David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

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  • 31 Questions: The People’s Game Show (both spiritually and financially)

    Our crowdfunding campaign for 31 Questions Season 2 is over. And we raised the incredible amount of… $1,846!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_Mxq3p7W6Pc

    That’s cold, hard, wet CASH!

    And we’re already using it to pay for stuff we need.

    All up, we had 72 donors from 4 countries around the globe, each donating an average of $26 and almost doubling our goal of $1,000.

    I’d like to thank the following non-anonymous people for their continued support:

    Kimberley Seeto
    Simon Mould
    Rhys Barnard
    Elliott Klein
    Nick Gates
    TV’s Dan Ilic
    Ryan Vickers
    Craig Faulkner
    Greer Forrester
    Kristen Rogers
    Tom Green
    David Cooper
    Kate Henning
    Jonus DeAguiar
    Adam Wozniak
    David Dower
    Walter Lee
    Blazenka Brysha
    Van Badham
    Tim Mahlberg
    Felix of House SYN
    Dan Picton
    Hayden Faulkner
    TV’s Sam Mac
    Ellen McCutchan
    Rachel Howe
    Harrison Gough
    Mark Humphries
    Sean Campbell
    Belle Hammond
    Zachary Clapper
    Patrick Bosher
    Andrew Williams
    Michelle Pay
    Daniel Guglielmin
    Lisa-Skye Goodes
    Peter Cirocco
    Peter Van Dort
    Alessandra Suuberg
    Bill Smith
    Brendan Johnson
    Sam Vandenn
    Richard Green
    Matt Meiklejohn
    Leon Hill
    Jane Watkins
    Daniel Lawler
    Mike Sinclair
    Gillian Terzis
    Bree Watkins
    Ben Hayes
    Aaron Hayes
    Daniel Krimmer
    “The Ultimo Bachelor Pad”
    Andrew Sullivan
    Jack Savige
    Wes Kingston
    Terri McCormack
    Hannah Green
    Rainer Selby
    Grahame Buchanan
    Grahame’s cat, Bella

    You’ve made Season 2 possible. Thank you all so, so much.

    To put the geographical scale of this campaign in perspective, this is where the money came from:


    View 31 Questions Crowdfunders in a larger map

    If you’ve ordered a Moderator Mug, there’ll be a slight delay before you can expect your mug in the mail. I ordered 50 mugs with my face on them, but only 5 of the [arguably more popular] “Anthony” design – so we’ve put in an order for more. T-shirts of specific sizes are also on order. And everyone should receive autographed headshots next week.

    We’re also very much enjoying the fan photos. Here are a few more:

    My only criticism is that ellipsis has one too many dots. But other than that: *Italian-esque hand gesture where the fingers explode from the lips*.

    Now let’s make the damn show.

    (Tech rehearsal tomorrow!)

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    I’m not a fan of pickles, but now I want one.

  • 31 Questions: Crowdfunding Endgame

    And now we enter endgame…

    With 4 days left of the 31 Questions crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, we’ve raised the unbelievable amount of $1,692!

    We’ve already long since surpassed our original goal of $1,000. But can we now get to $2,000? It’s up to YOU.

    Here are some tasty morsels that might convince you to contribute…

    Want to impress your friends and family with your knowledge of answers? Do it via this convenient “Moderator Mug”, while also questioning whether they too are aware of the answer that you yourself claim to know. Featuring a drinkable TV’s Anthony McCormack in his signature pointing pose, this mug will make a welcome addition to your cupboard or dishwasher. Available now for $31. All proceeds go towards production of Season 2 of 31 Questions!

    And the next 8 lucky fans who donate $10 to the show on Indiegogo won’t just receive a personally autographed headshot of benevolent host David M. Green, you’ll also receive an ORIGINAL SEASON ONE QUESTION CARD (featuring actual printed questions, hand-written notes AND last minute gags)! As used during the taping of Episodes 12 & 13, 17 May 2012. Think of how much these are going to be worth once David M. Green has moved on to better things and/or died! Strictly limited to the next 8 crowdfunders.
    We’ve now received contributions ranging from $2 to $100 from 65 individuals in 4 countries. Check out this map of their approximate locations:


    View 31 Questions Crowdfunders in a larger map

    How cool is that!?!?

