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Patton Oswalt “Announces” He’s Running for President on No, You Shut Up!

November 13, 2015
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parody, patton down the hatches, patton oswalt, paul f tompkins, potus, president, presidential run

Last night’s No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins election special had a particularly big announcement from the one and only Patton Oswalt.

Apparently, the 2016 election has a new horse in the race as Patton Oswalt has “announced” that he’s running for president. Now, everyone will probably have to step up their crazy even more.

Watch his “announcement” here.

Josh Androsky Takes a “Trumpkin” To Trump Tower

October 30, 2015
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2016 election, carly fiorina, comedy central, donald trump, halloween, jack-o-lantern, josh androsky, parody, prank, presidential race, trolling for greatness, trumpkin

As a great description of Donald Trump’s appearance involves a pumpkin, Josh Androsky took submissions for the best jack-o-lanterns carved into a representation of the Republican presidential candidate.

After picking his favorite, Androsky made sure that the eerie visage was in Trump’s sight by taking it near his very own building and then making sure everyone else on the street saw it as well be clear on Trump’s platform thus far.

If that’s not trolling for greatness, then you’re probably like the one Trump supporter Josh meets.

Barry Rothbart and Danny Solomon Present a 3rd Tier Republican Presidential Debate

October 30, 2015
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barry rothbart, comedy central, danny solomon, gop, parody, presidential debate, republican

The field of candidates vying for the presidential nomination from the GOP is even more crowded and crazed that you already know. 

That’s mostly because there simply isn’t enough airtime to fit in all of them into primetime.

Luckily, Barry Rothbart and Danny Solomon have us covered for the most fringe Republican candidates right here in a probably rarely seen 3rd tier debate.

Nathan Fielder Attempts to Create a ‘Man Zone’ in a Woman’s Clothing Store

October 29, 2015
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comedy central, man cave, man zone, nathan fielder, nathan for you, parody, prank

It’s been long the dread of many men in a heterosexual relationship of what they would do in a woman’s clothing store while they’re girlfriend or wife shopped. 

Fortunately, Nathan Fielder has got a solution and it’s more than just some comfy seating in a corner. 

It’s called a “Man Zone” and it’s made complete with awkward conversation with Nathan.

Watch “Trailer” Debut for New Kristen Wiig Indie Drama on Jimmy Kimmel Live

October 27, 2015
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crying in a sweater, indie drama, jimmy kimmel live, kristen wiig, parody

Over the last few years, Kristen Wiig has really put her amazing acting chops on display in films like Welcome to Alice, The Skeleton Twins, and more.

Her “latest” film takes her into more dramatic territory to really showcase how much Wiig can really get into a role.

Watch the “trailer” for her new indie drama that “debuted” on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night.

Sometimes, The Day After Halloween Is Scarier Than Halloween According to This “PSA” by Lindsay Ames

October 20, 2015
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anna seregina, brion brionson, curt neill, erin mcgathy, halloween, hayley marie norman, jess rona, lee newton, lindsay ames, parody, sunny mabrey, timm sharp, walk of shame

While a certain amount of spookiness and fright is allowed to reign free on Halloween, the aftermath that comes when Halloween is over before you’re ready for it to be over could possibly be more scary.

Let Lindsay Ames show you what could happen when the world has gotten over Halloween the next morning and you exactly haven’t.

Watch James Adomian as Bernie Sanders Debate Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump

October 18, 2015
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anthony atamanuik, bernie sanders, donald trump, james adomian, parody, presidential debate, ucb, whiplash

While this actual debate of Sanders vs. Trump may never happen, it’s certainly pretty great to see two of the best impressions of presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump done by James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik, respectively.

The two character versions of Sanders and Trump got to debate head-to-head during Whiplash at UCB NY and this highlight reel is pretty much everything you’d hope it be.

“Nathan For You” Parodies “The Blacklist” for Season 3 Billboard

October 10, 2015
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billboard, nathan for you, parody, season 3, the blacklist

New billboard is up

A photo posted by Nathan Fielder (@nathanfielder) on Oct 8, 2015 at 10:01am PDT

Simply put, get ready for another season of mindbending hijinks like this billboard on next Thurs. Oct. 15th when the new season of Nathan For You premieres.

The Best of Craigslist Finds The Unequivocal “Best. Roommate. Ever.”

