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Teaser promo for the next Chris Manz Show, featuring critically acclaimed experimental musician Axolotl. This teaser also appears after the Marissa Nadler episode.

Check out Axolotl's music @ www.myspace.com/axolotl

Marissa Nadler on the Chris Manz Show

Marissa Nadler, famed singer of dark and beautiful folk songs, engages in an uncharacteristic comedy routine with up and coming anti-comedian, Chris Manz. Combines hand-drawn animation, home movies from the 1960s, optical effects, lo-fi graphics, live music, comedy improvisation, and journalism into a weird little TV show/music video/short film. There's no budget and it's all shot on miniDV.

Check out Marissa's music @ www.myspace.com/songsoftheend

Neil Hamburger on the Chris Manz Show

Established Anti-comedian Neil Hamburger riffs and rants with Chris Manz backstage at "Spaceland" in LA. Neil Hamburger (America's $1 Funnyman) from the seminal underground anti-music group, Zip Code Rapists, is known for his confrontational approach to live performance. The perpetually miserable comb-over comedian drinks hard drinks onstage while yelling and swearing at his audience and telling the worst jokes in history.

Check out his work @ www.myspace.com/americasfunnyman

Terry Riley on the Chris Manz Show

Aspiring anti-comedian Chris Manz tells jokes to his childhood Idol, the legendary experimental composer, Terry Riley, arguably one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Terry was delighted to take part in such a strange event, and suggested that the joke structure utilize repetition to reflect the compositional structures of Minimalism, the musical form that he helped establish. After a long day of giving speeches related to his honorary doctrate from Chapman University, lecturing on musicology, and even performing new music, Terry remarked that this was "the best part of the day"

Check out Terry's music @ www.terryriley.com

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Promo video for Amir Motlagh's new film Knock. Knock.

A promo video for Amir Motlagh's new film Knock. Knock. starring Chris Manz, Keaton Shyler and Lene Pederson. Chris and Keaton watch clips from the film and comment on their experience. Was originally going to be a Chris Manz Show episode, until the tape ate our intro. Nevertheless, this serves its utility as much or more so.