Ahhh, Wilford Brimley’s classic Liberty Medical commerical.
And the Die Uh Bee Tus remix!

Wow. This controversy has taken the web video world by storm. Joe Rogan has been a strong defender of a comedian’s creative rights. When a comic starts stealing jokes, Rogan has always called them out on it regardless of their status in Hollywood. Recently at the Comedy Store in L.A. (a regular performance spot for both Rogan and Mencina) Rogan confronted Mencina on stage in front of an audience about his alleged joke stealing. The argument gets pretty heated and essentially destroys Mencina’s credibility. The confrontation was filmed and viewed by over 50,000 people on youtube before it was taken down by Carlos himself. Rogan has subsequently been banned from The Comedy Store and has also lost his creative representation (who also represents Mencina). Props to Rogan for putting that guy in his place, definitely pick up his CD from 2001 I’m gonna be dead someday and support a true comic.

If you’re into stand up comedy, make it a point to check out aspecialthing.com’s message board daily. It’s visited by the likes of Patton Oswalt, Zach Galafianakis, Brian Posehn, David Cross, Todd Barry, and Louis C.K. just to name a few. Read up on the latest debates, news, show dates, and releases with an audience that shares a true love of the art of comedy.

“Plot Outline A skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.” Say no more.
Benny Hill’s work has been spoofed and revered in many tv shows and movies.

If you have a hard time understanding the British I refer you to the American to British translator.

DDB Chicago created an ad for Bud Light that aired during the Super Bowl. The ad was mildly entertaining and features guys slapping each other instead of a fist bump.

Turns out that the concept for the ad was stolen from the comedy group the Whitest Kids. Not only was it stolen but apparently Budweiser had contacted the Whitest Kids 6 months ago to do work for Bud and Whitest Kids turned them down.

While were on the subject of the Whitest Kids, check out their Hitler Rap sketch.

20/20 just had a great show profiling videos that are making the rounds on the internets and the people who submit and watch them. I had to post this one that I saw for the first time on the show tonight. PWND!!!

Some say SNL will never be as good as it used to be. I think it’s slowly returning to be the gem of television it once was. If you like SNL as much as I do, do yourself a favor and pick up Live From New York by Thomas Shales and James Miller. The 30+ year history of the show produced some amazing stories, and they’re told from the view of those who were there. The book is written in a sort of chronological interview between the authors and the hundreds of people who walked the halls of studio 17. Inside info, celebrity in-fighting, horrible guests, sex, drugs…and a lot more drugs, it’s all there. Wanna know why Chevy Chase is banned from ever being on SNL again? Wanna know how the show even got on TV? Then Read it!