The Mads (Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff) riff a film directed by Edward D. Wood Jr. The livestream duplicates many of the jokes from their live performances. Without the restrictions of television standards and practices, the content sometimes includes coarse language and pointed social/political commentary. Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff, known to fans of the cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 as “Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank” respectively, have announced a special livestream screening of Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda on Tuesday, July 21 @ 8pm ET, with the two comedians (collectively known as “The Mads”) riffing over the 1953 dud. The show will mark Beaulieu & Conniff’s first time performing together this year, after The Mads’ 2020 tour dates were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff through William Castle’s 1959 classic, The Tingler, starring Vincent Price, with a Q&A afterwards. The Tingler tells the story of a scientist who discovers a parasite in human beings, called a “tingler”, which feeds on fear. The creature earned its name by making the spine of its host “tingle” when the host is frightened. The Tingler remains most well known for a gimmick called “Percepto!”, a vibrating device in some theater chairs which activated with the onscreen action.
Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff through 1956 film noir Walk The Dark Street, with a Q&A with Frank and Trace afterwards. Walk The Dark Street (1956): A platoon leader returns from the Korean War and seeks out the brother of a soldier who had been killed while under his command. The men agree to engage in competition to “hunt” each other through the streets of Los Angeles using camera-guns. The platoon leader does not realize that the brother blames him for the soldier’s death, and intends to kill him.
Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff for this special livestream event as they live-riff through a series of vintage short films and cartoons, with a Q&A with Frank & Trace afterwards!
Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet Arous, assumes the body of scientist Steve March. Through March, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country challenging his domination. Although its B-movie status gave it poor reviews upon its initial release, the film has since become a cult classic.
Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special holiday livestream event as they live-riff through the bizarre 1959 Mexican fantasy film, SANTA CLAUS VS. THE DEVIL, followed by a Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guests Andy Kindler and J. Elvis Weinstein!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff through a NEW series of vintage short films and cartoons! A post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Mary Jo Pehl to follow!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on 1961 film The Choppers! A post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest, Carolina Hidalgo (Movie Sign With The Mads)! A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit Friends In Need Food Shelf in Minneapolis. The Choppers (1961) From IMDb: “A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.” Arch Hall Jr’s film debut!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1953 sci-fi movie PHANTOM FROM SPACE! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Bill Corbett (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Rifftrax)! A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit MST3K makeup artist Crist Ballas, who needs assistance with medical costs incurred during a recent and unexpected week long hospital stay. You can read more about Crist and donate directly to his GoFundMe page here. Frank Conniff is a comedy writer and performer who began his TV career writing for the Peabody award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000, where he also played “TV’s Frank,” the bumbling yet lovable mad scientist sidekick. He then went on to be a writer, producer and actor on the ABC TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and he was a writer and producer on The Drew Carey Show on ABC, The New Tom Green Show on MTV, and the satirical series O2BE on the Oxygen Network, where he was also a cast member. He was head writer of the animated Nickelodeon series, Invader Zim, and also was a writer and producer for the Air America Radio network, where he provided material for on-air personalities Rachel Maddow, Marc Maron, Lizz Winstead, Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, and Randi Rhodes. He was a writer and performer on Viewpoint with John Fugelsang on Current TV, and on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on the FXX network, and he also writes and performs on The Jimmy Dore Show on Pacifica Radio. Trace Beaulieu is a comic actor, writer, performer. He was a founding member of the Emmy- nominated, Peabody Award-winning, cult hit show Mystery Science Theater 3000. In addition to writing, occasionally directing, designing and building sets and props, Trace performed the puppet character Crow T. Robot, and mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester. He repe
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all new collection of vintage educational shorts! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest, Kevin Murphy!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1959 Roger Corman-produced “classic” T-BIRD GANG! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest, Mike Nelson (from RiffTrax and MST3K)!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1958 Robert Loggia-starring sci-fi flick THE LOST MISSILE! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Bridget Nelson (Mystery Science Theater 3000, RiffTrax)!
Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all-new series of vintage educational shorts!!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1965 sci-fi flick THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest, co-creator of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1958 sci-fi horror flick THE BRAIN EATERS! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with us & very special guests Marcus Parks & Carolina Hidalgo!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on an exciting new batch of bizarre short films & cartoons! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Kliph Nesteroff (CNN’s The History of Comedy)!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on VOYAGE TO THE PLANET OF THE PREHISTORIC WOMEN (1968)! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and a very special guest TBA.
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new live-riff on MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, a film most infamously riffed on a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Jackey Neyman Jones ("Debbie" in MANOS)!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all new live-riff on an all-new compilation of bizarre films and cartoons!! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest John Erler (Master Pancake Theater)!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1963 science fiction film, THE YESTERDAY MACHINE!! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and a very special guest Beez McKeever (Mystery Science Theater 3000's very own Prop Diva)!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all new online live-riff on THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961)! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and a very special guest Dave Hill!
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (The Mads From MST3K) present an all-new batch of shorts that are just begging to be riffed on! The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new batch of shorts that are just begging to be riffed on! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and a very special guest TBA.
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff their way through the 1962 sci-fi schlock classic THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE--a movie that was infamously riffed on a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Mary Jo Pehl!