October 9, 2015
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best of craigslist, best roommate ever, craigslist, john pick, parody, reenactment, the bew

Rather than being vague when looking to be someone’s roommate only to find out that you weren’t compatible later, it sometimes pays to be honest upfront when you’re going to live with someone you’ve never met before.

The Best of Craigslist at The Bew found a guy, reenacted by John Pick, who was maybe a little too forthcoming with his ad.

Watch it here.

The Best of Craigslist Reenacts an Ad for a Haunted Coffee Grinder

October 8, 2015
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best of craigslist, coffee grinder, craigslist, haunted, parody, reenactment, rell battle, the bew

The Best of Craiglist, now at The Bew, really do live up to their name when they take the real unedited words of an ad then exquisitely bring it to life.

Just watch their latest work for a Haunted 1960s Coffee Grinder featuring an eerily calm Rell Battle.

Watch Beth Stelling Reenact This Craigslist Ad for a ‘Grooming Circle’

September 25, 2015
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best of craigslist, beth stelling, craigslist, parody, the bew

YouTube channel, The Bew, has relaunched the series Best of Craigslist from where it started on Funny or Die where real Craigslist ads get reenacted in the best possible way.

Case in point: the amazing Beth Stelling reenacting a Craigslist ad posted by a woman for an all male grooming circle.

Watch and enjoy it here.

WOMEN Comedy Show the Worst Way to Get Revenge From Getting Fired

September 22, 2015
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allen strickland williams, comedy crib, dave ross, ifc, jake weisman, manifesto, parody, pat bishop, women comedy

It’s probably not always a great idea to go postal after you get fired and take revenge on the people that fired you.

WOMEN Comedy show that it’s especially not a good idea if you go about it like this.

The Onion Expands Its Satirical Universe with TMZ Parody “Starwipe”

September 21, 2015
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parody, starwipe, the onion, tmz

“The website’s name is StarWipe. And no matter how fervently celebrities may pretend otherwise, it exists. It exists, and it will write articles making fun of the beautiful, idolized rich for an audience of readers who should probably be working right now, in a way that will make that audience maybe smirk and feel slightly superior for a few, fleeting seconds. And those celebrities can’t really do anything about it, besides not saying or doing dumb things.”

The Onion has already solidified its expansion of the large scale institutions that they parody. The Onion itself parodies newspapers, Clickhole takes on content aggregators, and their latest endeavor, Starwipe takes on entertainment obsessed journalism like TMZ. 

While the satire of The Onion still goes over the heads of some folks and Clickhole gets so close to the real thing that one of their writers got brought over to Buzzfeed, it seems Starwipe is making no cover up of their contempt of how entertainment journalism is carried out these days. 

A quick perusal of their site will show headlines like “Kate Upton Nearly Avoids Wardrobe Malfunction, Saves Herself Humilation and Us From Lack of Free Will” and “Baby Bump Watch: George Clooney” are good examples of this.

You can peruse more of Starwipe here, then follow them on FB and Twitter here and here

Watch James Adomian Play Bernie Sanders Playing @midnight

September 17, 2015
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bernie sanders, chris hardwick, comedy central, heather anne campbell, jon daly, midnight, parody

The master impressionist and one of our favorite comedians around, James Adomian, got to bring his latest and greatest impression on @midnight with Chris Hardwick last night.

Of course, James gave a great glimpse of what the spirited Sen. Sanders could bring to the podium of a game show along side Heather Anne Campbell and Jon Daly.

Please enjoy some shouting and pointing that wasn’t in the Republican presidential debates last night.

Maybe Sen .Sanders will have Adomian’s impression of him as a running mate?

WOMEN Comedy Creates The Ultimate Procedural Series “Bomb City”

September 15, 2015
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allen strickland williams, comedy crib, dave ross, detective, ifc, jake weisman, parody, pat bishop, procedual, susan burke, women comedy

Stop wasting time exploring the ins and outs of cyber criminals or sophisticated serial killers when you can find out what it’s like to fight crime in a place called Bomb City (because of all the bombs).

Let WOMEN Comedy take you to the nth degree of solving crimes in Bomb City over at IFC’s Comedy Crib.

Matt Ingebretson Makes “Kitchen Miracles” Happen Through Lots of Yelling

September 15, 2015
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bridger winegar, georgia hardstark, jen d'angelo, kitchen miracles, matt ingebretson, parody, pat bishop

Kitchens are high stress environments as many movies and TV shows about cooking have shown.

