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.

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.

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.

It's so hard to say goodbye...

Today is Steve Carell's last day shooting The Office. Sad, right? Right. According to Rainn Wilson's twitter, the angels of comedy are weeping (well, he said "wept" but I like to think they're still a little upset about it). Steve had some great moments on The Office (for some reason him stepping on the George Foreman grill pops into my head, which is below), but nothing that he's done has been quite as funny as Ricky Gervais' impromptu dance on the British version of the office.

Best commercial I've seen all day

Who hasn't imagined what it would be like if cats had thumbs? For me, it always involves my cat playing catch with me, or it opening it's own can of cat food (that lazy bastard always makes me open it now). For the makers of Cravendale milk, it's a little more threatening. Check out the commercial below. It's the best minute you'll spend watching videos online all day.

Even more Angry Birds

If you're sick of seeing Angry Birds videos skip this post. If not, then enjoy yet another video about angry birds. This one features notable animated birds and pigs (e.g. Darkwing Duck, Miss Piggy) calling for the end of the deadly Angry Birds war. It's humorous. Watch it.

Y2Gay

The DOJ has stated that they won't be defending the Defense of Marriage Act. Yay! This likely won't change anything right now, but it is a big win for equality. For those that oppose this new stance, they can take some tips from the short film Y2Gay. Get it? It's like Y2K, but for the Gays. A quote from the movie "There's always something to be scared of."

NBA All-Star Game Post.

The NBA had a game that featured their best players in LA this week. Justin Beber was voted MVP of the Celebrity game. Cool.

Well, that is enough about basketball, on to football. There are now two (2) college football QBs that have released "trick shot" videos on the youtube. I'm guessing this will now be a "thing" and we'll be seeing back-up QBs from more colleges that you've never heard of, or don't care about release videos. I for one welcome the videos. These back-up QBs have spent almost their entire lives trying to reach the college level, and now they're holding a clip-board on the sidelines of games that no one cares about. They need this, so let them have it.

That being said, they're both really fun to watch. Check 'em out.

Valentine's Day, NPR Style

NPR wants to wish you a happy Valentine's Day. To do that they've created eight Valentine's Day cards that you can send to your special someone. So, if you haven't already bought your sweetheart a card, then you're a cheap bastard then send them one of these.

Also, check out SNL's Delicious Dish featuring Florance Dusty and her surprisingly delicious muffins.

Mubarak steps down

So this is happening now: Mubarak resigns; hands power to Egyptian military. Watch the celebration live on Al Jazeera English. If you missed Vice President Suleiman's announcement that President Mubarak has stepped down you can check it out below.

Norm MacDonald is getting his own show, yay!

Norm MacDonald is getting his own show on Comedy Central, and if you're like me, then you're a below average speller. But that's neither here nor there. What's really important is that Norm's going to be back where he belongs, hosting a "fake news" show. Comedy Central is my favorite source for "fake news", with shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report (the addition of the Onion's SportsDome is nice as well), so I can't wait for Norm to join up too.

His new show is going to be called Sports Show with Norm MacDonald (I like the creativity on the title). It may sound like it might be too close to SportsDome, but I think that it'll separate itself from SportsDome given that Sports Show will be talking about actual games, where SportsDome is from the Onion and therefore completely made up. To get you primed for Norm's new show, please check out how hilarious this man is when talking about sports (this is the ESPY Awards monologue).

Louisiana is now Mary Kanada

I've mentioned Very Mary-Kate before (here), and I think it's a great online series. Really, it's the best online series where an actor impersonates one of the actors from Full House, Step-by-Stamos can't hold a candle to Very Mary-Kate (note: Step-by-Stamos doesn't actually exist, but it should). Anyway, I was bored at work yesterday and ended up watching about 10 episodes of Very Mary-Kate. I'm sure you don't have as much free time at work as I do, so just watch the one below. It's worth your time (If you're a consultant, just bill your client. They won't mind).

