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Tuesday, April 9

Yes, It's Totally Okay to Cry Over This Dwyane Wade Budweiser Commercial


Unless there's some kind of crazy shenanigans on the final day of the NBA's regular season, Dwyane Wade has played his final home game in Miami. The Heat lifer has rocked the NBA since 2003, doing great things off the court on top of the wonders he worked on it. This whole season has been a farewell tour for him, and he's traded jerseys with opposing players after just about every game (Emmanuel Mudiay being the exception). 

Budweiser is no stranger to tearjerker commercials. So perhaps it's only fitting that they brought Dwyane Wade to center court to meet a few folks that had "jerseys" of their own. Try to get through their stories without feeling a bit weepy. Thanks for lots of magical moments, D-Wade.


Saturday, January 13

SNL's "My Drunk Boyfriend" Is Spot On


Saturday Night Live returned for the first time in the new year with host Sam Rockwell, and man, did this episode deliver. All the sketches had laughs, but the most fantastic was the "My Drunk Boyfriend" commercial. Rockwell and Kyle Mooney both serve as the drunken boyfriend models, spouting phrases like "Cops. I want to watch Cops." and sobbing about deceased relatives you didn't know previously existed. It's a spot on take of drunk cliches and an absolute delight.

SNL has been wildly inconsistent all season, but if this is an indication of what's to come, 2018 is gonna be a good year. 




Wednesday, May 3

Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Details of his Son's Birth and Heart Disease


Jimmy Kimmel was noticeably absent from Jimmy Kimmel Live last week, which naturally got the world wide interwebs ablazin' with all sorts of conspiracy theories.

Naturally, the real reason had nothing to do with any kinds of wacky rumors. Instead, upon returning to his show, Kimmel revealed that his son had been born with a heart disease and walked the crowd through all of the emotions of learning that your son has a problem with his heart. This story does have a happy ending and his baby boy is healthy, though he'll still have to have multiple surgeries down the road. We're hoping all goes well and Billy lives a perfectly normal life.

Check out Kimmel's monologue from when he came back. It's a long one but well worth the watch. 

Tuesday, April 11

Steph Curry Has a New Life Coach, and it's James Corden


Steph Curry has become one of the most popular players in the NBA over the past few years. Sure, a good chunk of that is because of his insane ability to shoot a basketball, but another part of it is that he's just so darn likable. Doing bits like this with James Corden doesn't hurt. See what happens when Steph and James hit the town to try and up the two-time MVP's game in other areas of life.

Monday, January 16

Michelle Obama Surprises Fans Recording Goodbye Messages to Her


Michelle Obama has been a fantastic First Lady. She's worked hard to improve the physical health in this country, improve our educational system, and has shown women everywhere how to carry themselves with dignity, class, and grace.

I'm not alone in feeling this way. The Tonight Show had fans record goodbye messages to the First Lady, and they're incredibly heartfelt and touching. The best part? Michelle and Jimmy Fallon are backstage watching people record their messages. When they're finished, they get greeted by Michelle and Jimmy. And everyone's reactions are wonderful. Check it out, and thanks Michelle. We'll miss you.

Saturday, October 10

Raven Symone Says She Wouldn't Hire Someone With A "Ghetto" Name



I remember thinking Raven Symone was kind of cute on That's So Raven (though of course her friend was much cuter). Either way, it's gone downhill. And now, sporting a hairdo that can be best be described as "rooster-esque," Symone is making waves on The View. Not in a good way, either.

Revisiting the wonderfully distasteful "Top Ghetto Names" video from...I don't know, a dozen years ago? the quintet of ladies at the table discuss if you'd be discriminatory against someone because of their name. Raven Symone would be, saying she wouldn't hire someone if their name was, say, "Watermelondrea." I'm assuming it's because it's a "ghetto" name, and not because it would make you want watermelon every time you talked to them, but either way, not the best work by Symone.




Thursday, September 3

Honest Game Trailers: Metal Gear Solid



Smosh Games is back with another installment of "Honest Game Trailers." I didn't really play the Metal Gear Solid series of games growing up, but hey, I still appreciated it. So if you're a true fan, you'll probably love this. Or hate it. Either way...enjoy!


Saturday, August 15

San Francisco Giants Parody Full House Opening Credits, And It's Delightful




Even with 162 games during the regular season, Major League Baseball players have a ton of spare time on their hands. This is especially evident in San Francisco, where the Giants spent an off day recreating the opening credits from Full House. The parody, aptly named "Full Clubhouse," is a pretty solid shot-by-shot homage to the original. It even features a cameo from a famous Full House cast member. Which one? You'll just have to wait and see. Or, you can probably guess from the video's thumbnail. Enjoy.


