Here’s the blunt truth of it: Even a major prude could probably derive enjoyment from Blue Movies, a well-produced little comedy series about the behind-the-scenes world of pornography, and as I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m no puritan. Blue Movies, which is well-produced, tightly written, and […] Read more »
There’s a long list of YouTubers poking fun at tech and social media, but with February’s viral hit 25 Things I Hate About Facebook, Julian Smith proved he’s one of the few doing it well. (So well, in fact, that he was invited to film a […] Read more »
2.8 Million Unprepared for the DTV Transition; the national analog shutoff happens Friday, younger African-American and Hispanic households most unready; elderly are the most ready. (CNET) What’s Up With Live Video Streaming for the iPhone? Companies like Qik and Ustream are still unsure what live-streaming functionality […] Read more »
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With the abrupt end of Bill Gates’s recent promotional tête à tete with Seinfeld, there’s clearly a comedy void left somewhere in the galaxy. Fortunately, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, may be just the right shape to fill that void and restore equilibrium. Though far from scraping the […] Read more »
Video site Funny or Die is joining forces with The Huffington Post and the Huffington/IAC-backed comedy site 236.com to create a new content destination that will be launched as soon as next week. Sarah Bernard, president of 236.com, confirmed the news today. The collaboration will feature […] Read more »
With the demise of SuperDeluxe earlier this year, there was one less video company vying to be the king of online comedy. The Independent Comedy Network (ICN.tv), a small outfit that had a minor hit last year with the quarterlife spoof 2/8 Life, is hoping it […] Read more »
Since we can’t embed Phelps and Lezak’s triumph in the 4×100 swim relay (stupid NBC), we are reduced to bringing you the latest in a long line of Rickroll riffs. But BarackRoll has an advantage over the others, thanks to Barack Obama’s dance moves and some […] Read more »
I’m stunned to be asking myself this question, but here goes: “Do I have to like Paris Hilton now?” The “celebutard” is an easy punching bag, but she has, on occasion, exhibited a certain degree of self-awareness — and in this Funny or Die exclusive, she’s […] Read more »
Nas became a punching bag for Bill O’Reilly and the Fox News Channel after performing a concert at Virginia Tech last year. But rather than take it, the rapper aims his latest video at the “fair and balanced” news channel — and really, all media — […] Read more »
Need a quick break from the grind? WWD sister site NewTeeVee Station brings you Watercooler Clips, a selection from our collection of what’s good, interesting and/or of note in the online video world — whatever the web is talking about at the virtual watercooler. Today, we […] Read more »
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The last remaining vestiges of dot-com survivor AtomFilms have been swept away as the site has officially been renamed Atom.com, gone all comedy and gotten a new look. The content is still a mix of pro content (developed or licensed by Atom) and user-generated content — […] Read more »
Ready? OK! Liz already linked to our George Carlin memorial earlier, but today we also have Karina Longworth’s review of the new science comedy series Improbable Research Collections. How to describe it? Karina puts it best: “Have you long felt that the one thing the web […] Read more »
Today at NewTeeVee Station, we look at the new 60Frames series Carpet Bros, which features a damn-good-for-web-video cast of Tim Meadows and David Spade, but not much actual comedy. Check out the first episode below: Then read what we think before adding your own reviews and […] Read more »
This is no joke. PaidContent wrote last night that Turner will fold comedy site SuperDeluxe into Adult Swim and lay off much of the SuperDeluxe staff. Turner sent us the following statement this morning: “Effective immediately, we will begin transitioning the content of Super Deluxe.com to […] Read more »
Adam J. Robinson’s web series Father Wrote the Play by Leeland Greenmess consists, so far, of a single episode and two promos. Both the promos and the pilot episode mix found public domain footage with slideshow-style “animation” — the illusion of motion is created not through […] Read more »
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