THE DAILY DOT: Enter the hellscape of Southern California with 'Only in HelLA'

Before she could legally rent a car, Los Angeles native and comedian Rory Uphold was told by a dermatologist to consider preventative botox. She credits this as her starting inspiration for Only in HelLA. Now back for a second season, Uphold’s 2.7-million viewed webseries returns with a cast of Hollywood heavyweights and even more “only in L.A.” moments. “Every episode is a joke about a ‘HelLA’-type moment,” Uphold told the Daily Dot. “But the larger theme is feeling like a sane person in a crazy world or like an outsider in your own home. The absurdity of L.A. is something that I love—and love to make fun of.”

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BARKPOST: ‘Tuna Melts My Heart’ Steals The Spotlight In Hilarious L.A. Based Web Series

Here in LA, dogs are more than just “woman’s best friend”; they’re the perfect party companion, the hottest accessory, and sometimes the most talked about celebrity in the room. Recently I got to sit down with webseries creator, Rory Uphold, to hear about what it’s like to write for and work with celebri-dog, Tuna Melts My Heart.

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BUSTLE: 'HelLA' Creator Rory Uphold On How She's Beating The System & Fighting The Haters

I’m standing outside of a wax museum on Hollywood Boulevard waiting for Rory Uphold, creator and star of the webseries HelLA, to meet me for an unconventional interview. But according to an email she just sent me, she’s already here. I look around: A man with a sign reading “Need $$ For Booze” is lying on a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. A family of tourists rounds the corner with cameras slung around their necks, and an off duty Spider-Man sipping a soda crosses the street. But no Uphold.

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WGA's The Hotlist: March 2016

OnlyInHella calls itself a Web comedy series about hellish moments typically found only in Los Angeles. Rory Uphold, a L.A. native, created, wrote, directed, and starred in the 12-episode series. New Zealand actors Fleur Saville and David Lautour co-star. Season 2 is currently in the process of being funded via Kickstarter.

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THE BEACH REPORTER: ‘Only in HelLA’ webseries second season debuts

Hermosa Beach native Rory Uphold attracted more than 2.5 million viewers online for the first season of her webseries, “Only in HelLA,” which takes a satirical look at living in Los Angeles. Season two of “HelLa” (pronounced Hell-Lay) debuted Jan. 26 and new episodes appear every Tuesday on onlyinhella.com, which takes a comedic look at sports, self-tanning, Botox and celebrity culture. Uphold also traveled to New York to explore the Los Angeles versus New York debate.

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TIME OUT LA: This hilarious Web series is one woman's explanation of life in LA, starring celebrities

The premise is simple: A woman trying on a new dress checks herself out in a clothing store mirror. “You look tiny,” her friend says, offering a self-esteem boost. “You look like a model,” she piles on. Just when the first woman’s confidence is setting in, a stick-thin, Amazonian lady walks over wearing the same dress. She looks at herself in the mirror for a second, twists her face, says “no” and walks away. The 37-second clip (including opening and closing title screens) is part of the first season of the LA-centric comedy Web series “Only in HelLA,” and has more than a million views on YouTube alone.

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WHAT'S TRENDING: Hilarious Web Series “Only in HelLA” is Back for Season 2

This viral comedy series features everything Los Angelenos hate about the city they love. Grab your Starbucks Iced Venti Soy Caramel Macchiato and get ready for the triumphant return of a viral web series that will make every young person in Los Angeles go “Ugh, SO TRUE” and everybody else go “The fuck is wrong with you people?”

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Your Next Healthy Binge Watch Series: Only in HelLA

Do you suffer from binge watch syndrome? The likelihood you do is about 100%. If you’re like me, then you take every opportunity to procrastinate from doing your work, and honestly, I don’t have time for my charades anymore.  I recently discovered the solution to my problem: the web series, “Only in HelLA.”

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BUZZFEED: THIS WOMAN IS CHRONICLING WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE IN LA WITH A HILARIOUS WEB SERIES

Los Angeles Native Rory Uphold began her web series, #OnlyinHelLA as a way to chronicle her love/hate relationship with the city she calls home. From house parties…

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STREAM DAILY: NAVIGATING HELLA AND WEIGHING HER DEAL OFFERS

One of the first things visitors to the Loews hotel in Santa Monica will notice is a wall of video screens behind the check-in desk – a display that at first glance looks like it could be showing a ’60s beach party film, except it’s actually a live stream of the nearby shore.

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THAT GIRL: RORY UPHOLD

They say that parody is one of the sincerest forms of flattery. If that’s true, when it comes to the city of Los Angeles, Rory Uphold is one smitten kitten.

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XOJANE: HOW MY VIRAL VIDEO MADE ME CONFRONT MISOGYNY

In January, I launched HelLA, a web show about funny, hellish, “only in LA,” moments.  Sick of being told I wasn’t fill-in-the-blank enough by Hollywood, I started making my own content.

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HUFFINGTON POST: ENTERTAINMENT (INTERVIEW WITH RORY UPHOLD)

It’s pretty common to hear people complain about Los Angeles. Truthfully, the first three years I moved here from New York City, all I could hear was myself, complaining.

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3 NEWS: KIWIS STAR IN HIT LA WEB SERIES

It’s difficult to find a web series that is consistently funny, engaging and knows exactly what it wants to be. Only in HelLA is one such series, and its most recent episode features New Zealand actors Fleur Saville and David de Lautour.

