Creativity Wasted

Idea: An improv show format which is an absurdist parody of a rigid agenda-based speech of a Toastmaster public speaking course. The name "toady mustard" is based on a funny autocorrect re-spelling of the word "Toastmaster". Also: the rigid agenda would give the improv performers clear roles and make the longform show feel like a series of distinct shortform games and bits (eac...

Idea: A satirical weight loss program where you strategically jump between (mostly) unhealthy weight loss techniques to ensure you don't do any of them long enough to cause permanent bodily damage. Examples of weight loss techniques included in the program could be fasting, tapeworm, stimulants, medically-induced coma, Fen-Fen (a banned diet pill cocktail), Wim Hof ice hikes, a jug of pre-colonosc...

Idea: To expand the forklift driving championship into a multi-city touring competition/festival, and also expand it to include a variety of forklift and warehouse-related events. Also: forklift events could include obstacle courses (difficult turns, uneven and wet floors, mannequins or robots in the way, etc.), box stacking (speed, height, perfect box alignment), picking up and moving things with...

Idea: An AI-based app which runs on nearby people's (primarily teenagers) phones/Airpods and/or augmented reality glasses that filters (in real-time) how they hear and/or see you in order to make them perceive you as "cool". Also: making it appear like you're saying cool Gen Z/Alpha slang, and a list of recent slang words/expressions and whether we think they're funny; it could be custom...

A loose conversation and brainstorming session about pranks, many performed by EMTs in an ambulance, and an idea to turn an old ambulance into a prank/flashmob entry/getaway vehicle. Also: a prank involving stealing pizzas and/or spoiling them by putting pineapple on them; using "Oh Danny Boy" from the Chumbawumba song "Tubthumping" as the siren for the prankulance; a heist mov...

Idea: An app that keeps track of all of your food orders from all apps and allows you to quickly search through them to find a meal to order again. Also: it shouldn't take 300 clicks and a memory puzzle to find a specific dish in food delivery app(s); the hilariousness of kids using apps to order crazy things like 1000 popsicles; combining the food history app with Spotify to recommend foods based...

Idea: A comedic performance (either on stage or on TikTok) in an over-the-top costume representing one of the seven chakras which shows both love for and criticism of gurus and the culture of yoga, meditation, and "New Age"/"Eastern" religion/spirituality. Also: Shelly walking through the audience of a comedy club spreading sage and blessing hecklers while dressed as a "ro...

Idea: A sci-fi teleportation device built into showers (because "Dr. Who"-style phone booths don't really exist anymore, and therefore the shower is the most common pod-shaped location to use for teleportation). Also: keeping your shower cleaner because people will be teleporting in and out of it; using it to escape from bad dates; always teleporting to remote toilet facilities instead o...

Idea: A movie musical where the deceased lead singer of Linkin Park (Chester Bennington) is contacted via seance by his grieving children. Then, in order to solve their financial woes and to help them emotionally, he performs a new music album from beyond the grave. His voice would be generated for the movie using AI. Also: AI voice replication is getting really, really good; in the movie, he can...

Idea: A TV show where people air grievances against engineers of bad and/or needlessly difficult to repair products, and the engineer responsible either immediately faces severe consequences (decided by the audience), or they have a chance to repair a broken product, and if they designed it so poorly that they fail to quickly repair it, then they (and possibly even their family) face the severe co...

Idea: A TV show where real-life disputes are resolved via boxing matches and comedians commentate and then roast the winner (because roasting the loser would be too cruel). Also: providing a healthier outlet for male rage than gun violence; offering the bully free therapy instead of roasting them (because the US will do anything to avoid universal health care); comparing the idea to the TV show &q...

Idea: A semi-satirical DNA-analyzing and family tree investigation service that only tells you negative aspects of your family tree, such as ancestors who did evil things, parents who aren't actually your biological parents, and inherited diseases that will probably kill you. Also: it could "unite everyone in hating where we come from"; maybe everyone should be forced to use this service...

Idea: A mount on a lawnmower for a weedwacker, so you can use the weedwacker while mowing instead of having to walk around the yard twice (once while mowing and once while weedwacking). Also, maybe weedwacker(s) could mount in front of the lawnmower wheels and run while you mow to widen the mowing width. Also: getting rid of the mower blade and just making a lawnmower out of a bunch of weedwackers...

