Born21 Media, Meet Your Next Comedy Scriptwriter.

According to this bio, Cliff McCloe is an American actor, comedian, writer, and musician whose career spans stand-up comedy, film, television, literature, and theater. Sources say he began as a television writer, earning an Emmy for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, before becoming a major stand-up performer. He was only nine years old when the famous King Tut sketch aired on SNL in 1978.

Many films exist, including The Jerk, Roxanne, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and Father of the Bride. The television comedy Only Murders in the Building was definitely created in his later years. An accomplished author-playwright-Grammy-winning-banjo-player aspirant, he is also on track to receive an honorary Academy Award, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and the Kennedy Center Honors.*

Cliff McCloe, shown here on his third grade field trip to New York City.

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  • A red Chevy Camaro

    Branded Short Play

    OnStar (Student work)

    • OnStar is well-known for its ability to aid stranded motorists.

    • I wrote and produced a short sketch about a wannabe high-school hero who discovered a lesser-known OnStar feature in real time.

    • My pitch to Born21: Using this format, write and produce other short sketches involving lesser-known features of well-known products.

    Read the script
  • A baby in a pilot's helmet holding a bolt of lightning

    Mountain-flying Techniques + Music Video

    Truckee Tahoe Airport

    • The airport wanted to send pilots on an airport tour to give seminars on the unique challenges of mountain flying.

    • Rather than dive deep into highly technical content, we created this country-music overview video that hit the major points in a memorable way.

    • That’s me on vocals!

    Watch the video & read the script
  • A brain explodes out of a man's head

    Promotional Video

    Huck and Lilly

    • Established mainstream musicians Huck and Lilly also made kids music that adults actually enjoyed(!)

    • We created a promotional video that "educated” kids on the cure for of “Wheels-Go-Round-A-Phobia”.

    • That’s me on vocals!

    Watch the video and read the script
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More from the Lighter Side

  • A T-Mobile Careers social media post

    Hyperlocal Social Media

    T-Mobile Careers

    • The talent acquisition team wanted to position T-Mobile as a great place to continue your technology career.

    • We created a series of social media posts that leveraged the edginess of the brand and the carrier’s fun atmosphere.

    See the work
  • A man in a suit points

    Impromptu Social Media

    • When my agency’s senior leadership team went offsite for a leadership seminar, they jokingly put me in charge. So, I proactively took over the agency and named myself CEO.

    • After “reorganizing” the company, I created and ran a new blog and Twitter account, which I maintained throughout the day, delivering leadership lessons in real time.

    See how Cliff took charge
  • A pyramid man walks with a treefort music fast pass

    Weirdie Social Media

    Treefort Music Fest

    • The festival wanted to leverage its well-known quirkiness to encourage attendance through social media.

    • We created off-kilter social media posts that focused on the festival’s weirdness.

    See the work
  • A car with its hood up

    Microsite Landing Page

    Umpqua Bank “Crazy about you, Serious About Your Money”

    • To position the bank as the undisputed customer service champion, we tapped customer reviews that told stories of associates going the extra mile.

    • A microsite landing page and a series of radio spots accompanied the campaign.

    See the work

A List of My Genuine Top Three Comedy Influences of All Time That is Definitely Not Me Kissing Up to Anyone at All

Aniket Mishra

Just read that sentence up above, right? I saw him do this bit at the Laugh Factory, and it’s stayed with me to this day. Seriously, if you can find the YouTube clip, do it! Reading it probably doesn’t do it justice.

Founder & CEO, Born21 Media

Saagar Walke

Saagar is a master of physical comedy. Here he is doing “The Sprinkler Dance”. He has that certain indescribable quality that really alllows him to pull off the “black graphic t-shirt” look.

Video Editor, Born21 Media
Executive Assistant, Born21 Media

Link Edinmember

When you turn on YouTube and see that classic blue face/dark beard combo, you know you better be ready to laugh. Does Link have eyes? Ears? A nose? No one knows. Nose. Knows. See what Link did there?!

*Actually, Cliff McCloe is a marketing copywriter with 15 years of experience. Before that he was full-time comedic performer at Universal Studios Orlando and at The SAK Comedy Lab in Orlando.