EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Cope has taken to YouTube to dish out The Perfect Parfait, a comedy interview series where he sits down with celebrity guests to enjoy custom-crafted parfaits tailored to each guest’s creative persona.
Blending the traditional talk show format with sketch comedy, culinary flair, and a delightful dash of chaos, The Perfect Parfait is described as Hot Ones meets Between Two Ferns. The show kicks off today with guest Dave Franco, and will also soon feature appearances from the likes of Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Paul Walter Hauser (I, Tonya, Black Bird), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass), Christian A. Pierce (The Real Bros of Simi Valley), Sydney Heller & Olivia DeLaurentis (Smosh: The Sitcom LIVE), and Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!).
New episodes will drop every Thursday on the Perfect Parfait YouTube channel. The series is a collaboration with Chef David Codney, former Executive Chef of The Peninsula Beverly Hills, with interviews filmed poolside at The Parfait Palace (aka the backyard of Cope’s videographer Danny’s parents).
The Perfect Parfait is created and executive produced by Cope (Date and Switch), and directed and executive produced by Danny Simmons (Suffer for Good) and Joe Angelo Menconi (5 Years Apart). The show is produced in partnership with Bastard Hound Films and Broken Dove.
Cope is a writer, actor and producer who has spent the last 15 years working in traditional media, recently shifting gears amid changes in the industry to dip his toe into what he believes is the future — the world of indie TV. Currently, he’s co-writing Playlisters with director Brandon Dermer (I’m Totally Fine) for American High and Paperclip, LTD.
Menconi’s latest screenplay, Blackout, which he co-wrote with Zac Krause, is being produced by Range Media Partners. Through his production company, Broken Dove, Simmons creates premium content for brands such as Four Seasons, Gold’s Gym, and Panavision.
Cope is represented by Artists First, IAG, and Dean Bahat at Ziffren Brittenham; Menconi by WME. Watch the first interview with Franco above.
