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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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