Just to be clear, this is the page for Phil Ranta the comedian, not Phil Ranta the person.
What is the difference you ask? Phil Ranta the comedian hates himself more. And he drinks more. And he's completely self destructive. Whereas the other Phil recently got a Medal of Honor for flying humanitarian missions to war torn Darfur. They don't get along.
But mostly, this is the page where I will let everyone know where I'm performing, when my videos are on the internet, when my movies are coming out, when I'll be on TV, and eventually when my name will be carved into the moon.
Stay tuned!
Here's some of the work I've done:
Phil!? Where can I see you in the flesh?!?! Well, me typing as if I was another person, you can see me doing stand up comedy all over Los Angeles, or you can check out my improv group "Bro Squad 5" which also performs all over Los Angeles. Specific, I know. But what fun would it be if I just TOLD you where I would be? YOU'RE LAZY, MR. READER! It's called Google! Type it! Proceeded by a www. and conceeded with a .com! Now let's watch some movies!
I created, directed, edited, and sold a series to Turner's website SuperDeluxe.com called Party Animals with talent from Second City - Detroit, but then the site went under. So I can't show you that video. So just close your eyes, picture something hilarious, laugh, attribute the laugh to this page, then move on.
WE WANT MORE COMEDY YOU DIRECTED!, the peasants screamed. Then you shall have it! Here's an episode of the show I do with my buddy Ed Galvez called AwesomeDude30! You can find all of the episodes on V-Cast (in the Viva! Vision channel) or on Revver, which myspace does not allow me to link...grrrr...:
Well that was fun, wasn't it kids? But, hark! What is that sound in the distance! Is that the marching drums of "The Clan of the Red Wolf", the hit internet cartoon by one Mr. Doug Driesel Jr. of Los Comolochos? And yours truly does the voice for Elven Bob. Let's take a look, shall we?:
Whew...what an adventure? But what could be happening in Las Vegas with God and a dude with STDs right now? Well we can find out in this flash cartoon I wrote voiced by Andrew Laurich and Joe Hawley, who can be seen singing in his hit band "Tally Hall". The animator and director was Andy Windak who has since worked on Robot Chicken. Let's watch!:
By Clicking here!
Next stop, the world of racism! I played a few racists in this semi-scripted documentary that won "Best Screenplay" and "Best of Fest" at Film Farm:
Sure, it's clear at this point that I'm incredibly talented as a director, writer, and comedic actor. But how do I do in a COMMERCIAL acting role? I don't know? Why don't you tell me (unless you don't like it, in which case keep your mouth shut):
Though I didn't write or star in this (minus a small cameo at the end), here is a project I directed and shot for the Independent Comedy Network called "Plea Bargain Advertising":
Plea Bargain Advertising- Episode 1: Gary's Mattress - Watch the best video clips here
And, quite finally, I bring you to live performance. I, along with my brothers of Los Comolochos, performed this little opus called The Penny:
Hope you enjoyed my life as much as my stomach parasites do. See you next time!
