Jimmy Fallon Online: His Spot to Lose?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008SNL Alumnus Jimmy Fallon, who is slated to replace Conan O'Brien's time slot when Conan takes over for Jay Leno next spring, will get his chance to strut his funny stuff earlier than expected, though not on TV. He'll get a ...
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JibJab: Hilarious and Personalized
Friday, July 18th, 2008JibJab is the political cartooning for this generation. See the new video: Time for Some Campaignin'. Really well done. As always, you can interject your own photo into the video, living up to the promise of "personalized media" that ...
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Will Ferrell at the WGA
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008The Groundlings hosted a Q&A with Will Ferrell last night. I had third-row tickets at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills. About 200 people in attendance (including both Will's dad and mom: Will's dad was in the first ...
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A Great Viral Video Flops: 3,328 Views For Parrot?
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Rob Delaney sent me a link to Parrot for State Bird on YouTube, a really well-done fake political news short starring himself as the snarky host. The video showcases a debate between a parrot and a valley quail, who argue over ...
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BMW Literally Launches a Car with a 30-Minute Viral Video
Friday, June 20th, 2008WSJ reported today that BMW (and their ad agency) took credit for a 30-minute mockumentary about a German town building a ramp to literally launch a new 1-Series BMW car to America. The story was leaked to blogs and traditional press, ...
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SNL Reunion at 60 Frames: Carpet Bros.
Friday, June 13th, 2008SNL alumni Tim Meadows and David Spade join forces to do a Web series called Carpet Bros. under the 60 Frames banner. Well, the term "web series" is a stretch. There's no interactivity. It's just a vehicle for short-form ...
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Hooray! The Internet Proves it is a Viable Pathway to Hollywood… Oh Wait, for Big Name Stars.
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008The Hollywood Reporter reported yesterday that a fake movie trailer posted online will be made into a feature film. Seems like the breakthrough moment that we've all been looking for, right? Sure, except that "Seth and Jay vs. The Apocalypse" ...
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TV Shows Create Community Three Times
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008I love the new American version of The Office, but as much as it tickles me, it just doesn't compare with the genius of the British version. I sat down and watched episodes from season 2 on DVD tonight, and then ...
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Two Movies, Three Guys, and Mano-a-Mano Competition
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Grown men fighting each other for supremacy must be the hot subject of the summer movie season, and, no, I'm not talking about Iron Man vs. Batman. I'm talking about John C. Reily vs. Will Ferrell and, then, John C. Reily ...
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Improvatory Show Photos
Monday, April 28th, 2008Thank you to all our friends and fans who came out to support us at our Improvatory Reunion Show (One Night Only). Check the photos on Flickr. Also, thank you to Alex Enriquez and Kenny Stevenson who took time out ...
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