****EPISODE 6 OF COMEDY GUMBO IS HERE!! IT FEATURES A VERY SPECIAL CAMEO FROM FABIO. YES, THAT FABIO! AND IT ALSO FEATURES THE RETURN OF SHMAPPLEBAPP'S! WE HOPE YOU LIKE IT. YOU CAN SEE IT BELOW****


Hey everybody,

We will update this blog every time a new episode of our sketch series, "Comedy Gumbo", is released. It's a 10-episode sketch show that features over 60 sketches. We wrote/directed/produced/edited the whole thing, so it's 100% Awkward Pictures.
We've spent the last 7 months working on it and we're so excited to finally release it.
We hope you dig it.



If you have a YouTube account, you can subscribe to our 'Comedy Gumbo Playlist' on our channel @ YouTube.com/AwkwardPictures

The show is also available on Myspace, Hulu, Crackle & AOL Video, as well as our website.

We hope you like the show!!

Thanks for reading/watching,
Payman, Sean & Chris

Hey everybody,

A lot of you have asked recently why we’ve been so quiet and haven’t released new videos. Well, that’s because we’ve spent the last 3 months of our lives, and also the next 2, on Awkward Pictures’ first web series. And it’s coming VERY SOON.

We don’t know the exact date yet, but it’ll be within the next month. We can’t tell you what our show is about, but we can tell you that there’s 10 episodes! Each week for 10 weeks, they’ll release a new episode. We wrote/produced/directed/acted/edited everything, meaning it’s a complete Awkward Pictures production, but on a much larger scale. We have a total of over 70 actors in the show, and we can’t wait for you guys to see it.

The show will be released on YouTube, on Sony Digital’s account, "C Spot". The website is http://YouTube.com/CSpot

GO THERE AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE. You will know whenever a new episode comes out. A couple of our friends have some shows on there too. We acted in those, as well as directed a few episodes.

So again, please go to C Spot’s YouTube page and subscribe. We’ve put every bit of energy we had into this show and we’re really proud of it, and we can’t wait for you guys to see them.

We’ll bulletin as soon as the first episode is announced.

Hooray!
Payman & Sean

Hey everybody!

Payman directed short for Valentine's Day called "I Love You". It was written/stars our buddy Tyler Spindel. He's in our top friends, add him immediately. It also stars the wonderful Fiona Gubelmann and the hilarious Todd Glass. Chris Darnell (Awkward Pictures' Cinematographer), shot it, that's why it's so pretty. ;)

It's dedicated to every guy who's had trouble say ''I love you" and every woman who's had to deal with it.



if you like the video, please pass the link along...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO_KILnJdHw

Love,
Payman & Sean

Hey friends!

We just put up a new short that Payman directed called "The Tasty Burger". Sean produced it and plays the evil Rollerblader. Chris shot it. And our buddy Tyler Spindel wrote/stars in it. He's in our Top Friends, add him, he's a good man.

It's a parody of burger commercials and it has the usual Awkward Pictures ridiculous twist. So if you like burgers and boobs, please enjoy "The Tasty Burger"

If you have a Digg.com account, please log-in and Digg "The Tasty Burger" right here: http://digg.com/lbv.php?id=4089165&ord=0

..The Tasty Burger ..

Please help spread the word by reposting this bulletin and/or putting the vid up on your profile. you would be awesome if you did that. So, be awesome please. =)

Have a great day everybody!
Payman & Sean

Ladies and Germans,

We have a brand-spankin' new video to share! It's the Series Premiere of a web show called "Coffee Break". It was created/Written/Directed by Sean. Payman stars in it, and Chris shot it. It's crazy, and once you see it, you'll understand why it took so long to put it out.

It's only 4 minutes long, and you won't believe what you see. We hope you like it.



If you like "Coffee Break" and know anyone else who will, please help us spread the word. You can re-post this bulletin, put the vid on your page, email it out, anything you can think of. Here's the link in case you want to just email it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgQYCLzWczk

Have a great weekend everybody!
Payman & Sean

Hey everybody!

We've had a lot of people ask us where we've been lately, what we've been doing and when we're going to put out a new video. All valid questions and concerns. So, here's a little breakdown of what's going on:

- We just finished shooting the Sierra Mist ad. It should be ready by the end of the month. It's insane. It stars Sean, Payman and Chris.

- We're developing 2, possibly 3, web shows. So we've been writing and getting ready for those. We're pitching the shows to a few outlets, so hopefully we'll sell them soon.

- "Coffee Break", another web show by Awkward Pictures, is being edited as we speak. Sean created/wrote/directed it and Payman acts in it. It should be ready sometime in early October. A preview still image is at the bottom of the blog.

- Payman's directing 2 shorts next week that should be ready by the end of the month.

