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Max Gilardi, probably better known as [=HotDiggedyDemon=], is the American flash animator behind a handful of viral cartoons and online shows. His well-known series include ''WebAnimation/{{Jerry}}'', ''WebAnimation/WackyGameJokez4Kidz'', and his biggest hit to date, ''WebAnimation/PonyDotMov'', as well as his episodic comedic review series turned self-diagnosis, ''WebAnimation/BrainDump''. He was the cohost of the (now defunct) podcast ''Podcast/{{Wisenheimers}}'' with fellow web animator Creator/YotamPerel, which ran for almost two years.

In November 2023, Max started [[https://m.youtube.com/@hotdiggedydemon/streams Relax With Max]], a series of livestreams hosted by him previously through [[https://m.twitch.tv/hotdiggedydemon/home Twitch]], where he plays games and interacts with his audience, with visual flair and animated effects, such as an emotive avatar of Max himself. Streams take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

He also voices his disapproval of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva]].

The [=HotDiggedyDemon=] website can be [[http://www.hotdiggedydemon.com/ found here]].
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!!Works by Max Gilardi with their own pages:
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* ''WebAnimation/AdamAndroid''
* ''WebAnimation/BrainDump''
* ''WebAnimation/FazbearAndFriendsMaxGilardi''
* ''WebAnimation/InvaderZimLostEpisodeRare''
* ''WebAnimation/IsabelleRuinsEverything''
* ''WebAnimation/{{Jerry}}''
* ''WebAnimation/TheNorthernIncident''
* ''WebAnimation/PonyDotMov''
* ''WebAnimation/{{Spookyville USA}}''
* ''WebAnimation/TheGreatestIdeaEver''
* ''WebAnimation/WackyGameJokez4Kidz''
* ''WebAnimation/WeAreNativeAmericanCats''
[[/index]]
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!!The works of Max Gilardi provide examples of:

* AuthorAppeal: ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'', especially the latter since his highly detailed and grotesque style seems to evoke Creator/JohnKricfalusi's own. So much so that he even did a fan cartoon putting it to the test in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ6FZFega8k "Stimpson Q. Cat"]].
%%* BlackComedy: Famous for this.
* DeadpanSnarker / {{Jerkass}}: His specialty. Pretty much any character Max voices in his normal voice is a sullen sarcastic prick with nothing but snide remarks at the expense of the more wacky and eccentric characters and cynical commentary on the state of the world around them. Shining examples are [[WebAnimation/WackyGameJokez4Kidz Mickey the Dick]], as well as his renditions of Franchise/{{Mario}}, [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Spike the Dragon]], [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage Ethan Winters]], and [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Villager]].
* GrossUpCloseUp: As noted above, one of Max's signatures is this, likely due to his love of ''Ren & Stimpy'' and other cartoons/comics of the like, albeit never as extreme as John K. and Co. ever got. However, ''PONY.MOV'' certainly ramped it up more than his rest, even [[BloodierAndGorier getting gory in some episodes]].
* ManOfAThousandVoices: Max plays no fewer than thirteen characters, both [[CrossdressingVoices male and female]], in the ''WebAnimation/PonyDotMov'' series. He also can do damn near accurate impressions of Ren and Stimpy.
* MookHorrorShow: ''WebAnimation/{{Fazbear and Friends|MaxGilardi}}'', which is a PerspectiveFlip on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys''.
* RiddledAndRattled: The animated short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYFHeab053w SANS.MP4]]'' features Sans pulling out a machine gun and shooting Papyrus numerous times. Papyrus says, "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness!" while jerking around and being riddled with bullet holes until he falls over.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Most of his short tend to be in the cynical side, with only a couple of occassional idealistic moments.
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