Mark Proksch

Mark Edward Proksch (born July 19, 1978) is an American comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for a series of pranks he played on television news stations under the pseudonym "Kenny Strasser" or, as he would sometimes refer to himself, "K-Strass." Proksch would contact local news stations claiming to be a yo-yo expert. When he was booked on a show he would befuddle the interviewers with his long, rambling monologues and his inability to perform any real yo-yo tricks. Proksch's exploits gained him a wide audience and made him an overnight YouTube star.

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Hamlet A.D.D. (2014)

The ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill his uncle, and the easily distracted prince makes up a bunch of excuses to avoid doing it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Swant  •  Bobby Ciraldo
CAST:  Bobby Ciraldo  •  Robert Richard Jorge  •  Andrew Swant  •  Dustin Diamond

The ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill his uncle, and the easily distracted prince makes up a bunch of excuses to avoid doing it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Swant  •  Bobby Ciraldo
CAST:  Bobby Ciraldo  •  Robert Richard Jorge  •  Andrew Swant  •  Dustin Diamond

A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)

Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tristram Shapeero
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Lauren Graham  •  Wendi McLendon-Covey  •  Joel McHale

Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tristram Shapeero
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Lauren Graham  •  Wendi McLendon-Covey  •  Joel McHale

Another Evil (2016)

After encountering a ghost in his family's vacation home, Dan and his wife Mary hire an "industrial-grade exorcist" named Os to get rid of the beings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carson D. Mell
CAST:  Steve Zissis  •  Mark Proksch  •  Jennifer Irwin  •  Dax Flame

After encountering a ghost in his family's vacation home, Dan and his wife Mary hire an "industrial-grade exorcist" named Os to get rid of the beings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carson D. Mell
CAST:  Steve Zissis  •  Mark Proksch  •  Jennifer Irwin  •  Dax Flame

That Dog (2015)

A dark comedy of errors unfolds as two interloping idiots inadvertently wreak havoc on the lives of others.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Thorburn
CAST:  Michael Cera  •  Tim Heidecker  •  Natasha Leggero  •  Andrea Riseborough

A dark comedy of errors unfolds as two interloping idiots inadvertently wreak havoc on the lives of others.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Thorburn
CAST:  Michael Cera  •  Tim Heidecker  •  Natasha Leggero  •  Andrea Riseborough

Smart Pipe (2014)

Everything in our lives is connected to the internet, so why not our toilets? Take a tour of Smart Pipe, the hot new tech startup that turns your waste into valuable information and fun social connectivity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Max  •  Zachary Johnson
CAST:  Fred Melamed  •  Majeed Nami  •  Mark Proksch

Everything in our lives is connected to the internet, so why not our toilets? Take a tour of Smart Pipe, the hot new tech startup that turns your waste into valuable information and fun social connectivity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Max  •  Zachary Johnson
CAST:  Fred Melamed  •  Majeed Nami  •  Mark Proksch

Found Footage Festival Volume 6: Live in Chicago (2012)

In their most unsettling compilation to date, Found Footage Festival curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher present their latest and greatest array of VHS wonders. Didgeridoos will be blown, sponges will be rainbowed, opossums will be massaged, and senior citizens ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Swant
CAST:  Joe Pickett  •  Mark Proksch  •  Scott Baio

In their most unsettling compilation to date, Found Footage Festival curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher present their latest and greatest array of VHS wonders. Didgeridoos will be blown, sponges will be rainbowed, opossums will be massaged, and senior citizens ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Swant
CAST:  Joe Pickett  •  Mark Proksch  •  Scott Baio

Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects and Cutlery (2012)

Dragon Shumway's advertisement for his Complete Sword Collection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Appel
CAST:  Rob Huebel  •  Mark Proksch

Dragon Shumway's advertisement for his Complete Sword Collection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Appel
CAST:  Rob Huebel  •  Mark Proksch

Asperger's Are Us (2016)

For the members of the comedy troupe Asperger’s Are Us, it’s easier to associate with a faceless audience than with their own families. No matter who the crowd, best friends Noah, New Michael, Jack and Ethan have one simple mantra: “We would much rather the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Lehmann
CAST:  Noah Britton  •  Ethan Finlan  •  Jack Hanke  •  New Michael Ingemi

For the members of the comedy troupe Asperger’s Are Us, it’s easier to associate with a faceless audience than with their own families. No matter who the crowd, best friends Noah, New Michael, Jack and Ethan have one simple mantra: “We would much rather the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Lehmann
CAST:  Noah Britton  •  Ethan Finlan  •  Jack Hanke  •  New Michael Ingemi

Mister America (2019)

Heidecker beats a murder charge for selling faulty e-cigarettes at an EDM festival, and mounts a campaign to unseat the San Bernardino District Attorney. His effort to win voters tries to overcome a lack of experience and funding by leaning into the candidate’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Terri Parks  •  Curtis Webster

Heidecker beats a murder charge for selling faulty e-cigarettes at an EDM festival, and mounts a campaign to unseat the San Bernardino District Attorney. His effort to win voters tries to overcome a lack of experience and funding by leaning into the candidate’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Terri Parks  •  Curtis Webster

VHYes (2020)

This bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, takes us back to when 12-year-old Ralph, over one formative week, mistakenly records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Henry Robbins
CAST:  Kerri Kenney  •  Thomas Lennon  •  Charlyne Yi  •  Mark Proksch

This bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, takes us back to when 12-year-old Ralph, over one formative week, mistakenly records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Henry Robbins
CAST:  Kerri Kenney  •  Thomas Lennon  •  Charlyne Yi  •  Mark Proksch

