SNL Presidents Try To Save Obama

Okay, now this is just fucking awesome. Funny Or Die has released a short (directed by Ron Howard!) that features all of actors who have portrayed Presidents on Saturday Night Live over the years. There’s Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton, Dana Carvey (oh, how I’ve missed you!) as George Bush, Jim Carrey as Ronald Reagan, Dan Ackroyd as Jimmy Carter, and Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford. Amazing.

Dana Carvey and Jim Carrey win the battle as far as I’m concerned. Carvey in particular is hilarious. Hammond shines with his few seconds of dialogue; I always loved his Clinton (it would have been great to see Jan Hooks show up as Hillary …). Ackroyd does a good job with Carter, although it’s fairly boring (and he’s too damned fat). Chase is horrible as usual as Ford, easily the worst impression in SNL history. I’m surprised he didn’t break a hip falling on that table.

Anyway, here’s the skit. It’s just awesome:

Tim Burton Sucks

… And this brilliant video proves it. Watch immediately (click on Tim’s picture for more!)

Gaga Does Rocket Man

The Grammys are always a mess, usually getting it wrong and boring the fuck out of viewers everywhere. But the wise inclusion of Lady Gaga – the most important musical artist in several years – helped amp up the excitement just a little.

Not only did Gaga deservedly win a couple of awards, but she also put on a wild stage show with Elton John that stopped the show. Elton hasn’t been relevant in twenty five years, but tonight, he was the king. Check out the amazement:

Orange You Sorry I Showed You This?

Last year some dude named Dane Boedi created a little film called The Annoying Orange. It was made using the old trick of superimposing human mouths and eyes onto fruit – fairly simple, and very annoying.

Now the orange has its own YouTube channel, and in just a few weeks has over 50,000 subscribers, and is rated the number 2 most popular channel on the site this month. Amazing.

Here is the first video that caused the sensation:

Flawsome

A music video popped up on YouTube yesterday from aspiring singer Caitlin Crosby, who is finishing up work on her debut album FLAWZ. The title track is an uplifting and very impressive song about embracing the flaws we all have that make us unique. Not only does the track have a really potent message, but Crosby delivers it with vocal conviction. This thing feels like a hit to me.

Check out the music video:

Pants On The Ground

The new of American Idol premiered this week. As always, the first few weeks of the show consists of the tryout. That basically means we get the see a couple really good singers thrown into an hour of no talent Jackasses that can’t understand that they can’t sing.

In the second tryout episode we may have already gotten the most memorable moment of the season. Gen. Larry Platt was given a tryout despite the fact that he has no shot at winning based on the shows age requirements. Platt, a former Civil Rights activist, made the best of his oppertunity. Not only may he have created the novelty hit of the year, but he’s sure to become the newest incarnate of William Hung. The only difference is Platt has more talent, creativity and personality in his little toe that Hung ever showed.

Tim Allen Sucks, Even When He’s Trying To Be Cool

Ya know, this video would be funnier if it didn’t look EXACTLY like every Tim Allen movie ever made. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is an actual trailer.

Maybe he’s going meta on us. But I doubt it.

Seeing Isn’t Necessarily Believing

Sure, CGI is everywhere in films today, but what about television shows? How much of what you see in those hospital dramas and comedies is actually real?

This video shows how many of television’s biggest hits use CGI constantly to enhance or change the background. It’s pretty fascinating to watch:

You’re A Smart One, Mr. Zonday

Tay Zonday had his 15 minutes of fame a couple years ago with the youtube phenomenon Chocolate Rain.  He then was smart enough to capitalize on that brief success a year later when Dr. Pepper introduced the new flavor Cherry Chocolate Pepper and he became the soda’s spokesperson.  Now another year later, Tay is making his online presence know again.  He has recorded himself singing the Christmas classic “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”

I have to give Tay a lot of credit is keeps finding ways to make himself popular online, without getting attested or being a jackass.  I also think he would be a great voice for Hollywood.  He would be perfect for doing movie trailers and voice overs.

