Amy Winfrey (Nicktoons’ Making Fiends) is already playing with the format of her new animated (and sometimes puppet) series Squid and Frog. Below is Squid and Frog’s Haikus of Regret #1 – Tan. If your memory is foggy (like mine) a haiku is typicaplly structured like this – the first line contains five syllables, the second line seven syllables, and the third line five again.

You might recall Russian-native Alex Budovsky’s infectuous animated film Bathtime in Clerkenwell. It was mesmerizing and produced in black and white. His latest film, The Royal Nightmare, utilizes the same production design, but only one layout – a simple castle with a moat. Now living in New York, Budovsky has instilled rapid-fire visual gags to make most of this single-set situation.

In support of the Boston LGBT Film Festival, Gina Kamentsky produced this Flash-animated promo. The animation is a bit choppy, but I dig the design. The festival runs from May 6th to the 17th.

David Hoggan, a student at Sheridan College, recently posted his latest final film. The New Guy (not to be confused with Ed Skudder’s film), goes for what you might call “slow burn” comedy. The voice work is low-quality, and some of the extreme close-ups don’t read very well, but I really enjoyed this. You can read more about the film over at Hoggan’s blog (where he beats himself up – it’s a strong film, David!). Congrats on graduating, David, and big thanks to Alan Cook for the story tip.

Big Boi, one of half of the hip hop duo Outkast, is getting set to release his overdue solo album Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son Of Chico Dusty. While we wait for the official release, here’s a taste of a comedy track found on the album, set against animation by Puny Entertainment. This is Big Boi Presents: King Henry. [NSFW - language]