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After the jump, a new music video from Eels for the song “That Look You Give That Guy,” starring Padma Lakshmi. The video is fine: a subdued black and white thing about a dinner date, and also there is a pup in it. We love pups! And the song itself is pretty nice, too. Good work, everyone (everyone = Eels). But, is it i just me, or do you kind of get the feeling that Padma Lakshmi doesn’t say “no” a lot? Hardee’s spokesperson? Yes please. A supporting role in Glitter? Sure, why not! Naked except for high heels on a bearskin rug photoshoot? Uh, duh, of course. What is she going to do, NOT take a picture naked except for high heels on a bearskin rug? You’re being weird about this.
It’s not a big deal. Padma is very pretty on the eyes. She has a good eye-feel. And everyone has to put food on their family. But someone should tell her that she doesn’t have to do EVERYTHING. Nothing reduces goodwill into a sauce of displeasure on a carpaccio of mild annoyance like media over-saturation. Get it? Cooking stuff. It was either that or a terrible pun-filled metaphor about how Padma is an alcoholic who is constantly drunk.
Anyway, Eels, you guys:
Padma Lakshmi, please pack your knives and GO WITH ME TO OUR WEDDING*. (Via Spinner.)
*Probably the most important test of my theory.
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At first, I thought it was cool that she’s always like, “Don’t airbrush my arm scar out of photos because it is part of me.” Then I saw all the Top Chef ads in the subway and I felt like maybe the scar wasn’t just not being airbrushed out, but was maybe also being…enhanced somehow? It’s all I can look at in those things! Now I think I’m just crazy.
No offense, Gabe…but this is pretty much where I see Padma the most. With the exception of the Hardees commercial, I didn’t know about any of that stuff until I read it here. If you’re not careful, Gwyneth will get jealous.
apparently someone has their google alerts set on ‘padma.’
I heard she was going to get a sitcom. I think that supports your theory in that SHE IS NOT FUNNY AT ALL. Therefore, it should have been a no to the sitcom offer. But, because it’s Padma, it was a yes. A big fat funny YES!
Oooh where did you hear that?? I can’t believe Gabe let that slip through the cracks, especially since it seems like a great opportunity for us to invent sarcastic punny titles for her show.
This really has gotten out of hand i just turned my tv on and i was greeted by Padma saying to me,” Hi, I’m Padma “Top Chef” Laksmi, I know you’re wondering what is Padma “Top Chef” Lakshmi doing in a fine suit and tie, well I’m here to tell you something it’s not always about that judging a reality show cooking contest stuff”
I think she did that video simply because Mark Oliver Everett resembles a young Salmon Rushdie.
after reading your comment i’m left stuck with an image of a fish with a beard. it’s beautiful. it’s awesome. i wish others could see my mind so i could share my joy with all you guys
THANK. YOU.
Ha! Kudos to you.
I see it. It IS beautiful!
Padma will do anything for love, but she won’t do that.
Is there something in her contracts that stipulate she always be shot in slow-mo? Not that I’m complaining. 3:05 in the video knows what I’m talking about.
Gabe, that juxtaposition of a Bushism and complicated cooking pun clearly shows that you have earned your Ph.D. in Comic Dissonance from HaHa University. Mazeltov.
This has reminded me to get started on that giant beard I’ve always wanted. I hope no one I know gets married, or I have a job interview, or a funeral to attend between now and 2012.
Just so everyone knows, she is taking improv classes at upright citizens brigade. She’s in a 201 class right now. And you have to see a few improv shows to pass the class so she comes to those sometimes. And she looks uncomfortable.
The Eels? All together guys”: “Oh, Grandpa!”
Oof. Gabe, please get your hipstery band names right! It’s “Eels” with out the “the”.
HA. It just sounds like noise to me anyway.
All clicks and whistles undoubtedly.
Many people don’t know this, but Gabe is actually Ann from “Breakfast at Sulimay’s”.
In all fairness, we all have our favorite movies…
Guy with Huge beard: You know what I wanna do today? I wanna make out with Padma Lakshmi. Hey Padma, wanna be in my video?
Padma: Only if you let me plug my book and instead of making out with me you make out with your dog?
Guy w/ Huge Beard: Works for me. Let’s do this thing!
Padma can do anything she wants. The world needs more Padma. It’s kind of her duty, if you think about it.
Didn’t we guess she’d say yes to anything when she married Salman Rushdie?
Thats a fantastic song!! I’ll check them out me thinks.
Watching this and listening to this song was like having a head scientist stick an electrode into the boredom cortex of my brain and shooting it full of a jillion volts of *yawn*. NEXT!