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Better Than The Machine

Don't let the machine get you down.

About Me

Visit betterthanthemachine.net for more videos! New videos are posted every Monday!

"One of the top five sketch groups in NYC."
-Theater Scene Magazine

"Their brand of humor captures all the random absurdity of MTV's The State and all the topical significance of Dave Chappelle."
-New York Press

*Better Than The Machine was named crowd favorite during the New York Underground Comedy Festival by Theater Scene Magazine.

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My Blog

NEW VIDEO - Geico: The O.J. Simpson Robbery Scoop

Just how much money has O.J. made robbing people? Our new video investigates! I don't want to build it up too much, but next week you're in for a treat. We finally filmed the Paul Syracuse-...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:55:00 PST

On TV this Sunday!

Our sketch "How To Court A Woman" will be appearing on the first episode of The CW Network's Online Nation this Sunday. The show airs at 7:30 PM EST Sundays, but make sure to check your local listing...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:47:00 PST

NEW VIDEO - Gay Signals For Senators

Our new video "Gay Signals For Senators" is a handy guide to soliciting gay men or congressmen. We made this for Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho). We assume he intended to use it to avoid homosexual solicit...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:36:00 PST

NEW VIDEO - Britney Spears VMA Apology 2007

We're back! Check out our new video about Britney Spears's ridiculous lip syncing, lethargic performance at MTV's VMAs on Sunday night. Check betterthanthemachine.net next Monday for a brand...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:49:00 PST

Reid Machines New Project with NBC!

Howdy,Reid of the Machines here! My roommate Dave Burdick and I have a new comedy vlog series on NBC's DotComedy called The Guys in 3A. The first episode premiered yesterday and is featured on NBC.co...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:17:00 PST

NEW VLOG - See You In September

Hey everyone, we're taking the month of August off from performing and making videos, but we'll be back in September and better than ever! Stay tuned and keep checking betterthanthemachine....
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:34:00 PST

LAST SHOW!

That's right! This Thursday is our last show of the summer at the PIT! We'll be closing out our two month run with a bang by showing some never-before seen videos we produced for MTV.Come check us o...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:44:00 PST

Burger King Spoof featured on YouTube!

Our Burger King spoof "Have It Our Way" is today's YouTube Comedy Editor's Pick. Check it out! Here's the original video if you missed it: --Reid...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:00:00 PST

NEW VIDEO - Harry Potter 7 Ending

In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tonight at midnight, we're releasing next week's new video three days early! There's been a lot of people online trying to sp...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:36:00 PST

Taren and Ruby! Only 2 Shows Left!

Last week, our good friend Dave Burdick opened for us at The PIT.  He did a great stand up set, and I'd like to publicly apologize for not telling anyone beforehand that he was opening for us.&nb...
Posted by Better Than The Machine on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:28:00 PST