Back in 2011, the space for internet creators was not what it is today. While the monetization program on YouTube was taking off, it wasn't the multimillion-dollar industry that allows a lot of people to build a business today. And there were still creators that work from passion, wanting to create despite earnings.
Maybe this duo is doing fine now, but they were part of the rising of original content that could easily compete with traditional media. BriTANik YouTube channel created comedy short that transcended the internet, especially with their short Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses, and here are some facts you should know about them.
10 The People Behind The Short
Eagles Are Turning People Into Horse is a short that took everybody by storm in 2011. It was created by two actors and comedians known as BriTANik: Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. Both run a YouTube channel that is named after the combination of their names. With this, they upload their hilarious sketches.
Brian and Nick met while studying at New York University and there they formed a friendship thanks to their similar sense of humor. Eventually, they would start working together, creating content for the internet and participating in festivals such as the SF Sketchfest.
9 The Short Was A Thesis
At one point, the duo started performing and writing their own sketches. They created a YouTube channel where they could upload all their creations, and in doing so, they started to amass an audience. In the meantime, they were still students at New York University, and McElhaney had to present his thesis.
His proposal? Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses. The idea of a guy trying to get rid of her girlfriend and her awful laugh in the most outrageous way was received by their faculty, in fact, with outrage. They weren't supported and were able to barely finish the short to screen it at Slamdance and SXSW.
8 It Has Been Adapted Into Stage-Play
The comedy and ludicrous nature of the short-film has resonated with a lot of people around the world. It was not just the recognition in festivals or celebrities but the reception from viewers that reflected in real-world following. At one point, BriTANik and Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses became one the most popular things on the internet.
Featured on Cracked.com and Funnyordie.com, the short transcended to such point it started to be adapted as stage-play in a lot of high schools. If you search on YouTube, you will be able to find a lot of kids taking a crack at the script Brin and Nick wrote. And some of them are actually good.
7 This Is Not Even Their Most Popular Short
Before and after Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses, Brian and Nick had uploaded a bunch of celebrated content on the internet. Sketch comedy on YouTube is not what it used to be, and BriTANik was an example of that. In an age were production value wasn't as easy to obtain, their work stood out.
Despite Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses being one of their most celebrated shorts, their most watch video on their YouTube channel is Sexy Pool Party. Other works that have been more popular are Boys Night In and Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer.
6 They Have Been In Other Internet Productions
As their online presence grew on the internet-sphere, Brian and Nick have been featured in other projects different from theirs. This is credited to their professionalism and the vision they had for their ability to act beyond "little" videos on YouTube. These were their first steps into acting.
In projects like Suckerpunch and several College Humor productions, the duo had brought their chemistry as their talent, and every project they participate in, they imprint a little bit of their unmissable style.
5 The Duo Has Been In Hollywood Movies
The talent of Brian and Nick started to be noticed in the acting and filmmaking scene of Los Angeles. The Avengers director and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon became aware of their shorts and struck a friendship with the creators. Eventually, Whedon invited them to act in his movie adaptation of Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing.
Other movies and tv shows in which they have appeared in little roles are Searching for Sonny, Balls Out, How I Met Your Mother, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
4 They Have Featured Stars In Their Shorts
BriTANik was one of the first YouTube channels to feature Hollywood big names in their videos. Today, this is more common, but on those days it was something to pay attention to. One of the first stars to be in one of their videos was Chris Lowell from shows like Veronica Mars and Private Practice, in the short Pillow Talk.
Other stars appearances include director Joss Whedon, who returned the favor for showing up in Much Ado About Nothing by acting in their short The Coach, and most memorable Danny Pudi, from Community, who appeared in Monologue For Thee.
3 They Have Performed Live
Brian and Nick's talents are not reserved for the cameras. The duo enjoys greatly acting on stage and has participated in a bunch of theatrical productions of their own material, and they have toured around the country.
They have performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York with three of their productions: Begging For Approval, the Infinity Prison, and their monthly live show The Monthly Mankerthon. They have also performed sketches at UCB as well as stand-up and improv comedy around New York City.
2 They Have Worked As SNL Writers
In 2016 the duo made the news when they were part of the new batch of writers hired by the classic sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. For two years they worked in sketches for the program and appeared in the show's episodes hosted by Chance The Rapper, Tiffany Haddish, and Larry David.
The duo was able to work with previous collaborators Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennet and enjoyed a good run until decided to part ways with the show.
1 They've Continued Working On Their Youtube Channel
Despite growing into their careers, Brian and Nick haven't forgotten their YouTube channel, where, in a sense, everything started for them. However, the production of shorts is not as prolific as it once was.
Only in 2020, they have released a short called Dating App Writers Room, and last year there were only two shorts released called Accidental Text and The Mistery. They may have lowered the number of videos, but the quality has gone up.
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