Digital star and producer Sandeep Parikh has a new web series out that’s sure to give you some comedic insight on exactly what policemen do when there’s nothing to do. Parikh and comedian Mel Cowan star as two cops who are just trying to pass the time during their routine, unexciting shift in Code Five.
Created by Parikh and writer Ed Brubaker, Code Five introduces viewers to Triggs (played by Cowan) and Sam (Parikh), who are on what the series’ description calls “the longest stakeout ever.” In the debut episode, Sam asks Triggs to listen to his “bustin’ in” speech to see if it’s threatening enough for a cop. Triggs meticulously picks apart Sam’s inflection during the crucial last bit of the speech, and then the two try to come up with better (but very unimpressive) alternatives.
Parikh has lots of previous experience with comedic web series
. The 34-year-old actor starred as Zaboo in Felicia Day’s very popular online program The Guild, wrote and produced The Legend of Neil for Comedy Central’s now-defunct Atom.com, and launched his own site and YouTube channel EffinFunny. Cowan is no amateur to comedy, either. The Texas native attended Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in New York, had a minor role as the angry “red-faced man” in Parks & Recreation, and has been a teacher at UCB since 2012. And Brubaker is no novice to the online video scene. The esteemed comic book writer and cartoonist was behind Crackle’s 2009 adrenaline-fueled and blood-spattered episodic series Angel of Death.You can catch the first three episodes of Code Five on Parikh’s EffinFunny YouTube channel. And stay tuned for more inane but priceless cop arguments to come.
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