I Still Probably (Definitely) Won't See Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Because I am not nine years old. But this promo-featurette featuring Andy Samberg explaining how animation works is funny with a chance of LAFFBALLS.... CONTINUE READING I STILL PROBABLY (DEFINITELY) WON'T SEE CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS»

Posted on September 11, 2009 in Cartoons, Viral Marketing (6 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | CGI | Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Videogum's Teen Korner: Comic-Con 2009 (In Your Pants)

WASSUP POGS! Yo, as you probably heard on da grapevine, this week is Comi-Con, which is the world's greatest place for all of the coolest posters for movies that won't come out for three years. It's basically like the Juggalo's... CONTINUE READING VIDEOGUM'S TEEN KORNER: COMIC-CON 2009 (IN YOUR PANTS)»

The MTV Movie Awards: Just The Funny Parts

Last night's MTV Movie Awards were weird, because much of the two-hour paid advertisement for upcoming blockbusters (like the Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds rom com The Proposal. JK.) was ACTUALLY FUNNY. (And we just knew KEYBOARD CAT was gonna show up.)... CONTINUE READING THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS»

Friday Fight: What Should Win "Most WTF Moment" At The MTV Movie Awards?

gabe: who do you think should win the coveted Best WTF? Moment at the MTV Movie Awards? lindsay: Well for one thing, it should be something that is actually WTF. Like, Amy Poehler peeing in the sink in Baby Mama?... MTV Movie Awards?'">CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: WHAT SHOULD WIN "MOST WTF MOMENT" AT THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS?»

The Lonely Island Guys Perform "I'm On A Boat" On Jimmy Fallon

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer performed their song "I'm On A Boat" live for the first time, backed up by The Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night, to probable frat boy delight: The song isn't... CONTINUE READING THE LONELY ISLAND GUYS PERFORM "I'M ON A BOAT" ON JIMMY FALLON»

Anne Hathaway Displays Her Acting Ability In "Evenings With Miss Elouise"

More free advertising for the MTV Movie Awards, but these things just keep being really funny. The latest is Andy Samberg for Best Female Performance in "Evenings With Miss Elouise," for which Anne Hathaway should win some sort of award... CONTINUE READING ANNE HATHAWAY DISPLAYS HER ACTING ABILITY IN "EVENINGS WITH MISS ELOUISE"»

Posted on May 12, 2009 in Free Advertising, Parodies (11 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Anne Hathaway | MTV Movie Awards

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Justin Timberlake Is Very Talented

No matter how one feels about Justin Timberlake, when you watch him host SNL, you can't help but judge most celebrities who do the same job without having to memorize choreography and songs for nearly every sketch. JT basically makes... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS VERY TALENTED»

Andy Samberg And Will Arnett Fight To The Death

Okay, yes internet, Andy Samberg has made another funny MTV Movie Awards Promo with a sweaty Will Arnett and a stabby Bill Hader: I can't wait for the Samberg version of "Best WTF Moment," though. (Thanks for the tips, Chuck... CONTINUE READING ANDY SAMBERG AND WILL ARNETT FIGHT TO THE DEATH»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in Commercials (18 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Bill Hader | MTV Movie Awards | Will Arnett

Uncensored MTV Movie Awards Promo Contains The Word "Penis"

The MTV Movie Awards promo starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, and host Andy Samberg that they're showing on TV was funny, but this version is even funnier: Is it wrong that I'm actually looking forward to this show a little?... CONTINUE READING UNCENSORED MTV MOVIE AWARDS PROMO CONTAINS THE WORD "PENIS"»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Gerbils

This was a great week for SNL on the musical guest front. I haven't been excited to see an SNL musical guest since I was fourteen, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs did not disappoint (and in fact delighted. Spoiler alert:... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: GERBILS»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Skinny Seth Rogen FTW

Some people with Twitters seemed to think that this weekend's SNL with host Seth Rogen was "meh." Those people don't know what they're talking about. Clearly, they don't watch the show every week, or they'd know that by current SNL... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: SKINNY SETH ROGEN FTW»

The Videogum Movie Club: I Love You, Man

This weekend's Videogum Movie Club selection, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel's I Love You, Man, came in second at the box office to Nicolas Cage's Knowing (though it still did pretty well.) How is Hollywood supposed to take America seriously... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: I LOVE YOU, MAN»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: The Rock Obama

The Rock is not a terrible comic actor, but SNL seems to think that the funniest thing about The Rock is dressing The Rock up in girly clothes and making him sing and dance. You know, because he's a big... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: THE ROCK OBAMA»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Steve Martin Played A Banjo For A Very Long Time

Is it just me, or did Saturday's SNL seem aimed at our parent's generation? Aside from the digital short, pretty much 100% of the show was (gulp), kind of, um, "Dad-humor." Nobody loves Steve Martin more than me (I'll even... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: STEVE MARTIN PLAYED A BANJO FOR A VERY LONG TIME»

SNL: Just The Funny Parts (And Fleet Foxes)

As they say, they can't all be winners, and after Neil Patrick Harris's tour de force performance last week, maybe the show is, how do I say this nicely because I certainly don't make a 90-minute sketch comedy show every... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS (AND FLEET FOXES)»

Kangols. Kangols. Kangols? Kangols.

