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I shot this with director Mark Tiedemann in Germany on a Sunday morning after a commercial shoot. We were talking about the idea in the hotel bar the night before with a couple of German guys and we all said, “let’s shoot it!” Usually when that happens, everyone wakes up and says, “Nice idea, but let’s not.” But we didn’t do that. We shot it in the apartment of one of the German guys, and it took half a day. You can see Mark’s other stuff here.

From Time Out New York:

Tom Shillue

Who he is
A seasoned stand-up, Comedy Central staple and total pro; an unashamedly white-bread, self-described “pathologically positive” Norman Rockwell–kid–look-alike.

What he does
Tours, records albums and specials, yet still focuses on what hasn’t earned him money, i.e., storytelling; makes mountains out of molehills, turning small memories from his Catholic Massachusetts childhood into beautifully crafted tales.

Why we love him
His stories are both sidesplitting and touching, deliciously specific and universally true. He’s the only conservative Republican comedian who’s actually funny. He was in an a cappella group—and isn’t ashamed.

[TONY Approved in Time Out New York]

At last week’s Moth event at Galapagos in Brooklyn, “You Say You Want a (R)evolution,” host Tom Shillue compared the uniforms of US soldiers and Afghanistan rebels to the stylings of Storm Troopers and Jedi knights from Star Wars. If that piques your interest, catch him tonight at The Green Room.

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Sean McCarthy writes about the film:

Derrick comedy has a laugh-out-loud hilarious, dark comedy movie on their hands, and if all things go well, soon enough, there will be a distribution deal for Mystery Team. How do I know this? I managed to get in on one of the intimate free screenings in New York City earlier this week, and talked to four-fifths of the team behind Mystery Team

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