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Channel 101 is a non-profit monthly short film festival in
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, which has a sister festival in
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Channel 101 NY Channel 101: NY, formerly known as Channel 102, is a monthly live screening of five-minute-long "TV shows" in New York City, created by Tony Carnevale, with the blessings of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. Harmon and Schrab created Channel 101, the Los ...
. Channel 101 is a creation of
Dan Harmon Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast ''Harmontown ...
and
Rob Schrab Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'', co-writer of the feature film '' Monster House'', co ...
in which participants submit a short film in the format of a
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under five minutes in length. The event is structured such that a panel of previously successful submitters choose what pilots are shown, and a live audience at
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decides which pilots continue as a series for the next screening in much the same way TV programs are rated and managed. According to the Channel 101 website, "Channel 101 is a chance to sit in the worn-out chair of the fat network exec, drunk on the blood of lowly artists whose right to exist is given in exchange for their ability to nourish... You run the network. You pick the programming."


Concept

Roughly once a month, a screening for Channel 101 occurs at the Downtown Independent theater in
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, with usually ten shorts being screened. At the screening, the audience votes on which pilots they would like to see return. The top five shows are entered into the "prime time" slots on the Channel 101 website, and get to make a follow-up episode for the next screening. This process continues with new "episodes" being shown at each screening until one fails to make the top five, at which point the series is cancelled. Some successful shows can choose to be cancelled voluntarily by running over five minutes, disqualifying the show from continuing and leaving one last un-voted episode. Shows that fail to make the prime time spot are known as "failed pilots". An added benefit of having a prime time series is that prime time directors are part of the panel that decides which five new pilots will be shown alongside the five established shows from the previous screening. Shows that fail to make the screenings are known as "rejected pilots". Each calendar year of the festival is referred to as a "season", comprising 10 screenings, due to there being no December screening, plus month break "to allow the creators to rest" between spring/summer and the November screening, which is the yearly awards show, called the Incredibly Prestigious Achievement Award or "Channy", so named as a parody of
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). The Channy Awards have been held 8 times as of 2012. Other rules have been tried out, most notably the "Chauncey" (named after director Chris Chauncey, the first to invoke the rule), wherein a director could overrule the voting panel and force their pilot to be screened, but the audience had the option of stopping the film at any time. Introduced in October 2003, it was done away with in November 2005 due to the popularity of the festival making it difficult for the honor system to be viable. Only one Chauncey made prime time (''Dick Richards: Private Dick''). The name "Channel 101" does not imply a school or a classroom: Channel 101 derives its name from the prevailing
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method of numbering a TV show's seasons and episodes. Since it is a festival for pilots, all of the screenings start off as episode "101" of their series.


History

The idea for Channel 101 began in 2001, when Schrab invited several friends over for a screening of '' Jaws: The Revenge'', but challenged them to bring a short film predicting what would happen in the film. In 2002, three more short film challenges were issued, but the group of viewers outgrew Schrab's living room. Instead, the screening was moved to the backroom of an LA nightclub. Additionally, friends of friends of the filmmakers were beginning to ask what this "festival" was called and how they could enter. In 2003, Schrab and Harmon named their creation the Super Midnight Movie Show and decided on a monthly screening and a five-minute format. However, they realized that once the show started growing, it would only be a matter of time before a large number of low-quality submissions were entered, and filmmakers would need to be turned away for time constraints. They decided to adopt a TV network-like ratings model where the audience votes on which films they like, and popular filmmakers were allowed to screen more films accordingly. In 2004, a pilot for a reality show about Channel 101 and its filmmakers was shopped to
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, but was eventually passed on. A
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show based on the format of Channel 101 and executive-produced by Harmon and Schrab aired on VH1. The show was called ''
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'' and it began airing March 23, 2007. The success of Channel 101 led to a sister film festival in New York City,
Channel 101 NY Channel 101: NY, formerly known as Channel 102, is a monthly live screening of five-minute-long "TV shows" in New York City, created by Tony Carnevale, with the blessings of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. Harmon and Schrab created Channel 101, the Los ...
.


