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In case you haven’t seen it…

Matt — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:40:56 +0000

My favorite political ad in a long time. It has everything:
- Excessive, aggressive editing
- Majestic music
- Bickering with opponent about stolen yard signs
- Discussion of opponent’s facebook posts
- Gun that seems to appear out of nowhere (but clearly validates the candidate’s Republican credentials)

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7fhIO7DG0)

How to Report The News

Matt — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:42:08 +0000

A nice piece of satire:

For your entertainment

Matt — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:10:57 +0000

11 Most Painfully Obvious Newspaper Articles Ever

Pacing

Matt — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:05:13 +0000

This newscaster misses a very important pause in his opening:

Pacing is important

John Oliver on Fresh Air

Matt — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:44:05 +0000

I enjoyed this interview with John Oliver from The Daily Show. If you’re a fan of the show, you’ll definitely enjoy it. Oliver may be my second favorite current comedian (after Louie CK). I had a chance to see him perform in San Francisco a year and a half ago; he’s definitely worth seeing if you get a chance.

The 70-minute Star Wars: The Phantom Menace review

Matt — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:53 +0000

I realize it sounds ridiculous, but this review is one of the funnies, most interesting things I’ve watched in a while. If you’ve seen The Phantom Menace, you should watch this. Some parts are NSFW. Here’s the first segment:

Watch the whole thing

There are also reviews of several Star Trek movies on the guy’s youtube channel. They’re also good, but definitely not as good as the Star Wars one.

Glenn Beck’s Stephen Colbert Impression

Matt — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:48:46 +0000

Stephen really figured it out:

Iran comedy

Matt — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:42:06 +0000

The subtitles added to this video are pretty hilarious:

(some of the text may be NSFW)

Recommended: Children’s Hospital

Matt — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:16:29 +0000

Children’s Hospital is a series of web shorts made by Rob Corddry last year. Somehow I missed this until recently, but it’s one of my favorite things I’ve seen in a while. It’s sorta a parody of Grey’s Anatomy and similar shows, though it doesn’t rely on any knowledge of those. There are 10 5-minute episodes, all available free on the site. The show is horribly inappropriate, not safe for work, etc. If you like Arrested Development, I think that this has a bit of a similar sensibility (some of you know how huge a compliment that is).

If you aren’t convinced, you can watch the (potentially NSFW) trailer, narrated by Stephen Colbert, but you should really just skip that and watch the show.

If you’re into comedy, you’ll recognize a lot of the actors in this, too.

Why are you still reading?!

Whoops

Matt — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:02:26 +0000

This banner at a conference for advocates of English-only education has a slight problem…

(conference is spelled wrong)

Which of course reminds me of this:

Pat Buchanan is in the first picture, btw.