The Nightly Potato
Directed by: Chris Hayes
duration: 4 minutes
Pundits and politicians help a channel-surfing couch potato become a better-informed citizen.
contact: Chris Hayes
address: US
email: thenightlypotato@yahoo.com
links: www.youtube.com/user/roidder
Warstory
My natural speaking voice is this horrible, nasally monotone and it hurts my throat when I do character voices myself ˆ especially Cheney. Plus I‚m not very good at it. So I‚m overjoyed when I find a real voice actor who can do a needed impersonation. I was especially lucky with this episode, working with Steve Van Zandt (Bill O‚Reilly), Diallo Riddle (Wolf Blitzer), Bruce Martin (Larry King) and Joe Pacheco (GW Bush). Their efforts, more than anything I did animation-wise, brought the characters to life.
Bio - Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes began dabbling with 3D graphics and animation in his spare time while working as a software developer. A steady diet of Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, SCTV and cable news over the years inspired him to create "The Nightly Potato". Episodes 2 and 3 were co-awarded Best Comedy at the 2006 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and episode 2 won Best Local Short at the 2006 St. Louis International Film Festival.