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COMEDYSMACK | March 23, 2009
Web Shorts
FEY MEETS PALIN MEETS COURIC
TV Clip: “Palin and Couric Interview” (from Saturday Night Live)
Only days after Sarah Palin sat down for a tet-a-tet with CBS’s Katie Couric, SNL’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler unveiled this instant classic.
Stand Up
LOST AFTER TRANSLATION
Standup Clip: No Moleste by Tig Notaro
The hilarious Tig Notaro tells her story of survival on the mean streets of Mexico.
Newsworthy
MCCAIN/PALIN
Political Comedy: “McCain’s Voicemail to Palin Leaked to Press” by Michael Weingartner and Lee Camp (from 236.com)
Last August Sarah Palin got a very important voicemail. Some old Senator in Washington wanted to talk about a “VP” nomination. Lee Camp presents the call that shook the world.
Web Shorts
SCHTICK MAGNATE
Webshort: “White Collar Comedy with Mortimer the Steel Baron” by Matt Ruby
Comedian Matt Ruby channels his inner Rockefeller for this piece on the convergence of comedy and obscene wealth.
Humor Pieces
PEN GAL
Humor Piece: “When Barry Met Sarah: The Obama-Palin Letters” by Jim Windolf (from VanityFair.com)
Jim Windolf‘s hilarious humor piece for VanityFair.com captures all the hot topics of the unprecedented 2008 election.
Overheard
EMANCIPATION PROVOCATION
Overheard: Dan Allen
“In this era of political correctness, you really have to watch what you say. I had an incident here in New York City on the subway. This black gentleman approached me really enthusiastically, and he asked, ‘Hey man, did the Yankees win?’ And I said, ‘Yeah—you’re free. You’re emancipated. You no longer have to ride this underground railroad. I woke up in the hospital two weeks later.”
--Dan Allen
STANDUP ON THE ROOF
Website: RooftopComedy.com
Rooftop Comedy features some of the funniest and freshest standup today.
Web Shorts
DRUGS AND NINTENDO
College Comedy: “Brand New Wii” (by Duke University Improv)
This video by DUI, Duke University’s own improv and sketch group, is a true-to-life depiction of those good old dorm daze.
Web Shorts
THE REEL DEAL
Random Video: “Who Needs a Movie?” (by Fred and Sharon Spencer)
From the “So Bad It’s Sensational” file comes Who Needs a Movie?, a description-defying local TV spot-turned-viral-video.