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MASHABLE USES OUR DUNKIN’ DONUTS TWEET!

Dunkin’ Donuts opened its first storefront in the Los Angeles area early Tuesday morning and fans took to social media to share their experience eating munchkins and sipping coolattas on Santa Monica soil.

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HELLO GIGGLES: Hilarious lady-made web series that will help you forget it's Monday

Writer, Director, and Star of HelLA, Rory Uphold, manages to hilariously and succinctly portray what the day-to-day is like for a young woman trying to live her best life in Los Angeles. If you can’t wait for Broad City’s premiere in January and have a predilection for the left coast, I highly recommend this smart, quick, intensely amusing series.

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TARREYN LAND: 20 QUESTIONS WITH RORY UPHOLD!

It’s my belief that Rory Uphold has the potential to rapidly become a household name…

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TUBEFILTER: FUND THIS!

HelLA differentiates itself with a Twitter-like pace that does not extend sketches beyond a punchline or two. Previous episodes have dealt with helLAcious topics such as traffic, pushy street activists, and the gluten-free lifestyle.

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LAUGHING SQUID: THE ABSURDITY OF PEOPLE ORDERING COFFEE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CAPTURED IN #ONLYINHELLA WEB SERIES

The absurdity of people ordering coffee in Los Angeles, California is captured in this season one episode of #OnlyinHelLA, a comedy web series created by comedian Rory Uphold that focuses on the often illogical and petty things that happen everyday in Los Angeles.

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LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

Despite what you may think after watching her videos, Rory Uphold loves Los Angeles. But that doesn’t stop her from poking fun at the comedic perils of life in the City of Angels through her Web series, “Only in HelLA.”

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WEBVEE GUIDE: HELLA

Some shows are a love letter to their environments. They sing the praises of the people and places that make their settings unique. From cool landmarks to the cute quirks of the local populace, these shows tell you exactly how much their creator likes the place they live.

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MS. IN THE BIZ – SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW: RORY UPHOLD BY BREA GRANT

When I saw Rory Uphold’s new series “Only in HelLA” I wanted to talk to her for two reasons. One: the show is hilarious in a way that people in LA get in a very specific way, but still has universal appeal. Two: she writes, directs, and stars in the project and those of us who’ve been through that have gotta stick together!

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BRO BIBLE: IT’S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO WATCH THESE VIDEOS ABOUT LOS ANGELES WITHOUT LAUGHING

Ever thought about moving to Los Angeles? Think again. The homeless people are pretentious, there’s no place to park your car and they have pool parties where people never actually get into the pool for some reason. Lame.

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@STRANDSTYLE + @ONLYINHELLA

Hey Strand Stylistas – I want to introduce you to my new girl crush, Rory Uphold!

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EASY READER NEWS: HERMOSA BEACH LOCAL’S ‘ONLY IN HELLA’ LOVE/HATE VIDEO ODE TO LA GOES VIRAL

Driving to a Hermosa Beach coffee shop to meet with local webisode director and actress Rory Uphold plays out almost exactly like an episode of her newly released locally filmed web series.

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RARELYWRONGERIN

Rory Uphold has created my new favorite web series, Only in HelLa. And you need to watch it, now.

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HUFFINGTON POST COMEDY: THIS TYPE OF ‘FRIEND’ IS JUST THE WORST

There is nothing worse than running into a “friend” who is doing better than you in every single way. You know the type.

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CRAVEONLINE

There are certain day-to-day things that make Los Angeles a living hell – or, at the very least, a nightmare zone. The hit web series “Only In HelLA” is like a tour bus, making stops to show folks all the most annoying people and places the city has to offer.

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NEW MEDIA ROCKSTARS

“Up until a couple seconds before I started asking questions, I thought ‘Rory Uphold’ was a guy.” That’s how I began my interview with the definitely female creator and writer/director of “Only in HelLA,” a wickedly sharp little dagger of a comedic web series that Rory describes as a “love/hate letter to her city.”

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HUFFINGTON POST

A new web series called “HelLA,” by Los Angeles native Rory Uphold, aims to capture the awkwardness and absurdity that is life in La-La Land with short, devastating clips like the video above.

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RACKED LA

From catching stars shopping for crystals to spotting sweaty celebs on your morning hike to hearing about a Real Housewife losing her baby swan, LA is filled with “only in LA” situations. Capturing these hilarious snapshots is singer/actress/filmmaker Rory Uphold, who just launched a new web series called Only in HelLA (pronounced “Hell-Lay”).

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RIGHT THIS MINUTE

If you’ve heard anything about L.A., besides the glitz and glamour part, you know the freeways and the parking situations are mostly always a nightmare.

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DAILY OF THE DAY

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TV WRITER: HELLA IS BETTER THAN IT’S TITLE

Know how we keep telling you to move to L.A. if you want to write for TV? Well, here’s a show about people who’ve done just that. Yeppers, gang, the lid is off, the truth is out: It’s hell.

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‘SHOPPING ‘ORGANIC’ IN LA” ON THE FRONT PAGE OF FUNNY OR DIE

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VIRAL VIRAL VIDEOS

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ASFAD: ONLY IN HELLA

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ELITE DAILY: IF YOU ORDER COFFEE LIKE THESE PEOPLE, YOUR BARISTA PROBABLY HATES YOU

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BUZZFEED VIDEOS

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