'Saturday Night Live' - 'What's Up With That?'

"Saturday Night Live" has been pretty terrible of late. But this sketch of a BET musical talk show cracks me up.
It originally aired on NBC on Nov. 21, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.
SNL aired a sequel to the sketch on Dec. 19, 2009.

Tom Hanks is James Bond

A classic fake movie trailer created by editing together clips from James Bond and Tom Hanks movies. Very well done.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 19, 2006.
Suggested rating: PG.

X-Mas Origins: Santa

Very entertaining fake movie trailer that's a mashup of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "The Santa Clause" movies, among others.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 17, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Apple's iPad

MadTV parody commercial for Apple's iPad.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 23, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Mario vs. Pac-Man

Fun animated video out of Russia called "Mario vs. Pac-Man."
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 27, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Avatar Wars

Who will be the action heroes of the future - CGI or human actors? You decide.
Terrific movie mashup by Black20 Studios.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 17, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Funny talking animals - 'Walk On The Wild Side'

Here are some funny bits from the BBC comedy series "Walk On The Wild Side," which features nature video with dubbed dialogue.
Posted to YouTube in August and September 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot

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What Fox action series "24" would have been like if it were filmed in 1994 before cell phones, GPS and broadband Internet.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Nov 8, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG.

Our Troops Send Holiday Wishes For Peace, Goodwill, And Body Armor

Our Troops Send Holiday Wishes For Peace, Goodwill, And Body Armor
The Onion News Network hit a home run with these holiday messages from our troops serving overseas.
Posted on Dec. 13, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG.

'Twilight' parodies

One of the most popular subjects for parody in 2009 was the “Twilight” series of emo vampire movies.
The movies – and the books they’re based on – are wildly popular with adolescent girls. Fans are willing to overlook the movies’ shortcomings, but critics and humorists (including Conan O'Brien) have been having a blast mocking the series.
I’ve already posted parodies from Saturday Night Live, CollegeHumor and G4.
Here are a few more:
Twilight - 5 Years Later

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Posted to Atom.com on Jan. 20, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

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Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Nov. 16, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Posted to YouTube by BarelyDigital.com on Nov. 1, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh

Posted to Funnyordie.com in November 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

2000s Decade Recap - Business and Technology

The 2000s brought us the dot-com crash, financial crises and Wall Street fraud. The decade also saw the emergence of Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Google rose to prominence and Apple was reenergized as a company and a brand thanks to the iPod and iPhone.
Here's a good video recap of the decade in business and technology by WatchMojo.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 19, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

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Nice roundup of inspirational movie speeches. "For the scrappy underdog in all of us," CollegeHumor says.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Dec. 10, 2008.
Suggested rating: PG.

SNL slams the iPhone

Is Apple’s reality distortion field starting to wear off for the iPhone?
Apple’s popular smart phone has been hammered for its poor 3G wireless coverage in commercials by Verizon attacking AT&T. Those ads certainly have tarnished the iPhone’s image. Here’s a sample ad, where the iPhone is relegated to the Island of Misfit Toys from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”
On Dec. 19, “Saturday Night Live” took a swing at the iPhone in its Weekend Update segment. Check it out up top.

Posted to YouTube on Dec. 19, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Kiteboarding on the snow in Milwaukee

Winter's here. Time to go kiteboarding on the snow.
Here's my nephew Brian Blanchard showing his skills to Fox News in Milwaukee.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 30, 2008.
Suggested rating: G.

Mortal Kombat Is Not A Tournament

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Funny video game satire by CollegeHumor.com.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Dec. 2, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Highlights from the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

I wrote a positive review of the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show when it aired earlier this month on CBS. See my article on sister site Tech-media-tainment.
Here are some clips from the show that highlight the terrific music and staging of the production. Enjoy.
The special aired Dec. 1, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Marisa Miller models a million-dollar bra. Dancers dressed as old-fashioned cruise line bellhops shake their stuff to a club mix of Kings of Leon and the Police.

Heidi Klum walks the runway just weeks after giving birth. This sequence has an enchanted forest theme.

The Black Eyed Peas perform "Meet Me Halfway." Great tune.

Promo video for the 2009 show featuring the Black Eyed Peas.

