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"Captures all the random absurdity of
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significance of Dave Chappelle."
-The New York Press

Monday, September 28, 2009

New Video: The Tragedy

Hey, check out Better Than The Machine’s new video “The Tragedy”. We created it as a commercial for Jim Beam bourbon. It focuses on… what’s the name of that Scottish play? The guy was married to Lady Macbeth and I think Shakespeare wrote it. Man, it’s on the tip of my tongue!

Directed and edited by Ballard C. Boyd. Make sure to check back next Monday for a brand new video!

Don’t let the machine get you down.

–Reid.

posted by Reid at 1:31 am  

Monday, September 21, 2009

New Video: 27-Way Bra

Check out our brand new video “27-Way Bra”! As if bras weren’t confusing enough for men!

Special thanks to Christina Reynolds for, yet again, stripping down to her underwear for a video. And, on that note, thanks also to Christina’s dad for not punching me in the nose for writing this.

Directed and edited by Ballard C. Boyd. Make sure to check back next Monday for a brand new video!

Don’t let the machine get you down,

–Reid.

posted by Reid at 1:15 am  

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Hey, Kanye West!

I’m sure that you’ve all heard about Kanye West’s latest antics at the 2009 MTV VMA’s. He’s taken a lot of flak for what he did to Taylor Swift.

I just want to point out that Better Than The Machine was giving Kanye West flak over two years ago. In fact, we’ve been at the forefront of the “Fuck You, Kanye West!” movement for several years. Check it out in our music video Give A Shit:

And make sure to download the MP3 version to show your solidarity against Kanye!

–Reid.

posted by Reid at 11:07 pm  

Monday, September 14, 2009

New Iowa Training Film: How To Cure Hiccups

Hiccup safety could save your life. Iowa Training Films can help!

Directed and edited by Paul Syracuse. Make sure to check bttm.net next Monday for a brand new video!

Don’t let the machine get you down.

–Reid.

posted by Reid at 11:00 am  

Monday, September 7, 2009

New Video: Never Have I Ever

Check out our brand new video “Never Have I Ever”. When four old friends bump into each other at a bar and decide to play a drinking game, they learn some AWESOME stories about one man’s terrible, terrible haunted past. Once the skeletons are out of the closet, they don’t want to go back in!

“Never Have I Ever” was directed and edited by Ballard C. Boyd. Make sure to check back here on bttm.net next Monday for a brand new video!

Don’t let the machine get you down.

–Reid.

posted by Reid at 1:51 am  

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Philly Sketchfest

December 5, 2009
8:00 pmto8:35 pm

Plays & Players Theater
1714 Delancey Place
Philadelphia, PA 19103

This is the first of two shows we’ll be performing on Saturday, December 5 at the Philly Sketchfest. Come for our first show and stay for our second! Or get to the second show really, really early and see the first show while you’re waiting for the second one to start! Maybe we’ll hang out with you in between shows and become fast friends! One can only hope.

We’ll have different material for each show, so make sure to check ‘em both out!

The Philly Sketchfest runs from December 3-5, and there are going to be a lot of great sketch comedy groups performing! Checkout the Philly Sketchfest homepage for information on tickets, performers and everything else.

posted by Reid at 3:57 pm  

Thursday, September 3, 2009

bttm.net

Better Than The Machine’s website can now be accessed from the simple to remember http://bttm.net. The “b” stands for “Better,” the first “t” stands for “Than,” the third “t” stands for “The,” and so on.

Imagine it: less hand cramps from typing a long web address! An easy to remember web address that you won’t forget in your old age! Three options to get to the Better Than The Machine website: http://bttm.net, http://www.betterthanthemachine.net and http://www.betterthanthemachine.com; they all go to the same place, so pick your favorite or collect all three!

Don’t let the m get you down!

–Reid.

posted by Reid at 1:44 pm  

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