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Honey Boo Boo Parody “Precious Plum” Lives in a Van After Tornado

December 19, 2013
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college humor, honey boo boo, parody, precious plum, vh1

We can’t stop saying how spot on College Humor’s parody of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Precious Plum with Josh Ruben and Elaine Carroll is.

Just watch this latest episode where they take a van to live in during non-apocalyptic times.

Andy Kindler Settles The Butt Dial Claim on Kids Court

December 12, 2013
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andy kindler, kids court, nerdist, parody, people's court

As it turns out, Andy Kindler deciding the fate of a dispute between two children continues to be hilarious as evidenced by the second episode of Kids Court at Nerdist. 

Watch Kindler and his decision over the claim of butt dialing.

Andy Kindler Presides Over Kids Court at Nerdist

December 4, 2013
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andy kindler, daytime court tv, kids court, nerdist, pancakes, parody, people's court

If you take daytime court shows and replace the claims by adult plaintiffs against adult defendants with claims by child versions of that, there’s strangely a very thin line between the two. That’s why Kids Court, the newest series at Nerdist’s YouTube Channel is really funny.

Also, there’s the hysterical Andy Kindler as judge, which makes this even more, pushing this to really damn funny.

Watch the first episode of Kids Court with Andy Kindler here.

David Letterman Is “Fascinated” by Ken Burns’ The Address

November 24, 2013
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cbs, david letterman, gettysburg address, ken burns, late show, parody, the address

David Letterman Is “Fascinated” by Ken Burns’ The Address

David Letterman was just blown away by legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns ‘The Address’ where several celebrities read The Gettysburg Address in montage. In fact, he liked it so much that he decided to play a clip at The Late Show.

Well, we tried our best to not spoil this quick bit, but CBS’ social media team had other ideas. 

Pete Holmes Is Just Great at Firing The X-Men

November 19, 2013
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jubliee, parody, pete holmes, x-men, you're fired

This series of sketches The Ex-Men where Pete Holmes, as Professor X, fires pointless X-Men at The Pete Holmes Show is really shaping up to be almost a stamp of the show.

Just watch him can Jubilee.

Adult Swim’s ‘Trash Heap’ Gets on Celebrities and Their Babies

November 12, 2013
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adult swim, celebrity babies, celebrity dish, celebrity gossip, entertainment news, kelly hudson, parody, tom cruise

Kelly Hudson and Adult Swim brings us another hot episode of entertainment news/celebrity dish show Trash Heap that breaks down celebrities and their babies and the importance of that above absolutely everything else.

Watch the hilarious madness here.

TBS Orders Police Procedural Spoof Pilot From Steve Carell

November 6, 2013
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parody, pilot, police procedural, steve carell, tbs, tribeca

TBS Orders Police Procedural Spoof Pilot From Steve Carell

Called ‘Tribeca’, there’s undoubtedly going to be a crosstown rival dynamic that will happen with Brooklyn Nine Nine if Steve Carell’s pilot goes to series at TBS.

Women Comedy Does The Hour Long Drama Right in Less Than 3 Minutes

November 5, 2013
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allen strickland williams, dave ross, hour long drama, jake weisman, parody, pat bishop, will weldon, women comedy

Oh, Women Comedy knows how to pare down the hour long dramas we’ve all come to binge watch into a hysterical two minutes and change.

Please watch this now and over and over.

More Spot on Parody of Honey Boo Boo with College Humor’s Precious Plum

November 1, 2013
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college humor, elaine carroll, honey boo boo, josh ruben, parody, vh1

Basically, College Humor’s Precious Plum with Josh Ruben and Elaine Carroll continues to be on such roll that it’s getting close to being worth having Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on the air just so College Humor can parody it.

Watch the latest episode here.

A Good Taste of The Pete Holmes Show

October 31, 2013
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james bond, monologue, parody, pete holmes, pete holmes show, tbs

The Pete Holmes Show premiered this week and if you haven’t gotten a chance to catch it yet, please watch these two clips of his monologue, which is just Pete’s stand up and this amazing James Bond parody, which neither of is hardly topical, but damn hilarious.

Is a new era in late night on the horizon, perhaps? Watch and decide for yourself between catching your breath and laughing.

SNL Made Such a Great Wes Anderson Horror Movie Trailer That We’d Watch The Real Thing

October 27, 2013
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edward norton, horror movie, parody, snl, wes anderson

On last night’s Saturday Night Live, a fake trailer for a “Wes Anderson” style horror movie, which was perfect to a degree where we’d hope art imitates life imitates art by Wes Anderson actually making this movie.

Watch the trailer for "The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders" here.

Key & Peele Do a Police Interrogation, Key & Peele Style

October 23, 2013
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comedy central, key & peele, parody, usual suspects

It isn’t just enough for Key & Peele to just do their spin on a detective demanding answers from a suspect, but they have to one-up the entire convention of police interrogations.

Watch the sketch here. Your move Usual Supsects.

Pete Holmes’ Batman Trash Talks Superman

October 17, 2013
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batman, college humor, justice league, matt mccarthy, parody, pete holmes, superman

With Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight out of commission and Ben Affleck as Batman, we can only hope that the new movie where Batman and Superman team up is anything like this Pete Holmes Show sketch.

In fact, just make a whole movie of this. 

