10 Hilarious Auditions Worth Watching

Sometimes the worst auditions make for the best viewing.

1. Steve Carell Turns The Stupid Up To 11 For “Anchorman”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3fuU3ZnD1Uo.

Steve Carell auditions for what will become his breakthrough role: Brick the incredibly dimwitted meteorologist. Even funnier than the movie.

2. Chris Klein Sings An Audition For “Mamma Mia,” Embarrases Western Civilization

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=j0Gmzy-Zn3g.

Chris Klein couldn’t sing his way out of a hot apple pie. This one is really cringe-inducing.

3. Legendarily Awful Martial Arts Audition

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wnjb8Hx76u8.

A series of hapless men attempt to perform martial arts moves for a director. They fail miserably.

4. Tobias Fünke Dies In A Fire … Sale

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0mAInAOK2fc.

Tobias Fünke makes a simple commercial audition much more complicated than it needs to be.

5. Fight Water With Water On The “X Factor” (U.K.)

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=I4pIRMWlXPw.

Those cups of water that judges on reality talent shows always have next to them are for more than just quenching one’s thirst.

6. That’s Quite A Talent

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ssf6006QnqQ.

An audition for a talent show in the Philippines reveals a horrifying secret power.

7. Will Ferrell Talks About Plums On “Eastbound & Down”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ykuTKwbRwF0.

Will Ferrell visits HBO’s “Eastbound & Down” and proceeds to make every other actor (and himself) laugh uncontrollably.

8. David Cross Meta-Auditions

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=y-ZNX1jqbOk.

David Cross, years before his role as Tobias in “Arrested Development,” did an even more elaborate (and hilarious) audition sketch for his HBO cult hit “Mr. Show.”

9. The Worst Of The Worst Of The Worst Of “American Idol”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XVjhzlUJAlQ.

“American Idol” winners frequently fade into obscurity, but the failed auditions are never, ever forgotten. Here’s 10 of the very best of the very worst.

10. Hugh Laurie’s Jaw-Dropping Audition For “House, M.D.”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3Iwqj9i4QDc.

Filming the audition from a hotel bathroom half-a-planet away from Hollywood, Hugh Laurie goes from his natural fancypants Oxford English to House’s wonderful American Sneerspeak in less time than it takes to pop a pill … jaw-droppingly great, and funny to boot.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eZexxFi9GTk.

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