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (The Mads From MST3K) present an all new live-riff on the 1977 Italian film COSMOS: WAR OF THE PLANETS!
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (The Mads From MST3K) celebrate TWO YEARS of livestreams with a live-riff on an all new batch of shorts! With special guest Bridget Nelson!
The Mads are back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new live-riff on Ed Wood's BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955)! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest, Rachel Lichtman (Network 77)!
Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (The Mads From MST3K) present a live-riff on an all-new batch of vintage shorts and cartoons for Halloween!
When space alien "Derek" lands in an unknown/non-regulated filming location, he breaks with his race's tradition of harvesting giant lobsters for food, setting off a chain of events that can best be described as "tedious" in the 1959 sci-fi classic: Teenagers From Outer Space! With special guests J. Elvis Weinstein and Andy Kindler.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) present this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all new batch of bizarre shorts for: A NIGHT OF SHORTS X!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1959 horror flick by legendary director Ed Wood: NIGHT OF THE GHOULS! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest, musician Cat Popper, who had played bass with everyone from Willie Nelson to Jack White!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on yet another batch of educational shorts for their eleventh shorts compilation: A NIGHT OF SHORTS XI! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest, film critic Walter Chaw (Film Freak Central)!
A group of teens find themselves entangled in a global conspiracy to transform them (and others) into obedient servants, forced to walk aimlessly around an island full of... nothing? Luckily, Trace & Frank are here there to provide something in the way of entertainment as they live-riff on what just may be the worst movie they've ever riffed: TEENAGE ZOMBIES!
In the not-too-distant future, year 1980, there lived a guy named Captain Frank Chapman, and he kinda… sucked? Revisit the 1961 sci-fi flick THE PHANTOM PLANET, with Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff providing necessary (and hilarious) quips on everything from the egregious use of Francis X. Bushman to the seemingly endless array of broken wine glasses.
TONIGHT we’ll be celebrating THREE YEARS of livestreams with The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts XII — featuring special guests, surprises, and more! Tonight’s Q&A guest is filmmaker Elle Schneider! We also have very special surprise guests showing up during our Q&A to celebrate our THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Mads livestreams, so be sure to watch this one live! You won’t regret it!
Relive the top 5 shorts as chosen by fans of The Mads Are Back, Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff's ongoing livestream series that finds them riffing on movies in the same vein as their previous show, Mystery Science Theater 3000! Included in the download are the Top 5 shorts as chosen by the fans: 5. "Mr. B Natural" 4. "Blasting Caps! Danger" 3. "Marijuana" 2. "More Dates For Kay" 1. "The Cautious Twins"
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they an all-new online live-riff on the1944 exploitation flick I ACCUSE MY PARENTS! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and a very special guest TBA!
Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff (from MST3K) present an all-new online live-riff on the 1949 anti-marijuana film, SHE SHOULDA SAID NO!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new online live-riff on all-new bizarre shorts! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest, Dave Hill (The Awesome Game)!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new online live-riff of their SECOND Jerry Warren picture: THE INCREDIBLE PETRIFIED WORLD (1959) Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest Ken Plume (Venture Bros., ASiteCalledFRED.com)!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new online live-riff on an MST3K classic: THE CREEPING TERROR (1964) Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest Kliph Nesteroff, author of the new book: Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an online live-riff on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on a whole new level of space mutiny, MUTINY IN OUTER SPACE (1965)!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on the 1955 Dan Miller anti-classic, THE PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and a very special guests Bill Corbett & Mike Nelson (from MST3K and RiffTrax)!
Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riff on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts for their next online livestream!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new live-riff on the 1965 John Carradine-starring stinker THE WIZARD OF MARS! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest Julie Klausner (creator of Hulu’s Difficult People, host of the Double Threat podcast)!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they present an all-new live-riff on the 1959 horror film, THE MANSTER!
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts for their FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
Join us on October 29, 2024 for an all-new livestream featuring Mystery Science Theater 3000's Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff: THE MADS ARE BACK! Their first livestream special since ending their monthly run back in July, The Mads Are Back Halloween Special will find them live-riffing on THE GIANT GILA MONSTER (1959).
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000's Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff for an all-new online comedy special that will find the iconic duo live-riffing on a batch of cartoons, the worst they can find (la la la), for their 2024 holiday special! Stick around for a Q&A w/ The Mads and very special guest Jerry Beck, cartoon historian and the foremost authority on all things animated!
Movie-length version of the revolutionary video game DARKSTAR: THE INTERACTIVE MOVIE, featuring commentary by Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumni and Darkstar cast members Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Beez McKeever, Mary Jo Pehl, and J. Elvis Weinstein. Darkstar: The Interactive Movie, created by animator, writer, director and producer J. Allen Williams, was initially conceived in 2000 but was not released online until 2010. At its completion, Darkstar featured over thirteen hours of live action cinema, far more than any other full motion video game at the time. As Captain John O’Neil, players awaken from a 300-year cryogenic sleep to find the Earth destroyed, and with no memory of who they are or what they are meant to be doing. By exploring their 360 degree surroundings, players unlock over thirteen hours of film clips that together tell the entire story.
