LA WEBFEST

On the Leesh is thrilled to announce that two of our web series: The In-Betweens of Holly Malone and The Sexually have been accepted in this year's LA Webfest.

LA WEB FEST KICKS OFF MARCH 26-28, 2010: at Stage 52 Theater , 5299 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

Holly's Stake in Belmont

Yesterday OTL shot another episode of The In-Betweens of Holly Malone. As you know, we like to keep Holly current with what's going on locally and internationally. So, with that in mind (and with a suggestion by a Holly fan), we decided to tackle upcoming Belmont Stakes. You horse racing fans will know that Belmont is quickly approaching on June 6th, so we shot this episode just under the wire!

As you can see with the pics... Holly and Dimitri's Belmont date begins very nicely...



They look lovely on race day...


And then after an incident goes a bit awry...


And what the hell happened to Dimitri??



We're launching this episode later today so be sure to check it out at: hollymalone.ontheleesh.com

Holly Shoots the Swine Flu

Yesterday, we headed to Central Park to shoot an episode of our webseries, The In-Betweens of Holly Malone. Of our three comedy webseries (the other two being In the Can and The Sexually), we try to align Holly with current events the most. Granted, we do it through our own Holly-vision (such as having a Barack Obama episode that focuses less on the economy and more on what kinds of sex dreams Holly is having about our newly elected president, or, our episode that addresses the economic downturn by way of having Francesca and Danny discuss the best way to curse someone out). So while, yes, we try to keep our “current events” episodes within the Holly comedic rainbow, we really do try to keep up with the times.



So, what better current event to address within a Holly episode than Swine Flu? Listen, if it’s good enough for the Times, then it’s good enough for Holly. Not only is it current, but, if you’ve ever watched the series, you know that Holly is not exactly a worry-free sort of person. So it goes without saying that a flu epidemic would be foremost in her mind. It also allows us, the writers, actors, producers and directors, to channel our own plague fears for one afternoon. It’s a win-win.



It also should be noted, that this was our first Holly episode that was completely improvised. Alicia, who served as the director, offered up the circumstances and then the actors ran with it. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy our take on the flu of the swine.

Holly is Cheating On Us!

Okay, so not exactly Holly, but the actress who plays Holly, Jessica Arinella, appeared in the hit web series, The Retributioners.

Check out the episode:

The Retributioners - Episode 9: Revenge of the JAPS - watch more funny videos

Episode 17 - Watch it Now!

Episode 17: The Garden of Earthly Delights
It's the night of the party. Is Holly's decoy up to the task?

The In-Betweens of Holly Malone - Episode 16

Episode 16: Pretty Is As Pretty Does

Watch Episode 15

The Decoy
Holly's got a plan, and it involves a hot man.

Watch Episode 13 HERE!

Episode 13: Promise Sneakers
llen pays Holly a visit at work and asks a favor...

Watch Episode 10

EPISODE 10: EX MARKS HER SPOT
Holly runs his ex past Dimitri

What Constitutes A Season

Since Webseries are still very much like the Wild West, they don't necessarily follow the same models that are displayed by television shows. This brings up a very interesting question: How do you differentiate between seasons?


For In the Can, the answer is simple. We write each season - with a finite number of episodes in blocks. Because of this, we know what we want to happen in any given Season: there is a very clear through line. Since we have the hopes that In the Can will have a life as a half hour show, we break each season down and call it an episode. This "episode" is then made up of parts. When those parts are strung together you have a season. For instance - Season 1 (Episode One) is made up of 7 episodes (or parts). Got it? Wow, it seems much more confusing now that I've written it.

Watch it at: inthecan.ontheleesh.com





For The Sexually, we have a similar game plan. We know the outline of a season and then Jeff writes the episodes and we throw in a bunch of improved sketches. The sketches came out of need to create content while competing with busy schedules. Out of necessity, these created a great place for the boys to really stretch out their characters and provide us with a lot of backstory that we no longer need to jam into a three minute episode. Even though this was our master plan, our story lines have changed as the series has developed. We didn't conceive of the park episodes until we realized we needed a through line. Since we started filming the improved interviews, and the boys brought such intricicacies to their characters, Jeff needed to weave it all together. Thus the park scenes. So...breaking down the sexually so far has been a bit tougher. I look at Season 1 as the Lawyer office episodes and the Central Park episodes. Season 2 are the interviews. Moving forward we have a more clear cut idea of the next couple of seasons - Season 3 brings the boys to therapy. We will still feature both improv and scripted episodes, but they will have a central focus behind them.


