Get to know Ian Butler and Silas Thornhill, current students at Ohio University, and webmasters of ericmoneypenny.com

Silas Thornhill (L) and Ian Butler (R)
 

March 31, 2003  -- 5:47pm EST / 2:47pm PST

"EM".com:  Silas, Ian, thanks for taking our call.

Ian:  It's good to be here.  I've never done one of these conference call things.

Silas:  Thanks for having us.

"EM".com:  The site has been up for one year, how did you get involved?

Ian:  We met Eric back at Ohio University after one of his shows, and as you know, he went there until this past year.  Anyways, after we saw him, we bumped into him in the lobby of the theater.  He kept telling us that he sucked, and had a bad show, and wasn't "on" that night.  We were fairly impressed if that was how funny he was on a bad night. 

Silas:  Yeah, except he's pretty much that "off" every time he performs.

Ian:  He changes his outlook on comedy all the time.  He's always sending us strange requests like, "Ian, Silas, make the site look more mainstream.  Or make it really alternative.  Make it look like I have 'cred'."  Stuff like that.  He is a very controlling man, and is incredibly difficult to work with.

Silas:  Doesn't he look like a dumbass in the page header?  Nice cowboy hat.  He doesn't even own a cowboy hat. 

Ian:  I think he thought he looked like Beck in the "Devil's Haircut" video.  Making that header in photoshop was the worst eight minutes of my life.  He looks like an incredible dork.

Silas:  And as far as comedians go, looking like Beck is David Spade's job.

Ian:  And pilfering Spade's act is Eric's.

"EM".com:  I will fire both of you.  You do both know this, right?

Silas:  Great, I wonder if this will make it in the interview.  Hey everybody, the "EM".com is Eric.  He's asking us these questions.  That's almost as lame as his act.

"EM".com:  Look, you haven't even seen me, I mean, Eric perform since he moved back to California this November.  He's changed his whole outlook ever since he couldn't get his girlfriend back.  He's showcasing at The Comedy Store and is starting to get spots at The Improv.

Silas:  Tell him to say "hi" to Judy Tenuta for us.

"EM".com:  Oh come on. 

Ian:  We don't get paid for this "ericmoneypenny.com" crap, we should be able to say whatever we want on here.  It would be more interesting than "Eric is performing at a coffee shop in the Valley this week.  Be there or be square".  Or whatever the hell it says on the front page.

Silas:  And can we PLEASE change the past shows page?  Nobody cares about every single show you've ever done.  Honestly.  And if you do, I mean, if Eric does, he is a sad, sad, person.  And he should spend more time working on his act.

"EM".com:  This interview is over.

Ian:  We can hack the page, you do know this.  "Hack" is a familiar term to Eric, I'm sure.

"EM".com:  Ugh, any final thoughts then?

Silas:  Eric Moneypenny is lame.

Ian:  And a hack.

"EM".com:  I am not.

Ian Butler and Silas Thornhill are the current webmasters of ericmoneypenny.com, and will never work with Eric Moneypenny on another project.