What a difference a year makes. Last summer, Al Franken got a stern lecture on satire from Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, who asserted that Franken’s abuse of the genre disqualified him from service in the U.S. Senate.…
For all the impact that web video has had on the course of the presidential race this year, genuinely memorable DIY endeavors have been relatively few and far between. But this wholly unauthorized satirical update of Anheuser-Busch’s famous “Wassup?” campaign for Budweiser is one. Released late last week, it’s already racked up over 1.5 million views, and so far about half a dozen people have sent it to us. Highly recommended.
Will Farrell returned for a cameo as George W. Bush on last night’s Thurday edition of SNL weekend update. The video, for sizing reasons, is below the jump.
Jason Horowitz assays a new gag–oh, sorry, meme–in the New York Observer. But the real treat is Drew Friedman’s illustration. (Political Friedman from earlier in the season here.)
Using the latest and finest in auto-text generation software, the creators of Interview Palin offer bloggers and non-network journalists the opportunity to kick it Katie Couric-style with Palin as she responds a series of questions about war,…
This is fun. Actors Jerry O’Connell (Jerry Maguire, Crossing Jordan) and Brandon Johnson made this short depicting a 10-year-old Hillary Clinton laying the foundation for her future presidential bid.
It opens with Hillary’s team losing a kickball…
Change-up or sea change? After a long series of Hillary-friendly vignettes, “Saturday Night Live’s” opening segment did a 180 this weekend, summarizing the case for HRC’s continued candidacy in three talking points: 1) “I am a sore loser”; 2) “My…
There are three things one needs to know about Mike Gravel. 1) In pronouncing his last name, the accent goes on the second syllable; it rhymes with “Oh, hell.” 2) A former US senator from Alaska, he was and
This is fun: OG Johnny Mac spins rhymes about the secret of his political success. And what’s that? Hint: Chris Matthews gets a cameo as Flavor Flav.
Headzup: John McCain rap (1:49)
3 a.m.: Debt collector calls
3 a.m.: Nobody’s home
3 a.m.: The kitchen sink
Special Friday bonus: Below the jump, a workplace-unfriendly Hillary/Obama pastiche based on Sarah Silverman’s “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” routine.
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