Ben summons Paul from the mid-west to pay tribute to their friend Bret. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhOHU01Zs58 This is only Paul's side of the conversation. You'll have to guess what Ben said.
The Stranger Genius Awards 2014
The Stranger's Annual Genius Awards took place last Saturday at the Moore Theater in downtown Seattle. I was originally contacted by them about three weeks prior to fill in for their previous tech who had moved out of the city. They needed a repla ...
Extreme Trick or Treating
Paul and Ben have their final bow at Spin the Bottle, bringing to a close 14 years of collaborative performance art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLNt3tvk5ew
SketchFest Seattle 2014
SketchFest Seattle, the world’s original sketch comedy festival, comes roaring back with a brand new festival for 2014. Every year SketchFest brings the best sketch comedians from around the world and pairs them with local favorites. This year the ...
Badminton Battle Royale
Paul and Ben invite two audience members to challenge them to a game of badminton. All wore masks. It was messy.
Seattle People Doing Sketch
Paul and Ben perform at Bumbershoot 2014 in the Leo K. Theater at the Seattle Rep in a show entitled "Seattle People Doing Sketch."
GudeLaurance Podcast – Episode 01
Paul and Ben discuss their upcoming Bumbershoot performance, why they're starting a podcast, Paul's old sketches, the TV show "Cops," bats at Safeco Field, public transportation etiquette, police shootings, Paul's paranoia, The Prisoner, what podcasts a ...
American Doctor Who Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_N0sVEYYw The Doctor and his companion encounter a familiar enemy, and things don't work out so well for the Doctor in the end. Click here for Episode 1 and Episode 2.
BenDeLaCreme
I was contacted by Seattle's favorite RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 star, Ben DeLa Creme, to quickly produce a video for her upcoming New York City show. As the text read: ...there is a piece of video I need some effects add to - but unfortunate ...
7 Minutes in Heaven
GudeLaurance took part in a performance called "7 Minutes in Heaven," where an audience member went on a speed dating round. The Pig Janitor did not impress. Paul made a good showing as he tried to sell his new book. Ultimately, Paul was picked and ...
Get The Girl Code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ausmGtMV2sQ An excerpt of Michael Fiore's "Get The Girl Code" video sales letter. Who knows how these things make in onto YouTube through unofficial channels. But I chose this avenue as opposed to embedding the sal ...
Dinner In Hell
As the audience walks in, Paul eats an entire steak while Ben and Troy play the chorus of The Captain of her Heart over and over and over...
Cupcake Review
I reviewed a cupcake to help promote Seattle Public Theater's production of "American Wee-Pie." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD-xQZb6sug
American Doctor Who Episode 2
The Doctor picks up another willing companion, only this time the excursion to a far off distant world doesn't end so well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XfVG2CqZ-w Click here to watch Episode Three! Find part one here.
Digital Romance Radio
We're coming up on a year of recording the Digital Romance Radio podcast. I engineer the show every week (well, we record every three weeks, but don't tell anybody), and it has grown to be quite popular. Check it out here, and on iTunes.
Annex Wins Theatre of the Year
Monday night at the Gregory Awards, Annex Theatre won the "Theatre of the Year 2013" award. Beating out such powerhouse theatres as ACT, Seattle Public Theatre, and Book-It, Annex staff and company members cheerfully (and probably by that point a ...
Animal Cruelty
Chicken Jenny was a bird who wanted to walk the straight and narrow. She wanted to pack her shameful secrets in a steamer trunk and sink ‘em to the bottom of the deep blue sea. But trouble followed her like a pack o’ dogs chasing a meat truck ...
Road Trip Time Lapse With Map
Road trip time-lapse footage with accompanying animated map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAASnASSFDo Time-lapse road footage from Seattle through San Francisco, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Austin, Oklahoma City, Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, and ...
War Pigs
Paul and Ben cover Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" at the October 2013 edition of Spin the Bottle. all photos by Dangerpants Photography.
SketchFest Seattle 2013
This week brings us SketchFest Seattle - an event I help to produce all year long. Aside from auditing local and out of town groups to bring to the festival, my primary responsibility is producing the SketchFest Seattle Comedy Film Challenge. This ...
I’m A Professional Sound Mixer Now
Well, not really. But a mix of mine made it onto a professional album. The audio I created for one of the Half Brothers promos (the one found here) made its way onto their next studio album. You can download the album from their bandcamp site. ...
The Big Sketch
We re-visit a sketch that Paul and Troy Lund wrote 19 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2D9m2_HWVY Starring Paul Gude, Ben Laurance, Troy Lund, Mike Gilson, and Meaghan Darling.
Kinetic Typography
I'm testing out a new After Effects script that automates the kinetic typography process, essentially cutting down 30 minutes of work into about 3 minutes. Pretty fantastic stuff. Problem is, do clients want this kind of style anymore? https://www.yo ...
