The 2009 Emmy Awards

Congratulations, television, you did it! You celebrated yourself for three hours! To be fair, while the Emmys were mostly boring and very who-cares, they were not as boring and as who-cares as they might have been. Neil Patrick Harris did... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 EMMY AWARDS»

Posted on September 21, 2009 in Awards, Photo (36 comments)
Tags: Emmys | Neil Patrick Harris

The Early Show Asks Neil Patrick Harris About Kate Gosselin's Mullet For Some Reason

The most charming celebrity, Neil Patrick Harris, was on CBS's Early Show this morning to speak briskly about his Tony-hosting gig and about getting advice from Whoopi Goldberg and Hugh Jackman. The funniest part was when they showed a picture... CONTINUE READING THE EARLY SHOW ASKS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ABOUT KATE GOSSELIN'S MULLET FOR SOME REASON»

Posted on June 5, 2009 in Morning Zoo (10 comments)
Tags: How I Met Your Mother | Jon And Kate Plus 8 | Kate Gosselin | Neil Patrick Harris | The Early Show

How I Met Your Disappointing Season Finale

Kids, sometimes life brings disappointments, like last night's season finale of the still totally great show How I Met Your Mother, which was predictable and lovey dovey and, ironically for its title and theme ("The Leap"), not very risk-takey. (We... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR DISAPPOINTING SEASON FINALE»

Huggy, Learny How I Met Your Mother Saved By Guided By Voices Song

Well, we couldn't just have funny, stand-alone episodes forever. That would be like if they just had cannibal monster mother episodes of The X Files forever (awesome.) No, they have to get to the "mythology" of the show's premise and... CONTINUE READING HUGGY, LEARNY HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER SAVED BY GUIDED BY VOICES SONG»

Posted on May 5, 2009 in Music Related Content, Spoilers (20 comments)
Tags: Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Segel | Josh Radnor | Neil Patrick Harris

This Week's How I Met Your Mother Was Absolutely Hilarious

Now that How I Met Your Mother doesn't need Britney Spears cameos to be a certified hit, it seems CBS is letting them just do whatever they want or something, because Monday's episode was one of the funniest of the... CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER WAS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS»

The "Really Dirty Joke" From Last Night's How I Met Your Mother

Last night's HIMYM began with a scene in which Barney, Marshall and Ted are telling a dirty joke when Lily walks up. After the other guys refuse to tell her the joke, claiming it's "boy-funny," Barney whispers it to Lily,... How I Met Your Mother'">CONTINUE READING THE "REALLY DIRTY JOKE" FROM LAST NIGHT'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER»

CBS's Barney And Robin Love Montage: Barf!

In order to promote the April 13th episode of How I Met Your Mother, which will concern the Barney/Robin love thing we've all known was coming but chose to ignore this whole season, CBS has put together their own montage... CONTINUE READING CBS'S BARNEY AND ROBIN LOVE MONTAGE: BARF!»

Yes, That Was Bunny Colvin From The Wire On How I Met Your Mother This Week

It's unlikely that The Wire and How I Met Your Mother share a lot of fans, as superfans of The Wire tend to be the type of people who say "I do not watch sitcoms," so that makes it even... CONTINUE READING YES, THAT WAS BUNNY COLVIN FROM THE WIRE ON HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER THIS WEEK»

How I Met Your Mother: Did Lily Order The Code Red?

On last night's episode, Ted found out that Lily has been purposely sabotaging his relationships for years. This is funny, because Lily is supposed to be nice, but it's also funny because the scene where Ted learns this turns into... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: DID LILY ORDER THE CODE RED?»

How I Met Your Mother Is Funny Again

You know how you'll see a show and tell all of your friends it was great, and they'll watch the next episode and report back to you that you were wrong and they're never trusting you again and you're like... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER IS FUNNY AGAIN»

How I Met Your Mother's Easter Eggs For The SuperFans

Last night's How I Met Your Mother went crazy with the inside jokes and internet discoveries. There were at least three: 1. Ted's "Dr. X" college DJ persona The gang makes fun of Ted for including his college stint as... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER'S EASTER EGGS FOR THE SUPERFANS»

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

Lindsay Gets Sick For One Day

And the promos for the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted episode of SNL come out. (Thanks for the tip, Erin.) It's like Murphy's Law or something. Right? Isn't that Murphy's Law? "Anything bad that could happen will result in you getting sick... CONTINUE READING LINDSAY GETS SICK FOR ONE DAY»

Posted on January 7, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Health | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

SNL Is Going To Be Legendary

Suit up! The first SNL guest host of 2009 will be...Neil Patrick Harris!... CONTINUE READING SNL IS GOING TO BE LEGENDARY»

