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Standards of Living

Standards of Living on YouTube

Standards of Living, the new horror film written and directed by Aaron Mento, is now available to watch in its entirety on YouTube. To enhance his ability to make people laugh, a struggling comedian takes part in a teleportation experiment that “improves” whatever cargo is being teleported…but the results are no laughing matter. Standards of [...]

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Progress cast & crew on The Spoiler Alert

The cast and crew of “Progress” were interviewed the latest episode of The Spoiler Alert! We discuss the progress of “Progress,” and Derek plugs The 28th Day: The Wrath of Steph, Internal Medicine, and Napoleon Bon Appétit while wearing a monocle.

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Napoleon Bon Appetit

Web Series Watch Interview

Web Series Watch recently interviewed Napoleon Bon Appétit co-creators Katherine Browning and Derek Houck as part of their Creators Watch series. Katherine and Derek talked about the genesis of Napoleon Bon Appétit, the difficulties of filming a web series that centered on food, as well as the differences between producing for stage and producing for [...]

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Nerd Girl and Nerd Fantasy Girl

Nerd Girls: A Nice Guy's Fantasy

This video was made by nerds, for nerds. Jacqueline Steiger, Amber Rose Plaster, and Derek Houck star in this message about the differences between real nerd girls and the male fantasy of a nerd girl. Remember, nice guys: There’s a nerd girl out there for you!

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Derek Houck in "You Suck"

"You Suck" now on Funny or Die

You Suck – watch more funny videos All Alexander wants is a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, his roommate is a vampire. Check out “You Suck” on Funny or Die to see if Alex can find peace from the undead.

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Recent News

  • Progress character interview

    Derek Houck talks about his “Progress” character, Adam Rhett, in a video for the project’s fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo. “Progress” is a ten episode...

  • Progress teaser reviewed by eSteampunk

    eSteampunk was given the teaser video for Progress as well as scripts for the first four episodes, and wrote a review of the teaser...

  • Progress teaser now online

    The teaser for the Victorian-era steampunk web series, Progress, is now online. Oscar Lerwill is the best hacker of the 19th Century. When he...

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About Derek

Derek Houck was raised on chocolate, video games, and Kevin Costner films. He’s appeared in United States of Tara and stars as Napoleon in the web series Napoleon Bon Appétit. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he recently finished training at the Stephen Book Acting Workshop.