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Tobias Funke's Sizzling Sizzle Reel Is Everything You Hoped It Would Be

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:41:51 +0000

'Arrested Development' mania is really picking up as we near the release of the show's long-awaited fourth season on Netflix. Here's a little bit of goodness to help you make it through the next nine days. It's Tobias Funke's "Sizzling Reel," which is just Tobais Funke (David Cross) green-screened into a bunch of different movies for your viewing enjoyment.

Nightmare Restaurant From 'Kitchen Nightmares' Has Epic Facebook Meltdown

Emerald Catron — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:58:47 +0000

In all the years he’s been doing ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ (in the US at least), Gordon Ramsey never quit on a client. Until he went to Amy’s Baking Company in Arizona. Those people were horrible. Taking waitstaff tips, screaming, firing people — they genuinely are the worst. Unfortunately, they didn’t take learning that fact very well. [...]

Obituary for Matt Groening's Mother Sheds Light on Inspiration for 'The Simpsons'

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:45:27 +0000

Matt Groening is the creative genius behind ‘The Simpsons.’ But one thing he wasn’t too creative with was the names of the now iconic four-fingered characters. Sadly, Groening’s mom — Margaret Ruth Groening — passed away last month at 94, and reading her obituary is like taking a walk through Springfield. Over the years Margaret [...]

David Letterman Tried to Get Cursing Reporter A.J. Clemente His Job Back

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:59:25 +0000

Usually, getting fired can be a miserable situation. However, for A.J. Clemente, it was his ticket to fame. Yes, we all remember the video that quickly went viral earlier this week of a young reporter cursing on air. After blowing up online and eventually getting canned, the ‘Late Show with David Letterman‘ made Clemente the [...]

News Anchors Can't Handle How Dumb Ryan Lochte Is

Emerald Catron — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:49:34 +0000

We would feel bad for Ryan Lochte, except, you know, he won all those Olympic medals. These news anchors are so astounded by his amazing stupidity while promoting his E! reality show that as soon as the interview is over, they began laughing uncontrollably. "How are they going to put together 13 weeks of p

Kmart Shi*s Their Pants! (VIDEO)

Trisha Berry — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:51:45 +0000

Rolling on the floor in laughter.

The 5 Characters I Can't Wait to See Cast in CBS's Miniseries 'Under the Dome' by Stephen King

Big Jim — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:44:28 +0000

1. Big Jim (obviously) 2. Police Chief Howard Duke Perkins 3. Former Army Captain Dale Barbie Barbara 4. Peter Randolph 5. Newspaper Editor Julia Shumway CBS has already announced Julia’s husband will be played by R. Keith Harris. [button href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Dome" title="Learn about the book" align="center"] [button href="http://www.amazon.com/Under-Dome-Novel-Stephen-King/dp/1439149038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365522616&sr=8-1&keywords=under+the+dome" title="Buy the book on Amazon.com" align="center"]

Conan O'Brien Wishes Jimmy Fallon Good Luck on 'The Tonight Show'

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:29:17 +0000

It’s official –Â Jimmy Fallon is taking ‘The Tonight Show’ host spot beginning nextÂ FebruaryÂ And while he’s surely elated as ever, we were curious as to what the last ‘Tonight Show’ host had to say. No, not Jay Leno. Conan O’Brien. On last night’s episode of ‘CONAN’ — which is filming an entire week of shows [...]

10 Classic '80s TV Theme Songs Guaranteed to Make You Smile

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:28:03 +0000

Some of the best parts of old TV shows weren’t the shows themselves. The themes and intros from classic TV shows from the ’80s continue to ring in our heads. So why not unleash them back onto the rest of the world? Enjoy this trip down memory lane. 1 'Charles in Charge' [...]