Notable shows

* ''
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series from J. D. Ryznar, Hunter D. Stair, and Lane Farnham, detailing fictional accounts of the lives of real "smooth music" musicians, particularly
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and Michael McDonald. ''Yacht Rock'' lasted 10 episodes as a primetime show from 2005 to 2006, but was sufficiently popular that the creators made two more episodes in 2008 and 2010. * '' Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager''—A video series that was created for Channel 101, but was cancelled after two episodes. The creators, Matt Sloan and
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, went on to continue the series, and it became a series on
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where it was "featured" multiple times. * ''Everything''—An
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show curated by Jason Whetzell and Danny Jelinek, featuring very short films by a variety of artists, introduced (briefly) by host Sophie Kipner. ''Everything'' is the longest-running prime time show on Channel 101, with 19 episodes between August 2009 and August 2011. The short ''Going to the Store'' picked up attention from
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and ''
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''. * ''The Parent Project''—A show where parents created the stories for each episode by talking to their children over the phone. The first 10 episodes had creator and director Brett Weiner talking to his own mother and father. She quit on episode 10, and the show continued with guest subjects calling their families. ''The Parent Project'' was the third longest-running prime time show on Channel 101, with 15 episodes between October 2010 and May 2012. * ''Classroom''—A parody of
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s by Tyler Spiers. The third longest-running prime time show, with five first-place episodes during its run of 13 between 2006 and 2007. * ''ChooseYourOwnSelectAVision.TV''—A parody of ''Channel 101'' and ''
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'' from
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and JD Ryznar, in which Internet viewers voted for one of three 30-second pilots to return in the next episode. It was voted back for a fifth month, but was cancelled when Harmon and Ryznar failed to complete the fifth episode on time. The most popular 30-second show was "Doctor Asshole", a parody of ''
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''. * ''Sex Teenagers''—A comedy from
Tom Kauffman ''IKEA Heights'' is a 2009 comedic melodrama web series created by Dave Seger, Paul Bartunek, Delbert Shoopman, Spencer Strauss, and Tom Kauffman for Channel 101. A spoof of soap operas, the series was filmed covertly inside the IKEA store in B ...
and David Seger about a group of clueless teenagers. Episode 7 was shot and screened live in real time at the Channel 101 screening on October 29, 2011. * ''Time Belt''—
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's homage to ''
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'', featuring guest stars
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and
Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...
– the latter in a crossover with ''Computerman''. It was the last of the original prime time shows to be cancelled, lasting eight episodes from 2003 to 2004. * ''Computerman''—Starring
Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...
as a cross-breed of a man's DNA and his home computer. * ''
House of Cosbys ''House of Cosbys'' is an American animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland for the film festival Channel 101. The series centers on Mitchell Reynolds (Jeff B. Davis, Jeff Davis), who builds a cloning machine to make duplicates of his favorite co ...
''—An animated series by
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about a fan and his collection of
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clones. ''House of Cosbys'' was the first Channel 101 show to be ranked number one at three screenings in a row. It was cancelled and removed from the Channel 101 site after four episodes following a
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letter from Cosby's lawyers, though a fifth episode was produced. * ''Laser Fart''—A superhero parody initially conceived as a joke submission by Dan Harmon, who also starred in the title role, ''Laser Fart'' became a surprise hit, lasting ten episodes in prime time from 2004 to 2005. Jack Black guest-starred in two episodes. * ''
Sockbaby ''Sockbaby'' is a four-part martial arts / comedy short film co-directed by Doug TenNapel and John Soares. ''Sockbaby'' originally premiered on Channel 101 (created by Rob Schrab and Dan Harmon) on January 25, 2004. ''Sockbaby'' follows Ronnie C ...
''—Starring
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and zero-budget martial arts from
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, the creator of ''
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''. * ''
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''—Fictional stories revolve around three talking unicorns – Feathers, Cadillac, and Tom Cruise – who were created by an 8-year-old gay boy named Shannon. * '' The 'Bu''—A long-running prime time show (11 episodes); also known for being filmed with new casts and crew for the last three episodes. The show was created by
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. * ''Gigabots''—A ''
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'' parody made by the Duncan Brothers and Brenan Campbell. * ''Brently and Mrs. Gould''—Starring
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and his 85-year-old sidekick, Mrs. Gould (played by Jean Farber). * ''Call Me Cobra''—Starring
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, a show about a man who is mistaken for a professional killer, but takes the job for the money. * ''Channel 101: The Musical''—A fully orchestrated Broadway-style musical featuring
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and ''
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. * ''Most Extraordinary Space Investigations''—Starring Dan Harmon, Sevan Najarian, Justin Roiland, and Sarah Silverman. It is noted for intentional mistakes, and purposely performing notable errors. * ''Twigger's Holiday''—Starring
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, a colorful musical about a kid growing up. * ''Shitbuster''—Holds the record for most downloaded failed pilot. A revived short series starring
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as the original Shitbuster ran for 3 episodes. * ''The Jogger''—Cancelled pilot about a jogger solving problems. It garnered praise for the choreography and was later featured in ''
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''. The show later had its rights picked up by a production company. * ''The Wright Stuff''—Starring
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as President
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and created by Ford Austin and Scott Ingalls. It became the highest budgeted Channel 101 series at $5,000 per episode. * ''I Love Vaginas''—The creators, at age 14, were the youngest to make it to the Channel 101 screening. * ''The Serious Businessman''—This show's challenge to its rejection by the voting panel created the "Chauncey" system. * ''Cautionary Tales of Swords''—Trip Fisk (Michael Ashe) tries warning the world of the dangers of sword ownership, and later, decides to fight the problem himself. The show was created by Drew Hancock. * ''Return to Supermans''—A send-up of Turkish versions of American cinema (such as ''
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''). It was created by Aaron Moles and was featured on G4's ''
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''. * ''Ultraforce''—A 3-episode
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action spectacular created by
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and
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of ''
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''. It featured
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, Jeff Davis, and Chris Tallman. * '' IKEA Heights''—A
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shot entirely in the
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store without the store's knowing. It was featured in the ''
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'' * ''Business''—Was cancelled and came back as an animated series. * ''Skateboard Cop''—Created by Wade Randolph, Ben Pluimer, and Kelsy Abbott. The only spin-off show to ever win Best Show. It ran for 10 episodes and won Best Show in 2014. * ''Kill The Baby''—Mayhem ensues when a man makes the decision to kill his infant child. * ''The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti''—A risqué ''
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'' parody made in response to Justin Roiland's forced cancellation of his previous show ''House of Cosbys''. It ended up later serving as the basis for Harmon and Roiland's popular animated series ''
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''. * ''Pop-It''—A
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driven by special effects,
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, and heavy atmosphere. * ''Somewhere in Highland Park''—Two friends navigate surreal situations in their Highland Park neighborhood. * ''Channel 101''—A satire of the Channel 101 institution in the context of the #MeToo movement that takes particular aim at the white male-dominated world of comedy and film. It features founder Dan Harmon's first performance on a 101 series in almost ten years when he guest starred in episode 3. * ''
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''—A dark comedy parody of ''
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'' starring Dan Harmon as the title character, a therapist who prevents people from becoming serial killers by raping them as babies. The sketch resurfacing in late July 2018 led to Harmon deleting his
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account on July 23.