The Tetris God

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This video explains why the cruel game of Tetris never gives you the piece you need.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Dec. 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Internet archivist discovers lost online community called Friendster

Internet Archivist Dr. Maxwell Frey shares his findings about a lost online community called Friendster and discusses the possible explanations for its sudden disappearance.
More quality comedy from the Onion News Network.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 14, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Jack Bauer interrogates Santa Claus

Jack Bauer interrogates Santa Claus in "24 on 34th Street." EW calls it "Miracle on 24 Street."
The mashup video uses clips from Fox's action series "24." It was produced by U.K. ad agency Rebel Virals as a digital Christmas card.
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 16, 2009. (See the original here.)
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Hot Twitter Chick Music Video

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Twitter gets slammed again in this white rap music video.
Posted to Break.com by L.A.F.A. on Dec. 9, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Garmin 2009 Holiday Ad - Nutcracker

Another strange, but memorable, TV commercial for Garmin GPS navigation devices.
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 16, 2009.
Suggested rating: G (unless you're afraid of creepy clowns).

Google Android Blackmail

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This funny video from CollegeHumor makes light of concerns people have about how private their data is with Google.
Posted to CollegeHumor on Dec. 4, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Batman Parody: The Dark Knight is Confused

Funny parody points out a bunch of plot holes in the well-regarded Batman movie "The Dark Knight."
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 6, 2009 by Barely Political.
Suggested rating: PG.

Medieval helpdesk

Helpdesk support back in the Middle Ages with English subtitles.
Originally aired on the show "Øystein og jeg" on Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK)in 2001.
Posted to YouTube on Feb. 26, 2007.
Suggested rating: G.

Patton Oswalt on 'The Christmas Shoes'

Comedian Patton Oswalt deconstructs the holiday song "The Christmas Shoes."
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 24, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Oprah: Revealing Sarah Palin interview

This edit of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey has Palin admitting to being a quitter and enjoying unprotected sex and porn.
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 18, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

House of C'mons

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A funny dub that turns a British House of Commons debate into a battle of putdowns.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Dec. 4, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Star Trek Re-dubbed

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Oh, my God, this video cracks me up. Someone dubbed new dialog for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and it's really funny. You might have to be a fan of the show to appreciate what the editors and voice talent have done here.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Dec. 4, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Beatles 3000

A short rockumentary about the Beatles made 1,000 years in the future. Very funny stuff from Scott Gairdner.
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 23, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Report: Most College Males Admit To Regularly Getting Stoked

Report: Most College Males Admit To Regularly Getting Stoked
Funny video from the Onion News Network. Panelists on news talk show "In the Know" discuss a report about college males getting "stoked."
Posted to TheOnion.com on Dec. 3, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Pavement artist Edgar Mueller

I like the work of pavement artist Edgar Mueller. Here he receives a Guiness World Records certificate for anamorphic pavement art. He did the art at the Westfield Shopping Center in West London for the release of Ice Age 3 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Anamorphic images use the phenomenon and technique of "perspectival anamorphosis"; this involves creating a distorted image that can only be seen properly from one view point.
Posted to Guiness World Records in December 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

A day at Walt Disney World in Florida

This video makes me want to go to Disney World.
Posted to YouTube by Disney Parks on Oct. 8, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Linked In ... to what?

After splashing cold water on Twitter with a couple of cartoon satires, Current TV has turned its attention to another Web 2.0 phenomenon - LinkedIn.
LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals, is a tougher target than microblogging service Twitter.
Like its Twitter satires, Current's LinkedIn satire tries to say "the emperor has no clothes." It challenges the usefulness of the site, including the belief that LinkedIn helps people find jobs.
I'm not sure about that claim either. But personally I use LinkedIn as a digital Rolodex to keep track of sources and their current jobs and titles.
Posted to Current.com on Nov. 20, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Saturday Night Live: Obama in China

"Saturday Night Live" stuck it to President Obama last week in a skit about China's ownership of U.S. debt.
Originally aired on Nov. 21, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Seth MacFarlane's Secret

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CollegeHumor skewers the formulaic comedy of Seth MacFarlane.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Nov. 11, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Bob Hope delivers a political zinger

Bob Hope makes a political statement in the 1940 comedy "The Ghost Breakers."
Posted to YouTube on Dec. 27, 2006.
Suggested rating: G.

Crazy Japanese Ad - Little Red Riding Hood

This Japanese commercial puts a rather perverted spin on the Little Red Riding Hood fable. I have no idea what's going on here, but it's weird.
Posted to YouTube on Jan. 2, 2006.
Suggested rating: PG.