Posted on December 19, 2008 in Casting Calls (0 comments)
Tags: How I Met Your Mother | Neil Patrick Harris | Saturday Night Live

Neal Patrick Harris and Jack Black In Prop 8: The Musical

Today FunnyOrDie put up it's most star-studded video ever, Prop 8: The Musical. It's almost impossible to make things like this this funny, so it's okay that they took an entire month. It works: Let's see, that was John C.... CONTINUE READING NEAL PATRICK HARRIS AND JACK BLACK IN PROP 8: THE MUSICAL»

How I Met Your Mother: The One Where The Boys Are Naked

Last night's HIMYM had no notable guest stars, so it had nudity. After the guys learn a new move from one of Robin's dates ("Naked-Man"), where you wait for your date to leave the room and then be naked when... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: THE ONE WHERE THE BOYS ARE NAKED»

HIMYM: Hey, Remember That Great Mr. Show Intervention Sketch?

There were a lot of interventions on last night's How I Met Your Mother. There were interventions for alcohol abuse, the wearing of a funny hat, the performing of too many magic tricks, speaking with an English accent, the improper... CONTINUE READING HIMYM: HEY, REMEMBER THAT GREAT MR. SHOW INTERVENTION SKETCH?»

How I Met Your Mother: Barney's Booty Call Timeline

Last night's HIMYM premiere cemented the show's status as Friends with drinking. It's not can't-miss and still has surprising moments, but, well, nobody really cares who the mother is anymore, do we? Last night's premiere was so-so: (spoiler alert) Stella... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: BARNEY'S BOOTY CALL TIMELINE»

Eventually, Tracy Morgan Threatens Neil Patrick Harris With A Baseball Bat

The Emmy's, you guys. Love those Emmy's. Such a celebration of incredible television. Barf. Is the catchphrase "for me to barf on" still available? That's still available, right? Lindsay is currently working on our complete Emmy's coverage, but while we... CONTINUE READING EVENTUALLY, TRACY MORGAN THREATENS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS WITH A BASEBALL BAT»

Posted on September 22, 2008 in Late Night (2 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Neil Patrick Harris | Tracy Morgan

Doogie Howser, M.D. Is Now On Hulu

Yesterday I noticed that Hulu added a ton of full episodes of Doogie Howser, M.D. to their free library over the weekend. The show holds up surprisingly well, but the episode titles are hilarious. Like these: "The Big Sleep...Not!" "You've... CONTINUE READING DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. IS NOW ON HULU»

Posted on August 13, 2008 in Nostalgia, Sitcoms (3 comments)
Tags: Doogie Howser | M.D. | Neil Patrick Harris

Harold And Kumar Are Coming Back, But What About NPH?

Yay, Variety reports that Harold And Kumar are coming back for a third installment, making Harold And Kumar a trilogy like the Lord Of The Rings: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who wrote "Harold & Kumar Go to White... CONTINUE READING HAROLD AND KUMAR ARE COMING BACK, BUT WHAT ABOUT NPH?»

Posted on July 25, 2008 in Stoner Cinema (4 comments)
Tags: Harold And Kumar | John Cho | Kal Penn | Neil Patrick Harris | Salvia

Neil Patrick Harris Sings About Shoes On Sesame Street

Neil Patrick Harris continues his multi-platform world domination tour with an appearance on Sesame Street, where he plays "The Shoe Fairy," and sings a song about different kinds of shoes. It's actually really enjoyable. I've watched it three times: As... CONTINUE READING NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SINGS ABOUT SHOES ON SESAME STREET»

Posted on July 24, 2008 in Children's Television, Cute As Balls (6 comments)
Tags: Neil Patrick Harris | Sesame Street | Shoes

Neil Patrick Harris's Old Spice Commercial Is Finally Online

Via Towleroad, the TV commercial version of Neil Patrick Harris's print Old Spice ads has finally been revealed, along with the fact that NPH can even make Old Spice seem cool because he's MAGIC. Does he have to give any... CONTINUE READING NEIL PATRICK HARRIS'S OLD SPICE COMMERCIAL IS FINALLY ONLINE»

Posted on June 26, 2008 in Commercials (4 comments)
Tags: Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris Is Coming To A Computer Near You

Joss Whedon and his brothers made a 36-minute sci-fi musical during the writer's strike called Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, starring Neil Patrick Harris in the title role. It's coming soon (in 3 parts) to the internet, and here's a... CONTINUE READING NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS COMING TO A COMPUTER NEAR YOU»

Posted on June 26, 2008 in Trailer (1 comments)
Tags: Joss Whedon | Neil Patrick Harris