Notable personalities

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Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...
: ''Computerman'', ''Time Belt'', ''Laser Fart'', ''Exposure'', ''Water and Power'' *
Drew Carey Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, ''The Drew Carey Show'', an ...
: ''Call Me Cobra'', ''
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'' *
Sarah Chalke Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for portraying Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'', the second Becky Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'', Stella Zinman on ...
: ''The 'Bu'' * Jeff Davis: ''Laser Fart'', ''House of Cosbys'', ''Ultraforce'' *
Flavor Flav William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (born March 16, 1959), known by his stage name Flavor Flav (), is an American rapper and hype man. Known for his yells of "''Yeah, boyeeeeee!''" when performing, he rose to prominence as a founding member of the rap ...
: ''Six Months to Live'' *
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: ''Call Me Cobra'' *
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: ''Yacht Rock'' *
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: ''Your Magic Touched Me: Nights'' *
Sarah Silverman Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Silverman was a writer and performer on ''Saturday Night Live'', and she starred in and produced ''The Sarah Silverman Program'', which ran from 2007 to ...
: ''MESI'', ''Channel 101: The Musical'' *
David Faustino David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor and radio personality primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children''. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon, including ...
: ''Skateboardpunks'', ''The Amazing Christopher'' *
Ethan Phillips Ethan Phillips (born John Ethan Phillips February 8, 1955) is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and PR man Pete Downey on ''Benson''. Personal life Phillips was raised ...
: ''The Wright Stuff'' *
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: ''The 'Bu'', ''ITV Countdown'', ''House of Cosbys'' *
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: ''MESI'' *
Paget Brewster Paget Valerie Brewster (, ; born March 10, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She was first recognized for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom ''Friends''. Her breakthrough role came as FBI Supervisory Specia ...
: ''Time Belt'' *
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: ''Yacht Rock'', ''Making Mistakes'', ''Wade and Eric Sold a Movie'', ''Car-Jumper'', ''Reporters'' *
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