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PED CROSSING (TRAILER)

Ped Crossing is a reality series that follows a hapless ped.  Check it out on the Ped Crossing page.  Features a boatload of Chicago stand-up and sketch comedians.

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Produced by Chad Wilson

Read the Onion AV Club article



FULL SERIES IN ONE VIDEO

It's kinda like a movie!
Individual episodes are below.



EPISODE #1  - "KANYE"

Meet Byron.

Cast:
Paul Thomas
Jacob Caponigro
Chad Wilson

Produced and edited by Chad Wilson
Shot by Jason Beaumont
Written and directed by Paul Thomas


HIPSTERS - HOLIDAY PSA


A holiday short that will warm your heart.

Cast:
Sarah Shook
Ken Witzgall
Paul Thomas

Shot by Jason Beaumont
Produced and edited by Chad Wilson
Written and directed by Paul Thomas



INTERNET COMEDY STAR (NSFW)


Official Selection, L.A. Comedy Shorts 2013
Screened at Just For Laughs Chicago 2012

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Produced by Chad Wilson
Camera and editing by Chad Wilson

Featuring James Fritz, Candy Lawrence, Sherman Edwards, Anthony Oberbeck

RUM EMANUEL

Written and performed by Paul Thomas
Camera and editing by Chad Wilson

featured on the front page of the
Huffington Post 12/30/2010



QUESTIONABLE BEEF

Written and performed by Lola Balatro
Directed by Ryan Taylor, Produced by Chad Wilson, Executive Producer - Paul Thomas
Photography and post-production by Ryan Taylor
-Official Selection, Just for Laughs Chicago 2011
-Official Selection, LA Comedy Shorts 
                           Film Festival 2010
-Audience Award Grand Prize, Seattle Sketchfest 2009
-Official Selection, Midwest Independent Film Festival -

TEXTING PSA

Cast: Adam Cole, Paul Thomas

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Camera and editing by Chad Wilson

A CHICKEN COMMERCIAL

Cast:
Father - Paul Thomas
Son - Quentin Thomas

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Photography and post-production by
Ryan Taylor
Produced by Chad Wilson

Official Selection, LA Comedy Shorts 
                          Film Festival 2011

EPIC LOVE SONG

Cast:
Paul Thomas, Robert Buscemi, Jonathan Keaton, Mike Bridenstine, Mike Holmes, Mike Sheehan, Jeff Madden, Jim Mulvaney

Written and performed by Paul Thomas
Directed and edited by Ryan Taylor
Produced by Chad Wilson and Paul Thomas
Crew - Ranjit Souri, Alicia Choi

Screened at
Just for Laughs Festival, Montreal 2009


TRIAL BY FIRE:
The Making of a Chicago Stand-up

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Shot by Andy Roberts
Edited by Paul Thomas

SMACKIN' YOUR GUM
by PzTz

Written and performed by Paul Thomas
Directed by Ryan Taylor
Produced by Chad Wilson
Post-production by Ryan Taylor

Official Selection:
Midwest Independent Film Festival, 2011
Chicago Comedy Film Festival, 2011

STUPIFY

Cast:
Stupify - Hannibal Buress
Bill Van Buren - Paul Thomas
Manager - Sean Flannery
Dujuan - Marz Timms
Lionel- Mark Bratton

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Shot by Andy Roberts
Edited by Paul Thomas

CHOKE-RITE

Written and Directed by Paul Thomas
Produced by Chad Wilson

Camera and post-production by Chad Wilson

Cast:
John Sviokla
Paul Thomas

Voiceover: Melody Brewer


BEING CIVIL  (pilot) 2007

Calhoun Jackson - Paul Thomas
Hilton Thurdinghill III - Jeff Madden
Eliza the Town Whore - Allison Bills
The Woodsman - Brady Novak
Cassius Alcindor - Marz Timms
Blackfoot - Jim Mulvaney

Written and directed by
Jeff Madden & Paul Thomas
Shot by Joe Kreml
Edited by Jeff Madden
Created and produced by Paul Thomas

Winner - Best Original Produced Pilot
The Other Network Comedy Contest
2007-2008



I GOT 2 BLACK FRIENDS
by Lola Balatro

Written and performed by Lola Balatro

Directed by Joe Kreml
Edited by Joe Kreml

Lola Balatro is
Jeff Madden
Paul Thomas
Cork Kangas






CREEP

Cast:
Yolanda - Jet Eveleth
Mark Schiffelbein - Dan Telfer
Creep - Paul Thomas

Directed by Chad Wilson and Paul Thomas
Written by Paul Thomas
Camera and editing by Chad Wilson
Music by Lola Balatro

ROCK STAR
by Lola Balatro

Written and performed by Lola Balatro
Directed by Ryan Taylor and Chad Wilson
Produced by Chad Wilson and Paul Thomas
Photography by Ryan Taylor
Post-production by Ryan Taylor

MANDY


Cast:
Mandy - Lauren Ashley Bishop
Dad - Brady Novak

Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Shot by Andy Roberts


ENERGY DRINK COMMERCIAL

Cast:
Man - Jason Button
Woman - Katie Nahnsen
Voice - Cork Kangas
Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Camera, editing, and graphics by Kevin Viol

THE DOUG ECKERS WAKE



Written and directed by Paul Thomas
Shot by Andy Roberts




PUNCHED IN THE GUT (2007)

Cast:
Paul Thomas        Andy Roberts   
Dan Antonucci     Brady Novak
Robert Buscemi    Keith Smitherman   
Matt Miller            Jon Steinmeier
Elaine Rivkin        Danubia Guerra   
Ted Howard         Jeff Gandy
Becca Knights      Theresa Thoma   
Shelby Cherniet   Chelsey Peterson
Brian Posen          Brian Schlesinger   
Claire Simon        Jennifer Rudnicke
Beth Kligerman

Written and directed by
Andy Roberts & Paul Thomas
Produced by Andy Roberts & Paul Thomas
Camering and editing by Andy Roberts
ADR by Jeff Madden

MY MONSTROUS CLONE

Written by performed by Paul Thomas
Directed by Chad Wilson
Editing and post-production by Chad Wilson
Music by Dave Taylor

WALK IT OFF
by The Breeders


I am in this.

Directed by Steve Delahoyde
Shot by Ryan Taylor

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Comedian Paul Thomas’s satiric mind emerged from the pandemic unbowed, leading to Intimate and Appropriate, an incisive collection of scenes steeped in the selfie-righteousness of a country that has lost its mind. With grounded characters and the logic of an ancient Midwestern philosopher, Thomas delicately stomps through the “mine” field of identity, language, and recycle bins, putting a hall of mirrors up to a narcisstocracy that kinda seems to wanna offend itself.

OCTOBER 18-21   8PM
The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.  
(Wicker Park) Chicago
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