The NFB was a pioneer in laptop or computer animation, releasing 1 of the 1st CGI movies, the Oscar-nominated Hunger, in 1974, then forming its Centre d'animatique in 1980 to build new CGI technologies. But now, for the very first time, some of the most strident alarms are coming from the very same demographic as its most enthusiastic consumers.
In 2010, Schaal appeared as a stand-up comic on John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show and at the Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Schaal appeared in two Tv pilots written and directed by Jersey City comedian Dan McNamara - The Calderons and Redeeming Rainbow, the two of which have been screened as official selections at the 2006 and 2007 New York Television Festivals.