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COMEDYSMACK | February 04, 2008
Web Shorts
Mock the Vote
Webshort: “A Moment with Stella” by MTV’s Sara Benincasa
With Super Sunday in the books and Super Tuesday coming on fast, MTV (famous for its political awareness raising and lack of music videos), invited the artists formerly known as Stella (David Wain, Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter) to sit down with Sara Benincasa and weigh in on the importance of voting, Fleetwood Mac songs and which candidate’s name inspires the most laughter (shame Idaho Senator Mike Crapo isn’t running).
Web Shorts
Damon Is a Girl’s Best Friend
Web video: “I’m Fu*king Matt Damon” by Sarah Silverman on The Jimmy Kimmel Show
Clearly, Sarah Silverman believes in the importance of honesty and full disclosure in a relationship. Case in point: this “gone viral” musical mea culpa recently seen on boyfriend Kimmel’s ABC talkfest. Funny? Provocative? You bet. And yet we can’t help but wonder—has anyone stopped to consider the feelings of Kimmel, Damon’s wife or Ben Affleck?
Humor Pieces
Most Offensive Lineup
Humor Piece: 11 Personalities Guaranteed To Ruin Your Superbowl Party
Fear of family holiday gatherings is a well-documented phenomenon, with a familiar list of stock characters: the senile grandma, the racist grandpa, the creepy uncle, the unbearable redheaded stepchildren. But in this hilarious piece, the folks at Cracked.com finally get to the root of why every February a voice in your head whispers, “Watch the Superbowl at home this year...please!”
TV
Madison Ave. Improv
Webvideo: Super Bowl XLII Funniest Commercials
The 2008 Super Bowl outcome may have come as a shock to Tom Brady, but there was no greater upset last night than the triumph of Will Ferrell’s Bud Light commercial and the talking baby E*Trade commercial over the grossly over-hyped Naomi Campbell Pepsi spot. Hey, you know what they say: attacking your assistant with a cell brings seven ad campaigns worth of bad luck.
