Eric Appel is a writer/director in Los Angeles, California. He has an awesome wife and an awesome dog and is friends with a bunch of cool people. He loves to show his friends funny things that he finds on the internet, and he also loves talking about himself in the third person.Tumblr (3.0; @erockappel)http://erockappel.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l804c1NoAe1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love this!</p> <p>(both the video and this poster)</p>http://erockappel.com/post/1040838389http://erockappel.com/post/1040838389Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:23:59 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ow89UX1b1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wow, thanks for making me the number one recommended filmmaker tumblr!</p> <p>In return, here is a never before seen iPhone snapshot of Paul Scheer holding a gun to a pre-cog’s head on the set of NTSF:SD:SUV::</p>http://erockappel.com/post/1006992827http://erockappel.com/post/1006992827Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:55:17 -0700<a href="http://www.tumblr.com/directory/recommend/filmmakers/erockappel">Do You Like My Tumblr?</a>: <p>If so, click the link and recommend it so that others can enjoy it too!  Thanks guys!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/1004851547http://erockappel.com/post/1004851547Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:58:12 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7j3vxoD1v1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Johanna found this hilarious birth control container with a hand made “anti-baby” ghostbusters logo on the street near our house.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/989977936http://erockappel.com/post/989977936Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:55:09 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7itq4t1Xk1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I almost forgot how good this album was.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/989152489http://erockappel.com/post/989152489Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:15:40 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/87p53rAD7Sk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/87p53rAD7Sk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vonswank.tumblr.com/post/981371514/100-ways-to-love-a-cat-ways-1-100-my-new" target="_blank">vonswank</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>100 Ways To Love A Cat: Ways 1-100: My new favorite video.</p> </blockquote> <p>I fucking DARE you to watch this whole thing.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/984226097http://erockappel.com/post/984226097Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:02:00 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7gy580tuw1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Daisy is judging you.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/983966573http://erockappel.com/post/983966573Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:55:41 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CAV0XrbEwNc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CAV0XrbEwNc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thedailywh.at/post/983042830/cee-lo-music-video-of-the-day-fuck-you" target="_blank">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Cee-Lo Music Video of the Day: </strong>“Fuck You”</p> <p>Pre-video video (official one drops next week). Single hits October 4th; <em>Lady Killer</em> release date TBD.</p> <p>[<a href="http://getthatlook.tumblr.com/post/982743663/holla-holla-holla-holla-can-i-holla-at-you-holla" target="_blank">getthatlook</a>.]</p> </blockquote> <p>OH SHIT! This is so good I almost can’t fucking take it!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/983355742http://erockappel.com/post/983355742Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:14:43 -0700<object width="400" height="256" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_bce0ad0653"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=bce0ad0653" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="400" height="256" flashvars="key=bce0ad0653" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_bce0ad0653" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>At long last, the short film that I made along with Charlie Sanders has found its way to the internets.  We really had a great time putting this together, and if it does well, we might have the opportunity to do some more long form content like this on the site.  </p> <p>So if you like what you see, <strong>PLEASE REBLOG THIS AND SPREAD IT AROUND AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!!!  SERIOUSLY!!!</strong></p> <p>Even if it’s not your cup of tea, it’s very cool that FOD let us do something like this.  It was a real learning experience for both Charlie and I, and something that I’m very proud of.  The running time is just under 18 minutes, but I promise, it will fly by.</p> <p>Thank you and please enjoy, <strong>“THE BIG DOG!”</strong></p>http://erockappel.com/post/972367347http://erockappel.com/post/972367347Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:15:20 -0700<object width="400" height="256" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_6da3ab267b"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=6da3ab267b" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="400" height="256" flashvars="key=6da3ab267b" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_6da3ab267b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>BIG DOG DELETED SCENE: “Speaker Shopping”</strong></p> <p>So, “The Big Dog” is going up on Funny or Die tomorrow, and usually you put up deleted scenes after the film is released, but this is the internet!  There ARE no rules!</p> <p>This was a scene we shot with the hilarious Colton Dunn as a speaker store employee.  It didn’t really make sense in the narrative (as you will soon see) and wasn’t needed in the final cut, so we dumped it, but it makes me laugh as a little standalone scene, so here it is!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/968941386http://erockappel.com/post/968941386Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:05:44 -0700<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/60toK_F5Gew&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/60toK_F5Gew&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>My little brother was in town last week, so we went by the Funny or Die office for a couple of hours and shot an episode of a little internet series he does where he throws shit out of the neighbor kid’s second story window to see if it will break.</p> <p>In this one, we threw a broken fan that I had lying around and an old eMac computer that stopped working a couple years ago off the roof of the FOD office.