Epic Meal Time

Epic Meal Time
Epic Meal Time
Says EpicMealTime, and to the left of the text is a silhouette of a skull wearing a bandana with crossed knives underneath.
Epic Meal Time logo
Genre Cooking show, comedy, parody
Created by Harley Morenstein
Sterling Toth
Starring Harley Morenstein
Alex Perrault
Tyler Lemco
David Heuff
Josh Elkin
Ameer Atari
Country of origin Canada
Language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Evan Rimer
Cinematography Sterling Toth
Camera setup Canon 7D digital single-lens reflex camera
Broadcast
Original channel YouTube (October 2010–present)
Revision3 (April 2011–present)
Original run October 17, 2010 (2010-10-17) – Present
External links
Official website

Epic Meal Time is a YouTube cooking show known for creating extremely high-calorie meals, generally out of meat products (with particular emphasis on bacon) and including alcohol (especially Jack Daniel's). It debuted in October 2010, and since then has started to release an episode every Tuesday.[1] It is hosted by Harley Morenstein and a group of his friends. They are now represented by The Gersh Agency and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment,[2] and have signed with Internet television network Revision3.[3] Epic Meal Time won the 2011 Shorty Award in the Food Category.[4][5]

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History

The idea for Epic Meal Time was created when a friend filmed Morenstein eating a Wendy's hamburger that contained six beef patties and eighteen bacon strips to the theme song from The Terminator. They posted the footage on YouTube, where it gathered thousands of hits.[6] They decided to film the first episode of Epic Meal Time, titled "The Worst Pizza Ever!". In the episode, they created a "fast food pizza" containing KFC popcorn chicken, a Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme (taco), a McDonald's Big Mac and Chicken McNuggets, a Wendy's Baconator and french fries, an A&W Teen Burger (bacon cheeseburger) and onion rings, and a cheese pizza. The entire meal totaled 5,210 calories and 286 grams of fat. It was posted on YouTube on October 17, 2010.[7] On October 17, 2011, one year after their first video, they re-made their first ever meal, but this time in a cake.[8]

Morenstein admits the show is "Jackass in the kitchen", and Epic Meal Time's logo is closely modeled after the American stunt and prank show's own skull and crutches logo.[1]

The group approached Comedy Central, Spike TV and the Discovery Channel about creating a television program out of the show.[6] They are currently signed with Revision3, an Internet-based television network.[3]

Format

A screenshot of hamburgers being added to the meal, with fat and calorie counters visible at the upper left and lower right hand sides of the image.
Wendy's Baconators being added in the "TurBaconEpic Thanksgiving" episode, with the individual and total fat and calorie counters visible

Each episode features Morenstein as the host. He uses hip hop slang frequently, constantly referring to viewers as 'haters' and female guests as 'bitches'. His profanity is bleeped out by bird calls.[1] The episodes are filmed with a Canon 7D digital single-lens reflex camera.[9] The episode begins with Morenstein, other recurring Epic Meal Time members, and occasionally other guests, cooking the meal itself. Most of the meals are meat-based, with alcoholic beverages (mostly Jack Daniel's) and bacon strips often included. In most episodes, when they add more components to the meal, counters at the bottom right side of the video display the increasing number of calories and grams of fat. In "Maximum Protein Experience", the group also included a protein counter.[10] In episodes that involve candy and no meat, bacon strips are substituted with AirHeads Xtremes Sweetly Sour Belts, which have been affectionately called "gay bacon strips" due to their rainbow color.[11]

Episodes end with a group of people eating the meal, often very messily with their hands and sometimes incorporating unusual serving utensils like wooden paddles, a chainsaw, and hockey sticks. Morenstein ends each episode by saying, "Next time, we eat...", followed by something completely irrelevant to the show.[12][13] For example, in one episode, he says, "Next time, we eat Cabbage Patch Kids."[14]

Cast and crew

The Epic Meal Time cast and crew is made up of a number of men in their twenties.[15] The host, narrator, and co-creator is Harley Morenstein, a 25-year-old former substitute high school teacher from Montreal.[1][16] He co-created the show with Sterling Toth, who acts as the cameraman.[17] Also frequently involved is Alex Perrault, a personal trainer whose character, "Muscles Glasses",[9][12][15][17] is known for his reflective aviator sunglasses. Concordia University students David Heuff, Tyler Lemco, Josh Elkin, and Ameer Atari also appear frequently.[15] Evan Rimer is their producing partner.[2]

