Entourage-A-Thon

A few years ago, I decided to binge-watch every single episode of Two and a Half Men. One hundred seventy-seven episodes. Seventy-five hours. In a row, without sleep. And I succeeded. It was dumb and torturous, but also, one of the best times of my life. You can read about it here and here. I called the marathon Two and a Half Days of Two and a Half Men (that’s how long the running time was). We live-streamed it and had a ton of people tune in. Comedians came through and watched with me, I went bonkers and it was super fun.

Now, I am thrilled (and terrified) to announce that I am about to embark on another TV-watching marathon.

And since the ENTOURAGE movie just came out, we thought that would be a good place to start!

Here’s the plan. The marathon will start today and last the entire weekend. Funny or Die is getting us a huge “Entourage style” house in the Hollywood hills and we’re going to be live-streaming me watching every episode of Entourage in a single sitting. At 96 episodes, it’ll take over two days. We will have 50+ comedians and guests. Tons of fun bits including a children’s choir opening up the marathon by singing the Entourage theme song, a late night party and a massive, real live turtle. And joining me as co-hosts will be Adam Pally and John Gemberling.

WHEN:

Friday, June 5th at 3PM PST going until Sunday, June 7th at 3PM PST. After which, I will be taken - by limousine - to see the Entourage movie!

HOW TO SEE IT:

Go to this link for the live-stream: http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/9qli

WHY DO THIS VERY DUMB THING AGAIN WITH ENTOURAGE?

Watching Entourage will be a lot different than watching Two and a Half Men. I am very aware of that. I had never seen a single episode of Two and Half Men when I started it. I have already seen most of Entourage. Also, Two and a Half Men was pretty awful and insanely bizarre. Comparatively, Entourage is a far superior show. The production level is good, the acting is way better, etc. I actually enjoyed the first couple of seasons of Entourage. But, from what I remember, the show eventually became ridiculous. It got repetitive (Vince and the boys came out on top all the time), it was sappy male-fantasy, and it celebrated excess and douche-bro culture. It basically became the thing it was originally trying to satirize.

Even so, I’m going in with an open mind, in an attempt to have a crazy good time. A three-day binging maniacal odyssey with dozens of sleep-deprived comics and four dummies from Queens.

And hopefully this will be one marathon of many to come.

THE RULES:

1) I must be in audible distance from the TV while an episode is playing.

2) I cannot avert my eyes from the screen for more than 30 seconds.

3) I am allowed to go to the bathroom, but only have five minutes to do so.

4) I cannot use my phone while an episode is playing.

5) I am allowed one single break, which I can use strategically at any time.



THINGS TO REMEMBER:

—You’ll be able to comment and interact with everyone who comes on the marathon in real time.

—We encourage (pronounced like entourage) you to follow along and watch Entourage with us! There will be a graphic on the live-feed at all times informing you what episode we’re on and where we are in that episode. The best place to get the show is HBO NOW, HBO GO or iTunes.

—I will be Instagramming (@tallgilozeri) and tweeting (@gilozeri) throughout the marathon so follow along.

—If you tune in for most of it, I promise things will pay off.

—I will probably get very irritated and angry at some point. I apologize in advance.

Again, I’m super excited and legit scared shitless to do this, so please tune in! And spread the word - please use this HASHTAG when sharing: #ENTOURAGEATHON

THANK YOU, BABY BROS!!!

–Gil