Saturday Night Live!

This past week I worked on a commercial parody for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. It was a very cool experience and this is the end result. Swine Fever.

More cool stuff coming soon.

 

 

Royal Flush Festival

Royal Flush Festival

I am a Producer on the Royal Flush Festival and after months of work the event is finally happening this very week (Oct.15-19). Its a festival celebrating underground art, film, and music. We have film premiers, q&A sessions with artists and directors, we have parties, and punk rock concerts. All takes place in the East Village. Click the above poster to be brought to the official website. Would love for you guys to come out. We have screenings of a new Henry Rollins Film, Ron English Film, American Rock Poster Art Doc and much moe.

PS… we are still looking for some last minute volunteers, so if you are interested in giving us a day or two during the festival (OCt 15-19) then I can hook you up with free tickets to parties, screenings, and hot dog eating contests. (there are no hot dog eating contests associated with this festival)

Say Hi

I worked on a new video for the awesome band SaY Hi, directed by the talented Drew Norton. Here it is… enjoy

The Tv Beckoned: Wheres Dan?

The television blared. My name was being screamed repeatedly.

Am I on drugs,  dreaming, or so desperately lonely?  When I watch this… its all about Dan.

Oh Dunkin Donuts, you keep America running ..to their tv sets.  Hmm… I could really go for a Krispy Kream right about now.

I played a song at the Upright Citizen Brigade Theater …

I played a song in the DJ booth at the Upright Citizen Brigade Theater this past Sunday by a band called My First Earthquake and they tweeted about it.

Its a fun song.

Man-Man: NYTVF

I did minor animation (additional animation) on a pilot called Man-Man. Accepted to the New York Television Festival (NYTVF), it will screen with other finalists on September 24th.

Its from the good folks at Escape Pod Films, over-whelmingly animated by the super talented Ed Mundy and voiced, by the always funny (and great improv teacher) Will Hines. View the teaser above, and for other great finalists including God and Company (Todd Berry, Dr. Katz, Bob Balaband)  view NYTVF.com

Welcome NYPress Readers

Hello - I am daniel berman.

You might be coming to my site for the first time because you read my article in the most recent issue of , or maybe,  because someone blackmailed you. Either way, welcome. I have compiled some links to a few of my more popular posts. Some are funny, while others are heartfelt and demented. On occasion, I try to concoct a piece utilizing all three descriptors.

I live in this city

• Here I discuss my life altering operation.

• Here I discuss moving 7 times in one year and coming out more rooted because of it.

• Here I wrote two pretty disturbing cartoons about a pig with some urges.

and there are other little gems (anvils) on this site, please feel free to peruse. But, remember, if you break it, you buy it.

Email me with any thoughts, comments, or other writing opportunities over here.

Thanks sincerely for checking out my site and come back soon for more heartfelt craziness,

Daniel Berman

Daniel, Danny, Dan too

PS if you can digg my NYPress story, I’d appreciate it. Well, I WOULD. Thanks.

Del Close Marathon 2009

I have been in NYC for almost 8 years and this year was the first time I performed in this festival. I smoked a cigarette with Del years ago and now to be in a festival honoring him is really cool. I should have posted before about the show, so you could have seen it. Boy, you should have seen it.
Now, I am racing off to be the technical improvisor for ASSSCAT. The show will have SNL, Daily Show, Conan, Colbert, 30 Rock, writers and actors. This will be my 7th year doing the tech for this show. It flies by quickly. Also, have an article coming out in NYpress

this wednesday. I will post about it again in couple of days.

I Cried Laughing

Bear Attacks Man 4 Salami Sandwhich

At the tip of that accusing finger above, the headline reads:

New Jersey Man is Attacked By Bear Over Salami Sandwhich

This is news? Sun melts ice cube left in the sun. Is that news? It was the front page of yahoo on july 4th, my birthday.

I am sick of  these diversionary tactics taken by the media; There are more important things to be covered in the news. This bear story took up space that could have been devoted to a Michael Jackson story. We were robbed, now we will never know what his last thoughts were on, well, I don’t know, something like, maybe, bear attacks.

Well, I bet he was PRO bear attacks.

And in other bear making news, a somewhat poorly worded headline…

Beats off bear