Others have made appearances in episodes, such as Canadian house musician Deadmau5 in the May 3, 2011 episode "Cheesy Grilled Cheese Tower".[18] Canadian musician Lights made an appearance in the June 28, 2011 episode "Fast Food Meatloaf".[19] YouTube star FPSRussia also made an appearance in the July 18, 2011 episode "Russian Meal Time".[20] For the show's one year anniversary, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk made a guest appearance to try out the "Fast Food Pizza Cake", a remake of the fast food pizza from the first episode.[8]

Income

Epic Meal Time uses merchandising to raise money for the show, currently selling a line of branded t-shirts. In interviews, Morenstein and Toth have also discussed the creation of a cookbook and an iPhone app.[17] The episodes also contain advertisements, generated by YouTube using Google AdSense. More recently, the group has participated in referral programs for other companies such as Netflix and Gamefly.[21] Most of the referral codes are given through the Epic Meal Time website, though the group has occasionally directly mentioned them in videos.[22][23]

Reception

The show has become extremely popular, receiving millions of views per episode, prompting Morenstein to quit his job as a teacher and Toth to quit his as a graphic designer.[1][24] Morenstein explained the popularity by saying, "In this day and age, I feel like there's a big emphasis on organic foods or a lot of negative media in regards to obesity and stuff like that. We are there eating this, and [viewers] are eating vicariously through us."[25]

In March 2011, Morenstein and Toth won a Shorty Award in the food category. The Shorty Awards recognizes social media and Twitter fan-favorites. Epic Meal Time won ahead of Twitter phenomenon Ruth Bourdain and shows like Food Network's Bitchin' Kitchen.[4][5]

Parodies

The show has spawned several parodies. One parody called Vegan Meal Time was created by a group of vegans, in which a tofurkey meal is made with tofu, edible seaweed, spaghetti, soy sauce, and other vegan ingredients. The parody was posted on the blog of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, who described Epic Meal Time as "nasty" and "gluttonous".[26] A parody show entitled Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time shows a group of Swedish people preparing traditional Swedish cuisine in an over-the-top manner.[27] Another parody, "Epic Meal Time - Kids Edition", shows a young boy creating a macaroni and cheese meat lasagna in a similar style as Epic Meal Time.[28] Epic Kaukau Time (now called Kings of Kaukau) is a parody show created by a group of Hawaiians.[29] In "Manapua Man Manapua", which mimics the format of Epic Meal Time's videos, they create a manapua stuffed with bacon, lap cheong, ground pork, cha siu, onions, mushrooms, dried orange peels, soju, fried noodles, pork pot stickers, Spam musubi, steamed rice cakes, Funyuns, and a smaller manapua. The entire manapua is glazed with a mixture of Jones cream soda and ground haw flakes.[30]

Appearances

Epic Meal Time appeared in their first late night interview with on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 17, 2011, where they created an "inside-out" shepherd's pie variation (made with mashed potatoes, Kraft Dinner, pastrami, prosciutto, Velveeta, bacon, and barbecue sauce) that was shaped like a car. Afterwards, actor Rainn Wilson, Leno's other guest that night, appeared to assist in eating it.[31] The team has also appeared on other Youtube channels, including in a skit with Freddie Wong entitled "Epic VFX Time".[32] They appeared at the 2011 Comic Con, where they performed a live show.[33]

