Greg Scarnici’s “Heated Rivalry: Coaches Parody” Puts The Drama On The Bench And It’s Filthy Fun
Greg Scarnici, a Senior Associate Producer at Saturday Night Live, has released Heated Rivalry: Coaches Parody, a trailer-style short that asks a simple question: what happens when the guys on the sidelines decide they’re the main characters?
In Scarnici’s version, the star power shifts away from the players and onto the coaches, with all the ego, obsession, and competitive tension dialled up for laughs. It’s cut like a full-on sports drama trailer, but it keeps winking at the audience the whole time.
A trailer cut to Scarnici’s own track.
The short is set to Scarnici’s original song Fever Dream, which gives the edit its pace and punch. Scarnici also writes, directs, and edits the piece himself, keeping the concept tight and the jokes sharp.
“It’s been a while since I produced a parody,” Scarnici says. “After watching Heated Rivalry, I couldn’t stop wondering what a season focused entirely on the coaches would look like. Cutting it like a trailer and scoring it to my own music gave it just the right amount of heat.”
Who’s in it, and who helped make it.
Colin Dwyer co-stars alongside Scarnici. Tyler Jensen is credited as Director of Photography, Greg Endries as Producer, and Michael Cignarale and Michael Magnan on graphics.
Where to watch it.
Heated Rivalry: Coaches Parody is streaming on YouTube, with a separate, cleaner cut promoted for Instagram. The release notes that the uncensored upload is partly a response to the way queer content can be restricted on major platforms.
