Brilliant parody of SNL Shorts and Andy Samberg from Landline.tv (who I found via barely political). It’s been out for three months, but I just discovered it. The weekly schedule is hysterical and it hooked me at “I’m not sure if it’s effort, or…”
Ben Folds’ fans in the sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC) show last weekend thought the musician was having an Ashlee Simpson lip sync moment. Folds’ song began skipping on CD and the band had to restart the opening (see video). Finally, Folds’ drummer and guitarist marched off the stage in frustration. Turns out the moment was…
Another popular YouTube artist has been tapped for a comprehensive promotion that involves a sponsored video, significant promotion on the client’s website, and even online-media ads promoting the YouTuber. Kelly, the shoe-loving persona of Liam Kyle Sullivan, posted a recent video interviewing her Aunt Sarah (another Sullivan persona). The video mentions Take180, a website where…
Man I love Failblog. It’s like “The Onion” only real. Last weekend while recovering from being out past my bedtime Friday night, I watched maybe 20 of them. Tonight I found this gem. A Bolivian television station shows images of what it believes to be the Air France crash, and are actually blurred photos from…
Veoh video compass provides browser plug-in to augment your searches with video content. Growing quickly in popularity.
It started when Carri Bugbee started tweeting as PeggyOlson, a character from “Mad Men.” Now it’s spawned a startup called bigdealpr. Here’s a nice video story from AdAge.com about how Carri went from taking on the persona of a television show she liked (for fun not profit) to a starting a firm to help brands…
Thanks to Think Media TV and Life in Student Ministry for reviewing my book, Beyond Viral, and how the tips can help non-profits, charities and ministries not just corporate promotions. It’s nice to hear how Sean and Tim (their YouTube accounts linked by name) are using my book for good not evil. 🙂 Click below…
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Hmmm… this might make more sense if I had ever seen SNL.
Landline has made some REALLY funny shit, but this came off as someone who has seen “Like A Boss” and “Tizzle Wizzle Show,” is irritated (and possibly jealous) by their success.
But then again I don’t think parodying humor works well at all. All the Dane Cook hatred from other comedians came off badly to me. I am not a big fan of Cook, nor do I dislike him, but honestly something that isn’t dumbing itself down and isn’t a ripoff of anything – why make fun of it? What is it doing wrong?
The only time I’ve really seen attacks on humorists that I found funny were from people stealing other people’s ideas or content (Carlos Mencia).
Maybe it’s because I like The Lonely Island and absurdism/surrealism in general. I can’t tell you for sure, but it seems like attacking a group that went from being three idiots laughing about random stuff to being the most successful web comedians bar none, who make consistently laugh-worthy (depending on your taste) and well-produced content (on top of being pretty good pop musicians) isn’t the best thing in the world where web comedy still isn’t honestly “legit.”
This is not to say these guys aren’t funny, though. If you want a truly HILARIOUS video from Landline that is a completely GENIUS idea, hit up Dead Celebrity Ads at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcLqM5XHaLw – I think this is one of the best things ever made.