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Don’t chat up the wrong classmate

Angela Giarratana & Lennon Parham | The Ultimate Improv

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Starting Somewhere: Zach Woods' early work in The Most Awkward Boy in the World

Among Zach Woods' earliest credited writing work, The Most Awkward Boy in the World aired across roughly 2008–2010 under Atomic Wedgie. The series was created by Nick Paley, Chris Gethard, and Weldon Powers, with Zach starring as the titular character and sharing "Created by" credit on several episodes (e.g., "Does His Taxes," 2008; "Kisses a Girl," 2009). Nick Paley, known for penning the screenplay for Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, also served as an editor on both David (2020) and Bud (2021), establishing a recurring creative partnership with Zach.

Awkward Boy sketches last no more than a minute. The videos are blips in banal situations where Awkward Boy is facing off against some aspect of his life or immediate surroundings that is incredibly ordinary—an elevator, a deli counter, a hot tub, ordering a pizza. The awkwardness sometimes comes from the situation, but most of the time it's in the appearance and physicality of Zach's tall, lanky, and nervous body. The awkwardness is further exaggerated by the slow cadence of his speech, or more pointedly, its absence.

Awkward Boy's existence is his comment, his response—nothing else needs to be said. In fact, a part of me doesn't see him as awkward at all; Awkward Boy is trying to exist and participate in a world that classifies him as such without consent, and guess what? We are responsible for that world. There is never a self-acknowledgment of his awkwardness. He just is. The Most Awkward Boy in the World is the most awkward boy in the world because that is what we are led to believe. It's in the title card. So why do we need him to be the Most Awkward Boy in the World?

Because A) Zach Woods does this very well, and B) it's very funny as a result.

The UCB-era cohort, hiding in plain sight

What's striking about Awkward Boy now, watching it 15+ years later, is the guest cast. The series doubled as a who's-who of late-2000s UCB performers who would all go on to substantial careers.

Ellie Kemper appears opposite Zach in "Awkward Boy Rides an Elevator" (2009), a year before either of them was cast on The Office. The future Erin Hannon and Gabe Lewis, sharing a tiny elevator in a UCB-orbit web video, neither yet famous.

Lennon Parham appears in "Awkward Boy Orders Pizza" (2008), five years before she and Zach would co-star on USA's Playing House.

Bobby Moynihan appears in "Awkward Boy Takes the Subway" (2009); his and Zach's longstanding Stepfathers partnership extended into Atomic Wedgie's web work.

Sarah Burns, Billy Merritt, Charlie Sanders, and Michael Delaney round out the recurring orbit.

This wasn't just Zach being awkward. It was an ensemble of UCB performers who would all separately become recognizable faces over the next decade, captured here in their pre-everything era.

On preservation

Some Awkward Boy episodes remain on YouTube under the Atomic Wedgie channel; others have been harder to locate. The YouTube channel for Cutman Films removed or locked down videos.

DZW has been working to surface lost and unarchived episodes—most recently "Awkward Boy Goes to the Bathroom" (with John Gemberling) and "Awkward Boy Takes the Subway"—which were not previously available on YouTube in any easily-findable form.

The Awkward Boy series matters because it's Zach's earliest sustained creative work as both a performer and (on select episodes) a writer—made years before The Office, Silicon Valley, David, Bud, or (you guessed it!) The Accompanist. Watching it now, you can already see the sensibilities that would carry through every directorial project he later took on: a steady camera on someone trying their best in a world that's not quite meeting them halfway.

—MK, proprietor

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lennon Parham, BTS of Veep

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Bambi & Shelly | Minx 2x01

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Minx (2022) - Season 2 trailer

Bonus:

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Minx 2x01 The Perils of Being a Wealthy Widow

[soft-persephone]

Minx Season 2 episode 8……..

I am so happy for Joyce, Tina, Shel, Richie, and Bambs…. But oh my god oh my god oh my god!

Like no warning??? Tina and Doug are just done? Just like that? I don’t get nothing else?

And with Constance?

I want to say it was a moment of weakness and vulnerability of losing Tina but having a “win.” That now that his money is up! Now that he’s in his bag and he’s got the biggest deal of his life, that he might as well with the woman that gave it to him.

And clearly he likes any type of strong woman…

But deep down.. I know it’s not true.

Bambi gets to help out Shelly’s husband while she goes off with her lover. They are separating so that’s fine. Good for both of them.

Are we supposedly building up to a Shelly x Bambi x Richard? (I forgot mr Dentist man’s name😬)

If so dope, if not, still dope.

Love Richie telling Joyce to fuck off.

I knew we were getting a minx family moment at the end but fuck,,, I didn’t know Doug wouldn’t be there.

Joyce fianally following her gut and taking a stand. She should have been speaking up for herself, but I understand the “complexity” of the situation.

Tina being out as soon as Constance said “women like us” is such a mood. She’s never been more relatable to me. (She always is, but I just love it when it’s turned up to 1000x)

However, I knew there would come a time where Doug without a doubt would choose money over Tina and everyone else, and somehow it still hurts to see it happen.

So this stupid heartbreak is on me! I’m the fucking clown here, and it hurts worse because of it!!

No matter what happenes I have always been on Tina’s side.

Baby girl is still going to Paris to do the damn thing, so I am not that upset.

[sapphiccharacterstournament]

Canon Sapphic Characters Tournament Round 1 (Bracket 5)

Katherine Mayfair vs Shelly Lambert

Katherine Mayfair

Shelly Lambert

Voting ended onOct 3, 2023