Matt, Ben and Buscemi, by Liam Johnston & Stuart Hamilton
Last week saw the announcement of the winners of this year’s Comedy Smalls Awards, the short film awards that aim to weed out upcoming comedy talent, with the winners being offered the chance to have original content commissioned by Paramount Comedy. Taking the top award this year were Liam Johnston and Stuart Hamilton for their short Matt, Ben and Buscemi, shown above.
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