- In January, Payman will be directing a short he wrote that will star comedian Mario Joyner, Tom Konkle & Greg Benson of Mediocre Films. It's going to be crazy.

- Payman had his breasts augmented and he's finally beautiful.

- Sean's name is still Sean.

We're trying to make new shorts/sketches, but it's been really difficult lately because of everything going on. Before, we'd just write stuff and shoot it. Now we're just waiting for deals to go through and it's slowing down the process. But rest assured, we're working on new stuff and we'll have new shorts to share soon enough.

Thanks again for all of the support and please don't forget about us. We're trying our best to have new stuff to share. We love you more than we love lasagna, and I'd say that we're moderate fans of lasagna.

Have a very sexy weekend!


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Hey everybody,

We just got back from San Francisco, as part of our prize from the YouTube Sketchies Contest. And we had a delicious time.

We went to YouTube's offices a few times and met everyone there. They are really really cool people. Payman used to work for Google, and YouTube definitely had that cool "Google Vibe." Good food too.

We're from the bay area, but we very rarely went to San Francisco, so it still felt like we were in a new strange city. We ate a lot of food. San Francisco, while mostly a trainwreck of a city, had some cool stuff.

The sweetest part of the trip was getting to see "Hot Rod" and meeting the Lonely Island guys. If you don't know them by that name, their names are Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. They're the guys who make the digital shorts on Saturday Night Live, like "Lazy Sunday" and "My Dick in a Box". Get more info on "Hot Rod", which comes out August 3rd, here: HotRodMovie.com Also, they have a ton of great videos on their website, TheLonelyIsland.com.

"Hot Rod" is hilarious. It's easily the funniest movie that's come out this year. It's really silly and really fun to watch. We got to talk to the guys before and after the movie, and they're awesome dudes. They're very down-to-earth. It's great to meet extremely talented people who are still normal people. They said some nice things about our videos and we told them that they were pretty.

Here's the sweet awkward picture we took with them and Jeben from YouTube:


The next step is making an ad for Sierra Mist, and we'll let everyone know when that's online. We're writing new stuff right now, so we'll try to get some new vids out soon.

Thank you again to everyone who voted for us. YouTube wouldn't give us specific numbers, but the contest was REALLY close and we just barely won. So every single vote you put in for us counted. So, thank you. We had a great time in SF and it's because of all of our loyal friends.

Cheers,
Payman and Sean

Also, we put "Fanny Pack" on YouTube finally. Click on this link to go watch, and please rate/comment on it. The comments are great so far, but for some reason it's rated at 3 stars. Let's get that rating up?
Watch Fanny Pack here...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8EqWQOPUfI

You...guys...rule!!!!

Thanks to YOU, we just won the YouTube Sketchies Contest!!!!! Over 1700 entries, and you guys put us over the top!

We love you, we love you, we love you. We're really tired, so we're gonna write a more detailed 'thank you' tomorrow.

Here's the video announcing our win!



Payman and Sean

HEY EVERYBODY!!

Thanks to all of you who supported us in the first 2 rounds, we are in the Final Round of the YouTube Sketchies Contest! We need your help to bring this baby home.

Voting goes from now until Wednesday July 11th! Remember, you can vote EVERY HOUR, so PLEASE come back and vote often. Winning this contest would mean so much to us, and would help us be able to make more short films more often.

You can also help us be re-posting this bulletin, emailing friends and putting our small banner on your profile. Just message us with your email address and we'll send you the banner code. We're going to be putting out a lot of bulletins about the contest, we know you guys understand.

Our Final Round video is called "Rodney & Zak". It stars Payman and his pug, Dude. You can see the video on the Sketchies Ranker Page.

It's easy to vote. Just click on the banner below. Find our video, click on "Move to Top", and scroll down and click "Submit." That's it! And please vote as many times as possible. Please please please. =)



Thanks again for everything! You guys rock hard.
Payman and Sean

PS. Here's the video:

Yoooooo friends!

You guys rule. Why do you rule? Well, because we just found out that we got into the Final Round of the YouTube Sketchies Contest. Because of all of you that voted for us over and over again, and put out bulletins and forced your friends/family/co-workers to vote, we were ranked #1 and we're one step closer to winning this contest.

So thank you all VERY much for all of the support. You'll get a nice break from our bulletins until Wednesday, when the video will be online. Voting for the final round will go from July 5-11th, and since it's the Finals, we'll be putting out a ton of bulletins. If we win, we'll be very happy. So, help us become happy.

Have a great weekend, you've all earned it,
Payman and Sean (Your FriendBuddies for life)

P.S. - Just curious, we're thinking about making and selling a FriendBuddies t-shirt. But we have no idea if anyone would actually want one. Would any of you buy one? They'd be between 13-16 bucks, but we get a good quality shirt.