Fred Armisen kills this one...
"Did you ever notice how white presidents are all like 'we're gonna find Bin Laden no matter where he hides,' and a black president's are like 'You dead, bitch!'
Showing posts with label tv shows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tv shows. Show all posts
Random Beard Shaving
Will Ferrell must be sneaking into my brain...
Two nights ago (while watching Keira Knightley on the Daily Show) I thought about how boring it is that celebs make appearances on talk shows to promote their new projects. It's clearly the whole point of the show, but I feel like I'm being mocked on some level when I have to sit thru some boring ass staged interview with pre-answered questions... At this point, I give the guest more credit when they don't focus on promoting themselves... enter Will Ferrell.
Glad to see Conan is a cool guy when the camera turns off too...
Two nights ago (while watching Keira Knightley on the Daily Show) I thought about how boring it is that celebs make appearances on talk shows to promote their new projects. It's clearly the whole point of the show, but I feel like I'm being mocked on some level when I have to sit thru some boring ass staged interview with pre-answered questions... At this point, I give the guest more credit when they don't focus on promoting themselves... enter Will Ferrell.
Glad to see Conan is a cool guy when the camera turns off too...
Random Baseball Bat
Will Ferrell's new movie is about bat fucking?...
In case none of that made any sense...
(from Gothamist)
Video: Gloria Allred's Bizarre Gay-Sex-With-Baseball-Bat Press Conference
Last week, Roger McDowell, former pitcher on the World Champion '86 Mets team, allegedly unloaded a series of homophobic slurs at three baseball fans, then threatened a father, in front of his two daughters, in a graphic manner. McDowell, the current pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves, apologized for the incident, but it wasn't enough for father Justin Quinn, who hired Gloria Allred to represent him. They wanted a harsher punishment for him, so they staged a surreal press conference to publicly shame McDowell and reenact the events—and as you can watch below, there is something very, very weird about repeatedly simulating anal sex with a baseball bat in front of two nine-year-olds. VIDEO
In case none of that made any sense...
(from Gothamist)
Video: Gloria Allred's Bizarre Gay-Sex-With-Baseball-Bat Press Conference
Last week, Roger McDowell, former pitcher on the World Champion '86 Mets team, allegedly unloaded a series of homophobic slurs at three baseball fans, then threatened a father, in front of his two daughters, in a graphic manner. McDowell, the current pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves, apologized for the incident, but it wasn't enough for father Justin Quinn, who hired Gloria Allred to represent him. They wanted a harsher punishment for him, so they staged a surreal press conference to publicly shame McDowell and reenact the events—and as you can watch below, there is something very, very weird about repeatedly simulating anal sex with a baseball bat in front of two nine-year-olds. VIDEO
Random 30 Rock Branson
The best part of 30 Rock's 100th episode...
Pete Hornberger’s spot-on impression of Serene Branson, the reporter who suffered an on-air migraine after the Grammy's
Pete Hornberger’s spot-on impression of Serene Branson, the reporter who suffered an on-air migraine after the Grammy's
Random Game Of Thrones
If the world were judged solely on beheadings and sex...
Game of Thrones would stand alone as the greatest thing that ever happened. ever.
Sadly, our world is not judged on those things and in between the beheadings and naked women, Game of Thrones forces you to pay strict attention to the inner workings of an overly complicated familial power struggle on a mythical planet. It's filled with that oft confusing middle earth-like dialog, strange islands with savages (how come brown people always gotta be savages!) and dragon eggs... theories that are hard enough to pay attention to when you're not having sword battles and sex thrown in your face. That being said, The Game of Thrones is still pretty cool and HBO rarely disappoints. So let's hope this show gets less confusing and focuses more on the beheadings, etc...
(from TheEscapist)
Game of Thrones Pilot Features 4 Beheadings, 5 Topless Women
Years of anticipation will culminate on Sunday evening when the first episode of HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones airs in the United States. The casting has been nearly perfect, the marketing push has been innovative, and all of the trailers and teasers have brought me to a near fever pitch of excitement. Review copies of the first few episodes have gone out to a few outlets and critical response has generally been positive, but it's also possible to evaluate the impact of the show quantitatively. For example, we know that the 10 episode season will cover the events of the first 694 pages of Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice series. But did you know that the budget of the show is estimated to be about $50 or $60 million or that it's HBO's highest priced series in international markets, beating out The Sopranos by almost 50 percent? READ MORE
Game of Thrones would stand alone as the greatest thing that ever happened. ever.
