People who follow the work of British comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant may already be aware of their friend, Karl Pilkington. Pilkington first rose to stardom on the Ricky Gervais podcast, where each show rapidly becomes an exploration of his odd and wonderful mind. So truthful, hilarious and insightful are his observations of day-to-day life, a scheme was hatched to star him in a travel.
Now two seasons have been completed of An Idiot Abroad, and I highly recommend you seek them out. It is a travel show about someone who hates to travel; cultural anthropology as performed by a man who would rather sit at home and whinge about his boiler being on the fritz. On the DVD for the second season, I chanced across the strangely-titled bonus feature Pilko’s Pump Pants.
Beyond being something that must be seen to be believed, this is something I still don’t believe, even though I’ve seen it. Everything I’ve been able to Google about this makes me think this is 100% genuine. Whether it is or not, it is pure genius.
A long, long time ago
On the world’s largest interconnected network of computers
Those LOLcats used to make me… laugh
And I knew I could make a joke
And not be sued by nasty folk
On the RIAA’s behalf
Then along came SOPA / PIPA
The internet’s very own grim reapa
User could not edit
Ars Technica and Reddit
Tumblr, Gawker, Hacker News and Something Awful sang the blues
And every login was refused
The day the LOLcats died
Why, why are laws a thing you can buy
They got paid off, should be laid off, re-election denied
Our web mean more than lawyers, lobbies and lies
So speak up before the internet dies
The clever musicians in the band Walk Off the Earth figured out how to cover Goyte’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” using only one guitar. Watch and be impressed.
But this isn’t their only fun video. To get onto Tastes Funny, you need style, class, gumption, wherewithal and… puppets.
And here they are covering another internet star’s original composition – The Gregory Brothers’ “Backing Up”…
And now, to end on a completely non-musical note… Or maybe it is musical, in the sense that musician often end up bored in hotel rooms with nothing to do. I wonder how many in that situation have invented a new sport? And of those, I wonder how many chose the sport ceiling kicking.
Another found footage masterpiece. There’s no way that Kristen Wiig didn’t study this woman in detail — she seems to be the ur-source for most of Wiig’s characters.
If you’re like me and grew up watching Full House, then you probably have a soft spot in your heart for Michigan-born comedian Dave Coulier. Coulier played Joey, one of three ‘dads’ to the Tanner girls on the show. Bob Saget played their genetic father, and John Stamos played the ‘cool dude’ uncle, Uncle Jesse.
It all seemed very innocent on the surface, and until I heard this song parody of “Jesse’s Girl” by Kris Fried and the Knights of the Standing O, I was missing the erotic subtext. As you’ll see from this video, there’s a reason evolution hasn’t bred out funny guys in favor of cool guys. It all hinges on… Uncle Jesse’s Girl.
You’ll have to wait a bit for it. At first it appears to be any other Thai talent show audition… But once she (he?) emerges from those tiny lungs, you’ll appreciate the contrast.
In an interview with the heady website Big Think, beloved magician and filmmaker Penn Jillette made a wacky jiggle face…
Naturally, such a moment was calling out for a remix. If this kind of YouTube bagatelle wasn’t around, would YouTube itself cease to exist? Jillette himself even understands that a weird face like this cries out to be set to a beat and posted for the world’s mirth…
I understand why someone made this — didn’t take that much time & it’s funny, but why did I ever make that sound? youtube.com/watch?feature=…
Why indeed? What is the sound of one Jillete jiggling?, a Zen Master might ask. Now, with no further delay, we present “Penn Jillette Goes Around the World”…
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