Joseph Pelling
Joseph Pelling is a writer and composer.
Works
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Join Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck as they learn everything there is to know with the help of some friendly talking objects, in this comedy-horror puppet show based off the popular YouTube web series.
Release Date2022-09-30
DepartmentSound
JobOriginal Music Composer
Charactersd Red Guy (voice)
Episode Count6
Vote Count70
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Follow Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck, who live in the town of Clayhill. In each episode they encounter a song which teaches them about an aspect of life. Whilst the episodes start wholesome and sunny, each episode invariably ends in a dark and disturbing place.
Release Date2011-06-25
DepartmentSound
JobMusic
Charactersd Red Guy (voice)
Episode Count6
Vote Count37
Year Friends
Comedy series following the friendships, fall-outs, births, deaths, marriages, break-ups, more deaths, and resurrections of housemates Al, Ellie, Jamie, Jonno, Liam, and Tash.
Release Date2016-02-04
Charactersd Lal
Episode Count1
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.
Release Date2012-10-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Vote Count167
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3
During a chicken picnic, Yellow Guy gets upset after Green Bird kills a butterfly. Yellow Guy then meets a butterfly that takes him on a journey to discover his concept of love.
Release Date2014-10-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy / Additional Voices (voice)
Vote Count91
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6
All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.
Release Date2016-06-19
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count94
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5
The two remaining puppets learn about eating healthy, but things go awry when they receive a mysterious phone call.
Release Date2015-10-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count99
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2
Step back into the imaginative and frankly terrifying world of Becky & Joe with Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. In this episode: Some things change over Time.
Release Date2014-01-08
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Vote Count103
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4
The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.
Release Date2015-03-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count98
A Place Called Clayhill
A DHMIS short film that premiered in 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival and was originally pitched as a pilot of Pelling, Sloan, and Terry's 2022 TV show. Though, feeling the Clayhill setting made the series too similar to South Park, and came at the cost of the claustrophobia of the original series, it was scrapped and since been removed from festival circulation. The tester was only shared in a few private premieres, but clips have turned up online over the years.
Release Date2019-09-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count2
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared is about 3 best friends who go on an adventure to find a magic pirate ship and save the day. Featurette included on the kickstarter backers DVD
Release Date2017-03-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd
Craig’s Big Day
Craig, a nerd who hates himself, tries to enjoy his birthday.
Release Date2014-01-08
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Charactersd Joe
Vote Count1
The Amazing World of Gumball
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
Release Date2011-05-03
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1735
Make That Movie
Make That Movie follows a hotshot director, played by stand-up comedian and actor Sam Campbell, scouring the country for everyday people who have an idea for a feature film. Sam and his team then race against the clock as they attempt to transform the idea into a film in just three days.
Release Date2026-05-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count6
Vote Count3
Jarressey
Jarressey's got a new job today and he just needs to eat some food before he goes to the pub. But now all of this is happening to him!
Release Date2018-10-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou
A womb with a view. Awkward adulthood. The not-so-golden years. Journey through life’s stages with Jamie Demetriou in this musical sketch-comedy special.
Release Date2023-02-28
DepartmentSound
JobMusic
Vote Count13
Get Real Dude
If you want to make the finest wine, use the sweet grape on the vine. It's a few bloody skits from bloody Sam Campbell.
Release Date2019-12-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Chess Ham
A documentary recounting Sam Campbell's journey to create Chess Ham, the Chesham Chess Ham.
Release Date2025-08-08
DepartmentCrew
JobThanks
Vote Count1
Bad Things That Could Happen
Playing with scale and bringing objects to life, the film creates a subverted world where the mundane becomes absurd.
Release Date2010-10-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count10
The Lost Coin
A young boy falls into another world.
Release Date2010-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
USE CUPS.
Respect the cup.
Release Date2019-12-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
USE TANTRUMS.
YES, It’s important to me we USE TANTRUMS.
Release Date2020-05-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Tallest Heights
Inspired by the drawn-on-film pieces by Norman McLaren, Len Lye, and Man Ray, Becky & Joe collaborated with musicians Delicate Steve to create the charming and beautiful Tallest Heights. This work is part of the “Hello, Again” series presented by the Lincoln Motor Company, which asks filmmakers to reimagine the familiar into something fresh and new.
Release Date2013-07-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Ultromedia Please
A very helpful tutorial on how to make photos look vintage, from Sam Campbell. As part of Remote Comedy From The Paddock.
Release Date2022-07-30
DepartmentVisual Effects
JobAdditional Effects Development