College Humor’s Perfect Parody ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ Is Back

October 12, 2013
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college humor, honey boo boo, parody, tlc

College Humor, to our knowledge, has done the best send up of the reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Precious Plum with Josh Ruben and Elaine Carroll which may have to do with the fact that it isn’t that far being mistaken for the actual show.

Watch its return episode here.

Key & Peele Do ‘Miami Vice’ One Better

October 10, 2013
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comedy central, key and peele, miami vice, parody

Key & Peele do what a possible spin-off of hit action series Miami Vice in LA might be and we say, based off this sketch, fast track this one.

Watch here.

Watch Kristen Wiig and Tobey Maguire as Sibling Lovers in ‘Spoils of Babylon’ Teaser for IFC

October 10, 2013
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ifc, kristen wiig, parody, spoils of babylon, tobey maguire

Watch Kristen Wiig and Tobey Maguire as Sibling Lovers in ‘Spoils of Babylon’ Teaser for IFC

Many of the overly wrought, heavy handed television dramas spanning the decades that TV has existed as a medium are going to get their send up in the upcoming IFC mini series ‘Spoils of Babylon’ produced by Funny or Die. 

Just watch the gorgeous trailer that has all the makings of one hell of a parody.

Watch Courtney Pauroso’s Unedited Character Reel

September 26, 2013
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acting reel, character reel, courtney pauroso, parody

Often times, comedic actors and actresses put a collection of characters they’ve come up with in a montage and upload it to YouTube in hopes that someone will see it, like it, and that will lead to a great opportunity like SNL or something. However, that’s not all that goes into it…

Courtney Pauroso’s Character Reel is a “perfect” example of that.

Enjoy Ep. 4 of Law of the Land

September 23, 2013
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homeland, james urbaniak, law of the land, parody, phil lamarr

It’s just another great episode of terrorist cell procedurals dramas in Law of The Land at FKR.TV with cameos from Phil LaMarr and James Urbaniak.

It’s just another thing that isn’t Breaking Bad that you should be watching. Check ep. 4 here.

The Latest Episode of Codefellas Show What Red Tape at The NSA Is Like

September 7, 2013
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emily heller, john hodgman, north korea, nsa, parody, prism, web series, wired

You might think that because of their far reaching powers that the NSA is immune from the stereotypical red tape attributed to the slowness of government agencies. Rest assured (or actually don’t, because they shouldn’t be slow) that the NSA has their own version of bureaucratic obstacles that often goes beyond paperwork and security clearance as shown in the latest episode of Wired’s great web series, Codefellas with Emiliy Heller and John Hodgman.

Watch it and learn what the NSA is really up to here.

Watch Another Great Episode of Homeland Parody, ‘Law of the Land’

September 6, 2013
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baron vaughn, brendon small, homeland, matt besser, parody, ron lynch, samm levine

Whether you’re acquainted with all the dramas surrounding terrorist cells and homeland security or not, Law of the Land at David Cross/French Kiss Records’ FKR.TV is a pretty great, hilarious comedy version of all those shows. Not to mention they have an amazing cast of Ron Lynch, Brendon Small, Matt Kirshen, Chris Walsh, Samm Levine, Baron Vaughn, Matt Besser, Ali MacLean and more.

Give their second episode a watch here. 

Mike Rose Sums Up Every Makeover Show Ever

September 5, 2013
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above average, fashion makeover, mike rose, parody

Fashion makeover shows have been around for decades now and it has taken that long apparently for this sketch from Mike Rose at Above Average to sum them all up perfectly. 

In short, “You Look Awful” is the only fashion makeover show you need to watch, which you can do right here..

Boardwalk Empire as Done by Superego and the Tompkinses

September 2, 2013
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boardwalk empire, funny or die, janie haddad-tompkins, parody, paul f tompkins, superego

Funny or Die enlisted the comedic genius of Superego and both Paul F. Tompkins and Janie Haddad Tompkins to parody Boardwalk Empire and, we’ve got to say, we’ve never seen an episode (or know any of the references like we do for Game of Thrones because all of you can’t stop talking about it) and it’s pretty amazing. 

Give it a watch here. 

Here’s First Episode “Law of The Land” with Almost Too Many Funny People

August 16, 2013
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baron vaughn, brendon small, french kiss records, homeland, matt kirshen, parody, samm levine

Brendon Small, Ron Lynch, Baron Vaughn, Chris Walsh, Matt Kirshen, Samm Levine, Matt Besser, Ali MacLean, and more, making for a cast of some of the funniest people we know and you will hopefully know soon, all star in this wonderful parody of Homeland or any anti-terrorist hour drama.

Watch the first episode over at FKR.TV right now and get hooked like we did.

Henry Phillips Ditches the Kitchen and Hits the Gym… Sort Of

August 5, 2013
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henry phillips, parody, workout

The hilarious Henry Phillips had one of the funniest web series ever with Henry’s Kitchen and now is following it up with going to a gym of sorts. 

See the hardcore workout you can do at Henry’s Gym, especially if you have spare china for lifting around your house.

Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer Do Amazing Parody of Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines

August 2, 2013
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blurred lines, mtv, nikki and sara live, nikki glaser, parody, sara schaefer

For Nikki and Sara Live, Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer flip the script on Robin Thicke’s controversial NSFW music video for his hit single “Blurred Lines” by having a bunch of naked dudes and them dressed stylishly in black blazers.

Give it a watch here to start your weekend off right with the parody of the summer of the song of the summer. 

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