Watch it at: www.thesexually.com

This brings us to The In-Betweens of Holly Malone. When we started Holly, we had a lot to learn. She was our flagship show, and we were still getting our feet wet on creating the language of a webseries. The first season of Holly - episodes 1 through 17 have a clear over arching story line. As we progressed, we realized that fast and funny was best and that our audience was willing to overlook certain expositional plot points in exchange for funny jokes. We also learned to keep the episodes current. Now we have jokes about the Oscars, politics and the economy. Right now we're still in Season 2 of Holly, but this season could go on indefinitely. Since we haven't delineated the idea of what marks a season in Holly, we're likely to just keep creating and not worrying about seasons.




Watch it here: hollymalone.ontheleesh.com


However, these theories could all go out the window as each series develops!


In other news, we've been tossing around ideas to combine all three series into an "On the Leesh Webseries Special." We don't have a plot line yet, but our idea is that all the characters would meet and interact. Imagine Holly up against Johnnie or Juice with Phillipa...

Stay Tuned!

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Holly Spreads It Around

The In-Betweens of Holly Malone is making its way throughout the web. Currently, The In-Betweens of Holly Malone - Episode 30 "A Very Holly Christmas, Part 2 - Santa and the Art of Good Head is being featured on blip.tv's main page. Check it out at: blip.tv! Or simply watch the episode now!



Holly was also featured on www.tilzy.tv. Launched in 2007 tilzy.tv describes itself this way: "Tilzy.TV is a guide to webshows. We sift, scrounge, and search through the countless hours of web video to bring you the best programming available on the internet."


Here's what tilzy.tv had to say about Holly:

Holly Malone is the quintessential single, nervous woman who manages to screw up any interaction that could possibly lead to a date. She lives in New York City, has a dog, her own apartment, a job, and of course, a token gay friend. She is basically a more believable Carrie Bradshaw. Episodes are generally around two minutes long and are shot at various locations throughout Manhattan. The first season follows Holly and her two friends, Dimitri and Francesca, as they participate in a rage of ridiculous activities such as shopping for sex toys in Episode 1 at The Pleasure Chest on 7th Avenue (which also happens to be a stop on the Sex In the City tour), or obsessively evaluating a message left by a possible date for Holly in Episode 4, shot in the Le Gamin Cafe on Hudson street in the West Village.

Much of this show relies on certain cultural references, such as the landmark adult toy shop mentioned above, or the fact that Holly is often eating Mr. Softie ice cream on the street, that are unique to New York City, and so, as someone living there, I feel a particular affection for these characters. I especially like watching episodes shot in familiar places like the Conservatory Garden in Central Park seen in Episode 10.

Holly Is Getting a New Look!

Holly is getting a Christmas gift from On the Leesh! Currently, we're in the process of revamping the website for the show. Holly's been a hit webseries for over two years now and we think it's time the site gets a facelift.

Stay tunes for Holly's new look!

Holly Malone Celebrates the HollyDays

In two weeks, OTL is shooting 3 more episodes of The In-Betweens of Holly Malone. Among the new episodes is a Holly Malone Christmas Special! While there's no singing or dancing, there is vodka and anatomy shaped baking tins. We're all holiday people over here, so we figured why shouldn't Holly be as well!

Stay tuned... it'll be coming out in mid-December!

Holly Malone Available on Sony Bravia!

Holly's moving to television!

In partnership with Blip.tv, The In-Betweens of Holly Malone is now available on an in-demand channel on all Sony Bravia TV's that have the Bravia Internet Video Link!



Viewers just have to go to the blip.tv channel, scroll to The In-Betweens of Holly Malone and watch any episode of their choice!



Big thanks to Blip for bringing onto Sony Bravia! Check blip out at: www.blip.tv

Watch Episode 3 Here!

Episode 3: Beep!

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