See what happens when Matt Ingebretson runs a kitchen with an iron fist in order to make Kitchen Miracles happen. 

How WOMEN Comedy Describes a Neighborhood Robbery

September 9, 2015
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allen strickland williams, comedy crib, dave ross, ifc, jake weisman, local news, mcdonald's, parody, pat bishop, robbery, truther, women comedy

WOMEN comedy knows how to describe a perp. 

Just watch this.

Jimmy Kimmel Wants To Play One of Those Late Night Talk Show Games with Bob Odenkirk and Bob Doesn’t Want To

August 25, 2015
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bob odenkirk, games, jimmy kimmel, jimmy kimmel live, late night, parody

Bob Odenkirk would never leave a TV appearance hanging without a bit. 

So, when Jimmy Kimmel asked him to play a made-up fun game that’s really popular on talk shows these days, Bob decided that’s not going to fly with him. It’s almost like he’s poking fun of another late night host who does a bunch of games whose name is also Jimmy.

Watch Bob refuse to play ‘Heatherball’ here.

Rather Than Solving Cold Cases, WOMEN Are Trying to Solve “Still-Open Case Files”

August 25, 2015
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allen strickland williams, cold cases, comedy crib, dave ross, ifc, jake weisman, parody, pat bishop, women comedy

For a very long time, you’ve probably seen show after show about how various horrific crimes have gone unsolved.

With that in mind, the boys of WOMEN have made “Still-Open Case Files” as their latest IFC sketch, which is completely different angle, somehow, to unsolved crimes.

Watch it here over and over, please.

Watch Key & Peele’s Version of “Undercover Boss”

August 23, 2015
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cbs, comedy central, jordan peele, keegan michael key, key and peele, parody, undercover boss

Sure, watching the head of a big company go undercover amongst his own employees then revealing himself as the boss to the delight of some and dismay of others is entertaining.

Key and Peele’s version is, of course, more entertaining, perhaps filled with more “drama”. Watch it here.

“The Hotwives of Las Vegas” Now on Hulu

August 19, 2015
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hotwives of las vegas, housewives, hulu, parody

As Hulu is making a regularly scheduled weekly release of episodes, you won’t have to worry about binge watching a new season of Hotwives… for now.

It’s a new set of Hotwives, mostly played by the same hysterical ladies who comprised The Hotwives of Orlando, bringing up the same sort of “drama” that we all know and love. 

You can watch the first two episodes now on Hulu, which undoubtedly will come so wonderfully close to all the Housewives series that they’re parodying.

Watch Paul Scheer as Vine Star ‘Bling Ringa Xisle’ on “The Meltdown”

August 17, 2015
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comedy central, parody, paul scheer, the meltdown with jonah and kumail, vine star

Paul Scheer yet again does not go on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail simply as a comedian, but rather, this time, as a Vine star doing stand-up.

The name that Paul came up with, Bling Ringa Xisle, should clue you in to how great this is.

Watch it here.

Lil’ Cuties (Shawn Pearlman and Dave Horowitz) Present How to Botch a Drug Deal

August 14, 2015
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dave horowitz, drug deal, fail, lil cuties, parody, shawn pearlman

If one of your life’s goals or, at the very least, a longtime New Year’s resolution is to screw up a drug deal, let Shawn Pearlman and Dave Horowitz, The Lil’ Cuties, show you how it’s done.

If you wish to not have your drug deals go south, do the opposite of this.

Andy Richter Has The Best Life Hacks

August 14, 2015
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andy richter, conan, life hacks, parody

Life tips, better known as life hacks, seem to quite popular these days. Knowing that, Andy Richter would like to share with you some quick and easy “life hacks” that will get you through your day with ease.

Watch as he shares them on Conan here.

Key & Peele Have Got The Best Daytime TV Judge in “Judge Jessie”

August 13, 2015
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court tv, judge jessie, key & peele, parody

Odds are that you’ve had a day off or two where you were actually flipping channels on your TV, rather than browsing Netflix, where you’ve gotten to see a daytime court show. All the shows have had very accomplished presiding judges, though often times they’re accomplished in many different fields outside of being a judge.

Key & Peele’s Judge Jessie just happens to be the most experienced one of them all.

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