Kickstarter Rewards - Personalized Songs by The Muckleberry Brothers!!!

We began quite a big undertaking last year, raising over $5,500 to help shoot our original sketch comedy pilot Misguided TV. The first episode is in the final stages of post-production and should be finished in the next few weeks. We are getting really excited to submit it to the New York Television Festival for consideration!

In appreciation of all those who helped us raise the funds, we owe people some rewards!

For the first round of rewards, some of our kickstarter backers who pledged at least $100 are receiving short original songs composed and performed for them by The Muckleberry Brothers. We recorded about 20 songs total, so keep checking back. We will be releasing them gradually over the next two weeks.

The first three are dedicated to:

Michael "Rog" Gentile

Michael "Rog" Gentile's Kickstarter Reward from Think Tank's Muckleberry Brothers!!!! from Think Tank on Vimeo.

David Weglarz

Dave Weglarz Kickstarter Reward from the Muckleberry Bros. from Think Tank on Vimeo.

Casey Gustus

Casey Gustus Kickstarter Reward from the Muckleberry Bros!!!! from Think Tank on Vimeo.

Stay Tuned!!!

We have a bunch more songs coming over the next two weeks!!!!

Muckleberry Kickstarter Rewards Are Coming!!!

Greetings!  It's a very exciting time here at Think Tank HQ.  We are currently putting together a series of events to unveil the first episode of Misguided TV in a big way...stay tuned for news on our Pilot Premiere Party!!!  Aaaand now that we aren't spending every waking minute working on finishing the pilot, we've spent some time thanking the many people who contributed to our Kickstarter campaign.  You were promised meat slaps, and those are coming very soon.  Another thing we promised our backers was a personalized song from our very own Muckleberry Brothers.  Well, we are pleased to announce that the Muckles have been hard at work in their Rainbow Recording Studios and have completed all of the reward songs!  We will be releasing all 20 of these songs in the coming days, and here's a sneak peak of "Cloudy Headed" Carl and "Sleepy" Stanley warming up their powerful pipes at the Rainbow.

Carl/Stanley Warmup #1:

Carl/Stanley Warmup #2:

Stay tuned for all of the Muckleberry personalized songs in all of their glory in the coming days!!!  We also have some big show announcements coming that will feature us collaborating with You, Me, Them, Everyone and some of our favorite Chicago standups!

Lewis and Gary are Back...

...and creepier than ever! Your favorite dads from Lombard meet up to share another regular old weekend in the suburbs. Check out the newly released edition of Pretty Good Weekend!

Ahh, isn't it heartwarming to see two dads share their experiences? Their feelings? Their laughter and love?

What did you do last weekend? Was it as pretty good as Lewis and Gary's? What sorts of things are you going to do this weekend? Head over to the MisguidedTV channel and let us know in the video's comments section. Best "pretty good weekend activities" will win an award from Think Tank! While you're there, catch up on any of the other videos you may have missed. You'll be glad you did.

The Final Pistol Party: Full Rundown

“Think Tank and its monthly sketch show Pistol Party stand out in the overcrowded scene of local sketch comedy groups in the equally important fields of writing and production quality.” –AV Club Chicago

The final Pistol Party is upon us and we have lots of fun in store for all in attendance!  This Friday, May 11th Pistol Party will be ending its glorious three year run in style at the Underground Lounge.  The festivities will kick off at 9pm.  We're dusting this old pony off for one final ride and we are bringing along Chad Briggs (Impress These Apes CHAMPION, ChUC member, Just for Laughs, @mrchadbriggs) and James Fritz (#1 iTunes comedy album, ChUC member Kentucky basketball fan, @jamesfritzcomic) for the ride.  Chad and James are two of Pistol's oldest friends, and also happen to be two of our funniest.  Here's a clip of James talking about summer:

This being the last Pistol, it will also be an awards banquet.  Guests are encouraged to wear formal attire (think high school awards banquet, not red carpet) and will be showered with various party favors upon entering.  Dinner will be served to the first 20 (or so) guests.  After the comedy, Chicago band Chaperone will close out the evening with harmonious sounds of rock n roll orgy.  Here's a great clip of them from Schubas:

Check out the event page HERE for even more info and to RSVP.  See you Friday.

