The Death Audit | Dark Comedy Short 

"Living relatives: yes. Loved ones: no." That line absolutely slayed me. The delivery from Grant - perfection.

Man, i swear it's not an insult, Grant was a perfect cast for the office job man LOL

*FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS I LAY DORMANT, WHO HAS DISTURBED MY-* Oh it's Team Four Star with a new video. Awesome.

I hate that TFS' non-DBZ videos don't get as many views as their traditional content. This was a great video! Good job and I hope you continue this as a series!

Mrs. Alderman: Traditionally, they're eaten. Harold: Why? Mrs. Alderman: _(Visibly confused)_ Great interaction!

This was fan-fucking-tastic. The pacing, the idea a semi dystopian society where one can only die when given permission, the simple sets all meshed well and Grant and Pamela played well off of each other. Grants character was a treat, and Pamela gave a wonderful performance as well. This was a great idea executed very well. I look forward to more from you guys!

I know original productions have been difficult for you guys, but please keep going. You're made for this

This was very strange yet surprisingly interesting video,I hope we see more. Also “we call it the basic bitch death “ Was the funniest part 😂

This was a surprising treat. The directing, music, acting and writing worked very well for me. I’d love to see more one-off videos from you guys!

Unexpected content from TFS but WOW the subtly in the writing was fantastic. Where they both seems to know theres more going on. The auditor almost acting human to perform thier job and the audited seems to act like hes human just as much if not more. Fantastic work!

You know that TFS are starting to get their name out there when they can get a Hollywood actress for a comedy short... Can't wait to see more from you guys!

So, Im aware I might be digging too deeply into this concept, but in this sort of world, would people who die sudden unexpected deaths without the proper paperwork be seen as something similar to tax evaders? "Mrs. Wilson, I'm here about your husband, Bertram, who passed away recently? Are you aware he never filled out his DR-33 form?"

Lovely thing. Grant is such a natural, handsome and intelligent actor. Great show.

This was a good short altogether. I do like the jokes altogether and Grant does manage to keep the optimistic office job motif perfectly, which adds more to the darkness of the humor. Hope this pays off and i look forward to see more of your work, especially continuing Unabridged.

Well done. Really liked this. Auditor was so unsettling in his detachment. Grant and Pamela crushed it. ….now I’m kinda craving lemon squares.

God, the dystopian levels of "you're not even allowed to die if you're still useful to the system."

Grant is the perfect casting choice for this, his dry monotone voice makes the jokes hit harder🤣 I hope TFS continues this into a series

Didn't even realize this was TFS at first. Great to see you guys branching out to other stuff

I’m just happy that nothing can stop them being their clever, clever selves.

Damn, that harold guy is not only smart, but also pretty handsome

The music, the transitions, especially with the lemon squares, the acting, everything was peak cinematography, I definitely didn't expect a short like this from TFS but y'all should absolutely continue stuff like this, 10/10

Immortality but at the cost of how useful you are to society. Audited for the ability to be released from the never ending nightmare life has become. I enjoy my work, but I would not want to do 150 years more of it. Sublime cosmic horror. I also am disappointed this content generally gets less notice. The quality on this material is well done. A lot of care and effort has gone into it and it shows.

Casting Grant was perfect. He's so smart and handsome

Our little boy Grant grew up

This was really something... so unbelievably unsettling...! What and idea, a future where you are not even allowed to die when you want, that's horrifying but not too crazy for humans' standards... glad to see TFS branching out, trying new things and express their talents in new fantastic ways, well done Stephen and well done Grant! Wonder what's next!!

Man, Grant's so smart and handsome. Absolutely knocked this role out of the park.

Well it doesn't get better in the long run. Fulfillment cannot last forever; we cling to life as hard and long as we can, then we realise we do need something beyond just breathing and a beating heart. With that being said, preserve your happiness :)

RIP Mrs. Alderman

I would LOVE to see a "behind the scenes" video showing the making of these shorts. These are glorious and beautiful.

wow...what a twist on the concept of the grim reaper...and on top of that, this was so well put together guys!!! Hope this video gets the recognition it deserves!

I actually really enjoyed seeing Grant in a role.

Oh man, I love the stache. Grant looks like you grabbed him from a cubicle in the 80s and he brought his fax machine with him. Really enjoyed this short

I need Grant in everything.

Never thought of it until now but a faxing machine really sound just like a telephone taking a big ol' dump

It's crazy how RU-vid never recommended this to me. I'm subscribed and watch everything on the channel. I had to go browsing through the channel's videos to see it. And I'm a pretty heavy user, it should have recommended this to me at least once over the past two weeks.

I had to do a double take when I realized that our main character was played by Grant! Solid work, dude!

Okay, so I'm rewatching this because it's amazing, but I just caught something. When he's observing the lemon squares, the woman says, "Traditionally, they're eaten," and she's quickly interrupted when he asks "Why?" I initially thought it was just him being silly, but she then seems uncertain on how to answer him, as though suddenly wondering, "Actually, why indeed ARE they eaten?" It raises the question about the necessity of food in their world. I said it in my initial comment and I'll say it again, I would really love for an expansion on this world!

So, I knew I was coming into this biased since it's Grant, but this was legitimately fantastic! The timing, the quips, the weird premise: it all worked so well!

"If you're still supplying, you're not dying."

Whoever coordinated the lighting here is really damn good at their job.

It's so refreshing to see someone who enjoys their job this much.

Damn. If I didn't know I was watching this from the TFS channel I would've thought this was an Adult Swim show.

