Tom Gruber

Nov 24

Apatow, Universal pick up pitches - Ansari, Woliner score with trio of comedy concepts - Aziz is making it big!

I’m very excited to announce that Jason Woliner and I have sold 3 movies to Judd Apatow and Universal! I am attached to star and Jason will direct.

One idea is tentatively titled “Let’s Do This” and is a road movie about two guys that work for a motivational speaking company.

Another idea is about two disgraced astronauts who have to go back to space to clear their names.

And the other idea is a movie based around Randy, my character from “Funny People.”

We’re currently working on all three ideas now and haven’t decided which we will go with first.

Needless to say, we are very excited to be working with Judd on these projects. Unfortunately, this does however put Jason and I’s plan to remake Short Circuit 2 (with myself playing the Michael McKean role in a revolutionary new makeup technique called “peachface”) on hold indefinitely.

Nov 23

My brothers and I have a tradition of watching Christmas Vacation after Thanksgiving. I think it was originally a tradition that used to take place closer to Christmas. But, much like holiday advertising, it seems to have moved up each year.

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Nov 22

clock radio experience

Sometimes when I’m working at my computer, I turn on my clock radio behind me, which I always have set to Boston’s classical station. Right now I am listening to a dramatic opera piece. It’s beautiful, refreshing and not overwhelming – the clock radio’s speakers are limited to treble sounds, so it doesn’t distract me from my work. It serves as excellent background music.

“Although it might be easier to believe that she acted like a trailer park Zsa Zsa who’d found a credit card left behind at a possum feed, she blames McCain staffers.” — Amazon review of Sarah Palin’s book

Highbrow Goats

Nov 19

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I just recently saw this for the first time. It was a little too over-the-top for me.

(via bunkercomplex)

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