Man, these vague, anonymous Craigslist ads never fail to make me laugh so hard. Oooh, really? A “well known TV show” (whatever that means) is looking for men and women of basically every single age? Perfect. And all I have to do is send an email to hollywoodwalkoffame@rapevan.biz? Well let me just head down to the library and set up a free email account (they’re free, right? My sponsor told me they should be free) and the next thing you know I will be the one in the Hollywood hills hosting a party next to my swimming pool with both a cheese fountain AND a chocolate fountain.

This is definitely how Kelsey Grammar and Jonah Hill got their start. “Hello, is there anyone in there? Why is this basement so dark and why does it smell like semen? Well, the hand-written sign made out of a grease-stained White Castle bag does say “Showboz” so this must be the place!”

Please be careful out there, you guys.

Comments (62)
  1. Stephen Baldwin just added this number to his Fave 5.

  2. I don’t know how vague this is. It clearly says they’re seeking “males and females all ethnicities 18-65 yrs old TO SHOOT in a couple weeks”.

  3. Rap Evan is a very well-known TV producer, Gabe.

  4. If it were that easy then how come I still haven’t met Jessica Alba yet?

  5. in fairness, all the words are spelled properly, and the poster has made the controversial yet grammatically correct choice not to hyphenate “well known.” So maybe the handwritten sign made out of a grease-stained White Castle Bag will also say “Showbiz,” which would allay my fear of being raped and/or murdered just a titch.

  6. If this was a casting call for Widely Recognizable TV Show I’d audition, but I’m not going to waste my time on this. Everyone knows Well Known TV Show has a lousy plot and poor character development.

  7. I love how it leaves a phone number, and then at the bottom it says “Please, no phone calls about this job!” No contradiction there whatsoever.

  8. Anyone know what T.V. stands for?

  9. Oh! So this is how they’re casting for Jersey Shore 2, duh!

  10. their site is just too legit

  11. Looks like someone’s just j-e-a-l-o-u-s because he’s too old to get on Well Known TV Show.

  12. Don’t be jealous because you’re outside of the age range, Gabe.

  13. So, that’s how Donald Glover got on 30 Rock right after college.

  14. the red light means the camera’s charging

  15. I will DEFINITELY be on your show, Abed.

  16. I LOVE Watching Trolls work in Real Time.

  17. Someone please call that number and report back. You can’t be raped over the phone.

  18. T14TT project!

  19. Guys, I did some research. This is actually a job posting to be Steven Segal’s assistant.

  20. I answered a similarly suspicious Craigslist posting for a cocktail waitress when I was in college (and very smart). I showed up alone to a closed bar with a handwritten sign directing me to the basement. I wasn’t raped, I was just told I didn’t have “the look” to work there. I guess it was self-esteem rape.

    “Hey awesome story, shellbomber.” –you

    • upvoting to restore your self-esteem.

    • To be honest, I’m not sure that you want the look necessary to make it in the dark basement of a closed restaurant. I’m pretty sure that look is “dead.”

    • “You are beautiful no matter what they (the-creepy-guy-in-the-condemned-building) say
      Words can’t bring you down
      You are beautiful in every single way
      Yes, words can’t bring you down
      Don’t you bring me down today..”

  21. Um, well this craigslist poster has obviously never seen the movie Audition. Maybe it is he who should be scared.

  22. Maybe we should just go check this out together, like a family. Safety in numbers, gang!

  23. Tough call. I want to be famous famous but I don’t want to be rape raped.

  24. Can anyone confirm that there will still be some burgers in the bag? I’d like to know before I commit.

  25. When I was in high school in rural Kentucky, there was a Holiday Inn by the Taco Tico on the bypass around town. This was before Holiday Inns were fancy and had inside hallways, so it was one of those old 70′s style with the doors facing the parking lot and the rusting metal rails. Anyway, for a while one of the rooms had a hand-written sign on it that said “PEEK STUDIOS.” I never stopped to check it out, because in general I try not to get ‘peeked,’ but I have always wondered if I missed my one chance at being famous. I’m sure they were totally legit.

  26. The phone number is out of New York City. So the email addy should be waitformeintimessquare@rapevan.biz

    “So I see you are taking classes at UCB and The PITT. That’s good. Improv is really popular right now. Now, could you move over those Doritos bags and mime improv giving me a blowjob?”

    Auditioning for anything on Craigslist is either saying you are brand new at auditioning for things…or this is your last stop at failing at real auditions.

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