Sam Reich

Alex Horne via video call on Game Changer, and Sam Reich via video call to Alex Horne and Greg Davies on the Vulture podcast 'Good One'.

Two men are talking, one waving at a microphone while the other listens intently, with a display of colorful art and toys behind them.

video chat pen pals. check out greg and alex's "taskmaster" interview with jesse david fox on vulture!

that we were able to turn this into a dropout special, and thus share it with a bigger audience, is a huge professional highlight for me. in a streaming landscape where standup has been heavily commoditized, this is something else. this is art.

far be it from me, a fan, to say what the show is about, but to me it's about the way in which toxic masculinity - in all of its closed-mindedness - stands in the way of us knowing true love.

the show encapsulates the spirit of modern theater just about better than anything. is it...

- cutting and current cultural satire
- scripted as well as improv
- character comedy as well as clown

mark's, and his director joanna's, talents truly know no bounds.

Key art for THE BEST MAN SHOW on Dropout shows Mark Vigeant's character standing on a wedding reception table, holding a beer, with a tie around his head.

one of the most magical things about the edinburgh fringe is getting exposed to acts and comedians that aren't already in your network.

imagine my delight as i showed up (late!) to THE BEST MAN SHOW and saw the tour de force that it is, and met mark vigeant for the fist time.

does this mean less original dropout content? of course not! we have a record number of new dropout shows right now in development, the fruits of which you'll begin to see this year.

stay tuned for this, that, and more! 📺

...by which i mean put more shows on dropout that we think are...

(a) uniquely great
(b) perhaps even underexposed

shows like SUITS LA (kidding, i didn't watch it, though i did watch literally all of og SUITS)

have or know a show you think we should consider? get in touch!

is dropout getting into licensing content?

yes, maybe, carefully.

as with anything we do, this is experimental -- driven by my love for the show as well as a great relationship with its creators. but if it works, we might do more things like it...

Key art for "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" on Dropout shows its title along with its three principal puppet characters in picture frames.

one of my all-time favorite weird and wonderful shows - DON'T HUG ME I'M SCARED - is now on dropout!

full web series now; TV series (which less people have seen) over the course of the next few months. big thanks to blink industries, becky, and joe for their faith in us.

Sam posing with his Matroyshka dolls. The smallest doll is tipping over like a domino about to hit the bigger dolls. The smallest doll is labeled "Designing a game Brennan can't win", and the biggest doll reads "Getting abducted in a van and taken to a medieval castle".

how far we've come

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introducing dropout 24/7!

now you can put dropout on just like you would live linear TV, sit back, and enjoy! next up: dropout in black-and-white; dropout radio; dropout vaudeville 🎩

season 4 features vic michaelis, anna garcia, jiavani, hannah pilkes, and vivian wilson among others!!

catherine also makes her first ever dropout appearance in game changer season 8 this summer 🤹

(i don't think any other path would have transformed catherine into "famous lesbian catherine mccafferty" as a stranger recently called her in a bar. 😆)

while there's nothing wrong with wanting more conventional success, remember:

"the traditional path is no longer than traditional path." - vinh giang

catherine has proven what so many creators can and should learn:

that the most authentic version of you has the potential to capture a unique a unique, underserved, and dedicated audience.

Catherine, as well as her EPs - Elaine and I - on the set of Pretty Gay.

i'm so extraordinarily proud of my friend catherine and what's she's accomplished with this web series, which has completely transformed her creative career.

proud as i am of dropout, too, i love that the internet has the potential to support fully independent creators.

PRETTY GAY is BACK with season 4!!

Brennan Lee Mulligan live on stage during 'Outvoted' explaining that he comes on Game Changer and does one thing and one thing only: eat shit. Sam Reich, the moderator, interjects with a fact check stating that is true.

Man in red plaid shirt pointing on a colorful stage; seated bearded judge in suit holds papers while an audience looks on.

may the odds be ever heavily stacked against you

Sam Reich, on the Game Changer set, requesting a necklace that doubles as a vibrator; Ash comes out with one smiling. Raph remarks "That was made for me specifically. The fit is like Cinderella. Jess and Lily, his fellow contestants, react with joyful disbelief.

Three contestants at colorful podiums laugh and celebrate during a cheerful game show, one woman named Lily grinning widely.

he's the belle of the ball

A prompt "Gangster Drew Carey Wants a Word With Sam Reich About 'Make Some Noise'. Kurt says he brought his guards with him and gestures back to Jacob Wysocki labeling him Wayne Brady. Jacob sings a little tune. Kurt then gestures back to Angela Giarratana and labels her Colin Mochrie. She responds "I'm tall.". Kurt corrects her "Colin thinks he's Ryan Stiles."

Heavyset man singing with hands clasped in front of a purple patterned set; below, a bearded man in a red floral shirt and a woman lean behind him.

Woman in striped shirt saying "I'm tall," man in floral shirt at podium with text "Colin thinks he's Ryan Stiles"—playful game-show scene.

50/50 shot angela

for 7 - 20 players, 2 of whom will divorce

now available on vinyl

Sam asking Vic how far they brought the Sam standee. Vic saying that was not the prompt. Sam rereading the prompt "Who can bring the Sam standee to the most remote location?" We then cut to Vic laying in a pile of television remotes with the Sam standee.

Man in pinstripe suit cardboard cutout and woman lying on floor surrounded by hundreds of scattered TV remotes, playful game-show set above.

shoulda called it a clicker

TONIGHT! 🎺

nat 1s are more interesting than nat 20s 🎲

Sam Reich announcing the prize of an episode is a roundtrip flight to anywhere in the world. Lou Wilson asking "Maldives?" Sam says "Sure." Lou asks "Madagascar?". Sam says "Keep going." Raph Chestang says "North Korea." Sam says nothing. Brennan Lee Mulligan says "He's got ya there, baby"

Game show set with retro rainbow graphics; host in suit at podium and a contestant standing behind another, smiling as they answer "Madagascar?"

Bearded man in a suit smiling behind a colorful game-show wheel; seated man in casual shirt looks to the side, text reads "Keep going. North Korea."

Bearded host in suit stands with retro striped set; three smiling contestants react enthusiastically, one seated with hands on his shoulders.

OK *almost* anywhere in the world

A prompt that reads: "The final transmission to base camp from the failed expedition up Mountain Dew". Jacob Wysocki initiates "My name is Dr. Alfonso Balotroz. To all of those who are listening, we've reached a Code Red.".

Heavyset man with a mustache and vintage train shirt speaks seriously in front of a purple patterned wall with large white subtitle text.

we are *not* having a baja blast up here

Kurt Maloney in a face filter that is warping his hair to make it look exactly like Conan O'Brien's, pictured next to Conan O'Brien.

Smiling middle-aged man with styled red hair wearing a dark jacket, white shirt and striped tie against a light event backdrop.

uncanny

the little henchmen in tim burton movies be like