Welcome to
the home of
Pat Hurley's
Family Frenzy!
We don’t want to change families, just make them LAUGH!
Click the link for a look at our Promotional Demo Reel!
https://youtu.be/ogJjiFqJO5M
Current Projects
In addition to "Pat Hurley's Family Frenzy!," our parent company, Malt Shop Media, has a number of other projects in the works. Profiles of these additional projects may be found at the following website:
Who are we?
A family-themed ensemble show featuring clean humor and celebrating the family unit in the tradition of Carol Burnett, Red Skelton, Dick Van Dyke, and Jackie Gleason.
Hosted by Emmy Award-winning comedian, Pat Hurley, who has performed stand-up comedy to over 7 million parents and children nationwide.
We have no political, social or religious agenda. We just want to make you smile at the end of a long day!
"A great sense of humor contributes to reducing the stress of life and is an excellent antidote in dealing with life’s setbacks.
Viewers that tune in to watch us will feel better, and can take a break from their problems for an hour and laugh with us!"
-Pat Hurley
Shining Stars
Our show is loaded with talent for every viewer.
Pat Hurley
opens with a family monologue.
Johnny Beehner
from "The David Letterman Show," will be doing humor on marriage.
Suzy Bogguss
country legend, will charm us with her beautiful singing voice.
Our Cast
Carley Denton
Tom Renfree
Jenny Star
Alex Rose
Keith Parker
Our 13-piece house band, Just Passing Through, under the direction of Tom Renfree, will be entertaining us with their music. Here are some of the players...
Tom Renfree
keyboard
Eric Nakanishi
saxophone
Dave Loeb
band composer
Joffria Whitfield
saxophone
Eli Menezes
lead guitar
Steve Mullins
trumpet
Jeff Fogle
rhythm guitar
Erik Hughes
trombone
Pilot Elements
HOST AND SPECIAL GUESTS
Pat Hurley will open the show with a stand-up comedy routine on funny things moms and dads say and do!
Johnny Beehner will use humor to highlight the funny dialogue between his holistic healthy wife and his incessant craving for junk food. Here is his routine; click the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okqy3-2ztb0
Suzy Bogguss, a country legend, will sing the classic song, “Teach Your Children,” as a tribute to parenting.
Suzy (on the far left) sings the song for President Clinton and his wife at the White House. Click the link:
SKETCHES
There will be several sketches in the pilot all beginning harmlessly and unraveling as the comedic frenzy affects the colorful characters.
Below is just a sampling of the sketches that will be featured!
"Zombies” begins innocently with a husband searching for the device to watch a special program. Unfortunately, his wife has commandeered the device to view a silly movie about zombies taking over the world. Let the hilarious argument begin!
“The Password” - A rogue computer not only refuses to reset a Millennial’s password; he begins hitting on her for a date!
“The Unsinkable Molly Butts” portrays a chubby Millennial who is jealous of her attractive sister and begins mauling her boyfriend as soon as her sibling leaves the room, almost suffocating him, and then lies about it. Twice.
“Psycho Granny” is a colorful and feisty 82-year-old woman living in a rest home, who enjoys taking risks and living life to the fullest!
“The Musing Husband” frustrates his wife to no end by hiding his private thoughts from her!
There will be a “Family Tribute,” at the end of the pilot, with a special challenge to dads.
Final credits and theme song: “Ain’t We Got FUN!” a 1940’s version, performed by the Andrews Sisters
Andrews Sisters Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv-c3ACtLdQ
Pat Hurley summarizes,
“Coming off a devastating pandemic that separated millions of family members, we want to reunite them and make them smile again! This will be accomplished with humor that is not politically divisive, crude, or mean-spirited.
"Our cast, comedy writers, musicians, and guest stars will be hired not just on their talent, but on their character and integrity. We will have a zero-tolerance policy regarding drugs, alcohol, sexual harassment, disrespect towards others and destructive narcissism.”
Keep your eye on this website for the latest on the Pilot as we move forward to its production! In the meantime, video samples will be posted on YouTube.
Pat Hurley has performed inspirational stand-up comedy to over 7 million parents and families in 47 states nationwide since 1970. He won an Emmy Award for “Best Locally Produced Show in Chicago,” and was the assistant producer, head writer and host for two other Emmy Award-winning shows. He also served as the resident comedian for “Kids Are People, Too,” on ABC for three years.
We are also negotiating with agents and managers to bring in talent from the Golden Age of Television including:
Dick Van Dyke ᐧ Carol Burnett ᐧ Jerry Mathers ᐧ Shelley Fabares & Paul Petersen ᐧ Cindy Williams ᐧ The Brady Bunch ᐧ Michael Learned & Richard Thomas ᐧ Vicki Lawrence ᐧ Henry Winkler & Scott Baio and many others...
Reviews
"I have missed the days of clean humor and family values on television. This show brings me back to the beauty of Red Skelton, Carol Burnett and Your Show of Shows!" Jim McCann
"I appreciated the tribute to dads at the end. Much needed today!" Richard Schultz
"I loved the zombie sketch!" Lynn Corrington
"I have a musing husband. He is constantly off in another world thinking about things that don’t exist!" Diane Carver
Awards
One of the script's most attractive qualities is its sense of comedy. The script has a great madcap sense of humor and unpredictability.
An edgy family-themed ensemble comedy show.
The writer formats this script according to standard industry conventions. There are no glaring formatting or spelling errors that would detract from the reading experience. This script makes for a good pitch. The dialog in this script is somewhat nuanced. The dialogue is funny. It is intentionally theatrical and easy to read. There is a logical flow from scene to scene. It does not require re-reading for clarify's sake
Chicago Screenplay Awards
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Philanthropy
Our show’s parent corporation, Malt Shop Media (www.maltshopmedia.com), and its Board of Directors will be sharing some of its profits each year to families in need.
These donation revenues will be assisting single parents, child abuse victims, the homeless, the medically impaired, victims of tragedy, family ministries and conference centers, and scholarships of opportunity to young people who cannot afford an education.
“We want to be a blessing to families in every way possible, not just in spirit, but with financial resources to help people smile again!”
Pat Hurley
