HBO Max and Team Coco LIVE partnered for the first time ever to host the virtual comedy event, 2 DRINK MINIMUM on August 18. The LIVE presentation was designed to promote four upcoming comedy specials that will premiere on HBO MAX this week.
2 DRINK MINIMUM hosted by actor/comedian Moses Storm featured guest appearances by comedians: Beth Stelling, Rose Matafeo, Anjelah Johnsonand SNL cast member Chris Redd. The special played to an invite-only audience with Storm participating in a live chat with fans before and during the show. 2 DRINK MINIMUM will be available to the general public on Team Coco’s IGTV, Facebook and YouTube channel on Aug. 21.
The first stand-up programming Summer Comedy Festival on HBO Max on August 20th will feature three solo specials: Rose Matafeo: Horndog, Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy, James Veitch: Straight to VHS, as well as a multi act special from the HA Comedy Festival: The Art of Comedy, hosted by Anjelah Johnson, and featuring a lineup of America’s funniest Latinx comics.
The VIP guest list was curated to attend the virtual event in lieu of a traditional red carpet. Support from celebrities and influencers on social media has been a cornerstone of the virtual event model, including confirmed names such as Brian Baumgartner, Doug Benson, Wayne Brady, Yvette Nicole Brown, Cara Buono, Lana Condor, Dexter Darden, Bryan Dechart, Fran Drescher, Bradley Everett Young, Kate Flannery, Kathryn Gallagher, Jim Jeffries, Penn Jillette, Joel McHale, Heather Morris, Oscar Nunez, Matt Rife, Natasha Rothwell, Hannah Simone, Kulap Vilaysack, and more. Powerhouse PR firm and HBO Max representative, 42West also curated a group of select press to join in the event.
Prior to the virtual event, VIP guests and press received a curated package containing two drinks and snacks designed to bring the comedy club experience to the living room. The kit assembled by LA-based BTL SVC included two specialty cocktails: The Ginger Buck (a nod to Team Coco’s very own Conan O’Brien) and an HBO MAXarita. Bada Bean Bada Boom Chips were among the comedy-themed snacks. Tucked neatly inside the box was a comedy club ticket and menu listing the “specials”.
In support of the virtual comedy event HBO Max will make a donation to SOUL (Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation) to aid its efforts in providing social justice.
WHEN:
2 DRINK MINIMUM Virtual LIVE comedy event, Aug. 18
2 DRINK MINIMUM will be available at YouTube.com/TeamCoco beginning on 8/21
NOTABLE ATTENDEES:
Guests (in alpha order) – Madeleine Arthur, Brian Baumgartner, Doug Benson, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Lorraine Bracco, Wayne Brady, Yvette Nicole Brown, Cara Buono, Lana Condor, Bryan Craig, Dexter Darden, Bryan Dechart, Dana Delaney, Fran Drescher, Bradley Everett Young, Corinne Fisher, Kate Flannery, Kathryn Gallagher, Chris Gorham, Mollee Gray, Ashley Hesseltine, Poorna Jagannathan, Jim Jeffries, Penn Jillette, Joel McHale, Heather Morris, Oscar Nunez, Matt Rife, Natasha Rothwell, Hannah Simone, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Kulap Vilaysack, and more.