Brad Bird is a powerful man. Even his kidnappers are super famous

I love Pixar movies. Wall-E may be one of my favorite movies of all time, and if I had my way Toy Story 3 would win Best Picture at this year's Oscars. I've completely bought in to them 100% (speaking of which, read this Onion Op-ed piece from Pixar's Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter). One of the main reasons that I've bought in to Pixar is their creative staff, which includes Brad Bird (He directed The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Iron Giant, etc.). He's a big deal at Pixar, and a big deal in Hollywood in general. He's stepped away from directing animated features and is now directing the new Mission Impossible movie (still can't say that I'm excited about that). Anyway, check out Brad Bird's acceptance speech for the Winsor McCay Award at this year's Annie Awards and I think you'll see how important this man is (if you don't want to watch the whole video, skip ahead to 4:30).

Yeah, the Packers won, but did you catch last night's Glee?

There was a big football game last night on TV. I watched it with a few friends and we all agreed that it was the least realistic game of football ever to be broadcast. I am of course talking about last night's Glee episode. Glee started with people doing back flips on bikes and cheerleaders with fireworks shooting out of their breasts, so far so good for keeping the Super Bowl crowd. Then they introduced that the football team was experiencing more conflicts about part of the team being in the lame Glee club, again, so far so good. 

Ron Swanson gets cornrows in this week's Parks and Recreation.

Please watch Parks and Recreation. I've said it before, and I'll keep saying it, it is one of the best shows on TV right now. Seriously, stop watching CSI, stop watching Grey's Anatomy (I'm really serious about Grey's; that show is really horrible), and start watching Parks and Rec. Ron Swanson is hilarious and this week's episode is all about Ron (and his ex-wife). Check out the trailer for this week's show.

McBain: The MOVIE!

McBain is America's favorite action hero (from an animated television show) and thanks to the geniuses at CollegeHumor.com, it appears the clips depicting McBain in earlier seasons of the Simpsons form a coherent single film. Check out the movie below. It's pretty excellent. My only wish is that I could see McBain: Let's Get Silly, which features McBain against a brick wall for 90 minutes (the movie cost $80 million dollars to film).

The New Pornographers are cooler and hipper than you are.

I really like The New Pornographers. I saw them open up for Belle & Sebastian a few years ago, and thought that they were great. Then I found out that they were Canadian, and I knew that I was going to love them (pretty much all of my favorite bands are from Canada).

Check out their new video for "Moves" off their album Together. The song is great, but the video is even better. The video is a trailer for a never-to-be-made biopic of the band's rise and eventual rise (I know it shouldn't work that way, but that's what the movie is about). It features so many of my man-crushes that it's too much work to list them all out (Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, John Oliver, David Glover, Wyatt Cenac, etc. Really, there are a lot of people and I don't like working).

Egyptian People, the punching of Anderson Cooper will not be tolerated.

Apparently the people of Egypt are big SNL fans, because they've taken the "Andy and Pee-Wee's Night Out" digital short a little too seriously. Apparently Egyptians decided to throw some fists at American's sweetheart, Anderson Cooper. Check out the video of pro-Mubarak protesters (aka the police) attacking Cooper and his camera crew.

I'm against rape. House Republican's are against "rape rape"

I don't often use my blog to weigh in on political issues, but I'm going to do that with this post. I guess I'm just going to come out and say it, I'm against rape. There I said it. It may not be the most popular position, but that's just how I feel. People ask me why I feel that way as a male, what my stance is on various form of rape (date, statutory, etc.), and it's been difficult for me to explain my beliefs to people.

Thankfully, House Republicans have put forth a bill that will redefine rape in a more clear, and easy to describe way. They want to halt abortion funding to women who receive federal funds. You may be thinking "haven’t there been rules barring this for about 30 years already?" Well, yes, but there have been loopholes for cases such as rape. House Republicans are now trying to stop that pesky loophole by redefining rape. Now the only type of rape that will be counted towards the exception is "forcible rape". Now I now have a way to explain to people the type of rapes I'm against; rape rape.