Sadly, our world is not judged on those things and in between the beheadings and naked women, Game of Thrones forces you to pay strict attention to the inner workings of an overly complicated familial power struggle on a mythical planet. It's filled with that oft confusing middle earth-like dialog, strange islands with savages (how come brown people always gotta be savages!) and dragon eggs... theories that are hard enough to pay attention to when you're not having sword battles and sex thrown in your face. That being said, The Game of Thrones is still pretty cool and HBO rarely disappoints. So let's hope this show gets less confusing and focuses more on the beheadings, etc...
(from TheEscapist)
Game of Thrones Pilot Features 4 Beheadings, 5 Topless Women
Years of anticipation will culminate on Sunday evening when the first episode of HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones airs in the United States. The casting has been nearly perfect, the marketing push has been innovative, and all of the trailers and teasers have brought me to a near fever pitch of excitement. Review copies of the first few episodes have gone out to a few outlets and critical response has generally been positive, but it's also possible to evaluate the impact of the show quantitatively. For example, we know that the 10 episode season will cover the events of the first 694 pages of Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice series. But did you know that the budget of the show is estimated to be about $50 or $60 million or that it's HBO's highest priced series in international markets, beating out The Sopranos by almost 50 percent? READ MORE
Random 'We're Back"
Suppository MUSIC!...
(from wiki)
Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which is composed of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album is set to be released May 10, 2011, on Universal Republic Records. Many of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts. The CD version of the album also includes a DVD featuring some of the digital shorts. Collaborators on the album include Akon, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj and John Waters. READ MORE
(from wiki)
Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which is composed of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album is set to be released May 10, 2011, on Universal Republic Records. Many of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts. The CD version of the album also includes a DVD featuring some of the digital shorts. Collaborators on the album include Akon, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj and John Waters. READ MORE
Random Helen Mirren's Breasts
Compiling these clips would've been the best part of this sketch...
unless you're really into 65-year-old breats.
unless you're really into 65-year-old breats.
Random (non)Factual Statements
BTW, my entire blog is not intended to be a factual statement...
insane
(from TPMLivewire)
Colbert Ridicules Sen. Kyl's Hyperbole About Planned Parenthood's Abortions (VIDEO)
Stephen Colbert had some fun with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Monday night over Kyl's argument that his hyperbolic claim about Planned Parenthood was never intended to be taken as fact. In the heated budget debate last week, Kyl erroneously claimed on the Senate floor that 90% of Planned Parenthood's services are abortions; the real number is more like 3%. Rather than admit a mistake, Kyl defended that claim by saying it was, "not intended to be a factual statement." "Kyl just rounded up to the nearest 90," Colbert explained. And as of Tuesday morning, Colbert had taken the ribbing to his twitter account, where he's been frequently posting such non-factual gems as, "Carly Simon wrote that song about Jon Kyl," and, "Jon Kyl calls the underside of his Senate seat: 'The Booger Graveyard.'"READ MORE
For some other gems, follow Stephen on twitter
Thanks To A. Finch for the link!
insane
(from TPMLivewire)
Colbert Ridicules Sen. Kyl's Hyperbole About Planned Parenthood's Abortions (VIDEO)
Stephen Colbert had some fun with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Monday night over Kyl's argument that his hyperbolic claim about Planned Parenthood was never intended to be taken as fact. In the heated budget debate last week, Kyl erroneously claimed on the Senate floor that 90% of Planned Parenthood's services are abortions; the real number is more like 3%. Rather than admit a mistake, Kyl defended that claim by saying it was, "not intended to be a factual statement." "Kyl just rounded up to the nearest 90," Colbert explained. And as of Tuesday morning, Colbert had taken the ribbing to his twitter account, where he's been frequently posting such non-factual gems as, "Carly Simon wrote that song about Jon Kyl," and, "Jon Kyl calls the underside of his Senate seat: 'The Booger Graveyard.'"READ MORE
For some other gems, follow Stephen on twitter
Thanks To A. Finch for the link!
Random Dance Avenue
After a rough start Fallon has found his groove...
especially on Dance Avenue.
(from Wiki)
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. (Born September 19, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC. Prior to that, he was best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2004, as well as appearing in several films. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman. The program airs weeknights at 12:35am Eastern/11:35pm Central in the United States. Former host Conan O'Brien departed on February 20, 2009 to begin preparations for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. READ MORE
especially on Dance Avenue.