Funny or Die KickStarts '90s Shows for April Fool's Day

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:25:16 +0000

Inspired by the success of the recent 'Veronica Mars' movie campaign, Funny or Die has started numerous Kickstarters to bring back all your favorite old shows because "people love stuff from the '90s. The only problem is...April Fool's! It's not real.

What If 'Breaking Bad' Was on During the '90s?

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:14:06 +0000

Yes, we agree, ‘Breaking Bad‘ is perhaps the best show on television today. But what if were stacked up on the TGIF line up of our adolescence? NowÂ there’sÂ a hit. In this hysterical video — which gives us a solid idea of what the show might be like had it premiered in 1995 rather than 2008 [...]

Conan Helps Out Celebrity Stoners With the Marijuana Cannon

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:47:15 +0000

You thought spud guns were cool — how about bud guns? On last night’s episode of ‘CONAN‘ we were introduced to quite possibly our new favorite toy: a marijuana cannon. According to Coco, Mexican pot dealers have been using the device to shoot bricks of weed over the border into California. Naturally, the police seized [...]

'The Simpsons' Offer Up 'The Homer Shake'

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:48:00 +0000

Finally, a Harlem Shake video for a new audience! Last night’s opening couch gag on ‘The Simpsons‘ showed everyone’s favorite cartoon family getting in on the Harlem Shake craze. And we definitely count it as a win. Dubbed “The Homer Shake,” this video starts in typical Harlem Shake fashion with a helmet-wearing Maggie boogieing down [...]

Former 'One Day At A Time' Star Bonnie Franklin Has Died At 69 [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:14:19 +0000

In September, it was reported that the actress was undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. On One Day at a Time, which aired from 1975 to 1984, Franklin portrayed Ann Romano, the divorced single mother of two daughters, played by Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips. Franklin received both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her work. [...]

Watch Conan O'Brien and Johnny Galecki Reenact 'The Goonies'

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:58:48 +0000

Who doesn’t hold an immense appreciation for the 1985 cult classic, ‘The Goonies‘? Apparently, Johnny Galecki of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ agrees, and therefore, asked Conan O’Brien to help him reenact his favorite scene from said film. During last night’s episode of ‘Conan,’ Galecki stopped by to promote ‘Big Bang,’ and towards the end of [...]

Bogus Beggar Busted [VIDEO]

Rodeo Rick — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:18:22 +0000

A guy in Lexington, Kentucky named Gary Thompson says he pulls in $60,000 to $100,000 a year . . . from PANHANDLING.

Watch 'Lena Dunham's' Audition for 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:51:04 +0000

We aren't going to get into the whole 'Girls' debate. Like, any part of it. We are just going to say that comedian Chelsea Davison does a spot-on impression of Lena Dunham's character on that show. It's basically per

DWTS New Lineup Revealed [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:15:32 +0000

The lineup for the new season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars was revealed on Tuesday’s Good Morning America. The new celebrity cast features two Olympic gold medalists, two comedians, and a Super Bowl champion. The celebrity competitors include: Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Wynonna Judd, country music star D.L. Hughley, comedian and actor [...]

Jack Nicholson Is Confused at the Oscars

Emerald Catron — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:25:04 +0000

Jack Nicholson seemed even more confused than usual when he got caught off-guard on-camera at the Oscars on Sunday night. Plenty of 'Weekend at Bernie's' jokes abounded on the web. A GIF was spawned. But perhaps nothing captured the senior moment better than this picture made by twitter user Samir Mezrahi. Observe brilliance in its pure form:

Teen 'Jeopardy!' Contestant Answers Final Question Like a Champ

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:26:19 +0000

Finally, 'Jeopardy!' gets entertaining!

Who would've thought that one of the best 'Final Jeopardy!' moments to ever grace the stage would come from not a scholar or professor, but a teenager? Leonard Cooper -- the recent 'Jeopardy!' Teen Tournament winner -- gave host Alex Trebek, his fellow contestants and the audience a hearty laugh with his Final Jeopardy! answer, one that was surely unexpected.