Idea: A videogame-style "damage meter" and/or list of worst physical/mental/criminal attributes that nearby people can view about you (and you can view about them) on your phones. Also: it'd be useful during dating because it'd contain the stuff that people leave off their dating profile; it could alert you if someone's damage meter indicates they're a threat; evil people hurting you to...

Idea: A standup comedy show in a "corgi cafe" where comedians have to compete with corgis for the audience's attention. The corgi may be on stage and there may be a vote or a penalty (such as reduced stage time) for losing against the corgi. Also: corgi vs. doge; the corgi and the comic must abide by the same rules (ex: if the dog barks, the comic can bark); unusual and nightmare comedy...

Idea: Underwear with sports team logos or colors on them to be worn on game nights for luck. Also: making your friend wear your team's underwear on the outside of his pants as a penalty for losing a bet; giving yourself a wedgie to show your team spirit; complementary undies for couples; questioning whether "undy" is a real word or whether it's always plural, i.e. a "pair of undies&...

Idea: An "exophone" containing a metal box in which you put your Apple/Android phone to block its WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and microphone. The metal box has one USB/lightning cable sticking out, through which all data is passed between the Apple/Android phone and the exophone, including screen output, touch screen input, mic input, speaker output, Bluetooth, wired Ethernet (with location in...

Idea: For map apps to warn you if there are no available parking spots near your destination, and to give you real-time info to help you park. Also: if pizza places allow you to track a pizza in real-time, why can't map apps keep track of parking in real-time; the app could tell you to hurry up to get the last spot before another car; helping you avoid red lights or cops in real-time Fat Steve ( i...

Idea: A lightweight motorized sled or an "ice boat" to allow you to go ice fishing when the lake ice isn't thick enough for a full-sized snowmobile. Also: using a hovercraft to drive over weak lake ice; using a snow sled to drag people who pass out drunk to the car Fat Steve ( instagram.com/fatstevecomedy ) Emmanuel Lechuga ( instagram.com/emmanuel_lechuga_comedy ) Ryan Brown ( https://l...

Idea: An app ("Dissonance App", "dissonance" being the opposite of harmony) that connects two people to have a toxic/hateful real-life encounter with each other. The app can filter by what you're angry about (racism, divorce, a petty topic like pineapple on pizza), the action you want to take (dating, arguing, boxing or bare-knuckle brawling), and/or the characteristics of the...

Idea: A device to either keep a dog occupied in your yard or periodically give the dog confirmation that it's okay to keep playing in the yard, so it'll stay outside longer without bugging you. Also: a human-like hologram or a ball-throwing robot that's too good might have the unintended consequence of winning too much of the dog's love from you; a whack-a-mole yard game could make the dog go craz...

Idea: A service where the post office filters out your junk mail for a monthly fee (either all junk mail or junk mail from specific companies that you specify). Also: maybe a kid could drive through the neighborhood after the mailman, filter out the junk mail, and give it to the homeless, or to someone else to use as insulation or something useful; a trenchcoat or puffy coat that allows you to add...

Idea: A self-driving car lift that can act as a valet by sliding under your non-self-driving car, parking it for you, and then later returning it to you. Also: it could use the same self-driving tech that Tesla uses, but be limited to slow speeds and have front/rear padding for extra safety; millions of tech bros will soon be able to get out of their Tesla right in front of the entrance of a store...

Idea: A murder mystery movie set at a Valentine's Day standup comedy and karaoke show where a male comic who's the love interest of the two female show-runners is murdered on stage by a cupid's arrow. Also: the physics of killing someone with a cupid's arrow; wondering about the mythological cupid's motivation; making your funeral fun instead of trying to maximizing how much people grieve for you;...

Idea: A restaurant that specializes in White Castle style sliders (which Brandon knows how to cook) and is themed around dirty jokes relating to "sliding into someone's DMs" and sexting, such as "DICK PICKles", ketchup packets labelled as "Sup?", and placemats with people's faces on them so you can get sauce all over them. Also: ordering the food via text using dirty...