    We’re already using this money to pay for tapes, printing, hard drives, set materials, electronic components for the new buzzers, postage, “fabulous” prizes, parking, costumes and all matter of miscellaneous things needed to make some sort of television show.

    It’s very touching knowing there’s so much love out there for this scruffy underdog of a game show. I had an exchange of Facebook messages over the weekend from a gentleman in Chicago, who informs me his whole family has been enjoying Season 1 on YouTube.

    And what put the biggest smile on my face was finding out his 7-year-old son has been repeatedly quoting the punchline “Just my colon”, as delivered by Sophie Loughran in Episode 4, and “dying laughing”. Evidently, American children are better educated on punctuation than their Aussie counterparts. I don’t think I learned what a colon was (either definition) until I was twice that age.

    This might be good karma for all the times I myself have quoted The Blues Brothers, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, National Lampoon’s Vacation and any other motion picture set in The Windy City.

    Keep those donations coming in. They’re making a big difference. I’ll leave you with some more Season 1 outtakes, highlighting a few community TV problems. Hopefully we’ll avoid them in Season 2. But somehow, I doubt it…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhwY1SehbRE

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    No sir, Mayor Daley doesn’t dine here any more. He’s dead sir.

  • I’ve got 31 Questions for New Zealand

    Hello New Zealand (and the rest of you)!

    As of 8.31PM this evening New Zealand time, 31 Questions became an internationally broadcast TV game show!

    Season 1 is now airing Thursdays 8.30PM on Face TV, which is available everywhere in New Zealand on Sky Channel 089 AND on the old “Triangle TV” free-to-air frequencies in these respected parts of Auckland:

    • Waiatarua UHF 41 or 631.25 MHz
    • Remuera UHF 52 or 719.25 MHz
    • Pine Hill UHF 42 or 639.25 MH

    Meanwhile, our crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo has now raised $1,105 for Season 2- That’s 10% over our goal! Of course, we do need a little more money than that to shoot the whole second season. But the first thousand bucks is certainly a big load off my mind.

    Thank YOU so much.

    We’ve still got 3 weeks left on the campaign and we’ve still got plenty of mugs and headshots to give away.

    But if you haven’t donated yet, there’s still time for you to become just like THESE crazed fans (shown here in order of least to most crazy):

    Yeeeeaaaaahhhh…

    Sweet dreams.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    She’s RUINED a perfectly good headshot!?!

  • 31 Questions Season 2 needs YOU!

    THAT’S RIGHT! After a hilariously low budget first season, 31 Questions is coming back with MORE OF THIS:

    But now… we’re spending more of our own money – and we want to spend yours too!

    I’ve set up a crowd-funding campaign on IndieGoGo. We’re aiming to raise $1,000 by the end of February to help with production costs for the second season of the ragtag TV game show everyone’s listening about.

    And if you’ve been hankering to get your hands on some fabulous 31 Questions merchandise, this is how to get it. We’ve got mugs, we’ve got T-shirts, we’ve got autographed headshots. And ALL with my face on them!

    Postage included? You better believe it.

    Thanks Moe…

    And for every donation over $2, we’ll even give you a special thanks in the credits for EVERY episode of Season 2.

    Check out a full range of “perks” on our IndieGoGo campaign page. If you’re particularly rich and crazy, you could even have the cast of 31 Questions make a PERSONAL APPEARANCE at your next social gathering.

    And if you’re like me – completely flat broke and not the least bit interested in handing out donations – you can still greatly help us by sharing the link with your friends and liking 31 Questions on Facebook.

    See you on TV.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    PS. More info about 31 Questions on New Zealand TV coming soon!

  • 31 Questions: The royal flush of TV game shows

    I hope you enjoy the above montage of some of the classier moments on 31 Questions.

    Also, if you’re in Melbourne you may have seen an article about 31 Questions and other Channel 31 shows in your free copy of The Weekly Review?

    I’m not sure where exactly this magazine is distributed. And in fact it might not even be in your local edition (doesn’t seem to be in the Hawthorn one). But it’s a moot point, because you can read it online.

    Myke Bartlett was very flattering: “As host, Green is engaging and charismatic. It isn’t hard to imagine him crossing to a commercial network.”

    Well shucks.

    Kind regards,
    David M. Green
    That’s at present the front-running quote for the hypothetical flyer for my non-existent Comedy Festival stand-up show.