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HBO props up YouTube puppet

US cablenet HBO has become the latest to tap YouTube for talent after ordering a pilot for a puppet-based half-hour talkshow.

The Gorburger Show

The Gorburger Show

The Gorburger Show has run for two seasons online and revolves around a big blue puppet interviewing celebrities under the guise of an alien working out what it’s like to be human.

The HBO show will be co-written by TJ Miller, who controls and voices the lead character, and Ryan McNeely, while Josh Martin directs.

The series is from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s prodco Funny or Die. Miller currently stars in HBO drama Silicon Valley.

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