Wow, was not expecting myself to be as invested in this as I was. Such an interesting premise, great writing, and the acting was phenomenal all around. Awesome work!!!

I can't believe they let death become a corporate business. Great world and great acting.

I love rhe creativity you put in your ideas. Thank you Stephen for writing this and thank you Grant for being your lovable self

Acting was amazing. Atmosphere was immersive. Concept was pretty fresh. I was expecting a sad ending, but I felt glad for the lady at the end.

That was a great little skit. Grant played a very convincing bureaucratic peon.

"If you're still supplying, you ain't dying" that's what I used to say to my dealer before he stoped selling.... (RIP Manny, should have kept supplying)

One of my favorite books of all time, Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett, has something a bit similar. Only there after his retirement, the personification of death tries farming. He is good with the scythe, after all.

Grant can do everything except wrongs. Smart and handsome it’s right

"Goodbye forever!" really got me lmao

Great seeing Grant on the channel again. Love the good times zone stuff but it would be great to see grant and Kieran do some collaborations still with TFS

Grants greatest look by far. He was destined for it

This was great. It's a good premise for a dark comedy, where even death has become bureaucratic. Grant did a fantastic job here, that friendly professional with things being just a bit off.

I'm a little ashamed I let this sit on my watch later so long. This was definitely a treat and Grant was awesome

You knocked it out of the park and broke an orphanages window. I hope you're proud of yourselves.

darkly hilarious, awkward and excellently delivered acting. Love it!

This is actually fun. I would totally want to see a mini series like this

Oh, I like this. I'd like some more please

Grant really is a great comedic actor, the dude just screams charisma whenever he's on screen Also editing to add. Pamela? Such a lovely performance, really played up the sweet and troubled grandma-like character

Everyone did a great Job. Grant as always killing it.

This was genuinely one of my favorite TFS bits, Grant's performance was amazing, concept was good, the direction and camera work are great, I would love to see more of this

*"...we call that 'the Basic Bitch Death'..."* OMFG! I just aboot pee'd me'self laughin me arse off!

They're always so good and Grants casual delivery is so good! Always good to see him and would love to see him in more roles.

Can we please get this as a series? I must absorb *the looore*

Grant absolutely nailed this performance.

This was exactly the amount of absurd I wanted today

Grant looks fucking incredible with a mustache! Not many people these days can pull off a good stache, and Grant certainly has!

I patiently await Stephen's film directing career

This reminds me of the old Whitest Kids You Know sketches. Loved it.

How dark was that lol 😆. " ok Mrs Alderman, goodbye forever".lol

Grant needs to get his red stapler back

Loving the 4:3. The cinematography here is really well done.

The year is 2299.... Seemingly with the fashion sense, technology and vehicles of 1999!

The Duck feeding was my favorite. Well, maybe the constipation, I'm a little stuck...

pretty much immortal when you’re almost 200

This really should have gotten alot more attention, it’s absolutely GOAT’d

I don't know why RU-vid didn't pop this up on my feed, but I am glad I found it!

I used to regularly follow you guys way back when you all started (including some of you're guy's earlier individual pre-teamfourstar work) and like a lot of people who grew up with you guys in middle/highschool I eventually got too busy in life and stopped watching for years, I started checking things out again fairly recently and this kind of stuff is just *chief's kiss*, its wild to see how much you guys have grown in the creative space and I'm really disappointed for you all that this video doesn't have more traction when it's so well done. Don't stop, just like with DBZ abridged, there are people out there that realllllly appreciate this kind of media, and they'll start to see this kind of stuff a lot more if you just keep doing it. Thanks for the years of great content!

Ah fax machine. Such a lovely piece of engineering.

So this is basically the Grim Reaper, a bureaucrat

This was so quirky, it was a delight! Such an interesting concept

Wow. I have a setting where people are functionally immortal and choose to die after a few centuries. This is like a dark comedy take on the process on some colony world. Thank you guys for this. I needed the smiles.

Damn man! That was quite a stylized short! I don't know what kind of camera they used to shoot this, but it really enhanced the surreal, dreamlike feel of this weird-ass death concept. The colours are so rich, here! Fantastic stuff!

I hope that lady likes giant mahogany desks.

Wow, yeah. Y'all weren't kidding about the "dark." It's kinda subtle too. Great job.

I wonder if he was trying to get her to consider living, or if the job has him so hated he cannot help the insulting remarks.

Me, anytime TFS uploads anything: 👀 But srsly, this was a great short. Definitely has potential to be a pilot for a full series.

This was extremely existentially uncomfortable to watch, very well done to everyone on the team!

This has left me speechless but I can tell this is impressive, good job guys.

Honestly this is very different from what I'm used to with this channel yet this was really fun !

So like, what would happen if their application was denied? Would that mean they’d have another year to live? If that woman’s application was denied, would she have lived to be 200?

Grant fit that role so well and with that mustache I could also see him doing a beat cop, in short it was a great short

Love this. Especially how the auditor feels almost uncanny. Every interaction feels just slightly off. Like a well practiced mimicry of humanity.

Man this would make an awesome short story talking more about the world this kind of society operates. Massive Fahrenheit 451vibes I love it.

this was really well done - especially the old style feel... the costuming and filming. great actors, grant killed it (pun intended) i hope that we'll see more of unabridged soon!

Wow not only is Grant smart and handsome but he's a good actor too

2:00 this was so weirdly off-putting yet still so hilarious

Genuinely interesting concept, grand execution, and it stuck the landing. 10/10 in my book.

This was really fun to watch, Grant did a really good job. I'd watch more of this