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Luke Barats and Joe Bereta began collaborating in 2003 at Gonzaga University where they were active in the theater department, broadcasting department, and led the school's improv comedy troupe. Later that year they began making short videos to amuse their friends which were eventually compiled on a website.

In 2005 Barats and Bereta won the Brickwall Amateur Comedy Competition with their two-man stand up routine. That same year they won the Spokane First Night Film Festival and received some sweet plaques to prove it. Since then their short, punchy videos have made their way around the Internet and have been seen by a goodly number of people.

Barats and Bereta are currently employed at Cornerbooth Film & Video Production and perform improv with ComedySportz in Spokane, Washington.

  • Name: Luke Pierre Barats
  • Hometown: Eagle, ID
  • Strength: Whatever Joe's is plus one
  • Speed: Whatever Joe's is plus one
  • Intelligence: Whatever Joe's is plus one
  • Special Powers: High, nasally voice and girlish slap
  • Interests: writing, theater, eggs on toast, anything Hugh Laurie has ever done
luke barats
  • Name: Joseph Daniel Bereta
  • Hometown: Columbia Falls, MT
  • Strength: 7
  • Speed: 9
  • Intelligence: 3
  • Special Powers: Backflips and awkwardness
  • Interests: Comedy, improv, video production, Chrono Trigger, athletics, acting
joe bereta

ben mallahanBen Mallahan
Co-worker, Final Cut and After Effects guru. Check out his website at www.benmakesmovies.com

andrew weedAndrew Weed
Co-worker, camera operator. Take a look at his YouTube account here.

tyler jacobsonTyler Jacobson
Logo and T-shirt designer. The art section has a large selection of his stuff. Contact him at tjacobso@gonzaga.edu

paul wildermuthPaul Wildermuth
Webmaster, "The Bench Mob" co-director. He's not sure which of his interests he's going to pursue. If you have any questions, comments or problems with the website (or him), his email is pwilderm@gonzaga.edu. He'll get it.

Also a big thanks to Aaron Moore and Chris Sullins, javascript and css wizards, for their help in development and browser compatibility testing. Check out their respective websites: addEvent and Azure Abstraction.

What editing software do you use?

We use Final Cut Pro for Mac. The fireballs, etc. are done in After Effects. For some of our earlier stuff we edited on Adobe Premiere, which we would strongly suggest if you're looking for a cheaper alternative for your PC.

What camera do you use?

Sony DVCAM, Canon XL1, Canon XL2, Sony Handicam... we don't actually own a camera, we just use our friends and co-workers.

Where do you get your music?

It's all pretty much made in Soundtrack, part of Final Cut Studio.

Are you brothers?

We realize our last names are strikingly similar, but unfortunately that similarity is not enough to unite our bloodlines.

So... are you guys gay?

Probably not.

Are you LDS?

No, but we grew up with a lot of LDS folks and we find them to be very kind, devout people.

When is "The Bench Mob" coming out?

Maybe never. I know, I know... we promised it a long time ago, but we've just never gotten around to editing the final cut of it. We DID however have a version good enough to graduate with, so we'll see...

What's that song in the trailer for "The Bench Mob" ?

It's called "Four Years" and it's written and performed by Ted Van Brunt off of his album Politan. Download the song here.

Contact us at:

e-mail: baratsandbereta@hotmail.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/baratsandbereta
youtube: http://www.youtube.com/BaratsAndBereta


Contact our representation at:

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
9830 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310.288.4545

Farah Films & Management
11948 Darlington Ave.
Suite 2
Brentwood, CA 90049
310.979.4533

101 Fantastics Freebies - PC World (3.28.07)
NBC Pilots - Variety (1.27.07)
Comedy Impact '06 - Variety (11.13.06)
Interview with Luke Barats - Juxtaviews (10.24.06)
YouTube Grassroots Backlash Begins - CBS News (10.12.05)
Viral video duo sign TV deal - Hollywood Reporter via Rueters (9.27.06)
NBC clicks YouTube duo - Variety (9.26.06)