(from Wiki)
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. (Born September 19, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC. Prior to that, he was best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2004, as well as appearing in several films. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman. The program airs weeknights at 12:35am Eastern/11:35pm Central in the United States. Former host Conan O'Brien departed on February 20, 2009 to begin preparations for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. READ MORE
Random Idiot's Bucket list
An Idiot Abroad series 2 is coming...
and I couldn't be happier!
(from Wiki)
Announcements have apparently been made that a second series--tentatively titled An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List--will be made and released in late 2011. This is taken mainly from a phone interview with Pilkington on The Richard Bacon Show on BBC Radio 5 Live on 1 February 2011. The new series will apparently feature Karl travelling the globe to take part in activities that are considered "things you should do before you die" or "kick the bucket", hence a Bucket List. According to Gervais' online blog filming is already underway and will be released later this year. It was revealed on Gervais' online blog that the first episode has been completed, it involves Karl going whale watching in Alaska on board an industrial fishing boat. READ MORE
and I couldn't be happier!
(from Wiki)
Announcements have apparently been made that a second series--tentatively titled An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List--will be made and released in late 2011. This is taken mainly from a phone interview with Pilkington on The Richard Bacon Show on BBC Radio 5 Live on 1 February 2011. The new series will apparently feature Karl travelling the globe to take part in activities that are considered "things you should do before you die" or "kick the bucket", hence a Bucket List. According to Gervais' online blog filming is already underway and will be released later this year. It was revealed on Gervais' online blog that the first episode has been completed, it involves Karl going whale watching in Alaska on board an industrial fishing boat. READ MORE
Random Television Madness
Looks like the NCAA's gamble is paying off...
by showing all of the games on 4 different networks they've grabbed their best ratings in decades.
(from Deadline)
NCAA Basketball Scores Best Combined Overnight Rating In 20 Years
With NCAA men's basketball coverage expanding to four networks this year, CBS’ and Turner’s second-round coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV last night combined to deliver the highest rating for the first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament since 1991. Switching to all-live coverage on TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV in four windows, the games drew a combined 5.7/13 overnight household rating, up 24% from the 4.6/11 for CBS Sports’ 2010 coverage, in which the network switched back and forth between games. READ MORE
Spotted @ Newzjunky
by showing all of the games on 4 different networks they've grabbed their best ratings in decades.
(from Deadline)
NCAA Basketball Scores Best Combined Overnight Rating In 20 Years
With NCAA men's basketball coverage expanding to four networks this year, CBS’ and Turner’s second-round coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV last night combined to deliver the highest rating for the first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament since 1991. Switching to all-live coverage on TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV in four windows, the games drew a combined 5.7/13 overnight household rating, up 24% from the 4.6/11 for CBS Sports’ 2010 coverage, in which the network switched back and forth between games. READ MORE
Spotted @ Newzjunky
Random Extra
If you haven't noticed this guy in a movie or tv show, you're lying...
Thanks To C. Puls for the link!
Thanks To C. Puls for the link!
Random Catchphrase Comedy
Slappy Pappy Wank Wank...
Fantastic. Who put this dookie in my hand?
(from Wiki)
A catchphrase is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through a variety of mass media (such as literature and publishing, motion pictures, television and radio), as well as word of mouth. Some catchphrases become the de facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated, and can be instrumental in the typecasting (beneficially or otherwise) of that actor. READ MORE
Fantastic. Who put this dookie in my hand?
(from Wiki)
A catchphrase is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through a variety of mass media (such as literature and publishing, motion pictures, television and radio), as well as word of mouth. Some catchphrases become the de facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated, and can be instrumental in the typecasting (beneficially or otherwise) of that actor. READ MORE
Random Conan 'Can't Stop'
Apparently Conan O'Brien just can't stop...
