I’m an independent filmmaker and puppeteer in Toronto, Canada who blogs about puppetry and film.
Constance Marks’ documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (see previous post) has been a huge hit on the film festival circuit. It’s won a number of accolades, including a special jury prize at Sundance and numerous audience awards at other festivals. The film explores Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash’s childhood fascination with puppetry and traces his...
Sesame Street's 42nd season is in full swing on PBS in the United...
You may have heard that a gay rights group is trying to petition Sesame Workshop to have Bert and Ernie "outed" as gay and have them married on Sesame Street. I think that Channel 12 news in Phoenix, Arizona came up with the most appropriate way to address the story earlier...
Sesame Street sends up the much-maligned Broadway musical Spiderman: Turn off the Dark....
I know that Sesame Workshop swears that everything they do is "curriculum based", educational and what not, but sometimes I think it's just a bunch of people sitting around a table trying to entertain themselves....
Tau Bennett is an 11 year-old aspiring puppeteer from Augusta, Georgia who is getting the chance to perform on Sesame...
That wise sage Oscar the Groch makes his picks for the 2011...
Being Elmo, the new documentary about the career of Kevin Clash premiered at Sundance last night where it's been receiving tons of...
It may have been two months and too many Internet parodies since the Katy Perry/Sesame Street fiasco, but I think the folks at College Humor may have saved the best for...
Cookie Monster wants to host Saturday Night...
This is the demo reel of Martin P. Robinson, who of course is best known for Sesame Street characters like Mr. Snuffleupagus and Telly...
Did they put something in the water this year at Sesame Workshop? Because all of sudden Sesame Street seems to be smarter, funnier and more relevant than it has been in years (whether or not it’s more effective as a form of education is a question I’ll leave up to the experts). For example, watch...