Central Cinema Kickstarter
I produced, along with Brandon Ryan of MAP Theatre, a video for Seattle-based Central Cinema to fundraise for a projection upgrade. They successfully raised over 110% of their goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HegcN92IQE0
American Doctor Who
Some say the Americans might re-make Doctor Who. We think that's a bad idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4KGoWOGka8 Click here to watch Episode Two!
No More Heroes Compilation
I produced some videos for the Annex show "Team of Heroes: No More Heroes." Here they all are strung together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nSElXWdR_Q
Give Big – Map Theatre
I produced a Give Big video for Map Theatre - a spoof on a certain SNL sketch and CSI: Miami. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZoipW-1Y8
Memoirs of an Old Newspaperman
Just when we thought about turning back, the convoy was hit by strafing German planes. We dived into the ditches along the road, as everyone else in the convoy was doing. It was a frightening experience, expecting to be hit at every run the planes ma ...
The Coffee Table
THE COFFEE TABLE is a new sci-fi comedy web series: fifteen short episodes with a premise that is very much Doctor Who meets The Greatest American Hero. A family discovers that their new coffee table is actually an ancient alien a ...
Team of Heroes Kickstarter Campaign
I shot and edited some videos for the Team of Heroes Kickstarter Campaign. Spoiler alert: They made their goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yefeh5iLhgU
Debrief
Ben: First of all, I ordered a monkey. This is OBVIOUSLY an ape. Not only that, but the only thing it seems trained to do is set up METH LABS! I'm very disappointed. Ben: Welcome back to your monthly debrief. Under you chairs you'l ...
Quite Contrary
Paul and Ben make a video for Matthew Morgan and the Lost Brigade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDNWcY9WGDE Visit Matthew Morgan and the Lost Brigade's website here.
Based On A True Story
Paul and Ben do a performance so weird it defies explanation. Ben wheels out a recycling bin. Looks inside, finds nothing. Paul jumps out wearing only a jock strap. Ben chases him around with a baseball bat. Paul runs away and Ben pushes the ...
Lethal Jenga
I made a commercial for MAP Theatre's Jenga night fundraiser. A take on the "diplomatic immunity" scene from Lethal Weapon 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcarEtamxQA
Two Headed Boy
Paul and Ben cover Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two Headed Boy." Fortunately, no record exists of this performance.
Acting vs. Punching
Paul and Ben try to answer that age-old question: Which is easier? Acting or punching your way out of a paper bag?
Audrey & Nelson
Audrey & Nelson starts with two hapless twentysomethings waking up in bed together with only the vaguest memories of how they got there. But Audrey and Nelson decide to explore the possibilities! What follows is a rueful comic musical about sex, ...
SketchFest Seattle 2012
Once again SketchFest Seattle comes roaring back to Theater Off Jackson for two weekends of hilarity. And once again I host this Comedy Film Challenge, for the first time in its new home at Central Cinema.
Night & Day Trailer
I made an ad for Brandon Ryan's "Night & Day" film noir series at the Central Cinema, which will be shown before all of the movies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWxgZPS2sQQ
Unanswered Questions
Paul and Ben welcome friend Lindsay to officiate the debate: What is greater? Answering an unanswerable math hypothesis, or hugging the audience while only wearing an athletic supporter? No conclusion was reached.
Location
Paul and Ben scout locations for a new film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkAgiBLqHU8 Special thanks to all of the business that allowed us to pester them, and to Rachel Jackson for holding the camera.
Flight of the Conchords Trivia Night
I produced some spots for Man Alone Productions' upcoming Flight of the Conchords-themed trivia night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8KJ2jSDJGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yFBMM5UB34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPdJDuUf4oQ ...
Team of Heroes Promotional Trailer
A very short promo spot for the play "Team of Heroes: Behind Closed Doors," opening at Annex Theatre on April 20th, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veGQ1FCHmQI We filmed some interview spots which will be projected at various times during t ...
August Wilson Monologue Competition
I was hired by the Seattle Repertory Theater to edit the below video. This video was then entered into a competition to win a $10,000 educational grant from the National Corporate Theater Fund. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZmdThNxM2w The Seat ...
Sleeping Bag Sumo Wrestling
We perform our crowd favorite "Sleeping Bag Sumo Wrestling" at our friend Kendra's 42nd birthday Hafla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkYWsrm8zw We first performed this bit at Spin the Bottle on April 4, 2008. We have since gone on to perform ...
The Ransom
Two kidnappers abduct the child of who they think is a wealthy billionaire. Hilarity ensues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSXEcTRHIwQ Premiered at Annex Theatre's Spin the Bottle - Friday March 2nd, 2012. Raul Allen - Tom Wiseley Jody Allen ...