(from NYMag)
The Conan O’Brien Documentary Introduces ‘Mean Conan’
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, a documentary of Conan's post–Tonight Show tour hitting SXSW, apparently flashes a new side of Mr. O'Brien. As the man himself explained to the Times today:
My staff, they saw this and they said, 'Oh, we get to see a little bit of Mean Conan.' And they said, 'Mean Conan, he’s our favorite, he’s the funniest Conan.' Which is weird. There’s a way in which, after our meetings sometimes, I’ll talk about the show and I’ll just go on these long riffs, which are over-the-top, sarcastic about everything, and people will be laughing really hard while I’m saying negative things about the show. I’m really hard on myself, I get very dark. I tease people constantly. I physically fight my writers, and they fight me back. And so it’s this gear I have that I’ve used sometimes on television but really hardly at all. There’s all of this stuff there that I think, well, if not now, when? Might as well let people know he exists. READ MORE
(from NYMag)
The Conan O’Brien Documentary Introduces ‘Mean Conan’
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, a documentary of Conan's post–Tonight Show tour hitting SXSW, apparently flashes a new side of Mr. O'Brien. As the man himself explained to the Times today:
My staff, they saw this and they said, 'Oh, we get to see a little bit of Mean Conan.' And they said, 'Mean Conan, he’s our favorite, he’s the funniest Conan.' Which is weird. There’s a way in which, after our meetings sometimes, I’ll talk about the show and I’ll just go on these long riffs, which are over-the-top, sarcastic about everything, and people will be laughing really hard while I’m saying negative things about the show. I’m really hard on myself, I get very dark. I tease people constantly. I physically fight my writers, and they fight me back. And so it’s this gear I have that I’ve used sometimes on television but really hardly at all. There’s all of this stuff there that I think, well, if not now, when? Might as well let people know he exists. READ MORE
Random Sheen-Out
Charlie Sheen has officially lost his mind...
"We don't have a topic because we don't even care anymore" - Charlie Sheen ...well said
(from CNNMoney)
Charlie Sheen is out, but money keeps pouring in
The good news for the producers "Two and a Half Men" is that Charlie Sheen's meltdown happened during the show's eighth season, and not the first. With 177 episodes in the can, the hit show can live on for years in reruns, throwing off cash in syndication revenue for production company Warner Brothers -- and plenty of spending money for the troubled actor. "'Two and a Half Men' will bring in more than $600 million in syndication for Warner Brothers Television" in the years to come, said Brad Adgate, senior vice president of research at Horizon Media. Industry insiders estimate that the show has already grossed $400 million in reruns, putting total syndication fees at a cool $1 billion. READ MORE
"I'm an F-18 bro and I will destroy in the air, then I will deploy my ordinance to the ground."
"We don't have a topic because we don't even care anymore" - Charlie Sheen ...well said
(from CNNMoney)
Charlie Sheen is out, but money keeps pouring in
The good news for the producers "Two and a Half Men" is that Charlie Sheen's meltdown happened during the show's eighth season, and not the first. With 177 episodes in the can, the hit show can live on for years in reruns, throwing off cash in syndication revenue for production company Warner Brothers -- and plenty of spending money for the troubled actor. "'Two and a Half Men' will bring in more than $600 million in syndication for Warner Brothers Television" in the years to come, said Brad Adgate, senior vice president of research at Horizon Media. Industry insiders estimate that the show has already grossed $400 million in reruns, putting total syndication fees at a cool $1 billion. READ MORE
"I'm an F-18 bro and I will destroy in the air, then I will deploy my ordinance to the ground."
Random Bar Is Over
Chin Beards are so over...
This is like Mr. Show meets SNL... which is really just like Mr. Show... hmm, or SNL
(from Wiki)
Portlandia is a television series that debuted on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) in January 2011. The show, produced by Andrew Singer and Jonathan Krisel, is set and filmed in Portland, Oregon and features Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen as well as Carrie Brownstein, a member of the now-defunct band Sleater-Kinney and current lead guitarist/singer for Wild Flag. The name Portlandia refers to the sculpture of the same name above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue in downtown Portland. READ MORE
This is like Mr. Show meets SNL... which is really just like Mr. Show... hmm, or SNL
(from Wiki)
Portlandia is a television series that debuted on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) in January 2011. The show, produced by Andrew Singer and Jonathan Krisel, is set and filmed in Portland, Oregon and features Saturday Night Live cast member Fred Armisen as well as Carrie Brownstein, a member of the now-defunct band Sleater-Kinney and current lead guitarist/singer for Wild Flag. The name Portlandia refers to the sculpture of the same name above the entrance of the Portland Building on Fifth Avenue in downtown Portland. READ MORE
Random Ricky Meets Larry
This is currently my dream team interview...
and I'm very pleased it happened without my having to beg for it.
(from Wiki)
Gervais has contributed to the BAFTA-winning The Sketch Show, penning several sketches. His mainstream-TV debut came in September 1998 as part of Channel 4's "Comedy Lab" series of pilots. His one-off show Golden Years focused on a David Bowie–obsessed character called Clive Meadows. Gervais then came to much wider national attention with an obnoxious, cutting persona featured in a topical slot that replaced Ali G's segments on the satirical Channel 4 comedy programme The 11 O'Clock Show in early 1999, in which his character used as many expletives as was possible and produced an inordinate amount of politically incorrect statements. Among the other regular featured comedians on the show was Mackenzie Crook, later a co-star of The Office. Two years later, Gervais went on to present his own comedy chat show for Channel 4 called Meet Ricky Gervais; it was poorly received and has since been mocked by Gervais himself. The Independent newspaper has described Gervais as "obsessed by his own celebrity", but adds, "Who wouldn't want to be Peter Lawford in a comedy Rat Pack?" in reference to Ricky Gervais Meets...; the article, however, also describes him as "a very funny man" who "created one of the great sitcoms" READ MORE
and I'm very pleased it happened without my having to beg for it.
