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It’s finally here! The long awaited second half of this article. Happy 2010 to you! Here, I’ve conducted an email interview with the talented comedians who handle the voice work and improv magic in animator Mike Hollingsworth’s short series “Nature Break”.

CF: What is your background in comedy?

Danforth France: I moved to Los Angeles and went through the Groundlings program, learned how to improvise. Then I did a lot of standup in the months between classes. I did a lot of sketch and improv with the Groundlings and my troupe The Pretty Okay Ho-hum Spectacular on Ice, which is now long defunct.

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Mike Hollingsworth’s animated series “Nature Break” is awesome. Now a hit on the YouTubes and the festival circuit, Mr. Hollingworth found a moment to talk about the series, its voice actors, and the coolest animal on Earth. Keep an eye out for the second half of this article “Nature Break Part Two - The Comedians” later this week, featuring interviews with the talented LA comics that voice Hollingsworth’s characters.

Channel Frederator: What gave you the idea for “Nature Break”?

Mike Hollingsworth: When Fuel TV picked up another season of Stupidface I wanted to do something new. I had created my little black and white Low Tide cartoons for season one and it was time to have fun with COLOR! The show was now a half an hour instead of a full hour so I thought it would be fun to make quicker cartoons. Two characters, quick conversation, no explanation. I was a wee bit inspired [Read more…]