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Ten Years of Bob Mazooka: How Black Squirrel Productions Gave Us a Place to Create
Ten years ago, a bunch of film-obsessed college students decided we weren’t going to wait around for permission to make movies. Our school, Augustana College, didn’t have a film program. There was no department, no resources, and no official path forward. What we did have were stories we wanted to tell and a deep need to create.
So, we made our own path. This is the story of Bob Mazooka.
Gary Miller
Oct 17, 202414 min read


Sketch Comedy Isn’t Just Funny, It’s Work: Lessons from a Digital Group
When You Mess Up Spotting at the Gym featured Raechel Sinuk and Jack Anderson, and it was the first sketch under a short-lived collaboration we called The Color Plaid. At the time, I was still running with The Dads and Raechel was someone I wanted to work with.
Gary Miller
Jan 20, 20224 min read


PODCAST: DMT Table Reads Presents: Unexplainable
I had the pleasure of playing Detective Kidd in DMT Table Reads Presents: Unexplainable, a wild sci-fi comedy adventure written and directed by my longtime The Dads Comedy collaborators Sam Butler and Jack Anderson
Gary Miller
Nov 23, 20211 min read


Podcast: Catch me on "Pretend World's Real People"
Pretend Worlds Real People
Episode 54 Description: Laughs abound in this week's episode. Tyler and Stephanie sit down with Actor, Comedian, and Filmmaker, Gary Miller! The Best Worst Cantina creator has taken the pandemic by the horns in creating wildly hilarious sketches, shorts, and comedy albums featuring your favorite party dads.
Gary Miller
Nov 23, 20211 min read


Unemployed Commentators Podcast: Talking Mindset and Preparation with Athlete Kayla Bushey
A new episode of Unemployed Commentators is out now, and this time we’re joined by athlete Kayla Bushey. We talked with Kayla about the event she competes in—one many of us have seen in the Olympics but probably never understood beyond the surface.
Gary Miller
Oct 15, 20201 min read


If Chicago Bears Fans Had Press Conferences in 2020
Two Chicago Bears Fans have a press conference.
Gary Miller
Oct 12, 20201 min read


NOW That's What I Call Shitty Music Vol.1
Welcome to an album from an alternate dimension where taste took a backseat and chaos held the aux cord. Now That’s What I Call Shitty Music Vol. 1 is a genre-bending mess of songs nobody asked for — and somehow, they still slap.
Gary Miller
Apr 22, 20201 min read


Storytime with Gary: Two Puppets Improvise “Die Hard
Two of my puppet regulars, Robert & Julie, from Storytime with Gary took the stage to improvise their own version of Die Hard. I'm not sure either of them had actually seen Die Hard, but they were both desperate for stage time.
Gary Miller
Apr 16, 20202 min read


Storytime with Gary: My Pandemic Show on Grafenberg TV
During the early days of the pandemic, I started a weekly solo show called Storytime with Gary for Grafenberg TV — a digital content stream launched by the Grafenberg Theater.
Gary Miller
Apr 10, 20203 min read


Real Stories of The Bible: What I Learned by Failing as a Director
Writing has always been my first creative love. Improv is a very close second, but writing is the one I come home to. I can do it anywhere and at anytime. When Heath asked if I’d write this thing, I said yes immediately. It felt good to be trusted with someone else's idea and to see it brought to life. We met at a bar after I completed the scripts and then Heath was happy and he put it into production with his crew.
Gary Miller
Jul 20, 20195 min read
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