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Matt Silverstein and
Dave Jeser PCM Interview
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 PCM's
Rebekah got a few questions answered by Matt Silverstein and
Dave Jeser, the creators of MTV's DJ and The Fro. Matt and
Dave met in high school and have been working together on
almost everything since then. They are currently exec producing
20 episodes of DJ and the Fro for MTV, a show about two young
slacker office workers who waste their days watching internet
clips.
Q: You guys got your start
out in LA with "The Man Show," how did you land
that job?
Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser: Matt shot these ridiculous
shorts in NYC (The Real Slow World, The Indian Coming Out
of the Cupboard) while working on the Chris Rock Show and
managed to get them out to Jimmy and Adam. And they
dug them. They hired Matt on the spot and he worked
on the show for season one, leaving Dave in NY to fend for
himself. Dave then followed Matt to LA for season two
and they tried to get Jimmy and Adam to hire him as a writer,
but Jimmy just found Dave so creepy, so they hired him as
a segment producer, only because Matt begged them.
Q: I noticed that you wrote
for "3rd Rock From The Sun" for a little while as
it was nearing its end. When you began writing for it, were
you hoping to revive it or did you just want to have the experience
of writing for the show?
M.S. & D.J.: We really just needed the job. Matt
was married and trying to get his wife pregnant. And
Dave had gotten arrested in Vegas for a PCS in a hotel bathroom
and needed a lawyer. That isn't a joke, by the way.
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Q: Did you guys ever get discouraged
and think about giving up after having so many shows fall short
of their expectations?
M.S. & D.J.: We are constantly discouraged by every failure,
but we've never once thought about giving up. Not necessarily
because we are driven and have a lot of confidence in our talents,
but more because we are confident we can't do anything else.
If we don't make it as comedy writers, we're f***ked.
Q:You guys seem to work together
on all of your projects, did either of you ever strike out
on your own? Or do you think you ever will in the future?
M.S. & D.J.: Matt once decided to fund this ridiculous
side project that Dave knew was a terrible idea. Matt
learned his lesson and hasn't strayed since.
Q: How did you come up with
the concept behind "DJ and The Fro"? Did you purposefully
model it after "Beavis & Butthead"?
M.S. & D.J.: We came up with DJ & the Fro after a
network exec asked us to pitch a show we could produce for
less than $200,000 an episode. And in the vein of Beavis
& Butthead and MST3000, we knew the only way to do that
was to use existing footage. And the funniest footage
out there is the insanity on the internet. So, yes?
I guess. Does that answer your question?
Q: Now that you are doing
"DJ and The Fro," do you continuously get bombarded
with web videos from everyone you come in contact with?
M.S. & D.J.: Sadly, no. And to be honest, we've
watched more internet clips than any human being is supposed
to. We've seen things that no man should see.
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Q: What is one of your favorite
web videos that has not made it onto the show?
M.S. & D.J.: Cobra vs. Baby is a personal favorite.
But no one in their right mind would license the footage to
us because their child would be immediately taken away, if
it's still alive.
Q: You guys have been friends
for a long time and also work together, do you have any other
similarities between yourselves and DJ and the Fro?
M.S. & D.J.: Dave's hair is as ridiculous as the Fro's.
And Matt's voice is cracking constantly. We think he
has a tumor on his esophagus. We'll keep you posted.
Q: I read in another interview
of yours that you may get rid of the web videos on "DJ
and the Fro" after a while, how would you go about phasing
them out?
M.S. & D.J.: Really? We said that? That doesn't
even make sense. The web videos are the best part of
the show. We're such jackasses.
Q: You have the "Drawn
Together" movie in the works, could you ever see "DJ
and The Fro" making it to the big screen?
M.S. & D.J.: We can't see DJ & the Fro making it back
to the little screen. But we'd love to do a movie.
I'm sure the plot to the Beavis & Butthead movie would
be perfect for our guys.
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