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Joel Haver (born 1996-1997) is an American YouTuber, independent filmmaker, actor and musician, best known for his sketch comedy short films, frequent and unique use of rotoscoping, prolific no-budget feature length film output, and collaboration with other creators and the community.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He has over two million followers and subscribers across multiple platforms, created more than 16 feature films, nearly 600 short films, and has amassed more than 200 million views.[2] He hosts the yearly "Movies Shot During the Oscars" film festival, in which he encourages independent filmmakers to shoot feature length films during the broadcast of the yearly Academy Awards ceremony.[1]
SNL "Charmin Bears" Sketch Controversy
editOn July 14th, 2022, Joel Haver published the "Toilet Paper Bears" comedy sketch on his YouTube channel. The video depicts a dispute between the Charmin Bears family, in which the son confronts his father in his dream to be a dancer, to his fathers disappointment, describing his dream as a "one-ply kind of thought" and adding "wiping your butt is one of best things you can do as a bear."[7][8]
In October of 2022, Saturday Night Live aired the "Charmin Bears" sketch, bearing striking similarities between Haver's original sketch. Notably, the basic premise of the sketches were nearly identical (a young bear confronts his father is his dream to be a dancer), in both videos the bears are colored blue, the father wears glasses and the child bears no accessories, and the father emphasizes the importance of the Charmin Bear lifestyle (defecating into toilet paper). [9][7]
Later that month, Haver published his video entitled "SNL stole my video" to widespread media attention.[10][11][12] Despite the reproachful title, he went on to attribute the similarities to parallel thinking and expressing that he was not personally bothered by the sketch, though he added "If I still was a smaller creator, which I was for a long time, I could see it rubbing me the wrong way."[13] [11]
Following the release of his video, Saturday Night Live removed the Charmin Bears sketch from their website.[9] The video is no longer found on any major streaming platforms.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2016 | We Are Sasquatch |
| 2017 | 31 Days in Marshall, North Carolina |
| 2019 | Island |
| Taking a Little Time to Feel Sorry for Myself | |
| I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS - The Movie | |
| 2020 | Forget About Everything for Awhile |
| Pretend That You Love Me | |
| 2021 | A Simple Smash and Bash Job Gone Wrong |
| Drowning in Potential | |
| 2022 | The Bad Guy, The Wolf and The Surprise Party |
| We Have to Leave Here Together | |
| 2023 | Things Could Always Be Worse |
| goodlongpee the movie | |
| 2024 | The Hero's Journey aka My Life aka The Caleb Johnston Story (I'm Caleb) |
| Anyone Else But Me | |
| The Text | |
| Hello My Beautiful Creatures |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sheep Theater | Actor |
| 2022 | Making Youtube | Actor |
| The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | Actor, Guest Animator | |
| Killer Thriller | Actor | |
| High on Life | Voice Acting | |
| 2024 | Smiling Friends (Season Two, Episode Five) | Actor, Guest Animator |
| Hello My Beautiful Creatures | Animation |
References
edit- ^ a b "Joel Haver YouTube Filmmaker | Anti-Hollywood - YT Film Fest". 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b "Joel Haver". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Love and Lonliness Through the Eyes of Joel Haver". Issuu. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Joshua Hawkins on Cortex". Cortex. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Movella. "Corridor Digital collaborates with Joel Haver and Movella to create viral video". www.prweb.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Bethesda commissioned the internet's rotoscope jokester to get goofy with Starfield". Yahoo News. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b Bailey, Jonathan (2022-10-05). "The SNL/Charmin Bears Plagiarism Controversy". Plagiarism Today. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Joel Haver (2022-07-14). Toilet Paper Bears. Retrieved 2024-06-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Watch Saturday Night Live Clip: Charmin Bears - NBC.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19 – via www.nbc.com.
- ^ "Joel Haver addresses accusations that 'SNL' stole his sketch: 'I don't think it was malicious'". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b "'Wild coincidence' or 'parallel thinking': YouTuber defends 'SNL's' Charmin Bears bit". Los Angeles Times. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "YouTuber Joel Haver On Similarities Between SNL Charmin Bears Sketch and His Video". Yahoo Entertainment. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Joel Haver (2022-10-03). SNL stole my video. Retrieved 2024-06-19 – via YouTube.
- ^ Joel Haver (2024-03-01). Anyone Else But Me. Retrieved 2024-06-19 – via YouTube.