- For the fictional comedy duo who hosted the Thrilling Adventure Hour during its days at M Bar, see Acker & Blacker.
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| Ben Acker & Ben Blacker | |
| Role | Writers & Creators |
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| Photo | Maarten de Boer |
External Links
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| Official Site | ThrillingAdventureHour.com |
| IMDb | Ben Acker, Ben Blacker |
| @bnacker, @benblacker | |
| Tumblr | Ben Acker |
Ben Acker & Ben Blacker are the co-creators of the Thrilling Adventure Hour. The show was created in March 2005 as a way for Acker & Blacker to create new content for an audience on a regular basis and to showcase the performance skills of their friends and colleagues. They could not be more pleased with the response the show has received from its loyal fans and from the public at large. The Los Angeles Times wrote of the show: "Video may have killed the radio star, but its spirit lives on in... a monthly comedy revue featuring actors in snappy outfits reading equally snappy dialogue."
The show has provided Acker & Blacker with exciting opportunities in entertainment. They have sold several sketches to Fox late night television, developed the segment Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars as an animated cartoon for Nickelodeon, and created a pilot for a primetime animated comedy with 20th Century Fox Studios. In 2010 they wrote two pilots (one one-hour, and one half-hour) for the USA network and a half-hour comedy for Spike. Acker & Blacker have worked on the writing staffs of Nickelodeon's Supah Ninjas and CW's Supernatural.
Acker & Blacker wrote the 2010 independent sci-fi office comedy Drones, directed by Amber Benson and Adam Busch, which feature many WorkJuice Players.
A list of other writers who have contributed to the Thrilling Adventure Hour can be found on the Guest Writers page.
Podcasted Appearances[]
- Ben Blacker often appears at the beginning of episodes to relay news and important announcements about the show.
- Behind the Scenes at TAH with Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (TAH #115)
- A Sneak Preview of Eban Schletter's New Podcast (TAH #132)
- Panel from NerdHQ at San Diego Comic-Con 2013 (TAH #128)
- Thrilling Adventure Hour panel from New York Comic-Con 2013 (TAH #139)
- The Thrilling Adventure Hour panel from LA's Comikaze 2013 (TAH #145)
- The Thrilling Adventure Hour panel from Emerald City Comic-Con 2014 (TAH #161)
- Panel from C2E2, Chicago's Comic Con (TAH #165)
- Fan Q&A from San Diego Comic Con (TAH #180)
- Nerdist Podcast Network Super Panel
- TAH Panel From New York Comic Con 2014 (TAH #185)
- TAH200 TAH10(TAH #200)
- TAH Panel from WonderCon (TAH #205)
- Bucatino Business 11 and the TAH Comikaze Panel (TAH #213)
- TAH Post-Show #1 - Acker & Blacker (TAH #221)
- TAH Post-Show #2: Marc Evan Jackson and Janet Varney (TAH #222)
- TAH Post-Show #3 (TAH #223)
- TAH Post-Show #4: WorkJuice Players Paul F. Tompkins and Craig Cackowski (TAH #224)