Wisecrack (company)

Wisecrack, inc. is a US-American film and video production company operated by Jacob Salamon, Jared Bauer, Greg Edwards, Drew Levin, and Todd Mendeloff. The company was founded in 2014 and produces various web series and podcasts such as Thug Notes, Earthling Cinema, and 8-Bit Philosophy. The group is focused on an analysis of anime, film, literature, and video games drawing out philosophy, sociology, psychology and other meanings that can be interpreted from media.[1][2]

Wisecrack
Private company
(INC)
IndustryWeb series
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jacob Salamon (CEO), Jared Bauer (Executive Vice President), Drew Levin (Channel Manager), Todd Mendeloff (Chief Operating Officer)
ProductsComedy
film analysis
web series
WebsiteWisecrack.com

Web series
  • Earthling Cinema stars actor-comedian Mark Schroeder as Garyx Wormuloid[3], an extraterrestrial being from the distant future wherein the human species has long since gone extinct, who examines classic and contemporary films such as Frozen, The Purge, and The Matrix.
  • Thug Notes stars actor-comedian Greg Edwards as Sparky Sweets, Ph.D., a stereotypical gangster who presents literary analysis of classic and popular literature such as The Great Gatsby, Dracula and Beloved.
  • 8-bit Philosophy produced and animated by MB X McClain explores philosophy, and Philosophical questions with Narration by Nathan Lowe. Usually each episode is set in the style of a classic game from the 80s or 90s, and the series had some reoccurring gags. Music was provided by David Krystal. The series concluded in 2016.
  • Boss Bitches Of History
  • Wisecrack Edition
  • Pop Psych

Podcasts
  • The Squanch a Rick and Morty analysis podcast.[4]
  • Show Me the Meaning! a podcast that analyzes an eclectic mix of movies.[5]
  • The Maze a Westworld podcast.[6]
  • Respect Our Authoritah! a South Park podcast.[7]
  • Thug Notes: Get Lit! a podcast companion to the popular web series.[8] While the web series covers individual literary works, each entry in this podcast covers a literary theme and not a specific literary work.
  • Culture Binge a current pop culture discussion/analysis podcast.[9]

References
  1. Gutelle, Sam (26 January 2017). "YouTube Millionaires: Wisecrack Finds Niche By "Breaking The Mold Of How Academic Topics Are Explored" - Tubefilter". tubefilter.com. Tubefilter. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Ellingson, Annlee. "L.A. startup raises $1 million to crack wise about philosophy, literature, politics". bizjournals.com. The Business Journals.
  3. Wisecrack (2017-06-27), Hidden Meaning in LOGAN – Earthling Cinema, retrieved 2018-02-23
  4. "Wisecrack's THE SQUANCH: A Rick & Morty Podcast by Wisecrack on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  5. "Show Me The Meaning! – Wisecrack's Movie Podcast". www.wisecrack.co. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  6. "The Maze – Wisecrack's Westworld Podcast". www.wisecrack.co. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  7. "Respect Our Authoritah! – Wisecrack's South Park Podcast". www.wisecrack.co. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  8. "Thug Notes: Get Lit Podcast". www.wisecrack.co. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  9. CULTURE BINGE by Wisecrack, retrieved 2019-07-12
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