This weekend, 20/20 aired a Diane Sawyer special about Americans and guns. It was informative, but the best part was catching up with little Damon Weaver, whose election coverage for his local news station charmed the world last fall. Damon... CONTINUE READING DAMON WEAVER IS BACK WITH A QUESTION FOR BARACK»
Posted on April 13, 2009 in Newsmagazines
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Tags: 20/20 | Barack Obama | Damon Weaver | Diane Sawyer
Did you wake up this morning to an email from your co-worker, an avowed and militant anti-spoiler-activist, totally spoiling last night's House for you? Well, I did. Friday Fight came a little early this week. Anyway, I am not going... CONTINUE READING THE WHITE HOUSE JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE KAL PENN»
Posted on April 7, 2009 in I Love Kal Penn, Spoilers
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Tags: Barack Obama | Dead Poets Society | House | Hugh Laurie | Kal Penn | Lisa Edelstein | Robert Sean Leonard
When he isn't busy trying to fix the ECONOMY, which we hear is BROKEN, do you know what Barack Obama is doing? He's making fucking phone calls to outer fucking space. We kind of wish there was a way to... CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA TO MAJOR TOM»
Posted on March 24, 2009 in Politics
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Tags: Barack Obama | Space
Barack Obama was on Leno last night, attempting to change the world and fix the financial crisis in one late-night TV appearance, but nooooo, everyone is focusing on one offhand comment he made comparing his bowling skills to the Special... CONTINUE READING LET HE WHO HAS NEVER MADE A SPECIAL OLYMPICS JOKE CAST THE FIRST STONE»
Posted on March 20, 2009 in Goofs, Interviews, Late Night
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Tags: Barack Obama | Jay Leno | Murderball | Special Olympics
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»
Posted on March 9, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy
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Tags: Andy Samberg | Barack Obama | Bill Hader | Dwayne Johnson | Jessica Biel | John Mulaney | Justin Timberlake | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | The Rock | Will Forte
In the best Daily Show correspondent piece since the election, Jason Jones interviews two preachers who think Obama is the Anti-Christ and Hitler, respectively, and once he puts the pieces together, his "Yes, We Can" mug crashes to the floor:... CONTINUE READING THE DAILY SHOW REVEALS THAT OBAMA IS KEYSER SOSE»
Posted on February 25, 2009 in Interviews, Late Night
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Tags: Barack Obama | Emmys | James David Manning | Jason Jones | Jon Stewart | The Daily Show | The Usual Suspects
The funniest thing on TV last night was Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's bomb of a Republican response to Barack Obama's first address to congress. The "folksy" Jindal rendered Rachel Maddow speechless, even Fox News called it a failure, and over... CONTINUE READING THE BALLAD OF BOBBY JINDAL»
Posted on February 25, 2009 in Awkward Live TV, Backlashes, Politics
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Tags: 30 Rock | Barack Obama | Bobby Jindal | Emmys | Jack McBrayer
Barack Obama told reporters today that he's a Slumdog fan. (Now we just have to make sure he never says he liked Crash.)... CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA LOVES SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE»
Posted on February 24, 2009
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Tags: Barack Obama | Slumdog Millionaire
This is pretty much for comedy nerds, but Patton has been holed up writing for what seems like years and it's good to see him on a screen again. This video was made for last night's Comedy Death Ray, an... CONTINUE READING PATTON OSWALT PROBABLY DID NOT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT»
Posted on February 18, 2009 in Sketch Comedy, Stand Up Comedy
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Tags: Barack Obama | Patton Oswalt
This video of a NY1 news report on Harlem residents replacing the word "ni$$a" with the word "president" has been circulating for a few days now, and there seems to be some confusion over whether or not it's real. Well,... CONTINUE READING PRESIDENT, PLEASE!»
Posted on February 18, 2009 in Newsmagazines
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Tags: Barack Obama | Racism
Barack Obama, you guys. So far so good. He throws snowballs and talks about Jessica Simpson AND he makes bold steps towards a logical energy policy and changing the Muslim world's attitude about America. When they talk generically about "the... CONTINUE READING JAPANESE BLACKFACE OBAMA MAGICIAN ALMOST MAKES IT NOT WORTH IT»
Posted on February 11, 2009 in Politics
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Tags: Barack Obama | Blackface | Japan
I bet Jon Stewart makes a funny face at this video tonight! (What you need to know: Florida Governor Charlie Crist is widely believed to be gay.): I love the blonde girl in the audience who whips her head to... CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA'S COMEDY WRITERS ARE THE BEST»
Posted on February 10, 2009 in Awkward Live TV, Bloopers
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Tags: Barack Obama | Charlie Crist | Hose
Okay, things are getting out of hand with this Jessica Simpson weight "controversy." (What's the controversy? She had some Papa John's cheese sticks and chose the wrong jeans.) In his Today Show interview yesterday, no less a person than our... CONTINUE READING EVEN BARACK OBAMA IS TALKING ABOUT JESSICA SIMPSON'S WEIGHT»
Posted on February 2, 2009 in Celebrity Gossip!, The News
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Tags: Barack Obama | Jessica Simpson
Bill O'Reilly and Dennis Miller recap the inauguration (with a focus on Jay Z and "Little Jeezy") and they're so old and emasculated and unintentionally funny because they think they're still powerful. This is the first time Bill O'Reilly has... CONTINUE READING THE COMEDY TEAM OF BILL O'REILLY AND DENNIS MILLER»
Posted on January 22, 2009 in The News
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Tags: Barack Obama | Bill O'Reilly | Dennis Miller | Jay-Z | Ted Leo
I won't ruin this by giving away the sexual act a "love doctor" says Barack and Michelle "do a lot of" in this clip from a Detroit Fox news broadcast, but it took me (and, apparently the giggling offscreen host)... CONTINUE READING WHEN A PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH...»
