Kickstarter

web series Feb. 13, 2023

Maria Bamford and Her Intrusive Thoughts Are Making a Web SeriesAnd she needs your help!

By Rebecca Alter

80s nostalgia July 27, 2022

Dark Tower’s RedemptionHow a legendary board-game failure became a thoroughly modern hit.

By Keith Law

podcasts July 23, 2018

Get Ready for a New Podcast Network ‘by Women, for Everyone, No Creeps Allowed’It’s about time!

By Megh Wright

right-click Apr. 13, 2017

Listen to TLC’s Nostalgia-Laced New Song ‘Way Back’T-Boz and Chilli are back, finally.

By Kaitlin Fontana

unfinished business Feb. 27, 2017

TLC Says Its Long-Delayed Kickstarter-Backed Album Will Drop This Summer“The pursuit of excellence is never an easy task.”

By Jordan Crucchiola

the industry Aug. 23, 2016

Melissa Leo, Patton Oswalt Join UnlovableThe indie-film Cinderella story gets a new star and producer on the same day.

By Jordan Crucchiola

Mar. 15, 2016

Ellen DeGeneres Appeals to HBO and Netflix to Air Quincy Jones’s Standup […]Last month, friends of LA-based standup Quincy Jones – who was diagnosed with stage 4 mesothelioma in July 2015 and told he would only live […]

By Megh Wright

comedy Feb. 23, 2016

Comedian With Cancer’s Friends Make KickstarterComedian Quincy Jones has one wish: to record a special before he dies.

By Jackson McHenry

Feb. 23, 2016

Thanks to Kickstarter, Comedian Quincy Jones Will Get to Tape a Standup […]Kickstarter was put to excellent use this week when husband/wife producing duo Mickey and Nicole Blaine launched a campaign to fund an hourlong […]

By Megh Wright

the industry Feb. 16, 2016

Original Good Times Cast Has Kickstarter PlansTheir campaign has 16 days left.

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

sequential art Feb. 1, 2016

Black Fights ‘Cookie-Cutter’ Portrayals of Black People in ComicsIts Kickstarter campaign just launched.

By Abraham Riesman

mystery science theater 3000 Dec. 12, 2015

MST3K Breaks Kickstarter Records, Will Do 14 EpsSeries progenitor Joel Hodgson promised 2 extra episodes on top of the original 12, including a holiday special.

By Greg Cwik

Dec. 9, 2015

Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Nell Scovell, and More Among ‘MST3K’ Guest […]The MST3K Kickstarter campaign has hit the $4 million mark, so now that at least nine new episodes of the show are guaranteed, Joel Hodgson […]

By Megh Wright

Nov. 30, 2015

Patton Oswalt to Play TV’s Son of TV’s Frank on ‘MST3K’Not long after revealing new Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast members Jonah Ray, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, and Hampton Yount, Joel Hodgson […]

By Megh Wright

the industry Nov. 24, 2015

Felicia Day Joins MST3K RevivalShe’ll be the villain — guess who’s playing Crow and Servo?

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

Nov. 23, 2015

Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, and Hampton Yount Join the ‘MST3K’ RebootNow that Joel Hodgson’s MST3K reboot Kickstarter campaign has reached its $2 million goal and The Meltdown’s Jonah Ray has been named the new […]

By Megh Wright

crowdfunding Nov. 17, 2015

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter Hits $2M Goal in First WeekJoel Hodgson is crowdfunding three new episodes of MST3K.

By Nate Jones

Nov. 10, 2015

Joel Hodgson Launches a Kickstarter Campaign to Bring Back ‘MST3K’Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson wants to revamp his show for a new generation for the first time since its 1999 cancellation, […]

By Megh Wright

crowdfunding Nov. 10, 2015

Joel Hodgson Is Kickstarting the Return of MST3KHopefully they’ll finally address how he eats and breathes.

By Halle Kiefer

kickstarter June 15, 2015

Geto Boys Crowdfunding First Album in 10 YearsYou could get a coffin in return.

By Dee Lockett

crowdfunding June 8, 2015

Uwe Boll Flips Out When No One Wants to Fund His New Dumb Bad Movie“Retarded amateur idiots collecting money on that absurd website.”

By Nate Jones

rom-comics Mar. 23, 2015

Meet the Comics Editor Trying to Bring Back Romance ComicsFormer DC Comics editor Janelle Asselin is on a steamy mission.

By Abraham Riesman

bromance Mar. 12, 2015

DiCaprio Gives Grenier $50,000 for His Whale DocBecause whenever Vince seems like he’s in trouble, it always works out.

By Dee Lockett

crowdfunding Feb. 10, 2015

Is the 33-Year Wait for a New Kurt Vonnegut Documentary Coming to an End?“Kurt is at least twice as popular as a wood-burning stove.”

