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The Paul Telner Project

andPOP Staff — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:16:34 +0000

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For the past year, comedy segments featuring Paul Telner have been airing on MuchOnDemand. The ‘best of’ appear in a half-hour special on Thursday, March 25 at 10PM on MuchMusic.

Fast-paced, fun and silly, The Paul Telner Project is co-hosted by popular musician Karl Wolf and comedian Paul Telner.

Paul thrives on real-life interaction, something under-tapped in the online video arena. In addition to his pranks, Paul stars in character-based segments featuring real people interacting with Paul as character, believing the character to be real.

The edgy and fun look of the show, which helps pace the comedy and move it along, belongs to director Jason ER Fisher (jasonerf.com). While most shows try to be cool by using old techniques, Fisher takes Telner’s goofy, nerdy and likeable style and personality and translates it to screen.

The show leaves you feeling out of breath by the end, which is a good thing. Fisher has managed to make a TV show that has the viral appeal of watching LOL moments online. There is an epic-ness to his creative style that makes each prank grand.

Wolf and Telner are an unlikely pair. One is an R&B sensation in Canada, Japan, and The Middle East who is soon launching United States. The other is geeky, skinny, and wears bright-coloured clothing while drinking an Orange Crush. Their differences create chemistry.

There is rawness, bratty-ness and a sense that Telner is pushing the envelope and could actually get him and his crew in trouble!

This special’s pranks have everything from people freaking out at Telner on the street to good old fashioned chases, which look amazing thanks to Fisher’s unique editing style. Most shows lean towards popular songs and hip-hop to lay the soundtrack. Fisher uses classical music, which brings the right manic feel to crazy situations only Telner and his crew, would get themselves into.

For more info on Paul and the show, please visit www.paultelner.com

Balls Of Steel

Robert Ostfield — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:04:05 +0000

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This summer, Sacha Baron Cohen returns to theatres with Brüno. Surprisingly, there have been nearly no successful attempts to take on reality comedy appetite Cohen helped bring into the mainstream.

From a Friendly Goth to the infomercial host Fibre Man, Canadian comedian Paul Telner has soared to becoming one of the most popular Canadian comedians online.

Paul also stars in hidden camera pranks under the brand name of Apauled, which first aired on U.S. cable network G4 TV. Each episode monthly has Paul failing at different jobs out in front of the unsuspecting public.

Another element of the Paul Telner experience is the behind-the-scenes of Paul’s world as he and his crew pulls pranks on the public, and each other.

While many prank shows from Jackass to Viva La Bam have embraced a dark and punk look, Paul’s comedy, as directed by Paul’s co-writer Jason Fisher, is not afraid to look and feel big, bright and goofy, while mixing with edgy and daring concepts.

A self-proclaimed dork, obsessed with Orange soda, cake, and bright clothing, Paul’s innocent factor is what has lured many people to him. Paul is doing what no one would imagine someone doing with his physical make-up. One of the most common comments on Paul’s YouTube videos is that he has balls of steel.

Thanks to his American TV gig, and the success of his segments on sites such as YouTube, where he now has nearly 50,000 subscribers on his various channels, MuchMusic decided to bring Paul’s comedy to their 7 million household audience.

For the last two months, MuchMusic’s flagship daily series MuchOnDemand has showcased the best of Paul’s clips on YouTube. Starting shortly, new pranks and character-based segments will premiere on MOD.

The best starting point is PaulTelner.com.

New MuchMusic Show Pranks Canadians

Eva Lam — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:20:11 +0000

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Everyday Canadians get pranked as hidden cameras roll in a new show debuting on MuchMusic Monday.

“The Paul Telner Project” promises to push the boundaries of ordinary people by mixing a “goofy and wacky style with edgy concepts” for comedic results.

“Paul interacts with unsuspecting people through a variety of original characters to create fresh and lively takes on traditional pranks,” the promotional statement continues.

Click here to get a sneak peek at the new show.

Telner has already made a name for himself as a popular comedy personality on the Internet. His YouTube channels have over 30,000 subscribers and 6+ million views, with YouTube.com/PaulTelner ranking as the 8th most subscribed Canadian comedy channel.

“The Paul Telner Project” premieres Monday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on MuchMusic.