You know what's apparently big this week? Kangol hats! This morning when Vulture put up their hilarious casting of the miracle plane crash post, the most visible surviving passenger (Seriously, he was on EVERY CHANNEL last night. I bet he... CONTINUE READING KANGOLS. KANGOLS. KANGOLS? KANGOLS.»

Posted on January 16, 2009 in Sketch Comedy, The News (5 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Kangols | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Neil Patrick Harris Is A Triple Threat

Has anyone done an investigation into what NPH did during all those years between Doogie Howser, M.D. and his recent multi-platform Lazarus-like comeback? It's starting to seem like we could have used him, and that he let us down. Saturday... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS A TRIPLE THREAT»

Posted on January 12, 2009 in Sketch Comedy (33 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Mark Wahlberg | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

I Love You, Man Looks So Much Better Now

Monday's Access Hollywood had a sneak preview of the preview for the Paul Rudd/Jason Segel bromance comedy I Love You, Man, and it seemed kind of "eh." Now there's a full trailer, and it's amazing how much better a movie... CONTINUE READING I LOVE YOU, MAN LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER NOW»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Yes You Can Say "Jizz" On Television

Whoa, Amy Poehler surprised everyone by returning to SNL just six weeks after having her kid! But that wasn't the only shocking, awesome thing to happen on Saturday's show. Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone debuted the first single from their... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: YES YOU CAN SAY "JIZZ" ON TELEVISION»

Posted on December 8, 2008 in Late Night, Music Related Content, Sketch Comedy (22 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Depeche Mode | Saturday Night Live | The Lonely Island

Paul Rudd Can Even Make SNL Promos Funny

Here's a series of promos for this week's Saturday Night Live, hosted by Paul Rudd (don't forget!), and something strange is going on because they're not awkward and they're actually funny. Like, there's actually a joke in this that I'm... CONTINUE READING PAUL RUDD CAN EVEN MAKE SNL PROMOS FUNNY»

Posted on November 12, 2008 in I Love Paul Rudd, Sketch Comedy (9 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Beyoncé | Paul Rudd | Saturday Night Live | Vampire Weekend

Last Night's Thursday SNL 65% Funnier Than A Regular SNL

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»

Say Shut Up To Your Mark Wahlberg For Me, Alright?

So, it looks likely that Mark Wahlberg's outburst on Kimmel last night was, as many commenters suggested, just a set up for his revenge cameo appearance on SNL this weekend. If it's true, we will finally know the answer to... CONTINUE READING SAY SHUT UP TO YOUR MARK WAHLBERG FOR ME, ALRIGHT?»

Posted on October 17, 2008 in Behind The Scenes (3 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Mark Wahlberg | Saturday Night Live

Mark Wahlberg Is Your Boyfriend

He didn't used to be your boyfriend. He used to be too good for you. But this whole Andy Samberg gently impersonating him on Saturday Night Live thing has revealed that he's kind of an anti-semitic asshole. (Thanks for the... CONTINUE READING MARK WAHLBERG IS YOUR BOYFRIEND»

Posted on October 17, 2008 in That's Your Boyfriend (24 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Jews | Jimmy Kimmel | Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg Does Not Have A Sense Of Humor About His SNL Parody

In last week's Friday Fight we joked that Mark Wahlberg secretly hated Andy Samberg's hilarious homage to him, "Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals." As several tipsters and a commenter pointed out, Wahlberg dissed the sketch and SNL in the New... CONTINUE READING MARK WAHLBERG DOES NOT HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR ABOUT HIS SNL PARODY»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in Feuds, Parodies (4 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Bonnaroo | Mark Wahlberg | Saturday Night Live

SNL: Just The Funny Parts

Did anybody notice that there was a new Saturday Night Live on Saturday? JK! Everyone's talking about Tina Fey's Best Impression Ever of Sarah Palin, but there were actually three other amusing parts! Here they are in their practically Phelps-free... CONTINUE READING SNL: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS»