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When we first connected with Joe Cappa back in 2021 his horror comedy short, Ghost Dogs, was just selected into Sundance Film Festival. It was pretty undeniable that he was destined for something big. As big as the Campbell boys in his Adult Swim series Haha, You Clowns, premiering on HBO October 19th.Â
An unconventional riff on the wholesome family sitcom â Haha, You Clowns is a series about three teenage brothers and their gentle, loving Dad navigating life after their motherâs death. Few animators can make us laugh, ache and nod in recognition all at once. Yet, Joe has a true gift of tapping into what makes us human and reminding us of what we share together.
We caught up with Joe about his journey these past four years from creating Ghost Dogs in a basement, to going social media viral with his fever dream Gabbagooblins and various shorts, to landing in Los Angles to work with the legendary Adult Swim and now HBO.Â
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I think every kid with a cherished stuffed animal expects that their chum might wake up at any moment, and the two of them can finally get some real work done. But what if the friend you got was, simply put, a monster?
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Something touched her shoulder. In a fever dream of manacles and red rock, Naoko surged upward, grabbing for the throat. The intruder gagged, falling back, and she took him to the floor.
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The stench was eye-watering as they cast off into the chowder-thick fog. Hours of wandering and scavenging rubble had finally led them to the edge of an urban archipelago of junk and debris.
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Video collage by Jonny DeStefano | Featured artists: Peter Kornowski ⢠Ryane Rose ⢠Ray Young Chu ⢠Jack Estenssoro ⢠Mark Mothersbaugh ⢠Jorge Mascarenhas ⢠Derek Knierim ⢠Jash Tracey ⢠Jason White