Overview
- Absurd Ventures named the first wave of performers for Absurdaverse, a new comedy universe that spans an untitled animated series and a story-driven open-world video game now in development.
- The announced cast features Rachel Dratch, Dan Soder, Ari Matti, Annie Lederman, Yamaneika Saunders, and Steph Tolev with roles that will recur across both projects.
- Character previews point to sharp, irreverent humor, including a chain‑smoking sovereign‑citizen podcaster, a Chief People Officer who behaves like a DJ, and an unhinged MMA fighter voiced by Samantha Alton.
- A preview at the Netflix Is A Joke festival in May will screen animated shorts and include standup sets with Patton Oswalt and several cast members, while release windows and platforms remain to be announced.
- Houser, who co-created Grand Theft Auto and later launched Absurd Ventures with longtime collaborator Jeffrey “Lazlow” Jones, previously introduced this universe with the 2025 A Better Paradise project and says more cast members will follow from a planned “cast of hundreds.”