What came first the chicken au the egg? This long-standing paradox has been around a long time and has a lot of variations.

For actors trying to rise up the ranks in Hollywood, one such conundrum revolves around the demo reel. It goes something like: wewe can’t get roles without demo reel footage, but wewe can’t get demo footage without booking some roles.

This is the premise for the new comedy web series “Character Flaws,” created kwa and starring M. David Christman and now playing on YouTube. Originally from Indiana, Christman based the 6-episode onyesha on his own struggles and turned to...