What is Headzup?
Founded in 2004 by John and Joan Shay, Headzup is Catch & Release Comedy™ For Cell Phones And Video iPods. Published daily, Headzup editorial cartoons and parody clips are designed to be downloaded to cell phones and shared as picture messages. Fans who "catch" a headzup on their cell phone typically personalize the clip by adding their own text message before "releasing" the clip back into the wild... also known as sending a "headzup" to a friend."Hey dude, thanks for the headzup the other day! By the way, when exactly is the Ides of March?"
• Julius Caesar - March 15, 44 BC
Why Are The Video Clips Only 30-35 Seconds Long?
Headzup messages are designed for next-generation cell phones that support video play back. Individual clip files are kept tiny to ensure frictionless peer-to-peer file sharing world-wide across global 2G or 3G cellular networks. That's right, with Catch & Release Comedy™ , you don't need permission from your cellular network operator to distribute headzup's outrageous comedy to your friends. You "catch" a clip... you enjoy a clip... you "release" a clip back into the wilds of the global mobile networks.Who makes the clips?
Matthew Filipowicz, a comedian and editorial cartoonist for the 21st century, was born in Omaha, Nebraska and is thrilled to be teamed up with Headzup. He has been writing and performing comedy in one form or another since he was seventeen. He was the founder and head writer of the ground breaking, underground sketch comedy group O.C.Y.C. His work has been called "Brilliant" by Air America's Thom Hartmann, and been described as "So wrong... and yet it feels so right" by Bob Geiger at The Huffington Post. His work also received Critic's Choice from the Chicago Reader. He currently lives in Chicago but roots for the New York Yankees.
More of his work can be seen on his website www.matthewf.net
How Do I Contact Headzup?
You can download free Headzup clips directly to your cell phone by pointing your phone's browser to our mobile portal (www.headzup.tv/mobile/). We only ask that you generously share the clips with your family, friends, pets, and all other ZUPreme Beings you have in your life.General inquiries, please send emails to:
Network Operators • Manufactures • Content Aggregators: Headzup Entertainment L.L.C. licenses and distributes content to network operators, handset manufacturers, and aggregators.Please direct business and licensing inquiries to:
Brand and Content Owners:Headzup Entertainment L.L.C. provides services to brand and content owners interested in wireless promotion and distribution.Please direct business inquiries to:
