TV Buzz The opening sequence of last night's Critics Choice Awards” featured Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer as “No Movement Motion Capture Artists.” Special appearances by Jon Favreau, Martin Starr, Ray Liotta, and Michael Bay.
Culture Buzz Democracy is finally a funny joke!
Celebrity Buzz Take a look at Amy Poehler and Will Arnett's baby Abel and tell me he isn't destined for comedic glory.
Glad to see that Christopher Meloni is taking his time away from “Law & Order: SVU” to show off his comedic talents. Sure, I was a little scared for the man's carrer when I heard he was joining the cast of “True Blood,” but this sketch about a wacky school assembly run by a crazy man (in the same vein as “Wet Hot American Summer's” odd hero, Gene) proves the man can still make us laugh.
Culture Buzz Stand up comedy's stressful enough, but are you funny enough to take it to the streets? These comedians do their best work amongst the people and who knows, maybe you'll encounter them one day. For more Man on the Street hijinks with a game show twist, tune into Funny Or Die's “Billy on the Street” on Thursdays at 11p/10c on Fuse.
Culture Buzz Filmmaker Richard Ramsey (“The Life Project”) and comic John Ramsey turned what most people commonly consider a total embarrassment into a comedy goldmine — their childhood.
You probably know Todd Barry from his stand-up comedy. Something you didn't know about Todd Barry? Sometimes he gets headaches, and he (seriously) wants to be the next Advil spokesperson. (via laughspin.com)
They can only lead to terror. This video is proof.
Culture Buzz The first week of college is weird enough for everybody. Thankfully it's usually not this weird.
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Thanksgiving, as a holiday, presents quite a lot of comedic material. There are the potential cooking disasters and the awkward family moments.
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What were studio execs thinking? This could never happen in 2011, mainly because there’s not much Saturday morning TV for kids left (other than third-rate syndicated animal facts shows and reruns of Busytown) and comedians are too cool and too edgy to be asked to participate in such an endeavor.
Politics Buzz Herman Cain's Libya brain fart provides another hit of gaffe-crack for The Daily Show.
Politics Buzz You might be surprised by the stuff that is occupying Herman Cain's mind instead of a solid grasp of U.S. foreign policy.
Movie Buzz Here's H. Jon Benjamin, Sarah Silverman and David Cross in a classic scene from director Sam Seder's bizzarre cult film A Bad Situationist.
If you've ever asked yourself whether or not comedian Zach Galifianakis has always been hilarious, the answer is yes. Yes he has. If you've ever wondered if he's always had a beard, the answer is yes to that, too. (via youtube.com)
Politics Buzz Too bad they didn't look into how we do it here at BuzzFeed. (via mediaite.com)
Culture Buzz Keep it classy Fox. Keep it classy. (via huffingtonpost.com)
TV Buzz Whitney Cummings' sitcom was somehow, some way, miraculously picked up by NBC for a whole season. Here's how some of her fellow female comics feel about the show so far. They don't really seem like they're enjoying it.
Culture Buzz Let's work together to create a collection the best underrated sketch comedy out there. Add a video below, but try to keep it to stuff that might be new to people. So, like, no Dead Parrot Sketch. OK LET'S DO THIS.