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'Hit Song to Save the World' Spoofs Every DJ Ever

Emerald Catron — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:15:15 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered how to make a pop radio hit, you need to watch this video. Made by Norwegian entertainment show ‘Kollektivet,’ it lays the formula bare. Do they modulate? You bet your sweet business they modulate. They modulate twice — that‘s how catchy this song is. Aaaaand there’s a dance. It’s got basically everything [...]

Humans Yelling Like Goats Yelling Like Humans Is a Thing Now

Emerald Catron — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:42:30 +0000

It’s official — goats yelling like humans has gone beyond just a viral video meme. Here is Los Angeles comedy troupe Olde Payphone yelling like goats yelling like humans. They do a pretty good job, which is to say they sound about as much like goats as the goats sound like humans. We think this [...]

Real-Life Pidge From Voltron Has a Major Problem With the Team

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:07:53 +0000

If the characters from the ’80s cartoon ‘Voltron’ were real, would anyone take the time to address the serious problems that keep getting swept under the rug? Well, Pidge would and does in this comedy sketch by the Awkward Spaceship. What Pidge says speaks volumes. Seriously, why is he the only one who color coordinates? [...]

Viral Sensation 'Sh*t Girls Say' Returns for Episode Two [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:32:44 +0000

Last week, episode one of 'Sh*t Girls Say' took the Interent by storm.

Now the web series, which is based on the Twitter page of the same name, is back with another installment of hilarious actor Graydon Sheppard in drag reciting all the stereotypical things the female of the species say, such as "Do you want to split a cookie?" and "that is so true."

'Sh*t Girls Say' Is Funny 'Cause It's True [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:05:57 +0000

There are some phrases that are usually only spoken by women — and a new viral video, ‘Sh*t Girls Say,’ proves it in hilarious fashion. In it, you’ll see a guy doing the best impression of a stereotypical woman ever while spouting things like “I know, right?” and “Shut UP” with all the aplomb that [...]

'Mad Men's' Sally Draper Plays Child Star Psychologist [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:34:18 +0000

Sally Draper, the troubled daughter of Don and Betty Draper on 'Mad Men,' saw a child psychiatrist last season. Clearly eleven-year old actress Kiernan Shipka, who portrays Sally, has picked up some tips from those on-screen sessions.

In this Funny or Die sketch, Shipka plays psychologist to such fellow child stars as Nolan Gould (Luke Dunphy on 'Modern Family') and Danielle Fishel (formerly Topanga on 'Boy Meets World').

'La Costa High Morning News' Reminds You That You Weren't Cool in High School [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:48:38 +0000

In this comedy sketch from Funny or Die, Zoe Jarman and Scott Gairdner evoke adolescence’s humiliating awkwardness through the grainy, washed-out magic of VHS. If your high school forced you to watch a student-produced “news” program like this one, you may experience a touch of nostalgia — but you may also be reminded of some [...]

Watch Paul Rudd and Anne Hathaway Audition For 'Jersey Shore' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:56:47 +0000

Last night, the folks at ‘Conan’ poked fun at ’Jersey Shore’ recasting rumors by having Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway and Dennis Haysbert shoot “secret” audition tapes. If the ‘Jersey Shore’ producers are looking to eventually replace the entire cast that they made into improbable celebrities with new guidos and guidettes, they could do worse than [...]

Andy Rooney Departs '60 Minutes' — Here Are Five Great Impressions [NSFW VIDEOS]

Nick Nadel — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:59:42 +0000

After 33 years of complaining about the foibles of everyday life, loveable curmudgeon Andy Rooney is saying goodbye to the long-running CBS primetime newsmagazine '60 Minutes' this weekend.

Rooney's retirement got us thinking: Have you ever noticed how many funny people do Andy Rooney impressions?