</p> <p>Since we totally shot this on the fly, the audio was terrible and I had to redub my voice over Brad’s because you couldn’t hear him over the music and the awful hum of the air conditioner on the FOD roof.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/965163590http://erockappel.com/post/965163590Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:21:15 -0700<object width="400" height="256" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_8d7c3ba13c"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=8d7c3ba13c" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="400" height="256" flashvars="key=8d7c3ba13c" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_8d7c3ba13c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>“THE BIG DOG” IS GOING UP ON FUNNY OR DIE, WEDNESDAY!!!</strong></p> <p>That’s right, folks!  The 17-minute film that I directed and co-wrote (with the amazing Charlie Sanders) is finally making its way to your eyeballs, in two days, on <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com" target="_blank">funnyordie.com</a>!</p> <p>The film is based on a character that Charlie created for his one-man UCB show, “You’re Welcome For What You’re About to See.”  He’s a sad, loser named Ron, whose life completely revolves around “Famous Andy’s,” the shitty regional pizza delivery chain he manages.</p> <p>“The Big Dog” also features Bob Odenkirk, Nelson Franklin, Rich Sommer, Jessica St. Claire and Andrew Astor.</p> <p>I can’t wait for ya’ll to see it!</p> <p>(Correction: it’s going up on Wednesday - not tomorrow.)</p>http://erockappel.com/post/963503336http://erockappel.com/post/963503336Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:33:00 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l74471IAFt1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Mom got me a new Sooper Dooper Looper shirt because I lost my last one at the Del Close Marathon last summer.</p> <p>I had been wearing the shirt since 11th grade (purchased at the Endicott NY, Salvation Army) and it was my fave!</p> <p>This one has a long way of breaking in to go.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/949303802http://erockappel.com/post/949303802Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:37:49 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l73wswVn7D1qz7um1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Celebrating my 30th birthday with a new pair of “Tecate” inspired Nikes!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/948680524http://erockappel.com/post/948680524Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:57:55 -0700<a href="http://chriskelly.tumblr.com/post/943420569/the-only-person-that-needs-to-fear-gay-marriage-is-my">Chris Kelly: The Only Person That Needs To Fear Gay Marriage Is My Future Husband</a>: <blockquote> <p>Much like the fact that later today I will be watching “Big Brother” and eating pizza by the slice in my underwear, the eventual legalization of gay marriage is a foregone conclusion.</p> <p>Social conservatives and proponents of “the sanctity of traditional marriage” constantly worry about the national…</p> </blockquote> <p>Chris Kelly is awesome.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/943561912http://erockappel.com/post/943561912Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:05:30 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13921610&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13921610&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13921610&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://seinfeldcomedy.com/post/909484030/the-end" target="_blank">jerryandgeorge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The end.</p> </blockquote> <p>Goodnight sweet princes.</p>http://erockappel.com/post/910207993http://erockappel.com/post/910207993Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:16:49 -0700<object width="400" height="253"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Mzswa-O0C8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Mzswa-O0C8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="253" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://paulscheer.com/post/908281363/do-hate-terrorists-and-love-kicking-ass-yes" target="_blank">paulscheer</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Do Hate Terrorists? and Love Kicking Ass? Yes! Then this show is for you. </p> <p>Check out out the NEW & LONGER trailer for NTSF: SD: SUV</p> <p>w/ Rob Riggle, June Diane Raphael, and Brandon Johnson</p> <p>Directed by Eric Appel</p> </blockquote> <p>This was so fun to make!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/909374586http://erockappel.com/post/909374586Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:48:18 -0700<object width="400" height="256" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_2b8842f7af"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=2b8842f7af" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="400" height="256" flashvars="key=2b8842f7af" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_2b8842f7af" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Hey look!  It’s a Will Ferrell video directed by me!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/903211586http://erockappel.com/post/903211586Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:15:31 -0700“Ferrell confirmed the rumor that the Funny or Die team is pitching the “Undercover Karaoke” video, in which singer Jewel dons prosthetic makeup and sings karaoke of her own songs to an unsuspecting crowd, as a reality show. By way of explanation, Ferrell described the video as “really funny, but [also] beautiful.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/the_other_guys.html" target="_blank">New York Mag - Vulture</a></em>http://erockappel.com/post/899841062http://erockappel.com/post/899841062Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:06:46 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6l9jqM7o81qzt35ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://wordsbycodi.tumblr.com/post/898966722/happy-b-day-j-ray-also-wrote-you-this-b-day" target="_blank">wordsbycodi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happy B-Day J-Ray! Also wrote you this b-day poem.</p> <p><em>Thank you for being a friend </em><br/><em> Traveled down the road and back again </em><br/><em> Your heart is true your a pal and a confidant. </em><br/><br/><em> And if you through a party </em><br/><em> Invited everyone you ever knew </em><br/><em> You would see the biggest gift would be from me </em><br/><em> And the card attached would say thank you for being a friend.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Happy Birthday, Jonah!  I’m taking you to see Scott Pilgrim tomorrow night!</p>http://erockappel.com/post/899093974http://erockappel.com/post/899093974Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:53:21 -0700