada will answer the age old
question; "Can a man sculpt a block of lard with a hacksaw? And more
importantly, why would he want to?"
As a radio, television and stage veteran, Humble Howard has seen it all and
adds that ManUp Canada is "the show that will have people running to their
local big box store to buy super high definition TV's just so they can watch
men smack each other with pool noodles while jousting in shopping carts."
RedFish founding partner, executive producer and director of ManUp Canada,
Mike Wixson says; "We're going to test guys' mental and physical limitations
right in front of a national television audience. This is going to be
sweet!"
ManUp Canada is more than a game show. It is a test of endurance, brain
cells and the ability to step up to the challenge. Pitting three
contestants against each other, this half-hour show will push men's limits.
Humble Howard adds "ManUp Canada is more than a game show; it's an
examination of man's ability to make a total idiot of himself for prizes."
Kneale Mann, RedFish partner and executive producer says "This gives us the
chance to fully integrate our clients into the creative process and be a
part of the show. Plus the plunger wall is gonna be hilarious!"
Producer Tim Juvet reminds us that these stunts should not be tried at home.
Rather, he says; "Call us and perhaps become a contestant on the show!"
Juvet, a drama student and director of more serious projects jumped at the
chance to produce ManUp Canada because "I get to be the guy who starts the
pier pressure and taunting". The only other information he is sharing at
this point is that contestants will need to sign a waiver. Enough said.
The final word goes to host Humble Howard; "ManUp Canada is the show this
country's been waiting for because watching men try to change a tire while
being pelted with paint balls is the type of thing that will finally turn
this economy around."
Production begins now. Look for ManUp Canada on MenTV in January 2009.
Category: HumbleStuff