Posted on January 21, 2009 in Awkward Live TV, Bloopers, Local News
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Tags: Barack Obama
From Dick Cheney's wheelchair reminding us of Dr. Strangelove and Star Wars, to Rick Warren's soon-to-be-a-catchphrase pronunciation of "SASHA!", to explaining to yourself why it's okay this one time to make fun of someone because they're in a wheelchair, Jon... CONTINUE READING JON STEWART SAID WHAT WE WERE ALL THINKING YESTERDAY»
Posted on January 21, 2009 in Late Night
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Tags: Barack Obama | Jon Stewart | Samantha Bee | The Daily Show | Wyatt Cenac
Okay, blah blah blah disclaimer: coached-kid videos are usually the worst, but if The Landlord was okay, this little girl's farewell to George W. Bush is just fine. I totally expected it to be unoriginal, but I LOLd three times.... CONTINUE READING LITTLE GIRL SAYS GOODBYE TO GEORGE W. BUSH THE ONLY WAY HER PARENTS TELL HER TO KNOW HOW»
Posted on January 20, 2009 in Cute As Balls
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Tags: Barack Obama | Election 2008 | George W. Bush
Watching this Reuters report, which bears the headline "Pitt, Cruise Excited About Obama" is really funny if you imagine that this is the main way Obama's historic inauguration is being covered for an international audience: And by "funny" I mean... CONTINUE READING GUESS WHO'S EXCITED ABOUT THE INAUGURATION? TOM CRUISE AND BRAD PITT!»
Posted on January 20, 2009 in The News
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Tags: Barack Obama | Brad Pitt | Election 2008 | Tom Cruise
The celebrities whose previous video got us to vote (That's why we voted, right? That's why I voted.) are baaaack! In this four minute video (that isn't the inferior Pepsi one), all of the celebrities pledge to vaguely solve the... CONTINUE READING THE CELEBRITIES ARE TRYING TO TELL US TO CHANGE THE WORLD»
Posted on January 20, 2009 in Viral Video
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Tags: Anthony Kiedis | Ashton Kutcher | Barack Obama | Dakota Fanning | Demi Moore | Diddy | Election 2008 | Jason Bateman | Kevin Connolly | Vote
It's not like we're unaware that maybe baby fart videos aren't what's important today. You can stream Obama's historic speech here, and feel free to leave your thoughts and feelings in the comments. We're all adults here, or whatever.... CONTINUE READING DON'T PLAY GAMES: OPEN INAUGURATION THREAD»
Posted on January 20, 2009 in Politics
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Tags: Barack Obama | Election 2008 | M.I.A.
The "You Can Vote However You Like" kids have been invited to sing at the inauguration, which is so great that it almost cancels out the whole Rick Warren thing.... CONTINUE READING OBAMA ON THE LEFT, OBAMA ON THE RIGHT»
Posted on January 15, 2009 in Politics
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Tags: Barack Obama | Election 2008 | Ron Clark Academy
You might have read that little Damon Weaver, the Florida ten-year-old reporter who gave the internet our most adorable election coverage, has finally been granted media credentials to attend Barack Obama's inauguration. And here's video of little Damon prepping for... CONTINUE READING DAMON WEAVER GETS FITTED FOR HIS INAUGURATION TUX!»
Posted on January 13, 2009 in Cute As Balls, Local News, Politics
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Tags: Barack Obama | Damon Weaver | Election 2008
Somebody found this 2001 video of our future President on a Dinner For Five-type show about restaurants called "Check, Please!" and put it on YouTube. In this episode, Barack orders the Southern Sampler at Dixie Kitchen in Chicago and reminds... CONTINUE READING BARACK OBAMA ENDORSES PEACH COBBLER; HATERS FREAK OUT»
Posted on January 6, 2009 in Politics, Video Skeletons, Viral Video
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Tags: Barack Obama | Food
This time, they have an original composition. Hmmm. This isn't as good as their election song, which is what happens when children follow up on a bonafide #1 radio hit with a makeshift rap of their own choosing. Although "please... CONTINUE READING THOSE KIDS WHO RAPPED ABOUT THE ELECTION TO T.I.'S "WHATEVER YOU LIKE" ARE BACK»
Posted on December 10, 2008 in Politics, Viral Video
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Tags: Barack Obama | Girl Talk | Ron Clark Academy
Damon Weaver, the 10-year-old Florida fifth grader who made the election ten times more adorable with his YouTube videos like "Joe Biden Is My Homeboy" and "Damon Weaver Gets Dissed By John McCain," has a new video out: a polished... CONTINUE READING DAMON WEAVER IS BACK WITH A MESSAGE FOR BARACK»
Posted on December 3, 2008 in Cute As Balls, Politics
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Tags: Barack Obama | Damon Weaver | Election 2008 | Joe Biden
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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