Hit Girl Kicks Ass

My most anticipated film of 2010 is the superhero action/comedy Kick Ass. The film revolves around a group of ordinary people who don superhero costumes and fight crime without any actual powers.

Well, except one. Little Chloe Moretz plays Hit Girl, a ten year old with lethal killing capabilities. This brand new red banded trailer displays Hit Girl in all of her glory, and she’s amazing; look for her to be the breakout character of the coming year. If the film matches the tone of the perfect trailer, then director Matthew Vaughn has a humongous hit on his hands.

Humor Instead Of Hope

Barack Obama is quickly becoming the black Jimmy Carter, a condescending lecturer with very few actual plans and even smaller balls with which to accomplish them. The American people are beginning to sense this, as Obama’s numbers continue to slide down the slippery slope into irrelevance.

And when that happens, you can count on good ol’ American sarcasm to lead the way. This past weekend on Saturday Night Live, Obama gets a nasty caricature in one of the best opening segments in the show’s recent history. Check it out:

Maybe Obama can plot another 9/11 in order to boost his popularity.

Demi Moore PhotoCHOPPED

Everybody knows that everybody in entertainment endures a certain amount of “sweetening.” They have makeup people giving them attractive skin tones, they have lighting people assuring them of flawless, wrinkle-free skin, and they have Photoshop artists who clean up the imperfections during photo shoots.

Usually this process happens invisibly, giving the illusion of perfection and providing unrealistic beauty goals for the rest of the unwashed masses. But every so often, the curtain slips aside and we see the process in all of its ugly, naked glory. Take, for example, this lovely new cover photo of Demi Moore for the magazine W.

She looks great, doesn’t she? Of course, there’s one small problem – her left hip has been partially amputated in a sloppy Photoshop job. Check out the closeup:

I’ll bet there’s a Photoshop artist currently looking for employment.

Christopher Walken Shows His Pokerface

Christopher Walken can be a terrifying presence onscreen, but he is also one of the funniest actors on the planet. His deadpan delivery, his halting speech pattern, his glassy, shark-like eyes … they all combine to milk laughs from even the thinnest material.

Here he is on live television doing a reading of Lady Gaga’s smash hit POKERFACE. Brilliant:

Is Keanu Reeves Immortal?

The guy never seems to age. He also feels wiser, more at peace than other people.

Now we might finally know why:

BRILLIANT!

The Wild Things Are On Video!

With a big screen adaptation of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE looming on this week’s theatrical release horizon, I thought it might be good to revisit the original story by Maurice Sendak.

The story, just a few sentences long, conveys so much wonder and tension. The illustrations are, in a word, art. I hope director Spike Jonze can recreate the atmosphere of this magical little book.

Here it is in video form, narrated wonderfully by John Kelin.

Die Quickly!!!

The debate over healthcare reform is becoming more of a joke everyday. People are threatening each other, Congressmen are disrespecting the President on National TV and old people are being threatened with Medicare cuts. Now the sideshow in Congress just got even funnier. Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson (FL) stood on the floor of Congress and gave his version of the Republican Healthcare plan.

 

 

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Demand The PARANORMAL

The most promising low-budget horror film since THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is a film called PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Made for $11,000 over the course of one week, the film purports to show “evidence” of a young couple under attack by a malevolent spirit.

In order to carefully distribute the film, the studio is releasing it per request. In other words, go to their website and demand that the film play in your hometown.

Here is the brand new trailer for the film:

Jackass

This is what Barack Obama, President of the United States of America thinks of Kanye West.

Spritz Your Smelly Ass

Ya know, I’ve been around enough to see some crazy fads. I’ve seen the Pet Rock, the Flobee, and Ronco GLS hair spray. The common denominator to all of these products is a crazy idea to sell crazy ideas to the public …. and make a lot of money off of them.

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Obama Is Better Than America

President Obama must be starting to believe all of those Messianic comments made about him. He thinks he’s just too damned cool for school. Check out this video funny news segment about Obama’s recent trip to Denny’s, right in America’s heartland:

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