Something weird is happening here—and it's completely intentional. Gleeful Beasts is where sketch comedy meets cutting-edge digital puppetry, creating a motley bunch of lovable characters that defy explanation.
We're not just making weird animated sketches for fun (although that is fun)—we're actively reinventing sketch comedy for the digital world. Faster, stranger, and deeply collaborative, our approach brings more glee and a little more nonsense to a world that desperately needs it.
The team behind these bizarre beasts brings decades of animation, comedy, and technical expertise to every gleeful moment. From Netflix hits to YouTube chaos, we're the creative minds who flipped the animation workflow and discovered that working backwards creates the most unexpected comedy.
Together, we've created a fusion of live performance, reactive storytelling, and beautifully bonkers animation that neither studio could pull off alone—reimagining what production pipelines and comedy formats can be in a digital-first world.
Sans Strings Studio brings puppeteering to new heights with a unique system that's tactile, real-time, scalable, and most importantly—has genuine soul. This innovative Bay Area team has revolutionized animation through groundbreaking real-time digital puppetry in Unreal Engine 5, turning performances into pixels in real time.
While we can't reveal everything they're working on (we've been sworn to secrecy!), Sans Strings Studio has some incredibly exciting projects on the horizon that will push animation boundaries even further.
Beast Creation & Animation
Beast Creation & Animation
Sparklegoose Entertainments delivers comedy with razor-sharp writing, surreal characters, and improvised brilliance. Fresh from Netflix success with Bad Dinosaurs (which broke the Top Ten in 67 countries), this UK-based creative powerhouse has mastered reverse scriptwriting—crafting hilarious scenarios to match quirky animated characters.
Beyond the beasts, Sparklegoose hosts their own podcast, Sparklegoose! The Cartoon Podcast, diving deep into cartoons and the wild world of digital creature creation. It's the perfect companion for anyone curious about the minds behind the madness.
Comic Writing & Beast Performance
Music Composition & Beast Sounds
Comic Writing & Beast Performance