More Parks and Rec stuff

Watch this Parks and Recreation gag/blooper reel. It's funny and you'll enjoy it. What more could you ask for? Money. You could ask for money as well. It's not a realistic request, but it is a request.

I'd like to be buried in the Sisterhood of Womyn

So, Dave Foley of Kids in the Hall fame was on WTF With Marc Maron the other week, and that got me thinking about my favorite Kids in the Hall skits. Here's a quote from the first skit I've posted below "I hear menopause is great. It's like taking ecstasy and a rocket-ship ride all rolled into one." I dare you to watch that skit and not laugh. I dare you!

Schaal Right!

Kristen Schaal seems to be everywhere these days, and I am 100% cool with that. Every time she's on The Daily Show, I know that there will be an excellent bit and that I will end up posting it to either Facebook or this blog. Kristen is on The Daily Show, was in Toy Story 3 (my vote for best movie of the year), and is a voice in the great new show Bob's Burgers. Oh, she also has a book call Sexy Book of Sexy Sex (it's funny. Get it for your mom for Mother's Day). Check out these clips of her work, and I think you'll be impressed.

Hey, watch these clips and read this article

I don't know how, or why, but I now receive Spin Magazine. I'm not complaining, it is just weird to randomly receive a subscription to a magazine that you have never purchased. I was flipping through it the other day, and they actually have some good articles; one of which is about Mr. Show with Bob and David. The article (only available in it's full form in the magazine) is an oral history of the show as told by the people involved. This includes, of course, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, but also Brian Posehn, Patton Oswalt, Jack Black, and a slew of other really funny people. If you like the article, you should check out Splitsider's look back at Mr Show. If you don't know what Mr. Show is, you can watch reruns of it on IFC, or you can check out some clips below (you can also watch if you do know what it is).

"Super" looks super amazing

Super looks like a lot like Kick-Ass, but with actors I like. That's not to say that I didn't like the performances in Kick-Ass, because I really did. Nick Cage played a obsessive comic-book-loving crazy person, which in fact he is. Super on the other hand has Rainn Wilson, Elen Page, and an underrated Steven Weber. Check out the trailer below, and I'm sure that you'll agree.

Hannibal Buress and I agree on the Burritos vs. Jesus debate

Hannubal Buress is a funny, funny man. It's not only me that thinks that; famous people think he's funny too. Chris Rock said "If Steven Wright, Mos Def and Dave Chappelle had a baby, that would be disgusting, but it would sound like Hannibal Buress. The funniest young comic I’ve seen in years." If Chris Rock likes him so much, the least you can do is watch the clips below. Ok, that's a lie, you could not watch the clips, that's technically less than watching them. Sorry for lying.

Bill Murray, this is for you. Everyone else, stop reading now.

I've been really bad at hiding my love for all things Parks and Recreation (in that I haven't hid my love at all, or even attempted to hide it). That's why whenever I come across anything related to the show, my first thought is "man, I love that show", my second thought is "I could really go for a jelly donut right now" (because I can always go for a jelly donut), and my third thought is "I should post this to my blog." The third thought doesn't always translate into action (sometimes I get caught-up in the second thought and google donuts for the next 10 minutes), but this time it did.

I came across a clip of Amy Poehler on Jimmy Fallon's show last night begging Bill Murray to appear on Parks and Rec. This needs to happen. Since no one watches Jimmy Fallon's show, I figured that I needed to help Amy out and post this on my blog (which 10s of people read every month). So, Bill, if you're reading this (which I assume you are), please do an episode of Parks and Recreation. Thanks.

So that's what R2D2 was saying. Thanks Nick Frost.

I'd watch Simon Pegg and Nick Frost recreate Nixon/Frost. The fact that they're trying to recreate Star Wars, just makes this clip from College Humor that much better. I hope that when Lucas decides to cash-in and make a re-boot of Star Wars, and he will, he gets these two to participate in some manner. Who am I kidding, when the re-boot happens it will star Justin Bieber and the cast of Glee.

Conan's final Tonight Show speech is really cool when typed out

No seriously, Conan's speech from his final Tonight Show appearance is really cool when written out with fantastic kinetic typography. You should watch it. On a side note, typography is really cool. That's all.

I miss Family Double Dare

I once had a roommate that was on their way to a concert, and when I asked them who they were seeing they responded "Good Charlotte. You wouldn't know them; they're punk." This was funny because, 1) I used to listen to a lot of punk (and by that I mean actual punk, not Good Charlotte punk), and 2) Good Charlotte isn't punk. They're a rock band, but that's about it. Anyway, their new video is an episode of Family Double Dare. So, that's fun. Watch it below.

Now is the Golden Age. Rejoice!

I really like TV a lot. I say TV not television because it’s my friend (see the clip below and you’ll get that reference). I truly feel like we’re living in the Golden Age of TV (man, I really wanted to write television there, but that would be rude to my friend). There are so many good shows on right now, it’s staggering.

Pop Culture Wars

Earlier this week, Salon’s Matt Zoller Seitz had an article about how kids today don’t “get” the jokes in older episodes of The Simpson’s. The author’s point was that today’s comedies have too many pop culture references, and what may be funny today, will just be confusing in 5-10 year.

That’s a fair statement, but one that I feel doesn’t matter. The fact that a show like Mike & Molly, which doesn’t have tons of pop-culture references, may be more understandable to future generations, doesn’t make Mike & Molly a better show. I’d rather watch a show that he calls out as one of the reference-o-rama’s biggest culprits, Community. I’m so glad to have that show on TV right now. I hope that Community continues to air (and hopefully becomes more successful) and make pop-culture references that are stale after a few years. Because if Community’s a success, then networks will continue to invest in shows that are 1) good (i.e., not Mike & Molly), and 2) offer immediate satisfaction, which is all anyone really wants.

A little game of "Guess Who?"

Whose body does this describe: "coffee-bean ... velvet-covered cement"? Answer after the jump (don't have anything in your mouth when you read the answer, you may spit it out onto your monitor).

They're watching (or they will be after this evening)

My work is instituting content filtering this evening. I'm not sure how that will affect my days of gambling, porn watching, and hacking, while at work. We'll see if this changes the blog at all. Stay tuned. In the mean time, enjoy this video of a slow loris holding an umbrella (ay ay).

Oh, that's how you Dougie. Thanks Panda.

As I'm sure you've surmised from reading my blog, I am a very hip individual. I like all the coolest music, TV, films (not movies, but films), and cute animal videos. However, one piece of hipness has eluded me. The Dougie. I just never knew what to do when that song came on. Thanks to the video below, I will no longer have to run to the bathroom in fear that my friends will realize my dark secret. Thanks Panda.