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Michael Cusack (animator)
Michael R. Cusack is an Australian animator, voice actor, photographer, writer, director, and producer. He is the co-creator and co-star, along with fellow animator Zach Hadel, of the Adult Swim animated series, ''Smiling Friends'', and creator and star of '' YOLO'' and '' Koala Man''. Life and career Cusack was born in raised in Dapto, a suburb of the Australian city of Wollongong. He grew up watching ''South Park'', ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama''. He became interested in animation in his 20s, and taught himself Adobe Flash using internet tutorials. Cusack uploaded his content to his YouTube channel and Newgrounds account. Cusack began to collaborate with Hadel, online at first then later in person, when Cusack traveled to meet him in Burbank, California, United States . Cusack is also known for creating and portraying the fictional character Lucas the Magnificent, a parody of New Atheist " neckbeards", in live-action YouTube videos and on Twitter, beginning in 2014. With S ...
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Zach Hadel
Zach Hadel (born March 4, 1993), known by his pseudonym psychicpebbles, is an American animator, voice actor, Internet personality, writer, director, and storyboard artist. He and Michael Cusack (animator), Michael Cusack are co-creators of the Adult Swim animated series ''Smiling Friends.'' He is also known for his Internet animations and for being a co-host of Let's Play web series ''Chris O'Neill (Oney), OneyPlays''. Career Hadel grew up in Kansas and began his animation career by uploading Adobe Flash animations to Newgrounds, later transitioning to YouTube. He enrolled in college to learn graphic design, but dropped out. A self-taught animator, Hadel had stated that shows such as ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Simpsons'' and ''South Park'' had inspired his animation style. Videos of his became popular online, such as his animated video about the "arrow in the knee" meme from ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' which went viral in 2011. Along with fellow Newgrounds animator Chr ...
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Neckbeard (slang)
"Neckbeard" is a pejorative term and stereotype for an adult man or teenage boy who exhibits characteristics such as social awkwardness, underachievement, or pretentiousness. The term is associated with the currently (2010–present) unfashionable facial hair style known as a neck beard, and by extension, to a stereotype of overweight, unkempt internet users, and overlaps with the nerd, gamer, and geek subcultures. The term has also been associated with anti-feminist internet users. Examples * Some regard Comic Book Guy from '' The Simpsons'' as a neckbeard due to his appearance, pretentiousness, and love for comic books. * Some regard the character Plague in '' The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' as a neckbeard. * In ''South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand t ...
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Australian YouTubers
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Australian Surrealist Artists
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Australian Male Voice Actors
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The Cyanide And Happiness Show
''The Cyanide & Happiness Show'' is an American adult animated web series created by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Matt Melvin, and Dave McElfatrick based on their webcomic ''Cyanide & Happiness''. Each episode consists of a few short stories that have little to no connection to each other (with the exception of six episodes from Season 3, which were a story arc). The creators described the goal of each episode to be "to extract the human excretion known as laughter from your face hole via fast-paced weird comedy." ''The Cyanide & Happiness Show'' was funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. The first season was initially released on YouTube from November 12, 2014, to January 21, 2015. The show was later acquired by Seeso, which produced second and third seasons before selling the show to VRV in mid-2017. On February 20, 2019, it was announced that VRV had renewed the show for a fourth season, which comprised 10 episodes. Production The Explosm team has been creating ...
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Koala Man
''Koala Man'' is an animated sitcom created by Michael Cusack for Hulu. Developed by Cusack, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit, the series premiered on January 9, 2023 on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ in Australia. Plot The series takes place in an alternate universe called "Bushworld", where the sinking of the ''Titanic'' never happened, indirectly resulting in the United States of America being destroyed (except Hollywood, which became an island), Australia becoming the world's superpower, and Nicole Kidman becoming its Queen. The story follows Kevin Williams, an average middle-aged family man who decides to issue justice to the town of Dapto as the incredibly average superhero Koala Man. Possessing no powers and a simple costume, which is apparently enough to hide his identity, Kevin encounters a variety of evildoers that wish to do harm to his town. Kevin is joined by his family who put up with his misadventures including his down-to-earth wife Vicky, and his ...
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High On Life (video Game)
''High on Life'' is a comedic first-person shooter game with action-adventure and Metroidvania elements. It takes place in a science fiction world which features talking guns. It was created by Justin Roiland and developed and published by Squanch Games. The game was released on December 13, 2022 for Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who were divided on its humour, while criticising the technical issues upon launch. Gameplay ''High on Life'' is a first-person shooter video game with action-adventure and metroidvania elements. Players are tasked with assassinating select targets, and must fight their way into the target's lair and then fight the targets in a boss battle. Players attack using living alien weapons, five living guns called "Gatlians" and one sentient knife. The guns have primary, alternate, and special "trick hole" firing modes that can be used in combat. The knife has an additional grapple ability that allows player ...
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Justin Roiland
Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent Rick and Morty (franchise), franchise. He voices the show's titular characters Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith. Roiland is the co-creator of Hulu's ''Solar Opposites'', in which he voices the main character, Korvo. He has also played Earl of Lemongrab on ''Adventure Time,'' Blendin Blandin on ''Gravity Falls'', and Oscar on ''Fish Hooks''. He founded the animation studio Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! and the video game studio Squanch Games. Early life Roiland was born and raised in Stockton, California. He attended Sierra High School (Manteca, California), Sierra High School up until the first quarter of his senior year and then transferred to Manteca High School for the remainder of his senior year, graduating in 1998. After high school he attended Modesto Junior ...
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April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbour has been relatively common in the world historically. Origins Although the origins of April Fools’ is unknown, there are many theories surrounding it. A disputed association between 1 April and foolishness is in Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales'' (1392). In the " Nun's Priest's Tale", a vain cock Chauntecleer is tricked by a fox on "Since March began thirty days and two," i.e. 32 days since March began, which is 1 April. However, it is not clear that Chaucer was referencing 1 April since the text of the "Nun's Priest's Tale" also states that the story takes place on the day when the sun is "in the sign ...
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Bushworld Adventures
'' Rick and Morty'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. The series follows Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic, nihilistic super-scientist, and his easily distressed grandson, Morty Smith to parallel dimensions and exotic planets with extraterrestrials. These adventures commonly cause trouble for Morty's familyJerry, Beth, and Summerwho are often dragged along as well. The series premiered on December 2, 2013 on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. On May 10, 2018, Adult Swim announced a long-term deal with the creators, ordering 70 new episodes of ''Rick and Morty'', through to a tenth season. The sixth season premiered on September 4, 2022. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2013–14) Season 2 (2015) Season 3 (2017) Season 4 (2019–20) Season 5 (2021) Season 6 (2022) Ratings Other media Short films A six-minute short film titled ''Samurai & Shogun'' aired unannounced on Adult Swim ...
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