While we were at SxSW, Nick White, our editor, couldn't shut up about this guy who was on QVC but was kind of making fun of it. Little did I know that the guy in question was Mike Rowe, who now hosts the cable series "Dirty Jobs." Or that the clips entirely merited Nick's incessant prattling. This is a delight.
Ben Stiller: still an under-appreciated straight man.
New Devin! Love it!
And here's Devin on The Sound of Young America some years ago.
Jordan and I will be part of this show tonight at the UCB Theater here in LA. I'm expecting a lot of fun. The show is sold out, but you can pre-order the video at amazon.com/140tweets. All the proceeds go to pay for school-building in Haiti.
The MaxFunCon podcast continues apace... this time around it's a new video from our friends in the New York sketch group Elephant Larry, who'll be performing at this year's Con. It's a full-length parody of pre-film entertainment called The Wow. You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes to download it to your portable media player. And while you're at it, check out last week's show, an interview I conducted with Merlin Mann.
Fo Yo Sorrows VIDEO Big Boi Ft. Too Short and George Clinton from SNORT THIS TV on Vimeo.
Big Boi can still spit for serious. Hopefully this means that Sir Lucious Left Foot joint is coming soon.
Why are 75% of our youth reading magazines? / 'Cause they used to fantasy / and it's what they use to dream / call it fiction addiction / 'cause the truth's a heavy thing
Andy Richter was guest-hosting Regis & Kelly this week, and talked about the situation with NBC. Richter is not only really funny, he's also a class act all the way.
Past TSOYA guest Blu with an excellent new track. I am told the footage comes from Ascenseur pour l'echafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), a film by Louis Malle.