Intel - See the Future

This is how Intel sees the future: touchscreen newspapers; holographic posters; morphing suitcases; and computer eye implants.
This video is part of the company's Sponsors of Tomorrow initiative. See the Web site here.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 17, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

SpatSolver—The Ultimate Argument Resolution Device

Funny video for a fake product called the SpatSolver, designed to resolve disputes about miscommunication by couples.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 25, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009

Here's a terrific science-fiction short film featuring giant robots attacking a city. Amazing special effects.
The 5-minute movie was directed and animated by Fede Alvare
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 3, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Garmin 2009 Holiday Ad

Navigation device maker Garmin's new holiday television ad is pretty trippy. It features a knight, a leprechaun, a yeti and a mandolin-playing squirrel. Will it sell GPS devices this Christmas? We'll see.
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 16, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Microsoft Store breaks into song and dance

Microsoft so badly wants to be cool like Apple, but fails miserably.
Here the employees at Microsoft's new retail store in Mission Viejo, Calif., start a line dance to the music of the Black Eyed Peas.
Brad Slavin, who posted the video to YouTube, saw the singing and dancing as a good thing. "This is an amazing store, the employees seem really excited and engaged, almost happy to be at work," he wrote. (See his YouTube post here and his blog post here.)
Engadget saw only downside. "Why is it that whenever Microsoft tries to have a little 'fun' it comes across as creepy or overly controlled?" Thomas Ricker wrote on Engadget.
A poll on the Huffington Post finds that 67% of viewers find the Microsoft Store dance "cringeworthy," followed by 25% "cute" and 8% "crazy."

Alien vs. Predator roommates

Alien vs. Predator in a confrontation over food.
Posted to YouTube in May 2008.
Suggested rating: PG

Alien vs. Predator at the poker table

Alien vs. Predator at the poker table.
Posted to YouTube in April 2008.
Suggested rating: PG.

Alien vs. Predator in the bathroom

Alien vs. Predator -- the original Odd Couple.
Commercial for 2003 video game from Electronic Arts called "Aliens versus Predator: Extinction."
Posted to YouTube in May 2006.
Suggested rating: PG.

Yankees MasterCard Commercial

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How the New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series.
Posted to CollegeHumor on Nov. 13, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Twitter Tells Users To Go Screw Themselves

Comedy.com has made a video slamming Twitter as arrogant for not fixing such persistent problems as system failures and trending topics filled with spam.
Twitter is taking flak from all sides now.
ComScore reported this week that the number of U.S. visitors to the microblogging service fell for the first time ever on a month-over-month basis in October. See story at TechCrunch.
Video posted to YouTube on Nov. 11, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

'2012' trailer without special effects

Some clever person edited the special effects out of the trailer for the disaster movie "2012." What's left is mostly actors responding to imaginary things -- special effects to be added in post-production. It's pretty funny.
Posted Oct. 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Beer pong conquers America

Judging from this promo for the World Series of Beer Pong V, you'd think this sport was the next Super Bowl. You know, modern gladiators training for years for their moment in the spotlight to show their skills. All played with tense music and a deep-voiced narrator describing the incredible stakes. But this is beer pong, the popular college drinking game.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

A video recap of the last World Series of Beer Pong competition can be seen here.
Posted to YouTube on Jan. 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

And finally, "Late Night" talk show host Jimmy Fallon has been trying to introduce America to beer pong by competing with celebrities.
Here Fallon takes on Charlize Theron.
Posted to the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Web site on Sept. 17, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

U-Create Music television commercial

I've seen this commercial a lot recently during children's television shows on cable that my kids are watching. It's a device from Mattel's Radica Games unit called U-Create Music, aimed at 8 to 14 year olds. It might be a cool gadget, but the ads are super dorky.
The kid in the commercial uses the device to entertain a house party with all of his friends. The game is like "DJ Hero" for the middle school crowd.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 6, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Contra vs. Duck Hunt

You think "Modern Warfare 2" is violent? Check out this mashup of classic video games "Contra" and "Duck Hunt."
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 9, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Ultra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Endless Paperwork, Routine Patrolling

Ultra-Realistic Modern Warfare Game Features Awaiting Orders, Repairing Trucks
The year’s most anticipated video game – Activision's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" – gets skewered by the Onion News Network.
Posted on Nov. 10, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

The iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys

Verizon Wireless slams AT&T's 3G coverage in this ad featuring Apple's iPhone on the Island of Misfit Tools from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 6, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

