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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…
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).
Civil Rites
The Daily Show’s John Oliver reports on Froma Harrop, the President of the Civility Project, a group of journalists “aimed at restoring civility to America’s public discourse.” Clearly, she likes taking the “what not to do” approach. Well worth watching.
The Top 10 Worst Celebrity & Entertainment Moves of 2011
by shap on January 7, 2012. [Front,Huh?,Humor Pieces,Newsworthy,Smack,TV,Websites]
Lots of stuff happened in 2011. Sad stuff like Ryan Reynolds’ triple whammy of Green Lantern and divorce and Green Lantern. Bad stuff like Casey Anthony getting away with…a 7-figure book deal. And rad stuff like Bridesmaids and…
Daily Shows’ Best of Chanukah
No one throws down at Chanukah like the The Daily Show. Indeed, their lox, cream cheese and bagels are the stuff of late night comedy show holiday party legend. Which is why their “Best of Chanukah moments” is still the “Best of Chanukah moments” four years running.
Most Outrageous Moments of the 2012 GOP Presidential Primary (So Far)
From Gingrich’s downfall in May to Trump’s Pizza Summit with Palin to Romney’s flip flopping to Bachmann’s mentally challenging theories on how vaccines-cause-retardation to Perry’s “Oops” to Cain’s 999 problems (and lack of sexual misconduct allegations ain’t one)…
Who Wants To Be A Divorcionaire?
Kim Kardashian got paid $18 million for the rights to televise her wedding. She filed for divorce 72 days later. That’s over $10,000 for each hour of marriage. And they say classy prostitution died after the 1920′s. Nope. Still classy. Here’s SNL’s version.
Occupational Hazards
Am I in Groundhoug Day? Because Bill Murray was more believable as the guy who said something different everyday. Here’s The Daily Show with more on the protests and whether or not Romneycares.
The Next Andy Rooney!
If you are distraught over the retirement of 60 Minutes‘ grumpy old man Andy Rooney, then have no fear. He’s not the only one who can do what he does. I know bitching about stuff looks easy, but it’s going to take a natural like The Daily Show writer Elliott Kalan…
Tomorrow’s Andy Rooney Today!
If, like some people, you are terribly distraught over the retirement of 60 Minutes‘ grumpy old man Andy Rooney, then have no fear. He’s not the only one who can do what he does. I know bitching about stuff on TV looks easy, but it’s going to take a natural like The Daily Show writer Elliott Kalan to pick up where Rooney bitched off. Because hating pink lemonade (it’s unnatural! there’s no pink lemons!) and stuff like that should be left to the pros.
From Elliott Kalan and Oren Brimer.
