Videos

• Featured

• Union Protests Explode (With Flavor) (2011, 1:36)

  In this Funny or Die Exclusive, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker thinks he can silence the crunch of America’s Union Workers.

  Written by and Starring: Sad on Vacation
  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith, Shot by: Brandon Hauer

•  Dead Mother Diamonds (2008, 3:02)

  Self-declared “Entrepreneurd” Mike Business helps you craft a Christmas Memory. Produced for Poorville on TameTheBear.TV (2008).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Feat: Ruth Barabe

• Sketch Comedy

•  Dog Talk (2007, 2:00)

  The magical story of a boy and his dog, who has no idea what effing time it is. Produced for The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Fix it With Eyes (2007, 1:57)

  Got a problem? Fix it with eyes! Produced for The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Feat: Mark

•  Achrams & Hoffer (2007, 1:11)

  Sty Achrams has inherited a business—and your business is his business, whatever that business is. Produced for The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  A Hip-Hop Tribute to Rush Hour (2007, 0:53)

  In 2003, Def Jams Records released their hip-hop tribute to Scarface. It was only the first of its kind. Produced for The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Fall-Out Shelter: Urine (2007, 3:46)

  Spokesman Shiloh Merit introduces you to the last Fall-Out Shelter you’ll ever need. Produced for The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Bush & Blair (2007, 5:26)

  This lightly-fictionalized docu-drama follows the tender years of George W. Bush & Tony Blair’s Special Relationship. For The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Feat: Ruth Barabe, & Bethany Kibblesmith as France.

•  Los Cosmonatos (2007, 5:07)

  He’s is the world’s greatest Mexican Wrestler, despite the notable handicaps of being Russian and insane. Produced for The 222 Warehouse (2007).

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Feat: Erin Gleeson as Reporter #2.

• Collaborations

•  Sad on Vacation: Glasses (2010, 1:28)

  Hey, those aren’t yours.

  Written by and Starring: Sad on Vacation
  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Sad on Vacation: Chicago’s Clumsiest Men (2010, 1:25)

  They’re single, clumsy, and waiting for your call.

  Written by and Starring: Sad on Vacation
  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Sad on Vacation: So Many Shirts (2010, 1:14)

  “The Perfect Look.”

  Written by and Starring: Sad on Vacation
  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  The Late Live Show: Sidekick Auditions (2011, 7:35)

  Thanks, we’ll call you.

  By and With: Joe Kwaczala and the cast of The Late Live Show

•  The Late Live Show: The Time is Now (2010, 2:49)

  Hip celebrities are making a difference. Are you?

  By and With: Andrew Smreker and the friends of The Late Live Show
  Feat: Ruth Barabe

•  The Late Live Show: The Baby Dipshit Boyfriend (2010, 1:57)

  He does everything a real dipshit boyfriend does!

  By and With: Joe Kwaczala and friends of The Late Live Show
  Feat: John Sabine, Lisa Floran and Andrew Knox

•  The Late Live Show: Blackhawks Win (2010, 2:52)

  A state of emergency is declared as a swarm of black hawks descends upon Chicago.

  By and With: Daniel Kibblesmith and The Late Live Show.

•  The Late Live Show: World Record (Transitions, 2010, 1:55)

  Daniel plays ukulele while hula hooping to break a world record, but ends up breaking himself.

  By and With: Daniel Kibblesmith and The Late Live Show.

• Commissions

•  Groupon: Day Calendar (2011, 0:30)

  If you’re not doing anything this week, we could go see Napoleon’s mummy.

  Concept by: Groupon
  Ad produced by: CP+B
  Illustrations by: Daniel Kibblesmith

•  Groupon: Attack Ad (2009, 3:16)

  In 2009 Groupon.com was in the running for the Chicago Innovation Awards. Competition was fierce.

  Feat: Sam Weiner, Andrew Smreker and Dan Jessup
  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Captain Bluestreak: To Spy No More! (2009, 4:22)

  Superheroic tech-support short commissioned by BluestreakIT.com.

  Dir: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Feat: Nick Doetsch, Serena Brahney, Eliot Rahal, Hayley Rice, Jason Fabeck

•  The Search for Obama’s Dog (2010, 5:44)

  TameTheBear.TV goes in search for President-Elect Obama’s perfect First Dog.

  Produced & Shot by: Hassan S. Ali
  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  

•  Newser.com Foam Calls: Obama (2008, 1:30)

  The Newser.com reference desk fields a befuddled call from then-Primary Candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Puppet by: Erin Gleeson

•  Newser.com Foam Calls: Xbox 360 (2008, 1:42)

  The Newser.com reference desk encounters the next generation of gaming, bro.

  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Puppet by: Erin Gleeson

•  Newser.com: Pair of Jacks (2007, 9:23)

  Daniel runs a few errands with the help of two Captain Jack Sparrows from Craigslist.

  Directed & Edited by: Daniel Kibblesmith
  Feat: Antonio Bryan and Nick Doetsch