Julian Casablancas Wishes It Was Christmas Today

Julian Casablancas has released a very straight-forward cover of the SNL classic, "I Wish It Was Christmas Today." Does this mean that in 10 years, Cobra Starship is going to record an earnest cover of "Dick in a Box"?... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS WISHES IT WAS CHRISTMAS TODAY»

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise": NPR's Fresh Air

Tracy Morgan appeared on Fresh Air with Terry Gross today to talk about his book, I Am the New Black, and kept it so real that he ended up breaking down in tears. No joke. Listen here. ... Fresh Air'">CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": NPR'S FRESH AIR»

Posted on October 22, 2009 in Interviews (12 comments)
Tags: Fresh Air | I Am The New Black | NPR | Terry Gross | Tracy Morgan

In England, They Call "Sitcoms" "Lorries"

RT @alexbalk: "Um, is the London Review of Books doing 30 Rock recaps?" Apparently?!... CONTINUE READING IN ENGLAND, THEY CALL "SITCOMS" "LORRIES"»

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise": I Am The New Black Audiobook

You can listen to a preview of the Tracy Morgan audiobook over at http://www.gawker.com. Apparently he goes off script a lot. Which is fun. Looks like AUDIOBOOKS are the new black!... I Am The New Black Audiobook'">CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": I AM THE NEW BLACK AUDIOBOOK»

Posted on October 13, 2009 in Behind The Scenes, Bootlegs (0 comments)
Tags: Audiobooks | Books | I Am The New Black | Tracy Morgan

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise": Tracy Morgan Is On Twitter

A few days ago, the Internet launched a campaign to get Tracy Morgan on Twitter, as the Internet will do. And now, Tracy Morgan is on Twitter. Success! Here is his first Tweet: "my dickhead is shaped liked a darth... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": TRACY MORGAN IS ON TWITTER»

Posted on October 8, 2009 in WebJunk, What America Wants (8 comments)
Tags: Tracy Morgan | Twitter

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise": I Am The New Black

It has been awhile since we've checked in with Tracy Morgan. Well, actually, it hasn't been that long. He made appearances at both the MTV Video Music Awards, and the Emmys. And he's currently preparing to host the VH1 Hip... I Am The New Black'">CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": I AM THE NEW BLACK»

Posted on September 29, 2009 in Celebrity Autobiography (19 comments)
Tags: Books | I Am The New Black | Tracy Morgan | Videogum Promise

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan And Chad Farthouse Promises"

We are a blog of our word. Tracy Morgan on Letterman from earlier this week. Zach Galifianakis on Conan from last night part one. Part two. Promises KEPT. ... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN AND CHAD FARTHOUSE PROMISES"»

Posted on July 24, 2009 in Late Night (8 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | David Letterman | Tracy Morgan | Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis On His Character In G-Force

"Working with the CGI characters reminds me a lot of the cafeteria in high school." You can also see a G-Force interview with Tracy Morgan here. And thus concludes Videogum's coverage of G-Force.... CONTINUE READING ZACH GALIFIANAKIS ON HIS CHARACTER IN G-FORCE»

Posted on July 14, 2009 in Behind The Scenes, Cartoons (11 comments)
Tags: G-Force | Tracy Morgan | Zach Galifianakis

Explaining The M.A.S.H. Joke On Last Night's 30 Rock

Tipster Kevan wrote in about the classic TV origins of one of Alan Alda's lines on 30 Rock last night: When Alda comes to the TGS stage looking for Jack and finds Tracy crying to Kenneth about not being chicken... CONTINUE READING EXPLAINING THE M.A.S.H. JOKE ON LAST NIGHT'S 30 ROCK»

Last Night's Star-Studded 30 Rock Kidney Benefit Song

Even if you don't watch 30 Rock (?!), you can almost definitely find a recording artist to be excited about in this clip from the end of last night's season finale. It's more fun if I don't name names (and... CONTINUE READING LAST NIGHT'S STAR-STUDDED 30 ROCK KIDNEY BENEFIT SONG»

A Two-Minute Preview Of Thursday's Season Finale Of 30 Rock

Today NBC put up several scenes from Thursday's star-studded (Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Clay Aiken, and Alan Alda again) season finale of 30 Rock. I supposed it contains "spoilers" if jokes count as spoilers ("The colon pushes out the--"):... CONTINUE READING A TWO-MINUTE PREVIEW OF THURSDAY'S SEASON FINALE OF 30 ROCK»

NBC's Fall Promo Tries To Position 30 Rock As "Uplifting"

My first reaction to this overly sentimental promo for NBC's returning fall shows (they showed it to advertisers at the Upfronts yesterday) was "Goddammit, why do these things always make me cry when I don't even watch half of these... CONTINUE READING NBC'S FALL PROMO TRIES TO POSITION 30 ROCK AS "UPLIFTING"»

