Comedians The Sklar Brothers to Host 23rd Annual VES Awards

This marks the first hosting of the awards by the comedy duo, whose knowledge of VFX stems from being two identical humans; event set for February 11 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

(From L-R) Randy and Jason Sklar.

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has just announced that actors-comedians Randy and Jason Sklar – The Sklar Brothers - will host the 23rd Annual VES Awards on February 11th at The Beverly Hilton hotel. This marks the duo’s first hosting engagement of the annual celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation from around the world.

“No one understands the power of visual effects more than two identical humans,” said one half of the VES Awards hosting team The Sklar Brothers. “We are honored to have the opportunity to host the VES Awards. And if Randy isn’t funny, we’ll edit him out in post.”

The Sklar Brothers are known for their post-modern take on a stand-up comedy duo. Randy and Jason Sklar can currently be seen in the fourth season of FX’s What We Do in The Shadows playing fictional Property Brothers ‘Bran and Toby Daltry.’ The Sklars produced, wrote, and starred in The Nosebleeds, a UFC original series that released this summer on UFC’s Fight Pass. The series is a “hilarious deep dive into UFC’s history featuring comedy sketches, field pieces, and in-studio character bits.”

The Sklars notably hosted and produced History Channel’s United Stats of America and created and starred in the ESPN cult hit series Cheap Seats, besides being guest hosts on Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle. Their television credits include Glow, Bajillion Dollar Properties, Maron, Agent Carter, Playing House, Partners, Grey’s Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Entourage, CSI, Law & Order and Comedy Central Presents. They released their special, Hipster Ghosts on Starz. They also recently produced the documentary, Poop Talk. The Sklars have had several appearances on both the TruTV Series Those Who Can’t and AMC’s hit series Better Call Saul.

They can also be seen in Wild Hogs and The Comebacks, while their internet shows Held Up, Layers and Back on Topps have received critical acclaim. They also recurred as panelists on ESPN’s SportsCenter and E!’s Chelsea Lately. Their podcast View From the Cheap Seats (formerly Sklarbro Country) was nominated for best comedy podcast in 2012 at Comedy Central’s comedy awards and their new podcast Dumb People Town is averaging 75k downloads per episode in its first month. They are currently developing the pilot for Dumb People Town, based on the podcast, with Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue and Val Kilmer Ruined Our Lives with Bill Lawrence.

Awards in 25 categories for outstanding visual effects will be presented at the ceremony. Special honorees include: Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award-winning actor- producer Hiroyuki Sanada, receiving the VES Award for Creative Excellence; Academy Award-winning director and Visual Effects Supervisor Takashi Yamazaki receiving the VES Visionary Award; and acclaimed Virtual Reality/Immersive Technology Pioneer Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie receiving the VES Georges Méliès Award.

Source: Visual Effects Society

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