A recent USA Today article called “Funny business going on online” (such a Mc Paper headline) quotes Bob Odenkirk, who created and starred in the HBO series Mr. Show. Odenkirk predicts that professional comedy is what’s next for online entertainment.

Odenkirk says professional comedy series, delivered in short bits over the Internet, is the logical progression from the user-submitted pranks and candid-camera clips so popular on sites such as YouTube and Revver.

“You’re going to see a lot more of these conscious pieces of performance, something that’s written and there’s an idea and a character