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INSOMNIAC WITH DAVE ATTELL
Comedy Central – 42 x 30 minutes/ 6 x 1 Hour
In 2001, Nick McKinney was asked to partner with a shabby, foul-mouthed, hard drinking and extremely talented comic named Dave Attell to develop a series for Comedy Central. The result was nearly four years of travel, offbeat experiences and solid, edgy comedy as they traveled the USA and then the world finding out what it is that some people do at night while the rest of the world is sleeping.
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STRAIGHT PLAN FOR THE GAY MAN
Comedy Central specials – 3 x 1 hour
Shamelessly coat-tailing on the success of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” Borderline developed, produced and delivered three one hour episodes that followed the transformations of 3 fabulously gay men into their favorite straight fantasy.
Our team of straight ‘experts’ was drawn from New York comedians and improvisers who could work without a script to make these transformations real, funny and equally hard on both straight and gay stereotypes. |
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THE AL FRANKEN SHOW
Sundance Channel – 120 x 1 hour
Borderline produced both seasons of this critically acclaimed talk show hosted by Al Franken. The challenge here was to find a way to repurpose the existing “Air America” radio show by developing creative add-ons, clips and graphics.
On a daily basis, over 120 episodes, we took a three hour radio show, cut it down to a visual TV hour and had it on the air the same evening. |
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THE ALL STAR BBQ SHOWDOWN:
OLN – 8 x 30 minutes/ 1 x 1 hour
Borderline produced and oversaw the direction of this competitive barbecue show for OLN. From casting and creative to logistics and final delivery, Borderline developed and delivered a lively, funny and informative competition-based program that was filmed in 10 different cities across the USA. |
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THE #1 SHOW
VH1 – 1 x 30 minutes
An excerpt from the show that answered, once and for all, the question of what the number one pop culture moments of the year were. |
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CELEBRITY WEIRDNESS EXPLAINED
VH1 – 1 X 30 Minutes
This 30 minute VH1 special took the analysis of celebrity behavior to absurd heights by seeking out experts to explain just what it going on when celebrities get “all weird.” |
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AMERICA’S MOST USELESS TEEN
MTV pilot – 1 x 30 Minutes
Borderline was commissioned to develop this idea and execute a pilot. The series concept, based on a British format, was to isolate a group of slacker teens and have them compete to prove which one of them was truly the most useless. The show was a mix of live verite shooting that was then repackaged for a weekly live studio vote-off. |
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HELL BENT WITH NICK DIPAOLO
Comedy Central pilot – 1 x 30 minutes
An excerpt from this pilot in which right wing comedian Nick DiPaolo was sent out into the real world to field test his conservative theories. |
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30 DAYS WITH MORGAN SPURLOCK
FX – 1 x 30 minutes
Borderline – in partnership with Warrior Poets and Reveille – researched, developed and produced this half-hour pilot for Morgan Spurlock’s “30 Days.” The episode – which saw a Christian man living as a Muslim for 30 days – led to a series pick up and was featured in the first season of the series.
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THE SKY ISN’T FALLING
Sundance Channel Presentation – 1 x 8 minutes
An excerpt from the opening of this presentation commissioned by Sundance to meet the needs of their new “Green Zone” Programming block. The proposed series was to be built on a series of interconnected ideas that would be presented in a quick, lively and non-polemic way. |
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| OTHER WORK BY NICK MCKINNEY: |
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THE AWFUL TRUTH WITH MICHAEL MOORE
Bravo - 26 x 30 minutes
Written & Produced by Nick McKinney
The following are two segments that were written, produced, and directed by Nick McKinney during his two seasons working on ”The Awful Truth.” |
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THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART
Comedy Central - multiple episodes
Written, Produced & Directed by Nick McKinney
Click to see two, of over 30 segments written, produced and directed for "The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart" |
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