CompUSA.live, 2017
Medium: The Original Live Desktop Theater (Livestream / Video) — Live from New New York
Showrunner: Michael Walker (smilebigforgod)
Created by: Michael Walker (smilebigforgod), Mark Fingerhut, Tommi Kelly
Executive Produced: Michael Walker (smilebigforgod), Maja Wittrup, Dennis Lynch
Directed by: Michael Walker (smilebigforgod)

Links: Archive Playlist · New Museum · 8Ball TV · Full Credits
CompUSA.live poster

CompUSA.live is the original live desktop theater internet television show—born inside 8Ball TV and staged as a Windows-2000 style desktop broadcast.

About: “Formed as part of the experimental online channel 8Ball TV, Comp USA Live’s creators describe it as ‘the original live desktop theater internet television show.’ Streamed episodically on a website that resembles the desktop of a Windows2000 computer, the show features segments that include surly anti-comedy standup monologues, songs performed in CGI landscapes, sudden interruptions from oddly dressed members of the studio audience, and dramatic behind-the-scenes footage of infighting among the show’s makers.” — The New Museum, 2018

Episode 1 — The West
Episode 2 — School
Episode 3 — Revelations
Episode 4 — WWWIIII
Episode 5 — Trust No One
Episode 6 — Livin’ in the City
Episode 7 — Pop
Episode 8 — Too Much Tech
Episode 9 — Death
Episode 9 — Death (New Museum Permanent Collection)
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