Modified On May 7, 2007
According to the Little Merman website, Thomas J. Kelly “quits comedy and moves from New York to the city of live mermaids, Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida to live his dream of becoming Weeki Wachee’s first guy mermaid.”
It is an internet-only TV series… which is trying to save the famous mermaids of Weeki Wachee, while simultaneously trying to secure a television deal for the protagonist. Welcome to the new world of multi-platform, reality-based, semi-fictional docudramedy!
And the Little Merman is vying with other comedy videos for survival on the new website Funny or Die— the Will Ferrell/Adam McKay/Chris Henchy-fronted online comedy initiative that implores visitors to vote for their favorite comedy videos, ensuring that vid’s survival.
The plan for Funny or Die, which is backed by Sequoia Capital, is to fill the site with videos made by a combination of professionals and amateurs, McKay told conference attendees. While the men declined to discuss how they plan to make money, they did say the site is off to a great start thanks to a two-minute skit called The Landlord, featuring Ferrell and [snip].
We snipped it here, because the original text of the story gave away too much!
Check out The Landlord.