Live Forever as You Are Now with Alan Resnick

The special is presented as a parody of self-help infomercials, advertising a four-step program for creating a digital avatar that acts as a backup of its host.

He tells the audience of his four-step program to create a digital avatar that acts as a backup of its host, granting "the secret to eternal life".

"Teddy", a floating avatar head, acts as the co-host for the remainder of the program, often interrupting Resnick's speech to talk about his "wife".

Resnick goes on to explain the four steps behind his process: Various testimonials are then given; a widower and "textbook salesman" Ryan Syrell (Steve Izant) tells of the reconstruction of his wife Morgan and the creation of his own avatar.

[3] The skit, first conceived in 2009[4] and roughly modeled after TED Talks, features Resnick telling the audience how to create a complete digital backup of himself.

[5] The collective had pitched a Wham City television sitcom to Adult Swim before, but according to Resnick, the network insisted that "no one would ever watch more than one episode.

"[5] Resnick named Mr. Show with Bob and David, The Kids in the Hall and the Upright Citizens Brigade as influences on the special.

"[5] He ultimately opined that the humor derived from "the disconnect between what Resnick claims—that his avatar is a complete backup of himself—and the reality that it is not at all like him and is, in fact, extremely limited.

Resnick's skit, on which the special is based, is roughly modeled after TED Talks (example pictured) .