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.

Momofuku! Magnolia?

Some lyrics…

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

Speak up before the internet dies

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.

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That video might be fake. Or maybe this one is…

Glad to see John was okay and eventually able to ride it up into the skies. Keep practicing, buddy. Near water.

If you don’t believe me, check out the SNL Digital Short that mocks 80′s exercise videos…

The music totally makes it. Can anyone identify it? Is it from a “Legend of Zelda” game?

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.