HANABEE was a syndicated daytime talk show that aired from 1986-1992. Host Ken Hanabee tackled the most provocative issues of the day with a reasonable touch. This short presents some of HANABEE's most groundbreaking moments.
A nightmare comedy about a school counselor whose compassion, generosity and dedication destroy the lives of everyone around him.
The High Priest of a modern-day coven finds his life thrown into turmoil and ventures out on a journey of self-discovery.
Bolt Driver is equal parts a tongue-in-cheek-taxi driver-re-creation-via-no-budget malick goof as it is a straight from the bloodstream quintessential meditation on contemporary life in LA for the socially alienated.
Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself. He's a muse with BO and dirty needles, offering transcendence despite (or because of) the trail of wreckage behind him.
Set to a new wave '80s soundtrack, Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
A struggling black college grad wakes up to find that reparations have finally been paid to descendants of slaves in America. With this new found capital, they will decide how best to spend their reparations, totaling a mere $16,000. Receiving reparations opens up old wounds of slavery, Jim Crow, and systematic oppression.
Cosmic Fling is the tale of Stan, an intergalactic garbage man who lives alone on an asteroid. To feed himself, he harpoons space debris and converts it into nourishment. To feed his soul, he dreams only of love. One day, he spots Beatrice, a fellow astronaut stranded on a passing comet. He falls instantly in love…but must wait for her comet to return. In order to be with her, he will need to resort to extreme measures.
An absurdist satire of media political clichés in the Trump era, depicting a talk show smugly revelling in talk of America being a "dumpster fire."
Josh Fadem is an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles. He is from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He trained at venues including The Upright Citizens Brigade LA and The Groundlings. He is a regular in the LA comedy scene, has written for Adult Swim, and is a frequent contributor to Funny or Die. As a stand-up, he can be seen at many venues in Los Angeles and New York, and hosts a bi-monthly show at LA's premier archival video store and haven for film-lovers, Cinefile Video.
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