Dan McNamara
Encyclopedia
Dan McNamara is an American
artist and comedian who works mostly with video and special effects.
McNamara's first TV Pilot, The Calderons, was released in 2006 and screened as an official selection at that year's New York Television Festival
. His second pilot, Redeeming Rainbow, was completed in July 2007. It was one of four finalists in Comedy Central's
Test Pilots competition, and like The Calderons it was also named a New York Television Festival finalist. Noted actress and comedian Kristen Schaal
has featured roles in both The Calderons and Redeeming Rainbow.
In 2008, McNamara created the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion for the Independent Comedy Network, featuring the voice acting
of Kurt Braunohler
, Jordan Carlos
, and Seth Herzog
. 2009 saw Dan return to the New York Television Festival with Lost Cities, a mockumentary-style travel pilot focusing on a semi-fictitious version of Jersey City, New Jersey
, where Dan resides in real life.
McNamara created the popular webseries The Bear, The Cloud, and God in 2009, and continues to release new episodes regularly. Like Amazing the Lion, The Bear, The Cloud, and God is an animated comedy show that stylistically resembles children's television programming. The Bear, The Cloud, and God has been featured on G4's
Attack of the Show!
and on Comcast
On Demand
. In 2010, a compilation of episodes of The Bear, The Cloud, and God gave McNamara his fourth New York Television Festival selection in five years.
McNamara is a member of the comedy group The Upset Triangle, which performs semi-regularly at The People's Improv Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan
.
United States
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artist and comedian who works mostly with video and special effects.
McNamara's first TV Pilot, The Calderons, was released in 2006 and screened as an official selection at that year's New York Television Festival
New York Television Festival
The New York Television Festival is a yearly gathering of artists, fans, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2005, and is held in venues in New York City....
. His second pilot, Redeeming Rainbow, was completed in July 2007. It was one of four finalists in Comedy Central's
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
Test Pilots competition, and like The Calderons it was also named a New York Television Festival finalist. Noted actress and comedian Kristen Schaal
Kristen Schaal
Kristen Schaal is an American actress, writer and comedienne, best known for her role as Mel in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, as Louise in Bob's Burgers and as a contributor on The Daily Show.-Early life:...
has featured roles in both The Calderons and Redeeming Rainbow.
In 2008, McNamara created the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion for the Independent Comedy Network, featuring the voice acting
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
of Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler is a comedian in New York City.-Biography:Kurt Braunohler was born in Neptune, New Jersey. He attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Kurt's favorite animal is the parakeet.-Live Comedy:...
, Jordan Carlos
Jordan Carlos
Jordan Carlos is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on The Colbert Report and is a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show "Me TV."-Work outside of the Report:...
, and Seth Herzog
Seth Herzog
Seth Herzog is an American comedian. Besides being active in New York City performing comedy, Mr. Herzog was the subject of the short film Zog's Place. He has also enjoyed small roles in such films as Safe Men, The Ten and The Baxter. He has also acted in numerous commercials, and on such T.V...
. 2009 saw Dan return to the New York Television Festival with Lost Cities, a mockumentary-style travel pilot focusing on a semi-fictitious version of Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
, where Dan resides in real life.
McNamara created the popular webseries The Bear, The Cloud, and God in 2009, and continues to release new episodes regularly. Like Amazing the Lion, The Bear, The Cloud, and God is an animated comedy show that stylistically resembles children's television programming. The Bear, The Cloud, and God has been featured on G4's
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
and on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
On Demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
. In 2010, a compilation of episodes of The Bear, The Cloud, and God gave McNamara his fourth New York Television Festival selection in five years.
McNamara is a member of the comedy group The Upset Triangle, which performs semi-regularly at The People's Improv Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan
Chelsea, Manhattan
Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The district's boundaries are roughly 14th Street to the south, 30th Street to the north, the western boundary of the Ladies' Mile Historic District – which lies between the Avenue of the Americas and...
.