James Buffet

James Buffet [pronounced "buh-fay"] (also known as "Jame Bobadu" and "Jase Buffaluct") is a fictional character played by H. Fritz Bishop.

James, who often mispronounces his own name, first appeared in an advertisement for the art exhibition and print sale at One Night Stand in a video called "Painting to Calmness" which was uploaded on February 27th, 2018.

He would later appear again in a promotional video for the premiere of Ballad of the Blade at Tar City's Burnt Out in a fictional show called "The High Note With Your Host" which was uploaded on September 9th, 2018.

He would also make a brief cameo in another advertisement for the premiere as an audio expert for a fictional documentary show, entitled "Pure Conjecture: The Truth about The Meat Sweats" which was uploaded on September 13th, 2018. With three appearances, including this cameo, in three separate videos, James Buffet has appeared in more Tar City projects than other character as of 2018.

Development and Casting
James Buffet is an incompetent filmmaker and failed internet personality who frequently pretends to be an expert on artistic subjects such as painting or music before exposing himself as a fraud through his incompetence.

The concept of the character was conceived by Fritz after he was given a green screen by Kenzie Cameron, the idea was to utilize one new aspect of film he now had access to while ignoring virtually every other aspect of production to parody amateur film making.

James first appeared as "Jame Bobadu" in "Painting in Calmness", in which he pretends to have painted a print of an Italian village before destroying the painting by using an oversized brush to paint a young boy's hair red. He immediately expresses regret and cuts the camera feed while muttering "that was a bad idea".

James would later appear as "Jase Buffaluct" in "The High Note With Your Host", a music review show with an intro of fake album covers for supposed local bands with misspelled names that centered on an album review of Sausage Festival by The Meat Sweats (misspelled as "The Meat Men"). James attempts to play a cassette on a record player and eventually destroys it before muttering "this isn't going very well at all". In both his failed shows, James hosts a portion of his show known as "Artist Spotlight" in which he plugs local artists and events, including those featured at One Night Stand and the Meat Sweats music video premiere at Burnt Out.

In "Pure Conjecture: The Truth About the Meat Sweats", James makes a brief audio cameo in a parody of investigation conspiracy shows in which he claims that The Meat Sweats use back masking to hide a recipe for deep dish lasagna in their song "Ballad of the Blade". This is the first instance in which his name is spelled correctly, however he fraudulently claims to have a PHd and asks to be referred to as "Dr. James Buffet".

Appearances

 * "Painting to Calmness" (2018)
 * "The High Note With Your Host" (2018)
 * "Pure Conjecture: The Truth About The Meat Sweats" [Cameo] (2018)