Posted on May 5, 2009 in Sitcoms (12 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Liz Lemon | Tina Fey | Tracy Jordan | Tracy Morgan

30 Rock Breaks The Nutsack Barrier

This is the funniest line/clip from last night's 30 Rock: Videogum is already the #1 Google result for "can you say nutsack on TV" because of that "extraordinary nuts(n)ack" nut commercial last summer, so we may as well go ahead... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK BREAKS THE NUTSACK BARRIER»

30 Rock: "The Black Widow Is Very Tuna"

On last night's excellent 30 Rock, Jack learned that Elisa, Salma Hayek's character and "The One," had a dark secret: she killed her husband and earned the nickname "La Viuda Negra," or The Black Widow. Also, everyone wore a Slanket,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: "THE BLACK WIDOW IS VERY TUNA"»

30 Rock: Rich Lady Fight Club

Last night's episode of 30 Rock wasn't just funny but sort of a philosophical exploration of How We Live Now or whatever! After Liz got temporarily suspended last week for sexual harassment, a chance encounter with a wealthy neighbor introduces... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: RICH LADY FIGHT CLUB»

30 Rock Is Using Tracy Morgan's Real-Life Crazy Local News Clip

Remember when Tracy Morgan acted strangely on a Chicago morning show a few years ago? It was huge: Haha, ugh, I cannot STAND the anchor-guy egging him on in that clip. Anyway, 30 Rock is going to incorporate this video... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK IS USING TRACY MORGAN'S REAL-LIFE CRAZY LOCAL NEWS CLIP »

Posted on April 8, 2009 in Local News, Sitcoms (6 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Tina Fey | Tracy Jordan | Tracy Morgan

30 Rock: The Full 1-900-OK-FACE Commercial

NBC has put up the full version of Liz's embarrassing first commercial for a phone sex line, seen on last week's 30 Rock, so no more pausing/rewinding/replaying (everyone's been doing that, right?) It's funnier than what we saw on TV,... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: THE FULL 1-900-OK-FACE COMMERCIAL»

30 Rock: Muppets, Lemon's Secret Past, And YouTube

As Barack Obama might say: "Look, it's hard to write about 30 Rock. It's just the best show. Just watch it." So in the spirit of our new-ish President, just go watch 30 Rock already. There are muppets, and an... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: MUPPETS, LEMON'S SECRET PAST, AND YOUTUBE»

30 Rock: What Does BFF Stand For?

I'm going to try a new thing with 30 Rock. Since we're all watching it either on TV or Hulu (I assume), and since it's impossible to even try to point out all of the average of 187 hilarious moments... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WHAT DOES BFF STAND FOR?»

SNL Just The Funny Parts: Tracy Morgan Yells

The bad news is this weekend's SNL with host Tracy Morgan wasn't as funny as it could be. The intro segment, where Tracy goes "back" to 30 Rock, was completely unfunny, despite a cameo by Tina Fey. In fact, Tracy... CONTINUE READING SNL JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: TRACY MORGAN YELLS»

Posted on March 16, 2009 in Late Night, Sketch Comedy (42 comments)
Tags: Bill Hader | Cobra Starship | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Tracy Morgan

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise": Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

In a very touching chapter of the Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise," Tracy visits Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the two "make up" wearing Snuggies. Fallon set the tone by making the audience uncomfortable not once but twice in the... Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'">CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON»

Posted on March 16, 2009 in Feuds, Late Night (5 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Fallon | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Radiohead | Tracy Morgan

30 Rock: Scrabulous

Last night's 30 Rock revolved around Liz's efforts to organize her life and get out of jury duty by dressing up as Princess Leia, her staff's (and the arsonist for whom she was a juror's) attempts to drive her to... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: SCRABULOUS»

Tina Fey Explains Where Grizz And Dot Com Came From

I think the secret of from whence Tracy Jordan's two-man entourage Grizz and Dot Com came has been out for a while, but it's funnier when Tina tells it. (Also, "mayonaises"): Now, we just need to know if they're going... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY EXPLAINS WHERE GRIZZ AND DOT COM CAME FROM»

30 Rock: Liz Lemon Has An Adult Boobies Picture

I know a lot of people hate the "heartwarming" episodes of 30 Rock, like last night's and the Christmas episode, but they have to balance out the (for lack of a better word) snark from time to time, and you... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: LIZ LEMON HAS AN ADULT BOOBIES PICTURE»

Tracy Morgan Will Host SNL On March 14

For the first time! It would be so cool if he revisits his classic angel dust sketch with the "I got the ice in me!" line but there's not really a precedent for that. Either way, shark week!... CONTINUE READING TRACY MORGAN WILL HOST SNL ON MARCH 14»

Posted on February 20, 2009 in Sketch Comedy (12 comments)
Tags: Saturday Night Live | Tracy Morgan