References

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  2. ^ a b Hibberd, James (2 February 2011). "YouTube hit Epic Meal Time cooking a TV show". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/02/epic-meal-time/. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Epic Show Addition on Revision3". Revision3. http://revision3.com/blog/2011/04/26/epicmealtime/. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "The Year's Best Food". Shorty Awards. Sawhorse Media. http://shortyawards.com/category/food. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
  5. ^ a b Friar, Christine (25 April 2011). "Epic Meal Time's Drunk Interview At The Shorty Awards (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/epic-meal-time-drunk-interview_n_853410.html. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Kerridge, Charmaine (3 February 2011). "Canadian YouTube hit Epic Meal Time headed to TV". National Post. http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/02/03/canadian-youtube-hit-epic-meal-time-headed-to-tv/. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  7. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host); Perrault, Alex (host); Toth, Sterling (cameraman). (17 October 2010) (YouTube). The Worst Pizza Ever!. [Television production]. Canada: Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz2SxGNy-Mw. Retrieved 16 February 2011. 
  8. ^ a b Morenstein, Harley (host); Perrault, Alex (host); Toth, Sterling (cameraman). (18 October 2011) (YouTube). Fast Food Pizza Cake. [Television production]. United States: Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqhVhlEzZbw&hd=1. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
  9. ^ a b Stern, Marlow (17 March 2011). "Epic Meal Time Creators on Their Future Plans". The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/18/epic-meal-time-creators-on-youtube-canadian-food-tv-show-plans.html. Retrieved 20 April 2011. 
  10. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host); Toth, Sterling (cinematographer). (1 March 2011). Maximum Protein Experience. [Television production]. Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3nA2zqeX5Q. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  11. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host); Toth, Sterling (cinematographer). (17 May 2011). Candy BBQ. [Television production]. Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1_04GLrPs&hd=1. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  12. ^ a b "Epic Quebecois Time". The Score. http://www.thescore.com/buzz/articles/129539-epic-quebecois-time. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 
  13. ^ "Meatball Deathstar". Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCROpchUjQI. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 
  14. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host); Toth, Sterling (cinematographer). (1 February 2011). The Sloppy Roethlisberger. [Television production]. Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCxFn3sAw68&hd=1. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  15. ^ a b c Horowitz, Julia (25 January 2011). "Montrealers grab YouTube fame with Epic Meal Time". The Brock Press. http://media.www.brockpress.com/media/storage/paper384/news/2011/01/25/ArtsLife/Montrealers.Grab.Youtube.Fame.With.Epic.Meal.Time-3970464.shtml. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  16. ^ Katz, Neil (27 January 2011). "Epic Mealtime's 87,000 Calorie "Slaughterhouse" is Probably Worst Thing You Could Ever Eat". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20029316-10391704.html. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  17. ^ a b c Forbes, Paula. "Epic Meal Time: A Bunch of Dudes, Just Making it Happen". Eater National. http://eater.com/archives/2011/01/20/epic-meal-time-a-bunch-of-dudes-just-making-it-happen.php. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  18. ^ Goodman, William (3 May 2011). "Epic Meal Time and music producer Deadmau5 create a "Cheesy Grilled Cheese Tower" Read more: http://www.cbsnews.". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20059359-10391705.html. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  19. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host); Perrault, Alex (host); Toth, Sterling (cameraman). (28 June 2011) (YouTube). Fast Food Meatloaf. [Television production]. Canada: Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzDxTNiCpWM. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  20. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host); Perrault, Alex (host); Toth, Sterling (cameraman). (28 June 2011) (YouTube). Russian Meal Time. [Television production]. United States: Epic Meal Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMyPD1VKk60. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  21. ^ "Epic Deals". Epic Meal Time. http://www.epicmealtime.com/deals/. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
  22. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host), Toth, Sterling (cinematographer). (24 May 2011). Ninja Turtle Soup. [Television production]. Epic Meal Time. Event occurs at 1:50. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toiLy3R-38M. 
  23. ^ Morenstein, Harley (host), Toth, Sterling (cinematographer). (6 June 2011). Epic Hors D'Oeuvres. [Television production]. Epic Meal Time. Event occurs at 3:14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fNbv9QzoQk. 
  24. ^ "An epic star is born". The Suburban. http://www.thesuburbannews.ca/content/en/8510. Retrieved 20 April 2011. 
  25. ^ "The Conversation: Epic Meal Time". ABC News. 14 January 2011. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/conversation-epic-meal-time/story?id=12615307. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  26. ^ Subramanian, Sunny. "'Epic Meal Time' Goes Vegan!". The PETA Files. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2010/12/22/epic-meal-time-goes-vegan.aspx. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  27. ^ Forbes, Paula. "Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time Spoofs Epic Meal Time". Eater National. http://eater.com/archives/2011/01/24/regular-ordinary-swedish-meal-time-spoofs-epic-meal-time.php. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  28. ^ Goodman, William (28 April 2011). "Parody: Epic Meal Time (Kids Edition)". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20058360-10391705.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  29. ^ "Epic Kaukau Time". Eater.com. http://eater.com/tags/epic-kaukau-time. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 
  30. ^ "Video: Epic Kaukau Time: Manapua Man Manapua". Serious Eats. http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/04/video-epic-kaukau-time-manapua-man-manapua.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 
  31. ^ Friar, Christine (18 March 2011). "Epic Meal Time Do Leno, Make Giant Meat Car". Urlesque. http://www.urlesque.com/2011/03/18/epic-meal-time-leno-meat-car/. Retrieved 19 March 2011. 
  32. ^ "Freddie Wong and Epic Meal Time Join Forces". Stuff I Stole from the Internet. http://stuffistolefromtheinternet.com/video/freddie-wong-and-epic-meal-time-join-forces/. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  33. ^ "Epic Meal Time Live Show During Comic Con!". http://popnculture.com/story/epic-meal-time-live-show-during-comic-con. Retrieved July 04, 2011. 

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