(from Wiki)
Gervais has contributed to the BAFTA-winning The Sketch Show, penning several sketches. His mainstream-TV debut came in September 1998 as part of Channel 4's "Comedy Lab" series of pilots. His one-off show Golden Years focused on a David Bowie–obsessed character called Clive Meadows. Gervais then came to much wider national attention with an obnoxious, cutting persona featured in a topical slot that replaced Ali G's segments on the satirical Channel 4 comedy programme The 11 O'Clock Show in early 1999, in which his character used as many expletives as was possible and produced an inordinate amount of politically incorrect statements. Among the other regular featured comedians on the show was Mackenzie Crook, later a co-star of The Office. Two years later, Gervais went on to present his own comedy chat show for Channel 4 called Meet Ricky Gervais; it was poorly received and has since been mocked by Gervais himself. The Independent newspaper has described Gervais as "obsessed by his own celebrity", but adds, "Who wouldn't want to be Peter Lawford in a comedy Rat Pack?" in reference to Ricky Gervais Meets...; the article, however, also describes him as "a very funny man" who "created one of the great sitcoms" READ MORE
Random 'Human Planet'
Has this aired in the US yet?
If not, when?!
(from Wiki)
Human Planet is an 8-part British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC with co-production from Discovery and BBC Worldwide. It describes the human species and its relationship with the natural world by showing the remarkable ways humans have adapted to life in every environment on earth. Announced in 2007, the production teams based at the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol and BBC Wales spent two years shooting over 70 stories in some of the most remote locations on earth spanning about 40 countries. Each episode of the series focuses on a different human-inhabited environment, including deserts, jungles, the Arctic, grasslands, rivers, mountains, oceans, and the urban landscape. For the first time on a BBC landmark series the production has a dedicated stills photographer, Timothy Allen who is documenting the project photographically for the books that will accompany the series. READ MORE
If not, when?!
(from Wiki)
Human Planet is an 8-part British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC with co-production from Discovery and BBC Worldwide. It describes the human species and its relationship with the natural world by showing the remarkable ways humans have adapted to life in every environment on earth. Announced in 2007, the production teams based at the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol and BBC Wales spent two years shooting over 70 stories in some of the most remote locations on earth spanning about 40 countries. Each episode of the series focuses on a different human-inhabited environment, including deserts, jungles, the Arctic, grasslands, rivers, mountains, oceans, and the urban landscape. For the first time on a BBC landmark series the production has a dedicated stills photographer, Timothy Allen who is documenting the project photographically for the books that will accompany the series. READ MORE
Random British Movie
Guy Ritchie eat your heart out...
If SNL ever loses Bill Heder they might be in trouble.
(from Wiki)
Bill Hader was "discovered" by Megan Mullally of Will & Grace while working with the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, "Animals from the Future." Mullally brought him to the attention of SNL producer Lorne Michaels. Hader was hired as a "featured player" and made his debut on the show on October 1, 2005. His first role was as a psychologist giving his views about life and death during the emergency landing of Jet Blue Flight 292. Hader is known for his impressions of famous people, such as Vincent Price in the Variety Vault sketches, Al Pacino, John Malkovich, James Carville, Julian Assange, Eliot Spitzer, and Alan Alda. Hader is in his 6th season on SNL. READ MORE
If SNL ever loses Bill Heder they might be in trouble.
(from Wiki)
Bill Hader was "discovered" by Megan Mullally of Will & Grace while working with the Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, "Animals from the Future." Mullally brought him to the attention of SNL producer Lorne Michaels. Hader was hired as a "featured player" and made his debut on the show on October 1, 2005. His first role was as a psychologist giving his views about life and death during the emergency landing of Jet Blue Flight 292. Hader is known for his impressions of famous people, such as Vincent Price in the Variety Vault sketches, Al Pacino, John Malkovich, James Carville, Julian Assange, Eliot Spitzer, and Alan Alda. Hader is in his 6th season on SNL. READ MORE
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