Joey Skaggs: The Fat Squad

The Fat Squad, one of Skaggs’ most notorious performances from the 1980s, follows on the success of Skaggs’ “Bad Guys Talent Management Agency“. Enlisting his stable of eager actors, he unleashes them as Fat Squad commandos, tough guys you can hire to keep you on your diet using force if necessary. News about The Fat Squad goes viral around the world, sparking public debate about body image and personal responsibility. Hilarity ensues when ABC TV’s “Good Morning America” covers the story. In this fourth episode of the oral history series, “Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism”, Skaggs reveals how he hooks the media, always hungry for a salacious story, into covering a business that is definitely too good to be true.

AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Winner: Best Web Series/La Tosca Award, Tuscany Web Fest 2023
Winner: Best Documentary, NewsFest, Las Vegas 2021
Honorable Mention: New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2021
Finalist: USA Film Festival 2021