New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits
It’s a funny position to take, given that he served as the showrunner and co-producer of a reality series that comes out this week.is actually a continuation of his work as a comedic documentarian – it just so happens that it’s serialized and stars regular people in unscripted situations., in which he tracked down an unwitting legend of early internet blooper reels, Jack Rebney, the RV pitchman who’d castigate himself for flubbing lines and help him find peace with his notoriety.
“Being the Austin indie weirdo paid off.” – showrunner Ben Steinbauer on translating his comedic documentarian background to stoner reality seriesSteinbauer cast the show out of employees from various MMD stores, plus Freddie Miller – a prototypical stoner who went viral for a funny TV interview he did while waiting in line for Michigan’s first cannabis dispensary to open.
“It was a joy to film with Freddie and Uri. So many of the storylines came from talking to them. We’d be on the phone and Uri would say, 'Yeah, Freddie and I are going to go to a swap meet today.’ They were always getting into some crazy adventure together, and it worked for the show because they were just authentically funny in any situation. These are not guys who are trying to be famous. As a comedic documentary filmmaker, it was like striking gold.
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