'Firelight' - 'Twilight' parody with Frankenstein twist

"Saturday Night Live" was late to the game with a "Twilight" parody, but last weekend's digital short was pretty funny. It replaces the vampires in "Twilight" with Frankenstein's monsters.
Originally aired on Nov. 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Tiger Beer - Zip

Clever and funny commercial for Tiger Beer.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 28, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Twatif? - "The Office"

I haven't posted a funny Twitter parody video in a while, so here's one.
Synopsis:
So ... what if you were restricted in the real world to only 140 characters? The office might be a sticky place.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Blimp Prom

Blimp Prom

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Dan Levy and Todd Strauss-Schulson set out to create the ultimate action-thriller-teen-rom-com, set on a blimp during prom. But they couldn't get the funding.
A rare good video from Atom.com.
Posted to Atom.com on Oct. 26, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Nude It app for the iPhone

Funny video about an iPhone app called Nude It.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 11, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

The Golden Age of Video

I enjoyed this movie clip mashup by Ricardo Autobahn.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 3, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Remix: 'Home Alone' meets 'Saw'

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This mashup of "Home Alone" and "Saw" shows that the comic violence of the former is a lot like the sadistic torture of the latter.
Posted to CollegeHumor on Oct. 30, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Missing Girl Probably Raped

Missing Girl Probably Raped
A classic from the Onion News Network. This video shows a broadcast report on a missing girl going horribly askew.
Posted to TheOnion.com on Sept. 4, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Google Street View Guys

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Very funny video from CollegeHumor showing what it must be like to drive around the country photographing street views for Google Maps.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Oct. 14, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Cinematic Trailer for 'Left 4 Dead 2' video game

Horror video games are hot right now, according to a Reuters story out Oct. 30. (See article titled "Horror videogames scare up record sales".)
The survival horror game "Left 4 Dead 2" from Electronic Arts, out Nov. 17, 2009, is one of the most anticipated. The game is rated Mature because of gruesome zombies and bloody violence.
Here's a cinematic trailer for the video game posted Oct. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: R.

Horror movie montage: No signal on cell phone

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Funny montage of the horror movie cliche of no signal on cell phone.
Posted to CollegeHumor on Sept. 24, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

The Slutty Halloween Costume Song

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Women who like to dress in slutty costumes for Halloween -- another reason why the U.S. rocks.
Posted to Break.com on Oct. 29, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Remix: Movies by the Numbers

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Counting from one to 50 with movie titles. Clever edit.
Posted to CollegeHumor on Oct. 23, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Vampire Reunion

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Vampires from different movies and TV shows meet up with humorous results.
Posted to CollegeHumor on Oct. 27, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Batman Vanishing

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Funny "Dark Knight" parody by the folks at CollegeHumor.
Posted Oct 26, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Windows 7 launch events in Japan

Burger King restaurants in Japan offered a special Whopper sandwich with seven beef patties as part of the Microsoft Windows 7 launch events there on Oct. 22, 2009. Here's a photo of the big burger from Geekologie.
The video above shows someone trying to take a bite of the monster hamburger.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

One Japanese event for Windows 7 featured costumed heroes and a monster. But I have no idea what's going on.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 24, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

A demonstration of Windows 7's touchscreen capabilities went wrong on this Japanese TV show.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Windows 7 launch videos

NBC "Today" co-host Matt Lauer interviews Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about Windows 7 on Oct. 22, 2009. A sharp-eyed writer for CrunchGear noted that the laptop displayed on the TV screen behind them is actually an Apple MacBook Pro. Whoops!
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell opens the Nasdaq stock market from the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash., on Oct. 22, 2009. Windows 7 engineers in matching blue "I'm a PC" T-shirts are on hand to cheer him on.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Customers line up to enter the first Microsoft retail store on Oct. 22, 2009. The store is located in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 22, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Kylie, age 4 1/2, uses a Windows PC

Subway has Jared; Microsoft has Kylie.
The Subway sandwich chain uses everyman Jared Fogle in its ads to emphasize the health benefits of its menu over that of fast-food burger restaurants.
Now Microsoft is using a precocious 5 1/2-year-old girl named Kylie in its ads to emphasize how simple its Windows 7 operating system is. Even a kid can figure it out. Take that Apple.
Kylie first came to the public's attention last year, when at the age of 4 1/2 she starred in a Microsoft commercial. (See above.) She's starring in a few more commercials timed with the launch of Windows 7, which was released Thursday.
For more information, check out: Investor's Business Daily, Advertising Age and the Seattle Times.
Video made by Microsoft in late 2008.
Suggested rating: G.
Below is one of the new Kylie spots.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 9, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Pandore

On the clouds of mythic Mount Olympus, a young girl unleashes a dangerous monster from a mysterious box. Is he a match for the little devil that set him free?