The Final Pistol Party

with Chad Briggs, James Fritz, and Chaperone

Friday, May 11th 9pm

Underground Lounge

952 W. Newport 

$10

Last Pistol Party Ever, Friday, May 11th!!!!

After an amazing 3 year run at the forefront of Chicago’s alt-comedy scene, our show Pistol Party is ending it’s monthly run on Friday, May 11^th, at the Underground Lounge.  We are teaming up with Chad Briggs, James Fritz, and others for a final showcase featuring our best videos and scenes from over the years, as well as some new surprises, contests, and giveaways for the audience!  The show starts at 9pm and general admission is $10.   The band Chaperone will be playing a set after the show.  Here's a brief clip of Chaperone in a recent 
performance at Schubas.  We can't wait to see them the 11th!  Click HERE for more info and to RSVP on Facebook!!


Chaperone at Schubas

In other news, we are rapidly closing in on finishing episode 1 of the pilot, Misguided TV.  We have shot the final shots and are in the final editing stages and can't wait to unveil the full 24 minute version in the near future.  We also recently recorded a Think Tank radio show at a YOU, ME, THEM, EVERYONE podcast taping, which you can listen to RIGHT HERE.  Or just click play on the little doo-hick-ee below (our segment starts at about the 56:30 mark):

Finally, tax season just wrapped up, and if you're anything like us, you hate them more than lumpy gravy, but luckily, our good friends Cody & Dave are here to help:

See you all May 11th at the Underground Lounge!!!

International Women's Day!!

Happy International Women's Day!  We hope that you are all celebrating the international women in your life (if you don't have any, just be thankful for Alanis Morrisette, Shania Twain, Maria Sharapova, Shakira, and Giselle Bundchen).  One quarter of Think Tank has been lamenting the end of Peyton Manning's career in Indy, one quarter has been celebrating the end of Peyton Manning's career in Indy, one quarter has been lost in the Big East Tournament, and the last quarter is Peter.

We're still rocking and rolling as a unit, too.  We made our debut at Chicago Underground Comedy, Chicago's premiere standup comedy showcase, opening for the venerable and brilliant Adam Burke.  Chad Briggs hosted with some brilliant new hand job material, we did our thing for 20 minutes, then Burke went off on an 80 minute set that left us saying "Oh my God..." over and over again.  It was a room on fire, and he murdered it.

"Wilson?" -photo by Erin Nekervis

We just found out that we did not make the finalist list of the NYTVF (tear), but that's ok, it was our first run at it, and we're going to do nothing but get better.  As for this month, we have Pistol Party on March 13th at the Underground Lounge, and just in case you missed Adam's set last month, he'll be hosting this month's Pistol! (Although no 80min set this time, there's a show after us, and we gotta get ours too!)  The theme this month is a "St. Partridge Day Celebration," in honor of St. Patrick's older, lesser known brother who hated the color green, was quite opposed to drinking, loved snakes, and preferred mashed onions to mashed potatoes.  Should be a silly one for sure: Underground Lounge, Tuesday March 13th at 8pm.

Here's a parting shot for you.  Even if you've seen the Macho Man video we made last year, go back and watch it again, then read the ridiculous amount of hate comments people have left on it.  It's quite hilarious how much people hate it!  If you giggle, go ahead and give it a like to help counteract all of that evil.

Building Steam

Whew...We're catching our breath from a crazy, amazin start to 2012.  After completing the pilot, Peter slept for about 6 days.  We just wrapped up our Pistol Party Valentine's show, and are now preparing for our opening slot for Adam Burke at Chicago Underground Comedy.  The show is next Tuesday, February 28th at the Beat Kitchen.  The show starts at 9:30, and is hosted by our great friend Chad Briggs.  Adam will also be hosting next month's Pistol Party on March 13th (more on that later).

In honor of all of Peter's hard work, here are two great clips from the pilot featuring 2 of our favorite Peter creations, Mr. Bodgers and Uncle Snickers.  We'll throw some Adam Burke in there too, just for good measure.  Stay tuned for a chance to win an advanced copy of our 15 minute pilot!  We can't wait to get it out there.

Mr. Bodgers,

Uncle Snickers,

And, Adam Burke.