The Amazing Gayl Pile

The Amazing Gayl Pile

The Amazing Gayl Pile is a Canadian-made web series created by Morgan Waters and Brooks Gray, which follows one man's misguided quest to conquer the world of home shopping, and become king of the TV pitchman game.

First created in 2014, the show stars Morgan Waters, Brooks Gray, Inessa Frantowski, Andy King, Leo Scherman, Daniel Stolfi and Natasha Bromfield.

First premiering in 2014 on Sarah Silverman's online network Jash,^[1] The Amazing Gayl Pile is now available on NBC's digital channel Seeso, making it the first Canadian content to get picked up by the new online network.^[2] It was produced with the participation of the Independent Production Fund.

Awards and Festivals

2015

• HollyWeb Festival Winner - Best Comedy^[3]
• Seattle Web Fest Winner - Best Production Design^[4]
• Indie Series Awards Winner - Best Directing - Comedy^[5]
• Indie Series Awards Nominee - Best Web Series - Comedy^[6]
• TOWeb Nominee - Best writing, Best Comedy^[7]
• IAWTV Awards Nominee - Best Directing - Comedy^[8]
• IAWTV Awards Nominee - Best Writing^[9]
• Canadian Screen Awards Nominee - Best Original Program/Series^[10]
• Canadian Screen Awards Nominee - Best Performance (Morgan Waters)^[11]

2014

• Raindance Webfest Nominee - Best International Series^[12]
• Raindance Webfest Nominee - Best Lead Actor^[13]

References

1. "JASH picks up The Amazing Gayl Pile". www.thecomedynetwork.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
2. "NBCUniversal to Launch Comedy Streaming Service Seeso". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
3. "My schedule for HollyWeb Festival 2015". hollywebfestival2015.sched.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
4. "Seattle Web Fest 2015 Awards Winners". Seattle Web Fest. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
5. "Indie Series Awards: 6th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". Retrieved 2016-03-07.
6. "Indie Series Awards: 6th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". Retrieved 2016-03-07.
7. "The Amazing Gayl Pile - TO WebFest | Toronto, Canada". TO WebFest | Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
8. "2015 IAWTV Award Winners". International Academy of Web Television. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
9. "2015 IAWTV Award Winners". International Academy of Web Television. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
10. "2015 Nominees and Winners - Academy". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
11. "2015 Nominees and Winners - Academy". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
12. "Amazing Gayl Pile, The - Raindance Film Festival". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
13. "Amazing Gayl Pile, The - Raindance Film Festival". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-03-07.