A terrific French cartoon. Reminiscent of "Kung Fu Panda" in style.
Posted to YouTube on July 20, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog visits a doggie clothing boutique

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog visits a doggie clothing boutique in L.A. for "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien." Hilarity ensues.
Posted to Hulu on Oct. 16, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Pixar Intro Parody

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Beware of adorable, homicidal lamps.
CollegeHumor takes on Pixar in this animated short.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on Oct. 19, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Kylie Minogue Unplugged

Here's a treat for music fans. Kylie Minogue sings acoustic versions of "Wow" and "Red Blooded Woman" back stage in New York City with her backup singers and guitar player. These folks are a talented bunch.
Posted to Kylie Minogue's YouTube channel on Oct. 18, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Kylie Minogue: Love At First Sight

Kylie Minogue - Love at first sight
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I saw Kylie Minogue in concert on Oct. 13, 2009, in New York City. Her big finale was "Love At First Sight" from her 2002 album "Fever." Great song and one that's gotten better over time. The version she does in concert has a stronger bass line and better dance beat than the studio release. It's a terrific number.
Above is the music video for the song.
Below are two performances of the song at stadium concerts in Europe -- Manchester, England (2006) and Poland (2009). Notice how the first performance is highly choreographed with dancers in elaborate costumes like a Las Vegas show. The second doesn't have dancers and focuses on Kylie and her band. It shows her progression as a performer, with Kylie more confident in her star presence.


What follows are some amateur videos of her performance of the song at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom last week. Kylie restaged the song for a club setting. Her joy of performing really comes through. Seeing her perform just puts a smile on my face.
The video and audio quality of these clips are iffy, but they do a good job capturing the feel of being at a live club performance of Kylie Minogue on her first U.S. tour.

Another view of the same opening night NYC performance:

Probably overkill, but here's two clips of the same finale from her Oct. 13, 2009, show in NYC -- the final performance of her first U.S. tour. The first was taken close to the stage.

And finally, video from the balcony of the Hammerstein Ballroom that night.

The Terminator - How It Should Have Ended

Clever animated mashup of "The Terminator" and "Back to the Future." It's from the folks at HowItShouldHaveEnded.com.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 29, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Terminator vs. Robocop

Following yesterday's "Batman vs. Blade" mashup, here's a classic video mashup of "Terminator vs. Robocop" (with a bizarre cameo by Predator).
Created in October 2006. This version was posted to YouTube in January 2007.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Trailer mashup: Batman vs. Blade

Clever mashup of "The Dark Knight" and "Blade" to create a fake movie trailer pitting the two superheroes against each other. Interesting note: both film series have screenwriter David Goyer in common.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 18, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Conan O'Brien interviews the co-inventor of the Universal Serial Bus

"Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien interviews Intel's Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of USB port for personal computers.
Posted in October 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

Wardrobe (The Closet) - Canal plus

A funny, cinematic ad for Canal Plus, the French premium pay television channel.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 1, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG.

Piano stairs - The fun theory

Great video showing how to change people's behavior for the better.
This was an experiment sponsored by Volkswagen to get people to use the stairs rather than the escalator. For more information, visit TheFunTheory.com.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Self-checkout fun

I recently wrote about the consumer self-service technology trend on Tech-Media-Tainment. Here are some humorous videos on the subject of grocery store self-checkout registers.
The first video was posted to YouTube on Dec. 21, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

This second video was posted to YouTube on April 11, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Finally, here's a Dublin radio station promo that's a little graphic.
Suggested rating: R.

Chop Cup

Trippy optical illusion video.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 27, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

What Cats Are Really Thinking

Funny dub shows what cats really think of their dorky owners.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 2, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" opening with music performed by student orchestra

I haven't laughed so hard in ages. Here's the opening of "2001: A Space Odyssey" with music performed by a student orchestra. They're terrible, horribly offkey.
The music is by the Portsmouth Sinfonia. (For more information, check out their Wikipedia page.)
Posted to YouTube on March 30, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Verizon Wireless Surprises Customer

The Verizon "Can you hear me now?" guy and network show up and follow someone around, just like on TV. He and everyone else in the park were taken by surprise. Funny stunt.
Posted to YouTube on July 15, 2008.
Suggested rating: G

Sesame Street: 'D' Dance

Children's television program "Sesame Street" imitates Apple's iPod commercials to illustrate the letter D as in "dance." Features Big Bird, Elmo and Snuffy. It would have been better if it had Cookie Monster dancing to "I Left My Cookie at the Disco."
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 29, 2009.
Suggested rating: G.