By Boris Kachka

Jan. 30, 2015

David Cross on Kickstarter, Millennials, and His Directorial Debut ‘Hits’2015 is off to a great start for David Cross. Not long after launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund distribution costs for his new film Hits, […]

By Megh Wright

is this the end? Jan. 20, 2015

TLC Is Kickstarting Their Final Album and That’s Kind of SadYikes.

By Lindsey Weber

Jan. 7, 2015

David Cross Needs Your Help Distributing ‘Hits,’ and the ‘Mr. Show’ […]David Cross has decided to take a different approach in releasing his directorial debut Hits through a new Kickstarter campaign. The film – […]

By Megh Wright

trailer mix Dec. 2, 2014

Watch the Trailer for Spike Lee’s New Crowd-Funded Bloodsucker MovieLee swears Da Sweet Blood of Jesus is not about vampires.

By Nate Jones

Nov. 18, 2014

Behold WorkHarder, the World’s Largest Non-Funding PlatformHave you tried to crowdfund a creative project through Kickstarter or Indiegogo but failed to reach success? Thanks to the mind of comedian and […]

By Megh Wright

cosmic temp workers of the world unite Nov. 6, 2014

Meet the Top Female Filmmaker on KickstarterBee and PuppyCat creator Natasha Allegri talks anime and turtles.

By Abraham Riesman

movies Oct. 22, 2014

The Stars of The Room Are Kickstarting a Mockumentary About ThemselvesIf you donate $2,500, you’ll get to eat dinner with them.

By Nate Jones

Oct. 1, 2014

Help Jared Logan Get Hillary Clinton to Speak to His D&D ClubStandup Jared Logan just launched a Kickstarter project for a great cause. Logan, who most recently appeared in his own Comedy Central Half […]

By Megh Wright

Sept. 30, 2014

Let’s Do Something Different with Comedy CrowdfundingBy this point you’ve read a billion think-pieces on crowdfunding. Is it saving art? Is it the worst thing to happen to art? You’ve seen […]

By Ramsey Ess

July 23, 2014

Jon Stewart Announces He Wants to Buy CNN Through KickstarterDuring last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart covered the news that Rupert Murdoch apparently wants to buy Time Warner, though CNN would have to […]

By Megh Wright

July 14, 2014

Joe Mande Will Start a Podcast If People Give Him a Million Dollars Via […]Standup and Parks and Rec writer Joe Mande has turned to Kickstarter for his latest internet experiment. He’s posted a Kickstarter campaign […]

By Bradford Evans

profile July 5, 2014

How Zach Braff Survived the InternetHis Kickstarter-funded second film is done. But getting there left marks.

By Taffy Brodesser-Akner

documentaries June 16, 2014

See 4 Minutes of an Elliott Smith DocumentaryIt will have unreleased songs.

By Lindsey Weber

reading rainbow June 5, 2014

Watch Reading Rainbow’s Creepy New Theme SongLeVar Burton meets Funny or Die.

By Lindsey Weber

reading rainbow May 29, 2014

Watch LeVar Burton Cry Over Kickstarter SuccessTears of joy!

By Lindsey Weber

May 29, 2014

Ted Alexandro Is Seeking Funding for His Web Series ‘Teachers Lounge’, […] Here’s the Kickstarter video for Teachers Lounge, a web series created by and starring comedians Ted Alexandro and Hollis James that’s seeking […]

By Bradford Evans

the gayness May 29, 2014

The Do I Sound Gay? Kickstarter Could Use a Little Last-Minute HelpStarring David Sedaris, George Takei, Tim Gunn, and more …

By E. Alex Jung

take a look it’s in a book May 29, 2014

LeVar Burton Just Successfully Kickstarted Reading Rainbow [Updated]They’re already above their goal of $1 million with 34 days to go.

By Lindsey Weber

photography May 2, 2014

Could Polaroid’s Beloved Type 55 Film Return?A Kickstarter campaign to reinvent this unique photographic film gathers momentum.

By Christopher Bonanos

streaming strife Mar. 17, 2014

If You’re a Veronica Mars Backer, You Might Be Getting a RefundIf you were affected by the streaming problem.

By Halle Kiefer

chat room Mar. 14, 2014

Rob Thomas on Veronica Mars, Party Down, and Kevin Hart“I would like it to be certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.”

By John Sellers

Aug. 28, 2013

Someone Is Funding a ‘Ghostbusters II’ Documentary on KickstarterOregon-based filmmaker Bradley Bjornstad has taken to Kickstarter to raise money for a pair of Ghostbusters II-related projects. He’s asking […]

By Bradford Evans

Aug. 22, 2013

Help Fund the Standup Documentary/Mockumentary Hybrid ‘This Is Comedy’ Standup/director Tom McCaffrey is seeking funding via Kickstarter for his new movie, This Is Comedy, a combination documentary/mockumentary […]

By Bradford Evans

casting couch Aug. 21, 2013