This is a '70s Christian ska band called "Sonseed," singing a song called "Jesus Is My Friend" to that shag-danceable ska music. From the costumes to the singer to the lyrics in which Jesus is apparently stalking him, why it wasn't the very first thing anyone ever put up on the internet is a mystery. It's amazing:
Once I tried to run
I tried to run and hide
But Jesus came and found me
And touched me down inside
There's also a mention of Mounties, so it might even be Canadian! This must be seen to be believed:
Last night the USA Network re-ran a 2004 episode of Law And Order: Criminal Intent in which Stephen Colbert, who as we all know studied drama before getting into improv, had a major role as a document authenticator who's too close to his mother. The whole thing has been unsearchably on YouTube for a few weeks in five parts (via NoFactZone and their commenters), but if you're like me and you just want to see Stephen playing it totally straight, the last five minutes contains Stephen shouting, Stephen breaking, and Stephen forging the autographs of a bunch of famous people, so the actual plot doesn't really matter. Oh, and Vincent D'Onofrio gets all up in Stephen's face and does his weird little parakeet-with-a-mirror thing:
If you've ever wondered what Paul Rudd was like in high school, and who hasn't, you're about to find out he was a total drama geek. Several things become evident about Paul Rudd from this twelve minute video of Paul Rudd being silly with his friend in an acting competition in Kansas in 1987 (apparently they were state champions):
1. Paul Rudd had a mullet.
2. Paul Rudd dressed funny in 1987, like everyone else in 1987.
3. Paul Rudd did Pee Wee Herman impressions.
4. Paul Rudd jumped around a lot.
5. Despite being a drama geek, Paul Rudd has always been popular with the ladies.
I could watch Paul Rudd doing whatever this is all day:
Via Cinematical, Seth Rogen's audition for Freaks And Geeks, which is old (duh) but I hadn't seen until today. He looks terrified until he starts getting laughs:
Awww, he doesn't even seem like an actor type person. He's my boyfriend (Now, not then.)
Before he edited Deadspin.com and wrote God Save The Fan: (Longest Subtitle Ever), sports blogger Will Leitch had an online column (and later, book) called Life As A Loser. The genesis of the column was Will's disastrous appearance on the Comedy Central game show Win Ben Stein's Money in the Spring of '97, the night before which young Will was unceremoniously dumped by his fiance. So co-host Jimmy Kimmel asked him about it. On the show. And then Will did what Kimmel called "The worst Woody Allen impression (he's) ever seen." In honor of Will's last week at Deadspin (he's moving on to New York Magazine), I present the most embarrassing video skeleton I've seen yet, which is finally, mercifully online: Will Leitch on Win Ben Stein's Money.
Last week, as a Double Dog dare, I had to make and post a Survivor audition tape. My friend Whitney Pastorek over at Entertainment Weekly made fun of it and announced that she would be digging up and posting her own real Survivor audition tape from 2000. And today she has. The difference is, my tape was just for fun, whereas the 25 year old version of Whitney "would stab dingoes in their sleep" to get on Survivor. It took a lot of courage for Whitney to post this video, in which she displays the "nasty skin" on the bottom of her feet, shows us her disembodied underwear, and claims that there are no computers in Australia.
When comedian Gregg Gethard was in middle school, he was a contestant on a then-new, now-legendary PBS geography game show called Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? After the show aired during his first weeks of high school, Gregg would become legendary for his appearance, getting recognized in grocery stores for years after the show, in which he attempted to tell a knock-knock joke and ended up doing the Humpty dance on national television. Years later, Gregg has gained the perspective that comes with adulthood, and tells the (longish, but good) story of his fateful TV debut to the blog Comic Vs Audience (Via Die Actor Die.) Humpty Dance video along with Carmen Sandiego nostalgia, after the jump.
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After watching Death Sentence, a terrible movie starring Kevin Bacon as a father in search of vigilante justice directed by Saw's James Wan, Gabe embarked on The Hunt For The Worst Movie of All Time. This is his sad journey.
I'm coming to realize that I've set for myself an impossible task. I'm like Don Quixote facing off against the windmills, except that the windmills are really difficult to watch, and often the windmills have Bruce Willis or Dakota Fanning...
Blogging about TV and movies isn't all fun and videogames. Every week, Lindsay or Gabe will be presented with a physical or mental challenge that tests their bravery, patience, and taste.
The Challenge: Despite being averse to cameras, teamwork, exotic foods, travel, haircuts, and physical exertion, I have to submit an audition tape to Survivor. The Result: As with the Saw marathon challenge, once again I find myself rocking back and...
Even though Lindsay and Gabe are friends, they very rarely agree on anything. Every day, they have a fight about something. On Fridays, we publish one.
Gabe: who is worse for the country Gabe: sarah palin or serena van der woodsen? Lindsay: Well definitely Palin. Gabe: no, i mean as president Gabe: just kidding Gabe: a serena van der woodsen presidency Gabe: though Gabe: would be...
Violin music gently filled the tastefully appointed Tea Room at the Plaza Hotel. Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen sat at a table near the back, along with Nate Archibald, Chuck Bass, and Dan Humphrey. Accompanying them were Heidi...
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