Dumb Industries

Dumb Industries is a New York City-based production company founded by comedy producer Chris Gersbeck.

Beginning in 2015 as “Dumb Productions,” Gersbeck produced & promoted live comedy & podcasts for Dave Hill, Kevin Allison, Frank Conniff & Trace Beaulieu, The State, RISK!, Keith and The Girl and more.

In 2020, the newly-branded Dumb Industries moved all events exclusively online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning with The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (a revival of Hill’s WFMU radio show The Goddamn Dave Hill Show), and then The Mads Are Back, a monthly live-riffing show from MST3K alums Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff. In 2021, Dumb Industries launched its third recurring livestream event, The Mary Jo Pehl Show, starring MST3K’s Mary Jo Pehl.

In 2022, Dumb Industries entered the field of education with a Mystery Science Theater 3000-themed art class instructed by Jackey Neyman Jones (“Debbie” from MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE), Jackey Neyman Jones: The Hands of Paint.

Dumb Industries will continue to expand its online offerings throughout 2022.