High Times Editorial Office

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A classic from CollegeHumor.com: A comic look behind the scenes at High Times magazine.
Posted to CollegeHumor.com on May 15, 2007.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Roman Polanski On 'To Catch A Predator'

Funny mashup of NBC's "Dateline: To Catch a Predator" featuring correspondent Chris Hansen and an interview with movie director and convicted child rapist Roman Polanski.
Posted to YouTube on Oct. 4, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

Zombie Public Service Announcement

Video Games - E3 2009 - Attack of the Show

With "Zombieland" a hit at the box office, this PSA from G4's "Attack of the Show" is timely.
Posted Oct. 5, 2009.
Rated PG-13.

'Twilight' spoof by G4’s 'Attack of the Show' co-hosts

Video Game - E3 2009 - Attack of the Show

Funny spoof of vampire movie "Twilight" by G4’s "Attack of the Show" co-hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn.
Posted Sept. 30, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Kate Beckinsale: Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive

Esquire magazine has named Kate Beckinsale the Sexiest Woman Alive this year.
I can't argue with that. For photos and commentary, check out IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com.
Posted Oct. 4, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG-13.

Public speaker fail

The only things that stand the test of time on the Internet seem to be embarrassing videos and photos. Once they go viral and get passed around online to the amusement of millions, they never die.
Here's a good example. This woman's rambling, nonsensical speech to the Santa Cruz, Calif., City Council on May 13, 2008, has been copied and reposted across the Web.
This version posted to YouTube on Feb. 25, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Sour

This is one of those "how'd they do that?" videos.
A Japanese music video for Sour that uses sychronized video clips from Web cams and clever editing.
Posted to YouTube on July 1, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Fox News Caught Manufacturing Tea-Party Rally

Fox News staged the 9/12 tea-party protests in Washington, D.C.
Not surprising, given that this is Fox.
Posted to YouTube on Sept. 21, 2009.
Suggested rating: G
As a bonus, here's Fox's Glenn Beck in a 1986 ad for Phoenix radio station Y95. His act hasn't changed much since then.
Posted to YouTube on Nov. 14, 2008.
Suggested rating: G

'Full House' Alternate Intro

The opening credits of "Full House" that most of us wish we saw. It's sugary sitcom "Full House" meets disaster mini-series "10.5."
Posted to YouTube on August 7, 2009.
Suggested rating: PG

365 Days of Exercise

365 Days of Exercise from Adam Conover on Vimeo.

I admire this guy's dedication to exercise and proper diet. I wish I had the same drive. It looks like he gets a little extreme about halfway through this time-lapse video though. Turns out this video is basically an advertisement for a fitness regimen. The subject is John Stone from John Stone Fitness.
Posted to Vimeo on Sept. 3, 2009.
Suggested rating: G

Autotune controversy

Not since disco has there been a musical style that has divided music fans as much as autotune. Autotune refers to technology that corrects pitch in vocal and instrument performances.
Many artists have used the technology since the late 1990s to disguise offkey singing and other mistakes in performances. But recently, thanks to R&B singer T-Pain, autotune has been used to distort the human voice and create a distinct sound in popular music. T-Pain's style has been copied by numerous R&B and pop artists. It was even spoofed in a series of online videos called Auto-Tune the News.
The technology was already controversial for helping cover up lousy singing. But now the distorted vocal effect has become one of those musical stylings that's likely to define an era of music. Years from now you'll hear one of these tunes and think about how dated it sounds. (See Wikipedia entry on Auto-Tune for more about the controversy.)
The top video shows T-Pain demonstrating his new iPhone App called I Am T-Pain to other artists.
The next video is a music video from KRS-One and Buckshot mocking autotune in a track called "Robot." Warning: KRS-One and Buckshot video is R-rated for language.
The final video is from the Auto-Tune the News series of mashup and remix videos by the Gregory Brothers. (See Wikipedia entry on the Gregory Brothers.)