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Caged dubbed “Gripping reality show” by Entertainment Weekly

March 12th, 2012

So proud to be in tonight’s “must watch” list for Entrainment Weekly, where they dubbed the action “gripping reality.” Check out the must watch list at the Entertainment Weekly site.

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New York Times Features Giant Photo of CAGED Fighters on Arts Section Cover

January 9th, 2012

Cover of The New York Times Arts Section From the New York Times: Every town has a scene, a subculture, a place where young people go to escape. In Minden, La., a city of about 13,000 some 30 miles east of Shreveport, it’s mixed martial arts, a sport that attracts young men with hopes of– read more

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Sports Illustrated Likens CAGED to Friday Night Lights

January 8th, 2012

From Sports Illustrated: The wide variety of compelling backstories have to overlap in a town that makes Friday Night Lights’ fictional Dillon look big…

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Entertainment Weekly Praises CAGED on MTV

January 6th, 2012

Named fourth to this week’s MUST LIST, Entertainment Weekly called our new show Caged on MTV  “comic and heart-wrenching” “revalatory” and “fascinating.”

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Futon Critic: MTV Caged Sneak Peek after Jersey Shore

January 3rd, 2012

Sneak Peek of the New MTV Docu-Series “Caged” to Air at 12:05AM Following the “Jersey Shore” Premiere Night Extravaganza on Thursday, January 5 The show, which provide an honest look into the lives of young amateur MMA fighters, will regularly air Mondays at 10:00/9:00c beginning January 9. Source: Futon Critic

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Variety Exclusive: MTV Sets Debut Date for CAGED

December 1st, 2011

MTV has set Jan. 9 for the debut of its upcoming reality series “Caged.” Skein follows of a group of small-town Louisiana teens who engage in cage fighting to help them cope with the struggles in their lives. The amateur mixed martial arts bouts give the protagonists a sense of accomplishment both inside and outside– read more

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Conan O’Brien Welcomes Commercial Kings

August 15th, 2011

Rhett and Link were invited to debut one of their wild local commercials on Conan. Featuring 80s legend Richard Marx, this is one of the many commercials the duo put together on our show Commerical Kings on IFC.

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Huffington Post on Commercial Kings

June 19th, 2011

From the Huffington Post: The comedy troupe of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, longtime YouTube stars, have been using their knack for getting laughs, making music and understanding what makes videos go viral to produce highly amusing — and successful– commercials for local businesses on YouTube. With now web-legend ads for places such as Butt– read more

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Hollywood Reporter: MTV Adds ‘Caged’ to Slate

May 23rd, 2011

Our new MTV show CAGED is premieres Monday, Janueary 9, 10pm 9 central.  From the Hollywood Reporter: MTV has picked up Caged, a new documentary series chronicling a group of recent high school graduates trapped in small-town America whose lives revolve around MMA fighting. Caged, a weekly docu-series, will take a glimpse into the world of– read more