Tuesday 13 January 2009

The Hardcore Effect meets: The Guild. Day 1 - Sandeep Parikh

Over the coming days, we'll be bringing you exclusive.. if a little bizarre interviews with the cast and production team of Xbox live hit and all round top show; The Guild.


First up is Mr. Sandeep Parikh. Sandeep plays Zaboo, troubled mother's boy and borderline sex pest.

He’s primarily a writer/director. His latest creation is the Comedy Central produced webseries, The Legend of Neil which is about a guy who gets sucked into Zelda. Sandeep also founded and runs EffinFunny, a stand up and sketch comedy community. He’s currently in talks with everybody about producing everything. He’s repped at William Morris. They’re busy so don’t call. Unless its about Sandeep, then do call.

We caught up with him to find out just how stoked he is to receive our "Best thing on the internet" award.

First and foremost, huge congrats on winning our "Best Thing On the Internet Award", we hope you are as stoked about getting it as we are about giving it to you. With all that porn out there, who'd have thought it? Anyway, how does it feel to be crowned top dogs? How will you celebrate? Because you so should celebrate.

wow this exciting! i'm going to celebrate by watching all that porn out there.

Throughout this interview, we'll be firing some pretty odd questions your way, we figured you'd be tired of the same old questions and so we'll do our best to keep it fresh.. like this; Its a fight to the death, we've all been there. Which cast member would win?
hmmm... well... hmmm... we're all such weaklings in our own way, I think we'd all lose.

We're sure you must get a lot of positive feedback, but as we know all too well, the net is also full of morons. How do you deal with negative comments? Do you find heavy criticism a problem?
I play the garden state soundtrack on my ipod and have myself a "sad montage." I cry in the shower wearing my high school prom tux, watch steel magnolias, and play solitaire, stuff like that.
actually, besides hearing that have a Frankenstein head, I haven't heard all that much negative.

There are alot of differences between British and American humour, what is it, in your opinion, that bridges that chasm so well?

The British find the guild funny? woah, that's a pretty high honor. monty python, the office, your teeth, you guys invented comedy!

Last Summer, we wrote a guide to being metrosexual. Clearly,we understand the importance of looking "freaky, sexy good" at all times. Who spends the longest sorting their appearance before getting down to work?

Felicia's hair... not Felicia... Felicia's hair spends the longest time sorting her or its appearance.

We have discovered that no story involving 14 beers and take-out food has a happy ending. Do you guys ever partake in wild parties and nights around town after shooting?
we had our season two wrap party at los angeles's oldest karaoke bar, Dimples. I vaguely remember that night.

We once received a bit of coverage during the BBC's coverage of cricket, sparking a huge debate about baked goods, what is the weirdest thing any of you have had to do in promoting the Guild?

Going to blizzcon and having a fan tell me to take off my shirt so that she could see my magic carpet. That was pretty weird. I did it.

Picture the scene: You book a short break to Europe, just to take sometime for yourselves, but there's a mistake and you end up in the small industrial town of Delmenhorst, famous for linoleum production. What would you do to amuse yourselves?

linoleum production.

Speaking of Europe, we'd love to hear your opinions if you've ever been our way? The Welsh once saved Ravi's life.
I went to spain when I was sixteen with my high school spanish class. we discovered the wonders of beer in a vending machine, something that we do not have in america.

You may not be aware, but you are our first guests to escape the dreaded Dangerwank question. Its on google, but we'd hate to be the source of any accidents, no-one needs another Micheal Hutchence, but less about us, who do you all take most inspiration from?

monty python, ricky gervais, everyone in any judd apatow movie, dave chappelle, mother theresa, albert einstein, both gandhis, and jaleel white. i think i turned the question into "who in the world i'd most like to meet for lunch"
Ravi, Adam and I recently started a short lived Austro-German Lounge-jazz-funk-fusion ensemble, replete with spangly jackets, keytars, handlebar moustaches and mullets. How much would you each charge, were we to approach you about appearing in a music video? We could offer all the currywurst you can eat.
Five currywursts. I'm an awful business man considering you offered all I can eat, and negotiated myself down to five.

Thanks to Sandeep then for being a good sport and asking the judge to be lenient.

Catch up with The Guild..here;

www.youtube.com/watchtheguild
www.myspace.com/watchtheguild
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Guild/6068232341
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