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Tampa News Force honored with Good Taste award

By TNF | May 22, 2022
Toilet Destroyed

The National Society for the Advancement of Understatement and Decency (NSAUD) has awarded the Gold Ribbon of Superior Excellence to Tampa News Force (TNF) for refraining from using a popular photograph that has been circulating on the internet recently for the sake of a cheap and easy joke. The photo is of a toilet that…

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Plane Train at Dunedin International Film Festival

By Josh Santos | January 4, 2019

“Plane Train” was selected to be part of the Dunedin International Film Festival (In Dunedin, duh) and we’ll be screening it at Soggy Bottom Brewery Sunday the 13th at 4PM. Come hang out with me, John and Josh, the three geniuses that came up with a film whose title can be read as “Planet Rain”…

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Tampa News Force Live at the Tampa Improv

By Josh Santos | December 29, 2018

Catch the award-winning showstopping comedic action LIVE! One night only, join Tampa News Force as they host the BEST OF THE BAY 2018 SHOWCASE. This extra special showcase features this year’s Creative Loafing’s “Best of the Bay” Winners at the Best of the Bay Winning Comedy Club! Special guests: past “Best Up & Coming Comedian”…

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Plane Train

By Josh Santos | November 16, 2018 |

One mic. One Train. Hundreds of confused audiences. Watch as two comedians surprise passengers during an airport train ride with a comedy show in the middle of the day. Plane Train A Film by Josh Santos Hosted by Clark Brooks Starring John Jacobs Executive produced by: Jeff Klein & Will Kuncz Thanks to the Tampa…

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Plane Train Premiere

By Josh Santos | October 23, 2018 |

One mic… One train… Hundreds of confused audiences. Come and see the grand premiere of Josh Santos new film “Plane Train” with Clark Brooks and John Jacobs at the beautiful Villagio Cinemas in Carrollwood. The event will be hosted by Roger Nelson and will also feature videos from Tampa News Force and live stand-up comedy.…

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Tampa News Force – Best of the Bay 2018

By Josh Santos | October 2, 2018

TAMPA NEWS FORCE – 9/26/18 – BEST OF THE BAY! TNF is a couple of stand-up comedians (John Jacobs and Josh Santos) who do sketches and music videos. They also “cover” local events by crashing them with a camera and interviewing bystanders. But sometimes they actually find real news, like when they recorded an actual…

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