Harlem Reacts
to the Harlem Shake
10M+ YouTube views
A worldwide trend. A local perspective.
COMEDY. SATIRE. STORIES WITH SOMETHING TO SAY.
LIFE IS
ABSURD.
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Street comedy. Cultural collisions. People worth listening to. Comedy, satire, and original stories from Chris McGuire.
18M+
Lifetime views
& subscribers Chris McGuire + Schlepp Films
Harlem Reacts
THE HARLEM SERIES
There’s more to the Shake.
The reactions, the real dance, the history, the parody, and how it began.
The real dance
The history
The parodyExplore the series →QUESTION THE SCRIPT.ROOT FOR THE UNDERDOG.FIND THE FUNNY.
The Real Harlem Shake
3.7M+ YouTube views
The original dance, performed by the Original Harlem Shakers. Footage featured in exhibition displays at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
How to Respond to Catcalling
2.9M+ YouTube views
NYC Woman Fights Back. A street-harassment parody that turns the encounter on its head.
Somewhere in New Jersey
Chosen by the producers and cast of Shameless.
$10,000 prize · Showtime’s winning-film release ↗
A single dad and his two kids get by on stolen wallets, fake injuries, and questionable ideas. Grand-prize winner of Showtime’s Shameless Film Fest short-film competition.
YouTube view counts checked September 12, 2026.
Browse the full Vault →02 / UPCOMING ONLINE VIDEO
Real life.
Unreasonable material.
New online video series and returning formats. Coming to YouTube and our social channels.
Concept artwork · Upcoming productions
IN DEVELOPMENT / DRIVING COMEDYRules of
Rules of
the Road
For everyone who’s ever asked, “Who taught this person to drive?” Bad driving gets its close-up.
IN DEVELOPMENT / TRUE STORIES, REENACTEDYou can’t make
You can’t make
this ride up.
Chris’s real Uber experiences, recreated for the screen. The passenger stories are real. The performances are reenactments.
UPCOMING / KARAOKEGive them
Give them
the microphone.
A song, a personality, and the possibility of something completely unexpected.
RETURNING FORMAT / PARODY COMMERCIALSAnd now, a word
And now, a word
from our “sponsors.”
The polished sales pitch meets an idea that probably shouldn’t be sold.
RETURNING FORMAT / MAN ON THE STREETAsk a question.
Ask a question.
Let people talk.
Step outside the internet’s version of the world. Find out what people actually have to say.
UPCOMING / SKELLY COMEDYBig skeleton.
Big skeleton.
Bigger personality.
Skelly steps off the lawn and into the spotlight. Comedy, karaoke, and encounters with a skeleton who has plenty to say.
Explore Spooky Stuff! ↗03 / FILM & TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT
Small screen.
Bigger stories.
From recurring characters and real-life stories
to original film and television development.
SCRIPTED TV SERIES / IN DEVELOPMENT
Request access ↗You Don’t Know Jack
Inspired by a real-life mob story. An original scripted series about family, loyalty, and the cost of a life in the mob. In development. Request access to the pilot script, pitch materials, and project videos.
04 / THE POINT OF VIEW
The system is big.
The human spirit is bigger.
Producer. Writer. Director. Actor. Editor.
In front of the camera.
Behind the whole production.
Chris McGuire develops ambitious concepts across comedy, satire, scripted stories, and unscripted formats. He brings an actor’s instincts to the writing, a director’s eye to the shoot, and an editor’s sense of timing to the finished film. That range lets him carry an idea from the first page through performance, production, and the final cut, or collaborate with a cast and crew.
His work spans comedy, satire, street interviews, and original stories. Training in acting and improv informs the characters he plays, the performances he directs, and his feel for the unexpected.
The thread running through it all: ordinary people up against extraordinary obstacles, and the possibility of getting beyond them. Sometimes that’s a punchline. Sometimes it’s a story that stays with you. There’s room here for irreverence, rebellion, and a little hope.
THE PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE FILMMAKER
Screen experience. Stage roots. Comic instincts.
Television
- One Life to LiveABC · Under-five & day-player appearances · Two separate appearances
- Monday Night Football skitESPN · Principal role as quarterback
Film & theater
Lead and supporting roles in independent films and original Schlepp Films shorts, including Same Time Next Week, Strunk, and Driving Bobby Mad.
Stage work includes Sgt. John Brown in Guns, Shackles, & Winter Coats, Slim in Of Mice and Men, and Richard in Have You Met My Brother.
Training & craft
Improv at Upright Citizens Brigade; voice and movement at HB Studios; Chekhov technique with Lenard Petit; acting training at Bova Actor Studio; and Actable Phrase Technique with John Dapolito.
Comedic timing. Physical comedy. Character transformation.
05 / THERE’S MORE TO THE STORY
Explore our world.
Something to watch. Something to make.
Something useful to take with you.
PRODUCTION SERVICES
FILM IT. SWITCH IT. STREAM IT.Make your next production
Make your next production
with Live Cut.
Multi-camera filming, live switching, streaming, and editing. Bring us your event, interview, or next big idea.
Work with Live Cut Productions ↗
HOLIDAY FILMS & KEEPSAKESChristmas
Christmas
From Above
Holiday displays and family moments, captured from a different perspective.
Explore holiday films ↗STRATEGY, GUIDANCE & EXECUTION
Full Signal Creative
Bring your brand into focus with Chris McGuire’s creative and digital marketing studio. Strategy, brand development, websites, video, social, and content, with creative experience amplified by AI.
Explore Full Signal Creative ↗A wider view for your next production. Drone photography and video for properties, venues, businesses, and special occasions through Live Cut Aerial ↗. Discuss aerial coverage alone or alongside Live Cut Productions filming and editing.
Elsewhere from Chris.
HALLOWEEN FINDS & GUIDES
Spooky Stuff!
Decorations, costumes, and spooky inspiration to give your season a little personality.
Get into the spirit ↗PRACTICAL PREPAREDNESS
Get Survivor Ready
Clear guides and gear to help you feel more prepared for everyday disruptions.
Start getting ready ↗Some linked guides contain affiliate links. Purchases through those links may earn a commission.
06 / MAKE CONTACT
Got something
in mind?
Brand collaborations, acting opportunities, creative projects, or a production that needs a filmmaker. Let’s start a conversation.
Partnerships & collaborations →Production inquiries ↗