Lester and Charlie
Lester & Charlie is a social satire/political satire web series created, produced, edited and directed by Jeff BOND and Richard Wooley. In each episode, the title characters attempt to RESOLVE a person’s dilemma or address a socio-political issue by executing a misguided but well-intentioned scheme. Segments have appeared on CNN. Each episode is purportedly produced on a US$20 budget and shot with a broken camcorder.
Cast and Locations
Main Cast Member
Guest Cast Member
Location
NAME |
INFORMATION |
|---|---|
Lester |
as himself, a good-natured moron |
Charlie |
as himself, another good-natured moron |
Jim Knipfel |
in episode Blind Justice |
Dr. Chris Caine |
in episode [...] Rats |
Celia Howard |
in episode Mother |
Rev. Joan Alevras |
in episode Mother |
Amani Toomer |
in episode Hail Mary Pass |
Mary Jones |
in episode The Overlooked Guild |
Moran’s Chelsea |
all episodes |
Hunter College |
in episode [...] Rats |
Synoposes
Season 1
- Premier Date: November, 2008
- End Date: November, 2009
Title |
Log Line |
|---|---|
The Bradley Effect: Inoculations |
Lester and Charlie take credit for the outcome of the 2008 Presidential Elections |
[...] Rats |
Lester and Charlie help forgotten victims in the war against [...] abuse |
Taxi Driver |
Lester and Charlie do their part to bring tech support jobs back to the USA |
Bailout Bandwagon |
Lester and Charlie figure out a way to help every citizen cure the bailout blues |
Blind Justice |
Unable to stop a criminal, Lester and Charlie give a serial victim the ammunition he needs to fend for himself |
Hail Mary Pass |
Lester and Charlie tackle the health care crisis |
Painful Intercourse |
Lester and Charlie ponder Dyspareunia, the disease that no one talks about |
Mother |
Lester and Charlie come to the aid of a harried mother and daughter |
Support Group |
Wives of investment bankers have their own support groups – but what are the husbands of investment bankers doing for support? |
The Overlooked Guild |
Lester and Charlie are concerned about the fate of America’s favorite guild |
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell |
Lester and Charlie set up a booth to comfort sailors during Fleet Week |
Do It Yourself, America |
Lester and Charlie show Americans how to use their underemployment time making the luxuries that they simply used to buy |
Season 2
- In development
Creators
Jeff Bond, a formally trained actor, and Richard Wooley, a former executive of production in independent film, joined forces as a writing team in 2001. They adapted (from book to screenplay) Elizabeth Fuller’s memoir, Me and Jezebel, about a chance encounter with Bette Davis, and Murdering Mr. Monti, the acclaimed children’s author Judith Viorst’s only adult fiction novel. They have developed television series with Showtime, Revolution Studios and Crossroads Television.
See also
- Web Series
- List of Internet Television Series
- Video blogging