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Commercial Interruption
Speaking of commercials, Todd Bieber, currently Director of Production for UCB Comedy, used to be a director of local commercials of the cheap and cheesy variety. Check out these clips and his new UCB live show, Commercial Interruption…
All-Stars: “Doug & Devra Meet the Teacher”
We’ve been re-posting some of our all-time favorite videos lately, and here’s one that made our first ever “Best of the Year” list in ’07. From one of NYC’s great comedy duos, Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman.
Seinfeld Goes Super Bowling
This Sunday is the Super Bowl, which, for the advertising industry, is like the Super Bowl of commercial programming. With many of the ads trying to out-funny each other, here is one that’s ready to rumble, with Jerry Seinfeld (along with some of his best friends and Conan O’Brien’s worst enemies).
SmackTalk for 2/2
by shap on February 2, 2012. [SmackTalk]
“Congrats to Mitt Romney on the coveted “Donald Trump Exploits My Campaign Just To Shill His Apprentice Premiere” award.” -John Fugelsang
A World Without Internet
What would life be like if 90% of it didn’t take place while staring at a 14″ screen? Who cares? If God wanted us to know real people, he wouldn’t have created our Facebook pages in his image. After all, it’s Adam and Steve Jobs, not Adam and Eve.
24-Hour News Psycho
Are you addicted to watching political news? Do hearing the words CNN, MSNBC or Fox News make you salivate and caress an invisible remote? This is what we’re, uh, I mean you’re, hooked on, people. This. Shame on you. From Onion News Network.
All-Stars: Model Behavior
All week we’ll be re-posting some of our favorite videos we’ve posted since we launched. Here’s “Surviving Geddes” from Walker & Cantrell. Remember Anne Geddes, that creepy photographer from the 80′s with the young models in the outrageous outfits? No? These ex-models wish they could forget too…
SmackTalk for 1/27/12
I had a weird dream that Santorum, Romney and Newt were all yelling at each other cause they thought they could be President. -Jamie Kilstein
Casey Anthony’s 2nd Video Diary Update
Still-confused-about-where-her-toddler could be “tot mom” and free citizen Casey Anthony made a splash this week when she released a video diary. Now, she’s released a second (with help from comedian Giulia Rozzi).
Smack Talk for 1/13/12
Lady Gaga’s recipe for good skin: spinach and orgasms. Also Popeye’s idea of a great weekend, btw. -Frank Santopadre
