About

Dumb Industries producers (L to R: Emmy Martian, Chris Gersbeck, and Matt Reiser)

Dumb Industries is an independent production company based out of Forest Hills, Queens founded by comedian and producer Chris Gersbeck.

Chris began his career as a stand up in 2015 and started producing podcasts with comedian Dave Hill for the Maximum Fun Network beginning in 2018. This included Dave Hill’s Podcasting Incident, So… You’re Canadian with Dave Hill, The Goddamn Dave Hill Show, and later The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour.

He also produced and later became a writer/panelist for the comedy podcast and live show Dave Hill: History Fluffer with Dave Hill, Jim Biederman, Chris Gersbeck and Jodi Lennon in 2019, which included a live performance at San Francisco Sketchfest in February 2020.

In July 2020, Chris started producing monthly livestreams for The Mads from Mystery Science Theater 3000 featuring Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff, based on their touring live show The Mads Are Back. The show quickly gained a worldwide audience during the pandemic and ran for 49 consecutive months.

In 2021, Chris co-created The Mary Jo Pehl Show with comedian & writer Mary Jo Pehl, from Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic and RiffTrax. The monthly Twitch livestream has since gained a cult-like following, with followers often being featured on the show itself and leading the direction each episode takes. The show was first offered exclusively on Twitch, then later also in their membership, The Mary Jo Pehl Show Clubhouse.

Chris also produces online art classes for Jackey Neyman Jones, who played “Debbie” in the legendary B-movie Manos: The Hands of Fate, offered every second and fourth Saturday afternoons of the month directly on the Dumb Industries website.

Dumb Industries has since become a full-service online production company that specializes in producing regular online content for independent artists. They have continued to expand their roster with the addition of Super Dumb Bros., a weekly retro gaming livestream Chris co-hosts with Dumb Industries’ associate producer Matt Reiser, and The Witching Hour, a scripted comedy show created by Reiser based on his stand up act.

Look forward to more continued offerings from Dumb Industries, including Martian Shadows and Movies R Dumb only at dumb-industries.com!