Tuesday, August 4

Key & Peele's "TeachingCenter" Is A Spot-On "SportsCenter" Spoof




Key and Peele have always been known for their wonderful satire. From the glorious East West Bowl games to the Obama Angry Translator, their sketches are usually quite on point.

"TeachingCenter" is no exception. In this perfect knock off of ESPN's "SportsCenter," the duo get behind the desk as anchors of a show that spotlights teachers and the great work they do. Whether it's getting an introvert to participate in class, or switching school districts and locking up that million dollar salary, this is just fantastic. Well done, fellas.

Tuesday, June 23

Mindy Kaling Explains Why Bridesmaids Have It Much Tougher Than Groomsmen




Fact: I've only been a groomsman once in my life. Another fact: I've never been a bridesmaid. So I don't know if there's any credence to what Mindy Kaling is saying in this clip, but as being a groomsman wasn't THAT hard, I'm kind of inclined to agree with her. She and Seth Meyers talk about wedding duties, including giving a toast. Hope you don't mind public speaking.

Sunday, June 7

Key and Peele Are Back In A Month - Here's A Teaser In The Meantime




The new season of Key and Peele returns to Comedy Central on July 8. But that is simply TOO LONG to wait for sketches we haven't seen before, so the duo dropped a little goodness on YouTube. The skit, titled "Basketball," features some wonderful comedic observations, made up words, and a great laugh. Enjoy.

Wednesday, June 3

Conan O'Brien Gives His Staff Performance Reviews




Conan O'Brien's remote segments are generally among the most entertaining parts of his show. If producer Jordan Schlansky is involved, even better. In this bit, which is very similar to another piece Conan did, the host gives performance reviews to his staff. As you might expect, none of them are very fond of Jordan Schlansky, and offer him up as a sacrificial firing lamb. Excellent.

Thursday, February 19

Jimmy Kimmel Asks Pedestrians If They're Kinky


The movie adaption of Fifty Shades Of Grey has been out for a week now, to mostly mixed reviews. I'd venture the biggest complaint is that real people are actually much more kinky than in the movie. Jimmy Kimmel tries to prove this theory by simply asking people "are you kinky?" It's simple, yet effective. Enjoy.

Friday, February 13

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Brings Back #WhyImSingle


As we near Valentine's Day, people all over the world want to either make you sick with how in love they are, or make you sick with how single they are. We're going to focus on the latter, in this case.

Jimmy Fallon brought back his #WhyImSingle hashtaggery (last seen in 2013), and there are some chuckleworthy moments here. My best advice is to just eat all of the chocolate. Chocolate always loves you.

Thursday, January 8

Real Life Peter Griffin Tears Up NYC Comic Con


Robert Franzese looks a lot like Peter Griffin from Family Guy. He can also do a pretty spot on impression of the animated patriarch. And thankfully, he's put both of them to good use. Watch as he entertains fans throughout New York Comic Con with all kinds of shenanigans. Well done, sir.

Tuesday, August 26

Jimmy Fallon Has NBC Anchors Deliver "Good" News



The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is all about making people's lives better, or at least more entertaining. And Mr. Fallon has a nice little featurette called "I've Got Good News and Good News," in which he enlists the help of some local NBC affiliates to only deliver made up, positive news. As the world has been super depressing lately, it's a nice, albeit fictional, diversion.

Friday, May 9

NBC Cancels Community


From the "we saw this coming" department: looks like NBC has pulled the plug on Community after five seasons. It seemed the show was already in hot water as creator Dan Harmon was fired after season three, but he came back this year. His return meant the end of Chevy Chase, as the two clashed often behind the scenes.

I didn't personally care for Chevy's character, so I don't think his absence led to me not really digging season five. I think the weirdness of the show just finally outweighed the funny. But it's still tugging at the heartstrings to know that Troy and Abed won't be coming back in the morning. Or ever. 

Monday, November 4

Happy Tree Friends Unveils a New Bloody Collection on DVD



If you enjoyed the above video, then Happy Tree Friends' Complete Disaster (releasing on November 5) is just for you. The Mondo Media-produced four disc set includes all 13 half-hour episodes, as well as 75 shorts, all remastered in stunningly gory HD. The amount of blood puts Dexter to shame, but hey, said blood is being provided by and procured from cute forest animals, so it all evens out.


Sunday, July 8

This Man Is Interviewing Himself...From 20 Years Ago!



This is incredibly clever and makes me want to go back and search for old family videos to see if I could pull off something similar. Maybe. MAYBE WE CAN!!! If that's not a teaser I don't know what is.

Watch this dude, Jeremiah McDonald, as he interviews his 12-year-old self about everything and anything under the sun. Well, I guess the most obscure reference is to Dr. Who. Either way, this is really entertaining and worth checking out. So do it!

Via Mashable