{"id":931898,"date":"2026-10-13T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/931898\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:04:09","slug":"dropout-sets-mp3-tv-series-starring-jeremy-culhane-paul-f-tompkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/931898\/","title":{"rendered":"Dropout Sets MP3 TV Series Starring Jeremy Culhane, Paul F Tompkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/dropout\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dropout\" data-tag=\"dropout\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dropout<\/a> has ordered its first new original scripted live-action series <a data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/news\/collegehumor-dropout-name-change-rebrand-1235734547\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/news\/collegehumor-dropout-name-change-rebrand-1235734547\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">since it became Dropout.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe media company formerly known as CollegeHumor will launch a three-episode music video countdown spoof series titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/mp3\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mp3\" data-tag=\"mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MP3<\/a>\u201d on its comedy streaming service Dropout this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPer the logline for the new show, \u201cWelcome to the world of \u2018MP3\u2019 \u2014 a satirical music video countdown show from Dropout featuring three new absurd music videos each episode. Join hosts Dane Cartel (<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/jeremy-culhane\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jeremy-culhane\" data-tag=\"jeremy-culhane\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Culhane<\/a>), Dr. Muse-Tina, (Skye Townsend), and Chia (Aparna Nancherla) as they interview wild guests, get into spats with producer Thomas Cartel (<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/paul-f-tompkins\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paul-f-tompkins\" data-tag=\"paul-f-tompkins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul F. Tompkins<\/a>), and introduce new music videos performed by Dropout comedians such as Lou Wilson, Lily Du, Katie Marovitch and more.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe series is written by Zach Reino and Jess McKenna who also do the show\u2019s musical compositions. Each song featured on \u201cMP3\u2033 will be released on music streaming platforms after the respective episode\u2019s premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cMP3\u2033 will debut Nov. 4 on Dropout. New episodes will roll out every two weeks through the season finale on Dec. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBest known for its genre-breaking competition series \u201cGame Changer\u201d and its hit D &amp; D-actual-play show \u201cDimension 20,\u201d Dropout will mark its return to the live-action scripted format with \u201cMP3\u2033 after a seven-year break during which time the company rebranded from CollegeHumor. During that time, the focus became unscripted content with a few animated scripted projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPrevious scripted live-action Dropout\/CollegeHumor series include \u201cUltramechatron Team Go!,\u201d \u201cKingpin Katie,\u201d workplace sketch comedy \u201cHardly Working\u201d and \u201cStar Wars\u201d parody series \u201cTroopers,\u201d among others. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the trailer for \u201cMP3\u2033 in the video below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dropout has ordered its first new original scripted live-action series since it became Dropout. 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