Archive for July, 2009

Will Sasso as The Kenny Rogers as The Gambler - The Adventure Continues

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Created by my pal, Mike Clemente, Will Sasso as The Kenny Rogers as The Gambler - The Adventure Continues combines actual footage from the forever classic Kenny Rogers “Gambler” series with samples of my masterfully accurate impression of Kenny Rogers from MADtv and mind-numbing special effects to produce a spectacular result.

Farting Benjamin - Episode One

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Farting Benjamin is the first fully computer generated animated web short, about a guy named Benjamin that farts, in the history of the Internet.

For Christ’s Sake - Red Band Trailer

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Here’s the “red band” trailer for For Christ’s Sake. The first feature film I produced under my Lord Mucker Entertainment banner.

We just started shopping it to distributors. Hopefully we’ll have a deal and a release date soon.

“Red band” means that it’s for mature audiences so be really mature while you’re watching it.

Wilford for Will Sasso

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Here is the first of many videos coming to Hamfatter by my new proteges, The Destructor Bros.

It’s cool to be able to use the phrase, “my new proteges.” Makes me feel like I’m a pro wrestling manager from the 80’s.

Hamfatter 2.0

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Welcome to the new Hamfatter. Think of it as my online toilet. If it goes into me, through me and out of me, it will end up here. And just like a toilet, sometimes my friends will stink it up too. So be sure to return often as the site populates with new stuff.

I last updated the old Hamfatter a couple of years back and haven’t had time up until recently to launch this new one. I’ve been busy with showbiz things.

Recently, the sitcom pilot script that my buddy Chad Kultgen and I wrote through our then deal at Tantamount and Sony TV was bought and greenlit to shoot by CBS. Waiting to Die was about two dudes that have been best friends since childhood, living an intentionally simple life, and their struggle against society to keep it that way for the rest of their lives. It starred Josh Lawson, TJ Miller, Josh Gad, BJ Bales, Jillian Bell and Sarah Wright. Being a network television executive producer was pretty neat. I got an office on a fancy Hollywood lot and there was a great variety of snacks. I’ve produced before but never on that scale. Notice I’ve been using a lot of past tense. That is because this pilot, like so many produced by the networks each year, is dead. Stone fucking dead. So don’t look for it. Shame, it was pretty funny. Oh well. Cheers.

A couple of years ago I started Lord Mucker Entertainment, an independent film company. Last year we shot our first feature, For Christ’s Sake, a dark, offbeat comedy written by Jeff Lewis and directed by Jackson Douglas. It stars Jed Rees, Sara Rue, Alex Borstein, Michael Hitchcock, Ike Barinholtz, Kyle Bornheimer, myself and many other talented and hilarious people. In the summer of 2008 the film won Best Feature at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival. After some retooling, we’re now ready for another festival blitz and hopefully distribution. Aside from co-starring in the film, I also served as producer. Producing an independent film is like having a bad flu… you don’t sleep very much and the craziest shit comes flying out of your mouth that you never even knew you had in you.

Last summer I starred in and executive produced, The Legend of Awesomest Maximus. It’s a broad comedy that pulls heavy influence from such films as Gladiator, Braveheart, Troy, 300 and other “sword and sandal” movies, without relying on direct parody to tell it’s story. The film stars myself, Kristanna Loken, Rip Torn, Tony Cox and a list of others. I’d describe the movies as Tommy Boy in 400 AD with more dick jokes and a few tits in there. Not sure when the hell it comes out. Enjoy.

Past that, I’ve been busy acting in some other stuff and writing and blah blah blah. Oh hey, Check out the film Lower Learning on DVD. It’s pretty funny.

So that’s what I’ve been up to. Thanks for visiting Hamfatter and be sure to check back for more as the site grows.

Humbly,
Will