According to an Adam McKay blog post on Funny or Die, Will Ferrell was scheduled to sing a song on last night's American Idol, but at the last minute they pulled the bit. Because of how that show is serious... CONTINUE READING AMERICAN IDOL IS A JOKE»
Posted on May 21, 2009 in Reality TV
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Tags: Adam McKay | American Idol | Will Ferrell
As you may already know, Will Ferrell is working on a one-man Broadway show directed by Adam McKay called You're Welcome America: A Final Night with George W Bush. OK! That sounds like fun. Previews of the show, whatever that... CONTINUE READING THEATER IS IRRELEVANT»
Posted on December 16, 2008 in Everyone's A Critic
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Tags: Adam McKay | Bonnaroo | Short Con | The Decemberists | Will Ferrell | You're Welcome America: An Evening With George W. Bush
This is a 47-year-old short film directed by Adam McKay starring Steve Buscemi, Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, Horatio Sanz, and more. And I know that this is just the smoke of nostalgia getting in my failing eyes, but it really... CONTINUE READING OPERATION WATCH THIS: STAVENHAGEN'S FOOD PAWN SHOP»
Posted on December 2, 2008 in Viral Video
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Tags: Adam McKay | Horatio Sanz | Steve Buscemi | Tracy Morgan | Will Ferrell
Weird. Maybe SNL should just be shorter, not have musical guests, always be hosted by Will Ferrell and partially written by Adam McKay, and take place during the last burst of the most important election of a generation, but last... CONTINUE READING LAST NIGHT'S THURSDAY SNL 65% FUNNIER THAN A REGULAR SNL»
Posted on October 24, 2008 in Politics, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Adam McKay | Andy Samberg | David Byrne | Fred Armisen | Saturday Night Live | Tina Fey | Will Ferrell
So Adam McKay called up Paris Hilton after John McCain used her as an example of a dumb celebrity in his ad and was like "Hey come do a video for our website, we will write the words and you'll... CONTINUE READING NOW WE KNOW: PARIS HILTON CAN PROBABLY READ»
Posted on August 6, 2008 in Politics
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Tags: Academy Awards | Adam McKay | Angelina Jolie | Paris Hilton
Today marks the one year anniversary of Funny Or Die, the website started by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay because for some reason they couldn't just put The Landlord on YouTube. Happy Birthday, website. So. It's been a year. What... CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE BEST FUNNYORDIE VIDEOS OF ALL TIME»
Posted on April 17, 2008 in Viral Video
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Tags: Adam McKay | Between Two Ferns | Funny Or Die | Will Ferrell
In keeping with the internet-fueled trend of choosing some old random pop culture thing and purposely making it a cult hit (see Rick Rolling), some folks at Funny or Die have seized upon the 1993 caper-sequel Another Stakeout as the... CONTINUE READING RANDOM FANDOM: THE FUNNY OR DIE GUYS MAKE ANOTHER STAKEOUT A HIT»
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Random Fandom
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Tags: Adam McKay | Andrew W.K. | Another Stakeout | Emilio Estevez | Paul Scheer | Richard Dreyfuss
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