Good Morning Tri-State (2013)

TV pilot for a fake morning show. Mark Proksch plays "Toby Dean" and everyone else on the show is a real person under the impression that it is a real morning show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Woliner
CAST:  Mark Proksch

TV pilot for a fake morning show. Mark Proksch plays "Toby Dean" and everyone else on the show is a real person under the impression that it is a real morning show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Woliner
CAST:  Mark Proksch

The Animated Adventures of Jack Decker (2020)

Tripp Spencer and Jack Decker must fight the nefarious Count Dracula to save America's corn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Toms
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Joe Estevez  •  Alessandro Serradimigni

Tripp Spencer and Jack Decker must fight the nefarious Count Dracula to save America's corn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Toms
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Joe Estevez  •  Alessandro Serradimigni

Her Mind in Pieces (2019)

An award-winning collection of nine uniquely different stories directed BY women, ABOUT women struggling with various mental and emotional struggles. Starring Amy Brenneman and Lance Henriksen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Feldman  •  Micky Levy  •  Lorena Lourenço  •  Jeneffa Soldatic  •  Caron Clancey  •  Anastasia Basche  •  Dawn Fields  •  Amanda Hinkley  •  Jenessa Joffe
CAST:  Mark Proksch

An award-winning collection of nine uniquely different stories directed BY women, ABOUT women struggling with various mental and emotional struggles. Starring Amy Brenneman and Lance Henriksen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Feldman  •  Micky Levy  •  Lorena Lourenço  •  Jeneffa Soldatic  •  Caron Clancey  •  Anastasia Basche  •  Dawn Fields  •  Amanda Hinkley  •  Jenessa Joffe
CAST:  Mark Proksch

Therapy Through Lucid Dreaming (2018)

Feeling lost, a young woman with agoraphobia sees a late night infomercial and orders a 21 pill program called "Therapy Through Lucid Dreaming", which allows her to go outside, but only in her dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caron Clancey
CAST:  Mark Proksch  •  Nicole Erb  •  Brodie Reed  •  Kyle Mizono

Feeling lost, a young woman with agoraphobia sees a late night infomercial and orders a 21 pill program called "Therapy Through Lucid Dreaming", which allows her to go outside, but only in her dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caron Clancey
CAST:  Mark Proksch  •  Nicole Erb  •  Brodie Reed  •  Kyle Mizono

Maximum Truth (2023)

A documentary crew follows political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with his sketchy buddy Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Stassen
CAST:  Dylan O'Brien  •  Ike Barinholtz  •  Blake Anderson  •  Brianna Baker

A documentary crew follows political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with his sketchy buddy Simon to take down a rival congressional candidate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Stassen
CAST:  Dylan O'Brien  •  Ike Barinholtz  •  Blake Anderson  •  Brianna Baker

Deck of Cards (2022)

The King of Hearts has disappeared from the Kingdom of Cards. The Joker and his friends set out on a quest to locate him, but there are other forces at play in the Kingdom and someone might have an ace up their sleeve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Joe Estevez  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Mark Proksch

The King of Hearts has disappeared from the Kingdom of Cards. The Joker and his friends set out on a quest to locate him, but there are other forces at play in the Kingdom and someone might have an ace up their sleeve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Joe Estevez  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Mark Proksch

The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special (2022)

Hosted by HEI Network CEO Tim Heidecker, the On Cinema Oscar Special is an annual tradition that always includes huge special guests, earth-shattering surprises, and expert analysis and insight from film historian, archivist, and ANT-MAN star Gregg “Mister Movies” ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Alessandro Serradimigni  •  Hank Friedmann

Hosted by HEI Network CEO Tim Heidecker, the On Cinema Oscar Special is an annual tradition that always includes huge special guests, earth-shattering surprises, and expert analysis and insight from film historian, archivist, and ANT-MAN star Gregg “Mister Movies” ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Alessandro Serradimigni  •  Hank Friedmann

The Trial (2017)

Full coverage of The Trial of Tim Heidecker in which Tim Heidecker stood accused of 20 counts of 2nd degree felony murder against The Electric Sun 20.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Curtis Webster  •  Don Pecchia  •  Inger Tudor

Full coverage of The Trial of Tim Heidecker in which Tim Heidecker stood accused of 20 counts of 2nd degree felony murder against The Electric Sun 20.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Curtis Webster  •  Don Pecchia  •  Inger Tudor

Decker Vs. Dracula: Behind The Truth (2015)

Decker creator and star, Tim Heidecker, sheds light on the troubled production, Decker Vs. Dracula.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Heidecker  •  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Joe Estevez  •  Tim Heidecker  •  Mark Proksch  •  Gregg Turkington

Decker creator and star, Tim Heidecker, sheds light on the troubled production, Decker Vs. Dracula.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Heidecker  •  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Joe Estevez  •  Tim Heidecker  •  Mark Proksch  •  Gregg Turkington

Decker: Unsealed (2017)

In this entry in the "Decker" franchise, President Davidson Jr. recounts some of Jack Decker's patriotic adventures to the hero's son and protege, Jack Decker Jr. While they are talking about the past accomplishments, a powerful enemy starts to plot against Decker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Joe Estevez  •  John Aprea

In this entry in the "Decker" franchise, President Davidson Jr. recounts some of Jack Decker's patriotic adventures to the hero's son and protege, Jack Decker Jr. While they are talking about the past accomplishments, a powerful enemy starts to plot against Decker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Notarnicola
CAST:  Tim Heidecker  •  Gregg Turkington  •  Joe Estevez  •  John Aprea
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